The lineup
Who's speaking at Falling Walls 2026?
The full announced lineup for Falling Walls 2026. Names without a full profile are open to claim.
- AKAntonio Krüger CEO, German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI)
Bettina Stark-Watzinger Former German Minister of Education and Research, Federal Ministry of Education and Research
Karsten Wildberger German Digitalisation Minister, Federal Ministry for Digital Transformation and Government Modernisation- LKLian Pin Koh Vice President (Sustainability & Resilience), National University of Singapore
- MHMandë Holford Professor of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University
Marc Abrahams Founder Ig Nobel Prize, Improbable Research
Sir Geoff Mulgan Professor, University College London- AFAdam F. Falk President & CEO, Wildlife Conservation SocietyIs this you? Claim →
- ABAlexander Bonde Secretary General, German Federal Environmental FoundationIs this you? Claim →
- AEAmanda Ellis Senior Director, Global Partnerships and Networks, ASU Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures LaboratoryIs this you? Claim →
- AFAmbrogio Fasoli Vice President for Academic Affairs, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)Is this you? Claim →
- AJAmy Jamison Co-Director, Alliance for African Partnership, Michigan State UniversityIs this you? Claim →
- ALAmy Lin Director International Affairs, Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H)Is this you? Claim →
- AKAnat Brunstein Klomek Dean of Baruch Ivcher School of Psychology, Reichman UniversityIs this you? Claim →
- AAAndrea Alù Distinguished Professor, City University of New YorkIs this you? Claim →
- ALAndrea Lübcke Member of Parliament, German BundestagIs this you? Claim →
- AMAngela McLean Chief Scientific Adviser, UK GovernmentIs this you? Claim →
- AAAnn-Kristin Achleitner Scientific Director, Technical University of MunichIs this you? Claim →
- AMAnna Fontcuberta i Morral President, EPFLIs this you? Claim →
- AVAnna Nilsson Vindefjärd Founder & Secretary General, Research!SwedenIs this you? Claim →
- ARAnnette Röttger Member of the Presidential Board, Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB)Is this you? Claim →
- AKAriel Knafo-Noam Professor, The Hebrew University of JerusalemIs this you? Claim →
- ASAsako Sugimoto Executive Vice President for Research, Tohoku UniversityIs this you? Claim →
- APAxel R. Pries President, World Health SummitIs this you? Claim →
- BABarbara Albert Rector, University of Duisburg-EssenIs this you? Claim →
- BIBarbara Ischinger Professor, University of CologneIs this you? Claim →
- BMBarend Mons Founding Director, LIFES InstituteIs this you? Claim →
- BBBart Brosius General Representative of Flanders in Germany, Government of FlandersIs this you? Claim →
- BWBeate Wagner Managing Director, Global Young AcademyIs this you? Claim →
- BSBernd Scheifele Chairman Supervisory Boards, Heidelberg Materials AG & PHOENIX Pharma SEIs this you? Claim →
- BRBill Rosehart President, University of WaterlooIs this you? Claim →
- BNBlade Nzimande Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Government of South AfricaIs this you? Claim →
- BSBrian Schmidt Nobel Laureate Physics, Australian National UniversityIs this you? Claim →
- CRCarlo Rizzuto Chair, CERIC-ERICIs this you? Claim →
- CMCaroline Montojo President & CEO, Dana FoundationIs this you? Claim →
- CACat Allman VP, Open Source Research, Digital ScienceIs this you? Claim →
- CWCharity Weeden Senior Fellow, NASA, Atlantic CouncilIs this you? Claim →
- CKChitkala Kalidas Senior Vice President, Bayer FoundationIs this you? Claim →
- CEChristian Ehler Member of the European Parliament, European ParliamentIs this you? Claim →
- CHChristian Humborg CEO, Allianz FoundationIs this you? Claim →
- CPChristian Piel Managing Director, RI Research InstrumentsIs this you? Claim →
- CRChristian Reitberger Founding Partner, Matterwave VenturesIs this you? Claim →
- CRChristian Rüegg Director, Paul Scherrer Institut (PSI)Is this you? Claim →
- CSChristian Suhm Secretary-General, Hamburg Institute for Advanced Study (HIAS)Is this you? Claim →
- CSChristoph M. Schmidt President, Leibniz AssociationIs this you? Claim →
- CDCornelia Denz President, National Metrology Institute of GermanyIs this you? Claim →
- DHDaniel Hook CEO, Digital ScienceIs this you? Claim →
- DADavid Alis President, University of RennesIs this you? Claim →
- DGDetlev Ganten Co-Founder & Member Board of Trustees, Virchow FoundationIs this you? Claim →
- DHDietmar Harhoff Director, Max Planck Institute for Innovation and CompetitionIs this you? Claim →
- DDDonald Bruce Dingwell President, Academia EuropaeaIs this you? Claim →
- DBDorothee Bär German Research Minister, Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and SpaceIs this you? Claim →
- EBEdelgard Bulmahn Former German Education and Research Minister, Humboldt University BerlinIs this you? Claim →
- EHEdmundo Omar Matamoros Hernández Head of Management, National Polytechnic InstituteIs this you? Claim →
- EPEloísa del Pino President, Spanish National Research Council (CSIC)Is this you? Claim →
- EMEmma Motrico Professor, Universidad de SevillaIs this you? Claim →
- ESEmmanuel Stratakis Acting Director, Foundation for Research and Technology – Hellas (FORTH)Is this you? Claim →
- EEEva Martha Eckkrammer President, University of TrierIs this you? Claim →
- ESEvan Solomon Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation, Government of CanadaIs this you? Claim →
- EBEvrim Bunn Fellow / Senior Advisor, University of California San DiegoIs this you? Claim →
We have 210 announced speakers for Falling Walls 2026. Missing someone, or is this your event?
Frequently asked
- Who's speaking at Falling Walls 2026?
- 210 announced speakers, including Antonio Krüger, Bettina Stark-Watzinger, Karsten Wildberger, Lian Pin Koh, and Mandë Holford.
- What does Falling Walls 2026 cover?
- Topics include Biotech & Health Tech, Climate Action & Net Zero, Conservation & Biodiversity, Creative Thinking, Future of Education, and Innovation.
- When and where is Falling Walls 2026?
- Nov 5-7, 2026 in Berlin, Germany.
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