17th Edition

Presentation ceremony of the 17th edition

The Frontiers of Knowledge Awards celebrate the universal value of scientific truth, rationality and culture in the face of the defining challenges of our time

Recorded videos of all the awardees delivering their speeches

All the acceptance speeches of the laureates in the 17th Frontiers of Knowledge Awards

In the Climate Change and Environmental Sciences category

The Frontiers of Knowledge Award goes to Camille Parmesan for demonstrating the impact of climate change on the geographical displacement of species round the globe

In the Humanities category

The Frontiers of Knowledge Award goes to Philip Kitcher, a “humanistic intellectual” whose philosophical output has addressed a broad spectrum of the core questions of our time

In the Basic Sciences category

The Frontiers of Knowledge Award goes to Avelino Corma, John Hartwig and Helmut Schwarz for their foundational work on the catalysts that are enabling a more efficient, sustainable chemistry

In the Social Sciences category

The Frontiers of Knowledge Award goes to Ajzen, Albarracín, Banaji, Greenwald and Petty for contributions that have revolutionized attitude theory and its practical applications

In the Music and Opera category

The Frontiers of Knowledge Award goes to Toshio Hosokawa for the extraordinary reach of his music, which tends a bridge between the Japanese tradition and contemporary Western aesthetics

In the Economics, Finance and Management category

The Frontiers of Knowledge Award goes to Blanchard, Galí and Woodford in recognition of their profound influence on modern macroeconomics and the design of monetary and fiscal policy rules

In the Information and Communication Technologies category

The Frontiers of Knowledge Award goes to Anil Jain and Michael I. Jordan for core contributions in machine learning that have powered the development of biometrics and artificial intelligence

In the Biology and Biomedicine category

The Frontiers of Knowledge Award goes to the four researchers who laid the biological foundations for revolutionary new treatments in diabetes and obesity

LAUREATES

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Avelino Corma

Basic Sciences

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John F. Hartwig

Basic Sciences

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Helmut Schwarz

Basic Sciences

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Daniel Joshua Drucker

Biology and Biomedicine

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Joel F. Habener

Biology and Biomedicine

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Jens Juul Holst

Biology and Biomedicine

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Svetlana Mojsov

Biology and Biomedicine

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Anil Jain, XVII Premio Fronteras del Conocimiento en Tecnologías de la Información y la Comunicación

Anil Jain

Information and Communication Technologies

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Michael I. Jordan, XVII Premio Fronteras del Conocimiento en Tecnologías de la Información y la Comunicación

Michael I. Jordan

Information and Communication Technologies

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Camille Parmesan

Climate Change and Environmental Sciences

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Olivier Blanchard

Economics, Finance and Management

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Jordi Galí

Economics, Finance and Management

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Michael Woodford

Economics, Finance and Management

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Philip Kitcher, XVII Premio Fronteras del Conocimiento en Humanidades

Philip Kitcher

Humanities

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Anthony Greenwald, XVII Premio Fronteras del Conocimiento en Ciencias Sociales

Anthony G. Greenwald

Social Sciences

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Richard Petty, XVII Premio Fronteras del Conocimiento en Ciencias Sociales

Richard E. Petty

Social Sciences

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Mahzarin Banaji, XVII Premio Fronteras del Conocimiento en Ciencias Sociales

Mahzarin R. Banaji

Social Sciences

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Dolores Albarracín, XVII Premio Fronteras del Conocimiento en Ciencias Sociales

Dolores Albarracín

Social Sciences

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Icek Ajzen, XVII Premio Fronteras del Conocimiento en Ciencias Sociales

Icek Ajzen

Social Sciences

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Toshio Hosokawa

Music and Opera

COMMITTEE

Basic Sciences
JURADO XVIII FRONTERAS CIENCIAS BASICAS_EMMANUEL CANDES

Emmanuel Candès

Mark Hyman Jr. Professor of Chemistry and Professor of Physics at Harvard University (United States)

JURADO XVIII FRONTERAS CIENCIAS BASICAS_MARIA JOSE GARCIA BORGE

María José García Borge

Mark Hyman Jr. Professor of Chemistry and Professor of Physics at Harvard University (United States)

JURADO XVIII FRONTERAS CIENCIAS BASICAS_NIGEL HITCHIN

Nigel Hitchin

Mark Hyman Jr. Professor of Chemistry and Professor of Physics at Harvard University (United States)

JURADO XVIII FRONTERAS CIENCIAS BASICAS_THEODOR W HANSCH

Theodor W. Hänsch

Mark Hyman Jr. Professor of Chemistry and Professor of Physics at Harvard University (United States)

JURADO XVIII FRONTERAS CIENCIAS BASICAS_AITZIBER LOPEZ CORTAJARENA

Aitziber López Cortajarena

Mark Hyman Jr. Professor of Chemistry and Professor of Physics at Harvard University (United States)

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Hongkun Park

Mark Hyman Jr. Professor of Chemistry and Professor of Physics at Harvard University (United States)

JURADO XVIII FRONTERAS CIENCIAS BASICAS_MARTIN QUACK

Martin Quack

Mark Hyman Jr. Professor of Chemistry and Professor of Physics at Harvard University (United States)

JURADO XVIII FRONTERAS CIENCIAS BASICAS_SANDIP TIWARI

Sandip Tiwari

Mark Hyman Jr. Professor of Chemistry and Professor of Physics at Harvard University (United States)

Biology and Biomedicine
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Dario Alessi

Director of the MCR Protein Phosphorylation and Ubiquitylation Unit in the College of Life Sciences at Dundee University (United Kingdom)

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María José Alonso Fernández

Director of the MCR Protein Phosphorylation and Ubiquitylation Unit in the College of Life Sciences at Dundee University (United Kingdom)

Lelia Delamarre_Jurado_XVIII_FOK_Biomedicina

Lélia Delamarre

Director of the MCR Protein Phosphorylation and Ubiquitylation Unit in the College of Life Sciences at Dundee University (United Kingdom)

Robin Lovell-Badge_Jurado_XVIII_FOK_Biomedicina

Robin Lovell-Badge

Director of the MCR Protein Phosphorylation and Ubiquitylation Unit in the College of Life Sciences at Dundee University (United Kingdom)

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Óscar Marín

Director of the MCR Protein Phosphorylation and Ubiquitylation Unit in the College of Life Sciences at Dundee University (United Kingdom)

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Ursula Ravens

Director of the MCR Protein Phosphorylation and Ubiquitylation Unit in the College of Life Sciences at Dundee University (United Kingdom)

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Ali Shilatifard

Director of the MCR Protein Phosphorylation and Ubiquitylation Unit in the College of Life Sciences at Dundee University (United Kingdom)

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

Bruce Whitelaw

Director of the MCR Protein Phosphorylation and Ubiquitylation Unit in the College of Life Sciences at Dundee University (United Kingdom)

Information and Communication Technologies
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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

Daniela_Rus_jurado_FOK_XVII_TIC

Daniela Rus

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

Jurado_FOK_XVIII_Bernhard_Schoelkopf

Bernhard Schölkopf

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

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Alicia Troncoso

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

Climate Change and Environmental Sciences
EMILY S BERNHARDT_jurado_xviii_cambio-climatico_FOK

Emily S. Bernhardt

James B. Duke Distinguished Professor and Chair of the Department of Biology. Duke University (United States)

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Miquel Canals

James B. Duke Distinguished Professor and Chair of the Department of Biology. Duke University (United States)

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Carlos M. Duarte

James B. Duke Distinguished Professor and Chair of the Department of Biology. Duke University (United States)

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Kerry Emanuel

James B. Duke Distinguished Professor and Chair of the Department of Biology. Duke University (United States)

JOSE MANUEL GUTIERREZ_jurado_xviii_cambio-climatico_FOK

José Manuel Gutiérrez

James B. Duke Distinguished Professor and Chair of the Department of Biology. Duke University (United States)

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Pedro Jordano

James B. Duke Distinguished Professor and Chair of the Department of Biology. Duke University (United States)

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Rik Leemans

James B. Duke Distinguished Professor and Chair of the Department of Biology. Duke University (United States)

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Ning Lin

James B. Duke Distinguished Professor and Chair of the Department of Biology. Duke University (United States)

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Edward S. Rubin

James B. Duke Distinguished Professor and Chair of the Department of Biology. Duke University (United States)

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Bjorn Stevens

James B. Duke Distinguished Professor and Chair of the Department of Biology. Duke University (United States)

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)

RICHARD BLUNDELL_XVIII_FOK_Perfil_jurado_economia

Sir Richard Blundell

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)

FABRIZIO ZILIBOTTI_XVIII_FOK_Perfil_jurado_economia

Fabrizio Zilibotti

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

Humanities
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Atocha Aliseda

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

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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)

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John Dupré

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)

Social Sciences
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Matilde Carlón

Distinguished University Professor and Executive Director of the Center for Educational Assessment, University of Massachusetts Amherst (United States)

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Roberto Colom

Distinguished University Professor and Executive Director of the Center for Educational Assessment, University of Massachusetts Amherst (United States)

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Catherine E. De Vries

Distinguished University Professor and Executive Director of the Center for Educational Assessment, University of Massachusetts Amherst (United States)

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Jorge Fernández del Valle

Distinguished University Professor and Executive Director of the Center for Educational Assessment, University of Massachusetts Amherst (United States)

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José Muñiz

Distinguished University Professor and Executive Director of the Center for Educational Assessment, University of Massachusetts Amherst (United States)

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Stephen Sireci

Distinguished University Professor and Executive Director of the Center for Educational Assessment, University of Massachusetts Amherst (United States)

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)

FOK XVIII_Musica_Silvia_Colasanti

Silvia Colasanti

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

FOK XVIII_Musica_Victor_Garcia_de_Gomar

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)

FOK XVIII_Musica_Joan_Matabosch

Joan Matabosch

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

FOK XVIII_Musica_Gabriela_Ortiz_Torres

Gabriela Ortiz Torres

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

FOK XVIII_Musica_Fabian_Panisello

Fabián Panisello

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

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