The Awards Presentation Ceremony and the Yidan Prize Summit 2020 was held virtually on 7 December. Our three laureates, Professor Carl Wieman, Lucy Lake and Angeline Murimirwa, received the awards from the officiating guest, The Honourable Mrs Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor, GBM, GBS, Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.

We were delighted to have our Board Director, HRH Princess Laurentien of the Netherlands, and former Australian Prime Minister, Ms Julia Gillard as our keynote speakers at this year’s Summit. Please find an executive summary of the Summit by clicking the “Resources” tab below.

We also announced the formation of the Council of Luminaries at the Summit. The council gathers the world’s brightest minds – researchers, educators, neuroscientists, psychologists, economists, statisticians, and innovators. For further details, please read the press release.