On 30 November TEDxCERN partners with TEDxSaclay to webcast their event in the Council Chamber.

TEDxCERN will return in Autumn 2018, once again featuring the latest developments and issues in science and technology. Meanwhile, with so many advances happening across a range of research fields, we thought the CERN community would enjoy the programme prepared by TEDxSaclay for 2017.

As one of the leading TEDx in France, TEDxSaclay is at the forefront of science, technology and innovation. TEDxSaclay brings together up to 1000 participants from the Paris-Saclay global cluster in more than 15 venues across France, from 2017 onwards.

The theme of the event is “In Service of the Living”. It will address big questions, such as: how can we implement the full capacity of scientific research and technical and social innovation in the service of Life, while integrating the four kingdoms of mineral, plant, animal and human.

Among the speakers is André Choulika, one of the founders of Cellectis, a biotech company at the forefront of gene therapy against cancer, and the mathematician Cédric Villani, winner of the 2010 Fields Medal (equivalent to the Nobel Prize).

Note that most of the talks will be in French with live subtitles in English. The live webcast will start at 17:00 and end at 21:00, with a one hour break. The event is open to anyone with a CERN badge.