Falling Walls Science Summit 2025
6–9 November 2025 | Berlin & Online
Where the world’s brightest minds meet.
The Falling Walls Science Summit is the international, interdisciplinary, and intersectoral forum for global science leaders. Held annually on the anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, the Summit asks: Which are the next walls to fall?
Program highlights:
Shape the Future: Celebrating the vision and imagination of those breaking barriers in science and innovation.
Breakthrough Pitches (6 Nov): Pioneering projects presented across three categories.
Falling Walls Circle: Spaces for discourse and exchange between experts.
Science Breakthroughs of the Year: Celebrating global advances with laureates and thought leaders.
Speakers include:
Mark Thomson (Director General, CERN)
Pietro Barabaschi (Director-General, ITER)
Antoine Petit (Chairman & CEO, CNRS)
Kimberly Budil (Director, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory)
Manuel Heitor (Former Minister of Science, Portugal)
Magdalena Skipper (Editor in Chief, Nature)
Michiel Scheffer (President, European Innovation Council)
Paul Kearns (Director, Argonne National Laboratory)
Why attend: Four days of breakthrough thinking, featuring Nobel laureates, pioneers in research and technology, and global policy leaders. A unique opportunity to engage with the cutting edge of science and innovation.