From Insight to Action: Breakthrough Climate Research
Closing the Climate Implementation Gap with Breakthrough Research - Achieving a Global Green Renaissance
Join Swissnex in San Francisco and the Frontiers Research Foundation on April 25 for an event announcing the 19 national champions nominated for the Frontiers Planet Prize, created to tackle the planetary crisis by mobilizing the global scientific community to achieve a green renaissance. In conversation with Frontiers Planet Prize participants, we’ll explore how to accelerate the impact of science in the real world.
Hosted by the Frontiers Research Foundation, this event celebrates groundbreaking research while engaging the SF Climate Week audience on fast-tracking the transition from research to action. The Frontiers Planet Prize aims to shorten the path to scientific consensus by recognizing actionable solutions that restore humanity to a safe operating space within our planet.
By uniting scientists, innovators, and decision-makers, this event builds momentum for impact-driven science—catalyzing a more sustainable and resilient future.
Program
9:30am – Doors open
10:00am – Introduction of Frontiers, the Foundation and the Planet Prize by Tom Ciavarella, Head of Public Affairs, North America at Frontiers // Announcement of the 2025 winner and keynote presentation
10:30am – Panel discussion
11:00am – Q&A with the audience
11:30am – Networking & light refreshments
12:30pm – Event ends
Speakers
Zia Mehrabi, Director of the Better Planet Laboratory at the University of Colorado Boulder
Chloé F. Smith, Climate Change Research Fellow at the Center for Law, Energy & the Environment at the University of California, Berkeley
Gaurav N. Sant, Professor at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
Arthur Groh, CTO of KUORI
Tom Ciavarella, Head of Public Affairs, North America at Frontiers
About Swissnex in San Francisco
Swissnex in San Francisco is an initiative of the Swiss State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI). Our vision at Swissnex in San Francisco is to connect tomorrow by empowering the next generation of innovators to collaborate and create futures where the planet and society thrive.
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