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GYSS 2023 Speakers

Meet the 21 Nobel laureates and eminent scientists who spoke at the 2023 Global Young Scientists Summit.

Last updated 31 July 2026

2023’s summit line-up featured 21 Nobel laureates and eminent scientists who spoke across ten plenaries and panel sessions.

We welcomed six new speakers alongside our returning stalwarts: Prof. David MacMillan, Prof. Brian Kobilka, Sir David Klenerman, Dr. Jack Dongarra, Dr. John Mather and Guest Speaker Prof Alison Woollard.

GYSS 2023 Speakers

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Aaron Ciechanover

2004 Nobel Prize in Chemistry

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Ada Yonath

2009 Nobel Prize in Chemistry

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Alison Woollard

Science Communicator, Guest Speaker

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Alessio Figalli

2018 Fields Medal

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Barry James Marshall

2005 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

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Brian Kobilka

2012 Nobel Prize in Chemistry

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David Klenerman

2020 Millennium Technology Prize

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David MacMillan

2021 Nobel Prize in Chemistry

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Didier Queloz

2019 Nobel Prize in Physics

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Hartmut Michel

1988 Nobel Prize in Chemistry

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Jack Dongarra

2021 Turing Award

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John Mather

2006 Nobel Prize in Physics

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Konstantin Novoselov

2010 Nobel Prize In Physics

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Robert Langer

2008 Millennium Technology Prize

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Sir Andre Geim

2010 Nobel Prize in Physics

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Sir Fraser Stoddart

2016 Nobel Prize in Chemistry

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Sir Tim Hunt

2001 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

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Stefan W Hell

2014 Nobel Prize In Chemistry

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Stuart Parkin

2014 Millennium Technology Prize

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Thomas Südhof

2013 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

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Wendelin Werner

2006 Fields Medal