13th Edition

Presentation ceremony of the 12th and 13th editions in Bilbao

The Frontiers of Knowledge Awards champion knowledge as humanity’s best tool to confront global challenges like the environmental crisis and the tech revolution

13th Frontiers of Knowledge Awards

In the Humanities category

The Frontiers of Knowledge Award goes to Gerald Holton for articulating the cultural dimension of science and the liberating power of scientific rationality

13th Frontiers of Knowledge Awards

In Music and Opera

The BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award goes to Peter Eötvös, “one of the most important musical voices of our time”

13th Frontiers of Knowledge Awards

In Economics, Finance and Management

The Frontiers of Knowledge Award goes to Bernanke, Gertler, Kiyotaki and Moore for establishing the nature of the linkage between the financial sector and the real economy and how it operates to amplify crises

13th Frontiers of Knowledge Awards

In Basic Sciences

The Frontiers of Knowledge Award goes to Paul Alivisatos and Michael Grätzel for developing new nanomaterials with applications in solar energy and cutting-edge electronics

13th Frontiers of Knowledge Awards

In Information and Communication Technologies

The Frontiers of Knowledge Award goes to Hennessy and Patterson for turning computer architecture into a science and designing the processors that power today’s devices

13th Frontiers of Knowledge Awards

In Ecology and Conservation Biology

The BBVA Foundation recognizes Sandra Díaz, Sandra Lavorel and Mark Westoby for cataloguing plant traits and their functions in ecosystems worldwide

13th Frontiers of Knowledge Awards

In Biology and Biomedicine

The BBVA Foundation recognizes David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian for identifying the sensors that enable us to feel pain, temperature and pressure

13th Frontiers of Knowledge Awards

In Climate Change

The BBVA Foundation recognizes Adger, Burton and O’Brien for incorporating the social dimension to climate change science through the study of adaptation to unavoidable impacts

LAUREATES

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Paul Alivisatos

A. Paul Alivisatos

Basic Sciences

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Michael Gratzel

Michael Grätzel

Basic Sciences

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Ardem Patapoutian

Ardem Patapoutian

Biology and Biomedicine

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David Julius

David Julius

Biology and Biomedicine

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John L. Hennessy

John L. Hennessy

Information and Communication Technologies

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David Patterson

David A. Patterson

Information and Communication Technologies

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Sandra Díaz

Sandra Díaz

Climate Change and Environmental Sciences Ecology and Conservation Biology

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Sandra Lavorel

Sandra Lavorel

Climate Change and Environmental Sciences Ecology and Conservation Biology

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Mark Westoby

Mark Westoby

Climate Change and Environmental Sciences Ecology and Conservation Biology

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Neil Adger

Neil Adger

Climate Change Climate Change and Environmental Sciences

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Ian Burton

Ian Burton

Climate Change Climate Change and Environmental Sciences

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Karen O’Brien

Karen O’Brien

Climate Change Climate Change and Environmental Sciences

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Ben Bernanke

Ben S. Bernanke

Economics, Finance and Management

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Mark Geltler

Mark Gertler

Economics, Finance and Management

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Nobuhiro Kiyotaki

Nobuhiro Kiyotaki

Economics, Finance and Management

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John Moore

John Moore

Economics, Finance and Management

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Gerald Holton

Gerald Holton

Humanities

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Peter Eötvös

Peter Eötvös

Music and Opera

COMMITTEE

Basic Sciences
JURADO XVIII FRONTERAS CIENCIAS BASICAS_EMMANUEL CANDES

Emmanuel Candès

Director of the Theory Division of the Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics (Germany)

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Ignacio Cirac

Director of the Theory Division of the Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics (Germany)

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Nigel Hitchin

Director of the Theory Division of the Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics (Germany)

JURADO XVIII FRONTERAS CIENCIAS BASICAS_THEODOR W HANSCH

Theodor W. Hänsch

Director of the Theory Division of the Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics (Germany)

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Jeffrey R. Long

Director of the Theory Division of the Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics (Germany)

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Hongkun Park

Director of the Theory Division of the Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics (Germany)

JURADO XVIII FRONTERAS CIENCIAS BASICAS_MARTIN QUACK

Martin Quack

Director of the Theory Division of the Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics (Germany)

JURADO XVIII FRONTERAS CIENCIAS BASICAS_SANDIP TIWARI

Sandip Tiwari

Director of the Theory Division of the Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics (Germany)

Biology and Biomedicine
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Dario Alessi

Emerita of Excellence in the School of Life Sciences at the Technical University of Munich (Germany)

Lelia Delamarre_Jurado_XVIII_FOK_Biomedicina

Lélia Delamarre

Emerita of Excellence in the School of Life Sciences at the Technical University of Munich (Germany)

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Robin Lovell-Badge

Emerita of Excellence in the School of Life Sciences at the Technical University of Munich (Germany)

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Óscar Marín

Emerita of Excellence in the School of Life Sciences at the Technical University of Munich (Germany)

Ursula Ravens _Jurado_XVIII_FOK_Biomedicina

Ursula Ravens

Emerita of Excellence in the School of Life Sciences at the Technical University of Munich (Germany)

Angelika Schnieke, presidenta del jurado de los Premios Fronteras del Conocimiento en la categoría de Biomedicina.

Angelika Schnieke

Emerita of Excellence in the School of Life Sciences at the Technical University of Munich (Germany)

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Ali Shilatifard

Emerita of Excellence in the School of Life Sciences at the Technical University of Munich (Germany)

Bruce Whitelaw, vocal del jurado de los Premios Fronteras del Conocimiento en la categoría de Biomedicina.

Bruce Whitelaw

Emerita of Excellence in the School of Life Sciences at the Technical University of Munich (Germany)

Information and Communication Technologies
Regina Barzilay, miembro del jurado Fronteras del Concimiento 2023 en su categoría de TIC

Regina Barzilay

Corporate Vice President, R&D Hardware. Lattice Semiconductor. United States

Jurado_FOK_XVIII_Georg_Gottlob

Georg Gottlob

Corporate Vice President, R&D Hardware. Lattice Semiconductor. United States

Jurado_FOK_XVIII_Ron_Ho

Ron Ho

Corporate Vice President, R&D Hardware. Lattice Semiconductor. United States

Jurado_FOK_XVIII_Oussama_Khatib

Oussama Khatib

Corporate Vice President, R&D Hardware. Lattice Semiconductor. United States

Jurado_FOK_XVIII_Rudolf_Kruse

Rudolf Kruse

Corporate Vice President, R&D Hardware. Lattice Semiconductor. United States

Jurado_FOK_XVIII_Mario_Piattini

Mario Piattini

Corporate Vice President, R&D Hardware. Lattice Semiconductor. United States

Jurado_FOK_XVIII_Joos_Vandewalle

Joos Vandewalle

Corporate Vice President, R&D Hardware. Lattice Semiconductor. United States

Ecology and Conservation Biology
EMILY S BERNHARDT_jurado_xviii_cambio-climatico_FOK

Emily S. Bernhardt

Professor of Zoology and Emeritus Director of the Museum of Zoology at the University of Cambridge

Jurado XVI Fronteras Ecología Paul M. Brakfield

Paul M. Brakefield

Professor of Zoology and Emeritus Director of the Museum of Zoology at the University of Cambridge

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Pedro Jordano

Professor of Zoology and Emeritus Director of the Museum of Zoology at the University of Cambridge

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Anna-Liisa Laine

Professor of Zoology and Emeritus Director of the Museum of Zoology at the University of Cambridge

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Joanna E. Lambert

Professor of Zoology and Emeritus Director of the Museum of Zoology at the University of Cambridge

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Rik Leemans

Professor of Zoology and Emeritus Director of the Museum of Zoology at the University of Cambridge

Climate Change
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Sandrine Bony

Director. Max Planck Institute for Meteorology (Germany)

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Miquel Canals

Director. Max Planck Institute for Meteorology (Germany)

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Carlos M. Duarte

Director. Max Planck Institute for Meteorology (Germany)

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Martin Heimann

Director. Max Planck Institute for Meteorology (Germany)

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Edward S. Rubin

Director. Max Planck Institute for Meteorology (Germany)

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Bjorn Stevens

Director. Max Planck Institute for Meteorology (Germany)

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Julie A. Winkler

Director. Max Planck Institute for Meteorology (Germany)

Economics, Finance and Management
MANUEL ARELLANO_XVIII_FOK_Perfil_jurado_economia

Manuel Arellano

Tuntex Professor of International and Development Economics at Yale University (United States)

ANTONIO CICCONE_XVIII_FOK_Perfil_jurado_economia

Antonio Ciccone

Tuntex Professor of International and Development Economics at Yale University (United States)

PINELOPI KOUJIANOU GOLDBERG_XVIII_FOK_Perfil_jurado_economia

Pinelopi Koujianou Goldberg

Tuntex Professor of International and Development Economics at Yale University (United States)

ANDREU MAS COLELL_XVIII_FOK_Perfil_jurado_economia

Andreu Mas-Colell

Tuntex Professor of International and Development Economics at Yale University (United States)

ERIC SERIC S MASKIN_XVIII_Fronteras_Perfil_jurado_economia MASKIN_XVIII_FOK_Perfil_jurado_economia

Eric S. Maskin

Tuntex Professor of International and Development Economics at Yale University (United States)

LUCREZIA REICHLIN_XVIII_FOK_Perfil_jurado_economia

Lucrezia Reichlin

Tuntex Professor of International and Development Economics at Yale University (United States)

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Jean Tirole

Tuntex Professor of International and Development Economics at Yale University (United States)

FABRIZIO ZILIBOTTI_XVIII_FOK_Perfil_jurado_economia

Fabrizio Zilibotti

Tuntex Professor of International and Development Economics at Yale University (United States)

Humanities and Social Sciences (Humanities)
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Ignacio Bosque

Professor of Contemporary History at the University of Valencia (Spain)

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Isabel Burdiel

Professor of Contemporary History at the University of Valencia (Spain)

Violeta Demonte

Violeta Demonte

Professor of Contemporary History at the University of Valencia (Spain)

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José María Fernández Cardo

Professor of Contemporary History at the University of Valencia (Spain)

Carmen Iglesias, Catedrática de Historia de las Ideas y Formas Políticas de la Universidad Complutense de Madrid y directora de la Real Academia de la Historia

Carmen Iglesias

Professor of Contemporary History at the University of Valencia (Spain)

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José Manuel Sánchez Ron

Professor of Contemporary History at the University of Valencia (Spain)

Music and Opera
FOK XVIII_Musica_Mauro_Bucarelli

Mauro Bucarelli

Conductor and composer. Member of the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de Santa Isabel de Hungría. Seville. (Spain)

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Joana Carneiro

Conductor and composer. Member of the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de Santa Isabel de Hungría. Seville. (Spain)

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Víctor García de Gomar

Conductor and composer. Member of the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de Santa Isabel de Hungría. Seville. (Spain)

FOK XVIII_Musica_Raquel_Garcia_Tomas

Raquel García-Tomás

Conductor and composer. Member of the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de Santa Isabel de Hungría. Seville. (Spain)

Pedro Halffter Caro, jurado Fronteras del Conocimiento 2024 en la categoría de Música y Ópera.

Pedro Halffter Caro

Conductor and composer. Member of the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de Santa Isabel de Hungría. Seville. (Spain)

Kathryn McDowell

Kathryn McDowell

Conductor and composer. Member of the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de Santa Isabel de Hungría. Seville. (Spain)

Annilese Miskimmon, ENO Artistic Director (c) Nicola Ross (3)

Annilese Miskimmon

Conductor and composer. Member of the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de Santa Isabel de Hungría. Seville. (Spain)

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