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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.

Mexican ecologist and conservationist at the Institute of Ecology, UNAM. A leading voice on the Sixth Mass Extinction, whose research has quantified the accelerating loss of vertebrate species worldwide. Elected member of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences and recipient of the 2024 BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award.

South African infectious diseases epidemiologist and co-founder of CAPRISA. Her landmark research on antiretroviral-based HIV prevention for women helped lay the groundwork for pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP). President of The World Academy of Sciences and an elected member of the U.S. National Academy of Medicine.

American geophysicist who served as the 22nd president of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences (2016–2026), the first woman in the role. Earlier the first woman to direct the U.S. Geological Survey, where she helped lead the scientific response to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Former editor-in-chief of the Science family of journals.

Canadian-American cognitive psychologist, linguist, and author. Johnstone Family Professor of Psychology at Harvard University, known for his research on language and the mind. Author of bestsellers including The Language Instinct, How the Mind Works, and The Better Angels of Our Nature, and named to Time's 100 Most Influential People.

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 computer scientist and Stanford W. Ascherman Professor Emeritus at Stanford University. A foundational figure in database systems, compilers, and algorithms, whose textbooks — including the celebrated "Dragon Book" on compilers — have trained generations of programmers. Co-recipient of the 2020 Turing Award.

Israeli-American computer scientist and logician, University Professor at Rice University. A leading figure in the use of mathematical logic as a foundation for computing, with contributions spanning database theory, automated reasoning, and system verification. Member of both the U.S. National Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Engineering.

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.

British Paralympic cyclist, adventurer, and author. Gold medalist in handcycling at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games and silver medalist at London 2012. Beyond competition, she has handcycled across the Himalayas, sea-kayaked from Canada to Alaska, and sit-skied across the Greenland ice cap.

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.

Chef and owner of Florilège in Tokyo. Recognized for a French-Japanese cuisine built around sustainability and the elimination of food waste. His restaurant holds two Michelin stars and a Michelin Green Star.

Syrian architect and writer based in Homs, where she examines how the built environment shapes social cohesion and conflict. Author of The Battle for Home and Building for Hope, both published by Thames & Hudson. Prince Claus laureate and named to the BBC 100 Women in 2019.

Austrian-born graphic designer and typographer based in New York. Known for provocative album covers for artists including Lou Reed, David Byrne, and The Rolling Stones, and for exhibitions such as The Happy Show that treat design as a tool for exploring emotion. Two-time Grammy winner for recording package design.

French-American communication designer, multimedia artist, and educator based in the San Francisco Bay Area. Co-founder of the design studio M-A-D and a defining visual voice of Wired magazine, known for the visual essays that shaped its early identity. Recipient of the Rome Prize in Design and the Chrysler Award for Innovation in Design.

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.

Cuban performance artist working between Havana and New York. Through durational, often physically extreme work centered on his own body, he confronts racism, migration, and political violence. His performances have featured at the Venice Biennale, the Guggenheim, and the Walker Art Center.

Indian-American filmmaker whose work bridges South Asian and Western storytelling. Director of Salaam Bombay!, which earned an Academy Award nomination, and Monsoon Wedding, which won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival, making her the first woman to receive the honor. Founder of the Maisha Film Lab in Kampala.

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.