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Physical chemist at INRAE, Paris. Co-founder of molecular gastronomy alongside Ferran Adrià. Pioneer of note-by-note cuisine and the scientific study of how food transforms.

Nuclear physicist and one of South Asia's foremost public intellectuals. Professor at Forman Christian College, Lahore. A sustained voice on science, democracy, and civil society across five decades.

American neuroscientist and primatologist. John A. and Cynthia Fry Gunn Professor of Biology and Neurology at Stanford University. MacArthur Fellow and author of Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers, Behave, and Determined.

Synthetic organic chemist and T. T. and W. F. Chao Professor of Chemistry at Rice University. A leading figure in graphene synthesis, carbon nanomaterials, and molecular machines. Member of the U.S. National Academy of Engineering.

Co-designer of the RISC architecture. Professor Emeritus, UC Berkeley. Co-author of the computer architecture textbooks that have trained engineers at universities worldwide for over three decades.

Greek-French computer scientist and 2007 Turing Award laureate for foundational work on model checking. Founder of the Verimag laboratory in Grenoble. Research Director Emeritus at France's CNRS.

American computer scientist whose work defined the foundations of distributed and concurrent systems. 2013 Turing Award laureate and original developer of LaTeX, the document preparation system used by scientists worldwide. Longtime researcher at Microsoft Research.

American author, entrepreneur, and teacher. Author of more than twenty international bestsellers, including Purple Cow, Tribes, and This Is Marketing. Inductee to the Marketing Hall of Fame.

Mountain climber and leadership educator. First American Women's Everest Expedition Captain. Completed the Explorers Grand Slam—climbing the Seven Summits and skiing to the North and South Poles.

Portugal's most celebrated chef. Founder of the Belcanto restaurant group in Lisbon. A defining figure in the evolution of modern Portuguese cuisine on the world stage.

Chef and founder of The X Project, Bangkok. Recognized internationally for advancing Thai haute cuisine and reshaping the country's fine dining identity for a global audience.

Italian-born chef based in Warsaw. Michelin-star recipient for Senses restaurant. Recognized for bridging Italian culinary tradition with the finest of Central European modern cuisine.

Bassist and co-founder of Aterciopelados, one of Latin America's most enduring rock bands. Cultural activist and artist across three decades of work that transcends genre and generation.

Pioneer of performance art and a defining figure of the medium for over five decades. Creator of The Artist Is Present, a three-month durational performance at MoMA in 2010. Golden Lion recipient at the 1997 Venice Biennale.

One of National Geographic's most celebrated photographers and filmmakers. Documentarian of biodiversity across six continents. UNEP Goodwill Ambassador and a persistent global voice for conservation.