Public Opening of the 2020 Fields Medal Symposium

October 19, 2020, The Fields Institute

Location: Online

Description

Public Opening of the 2020 Fields Medal Symposium

Join us for the Public Opening of the 2020 Fields Medal Symposium, featuring an interview between Hannah Fry and Alessio Figalli (Fields Medal 2018) and a panel of distinguished mathematicians discussing his work. Welcome and introductions will be given by guests from academia and government.

PROGRAM

Welcome and Opening Remarks

V. Kumar Murty, Director, Fields Institute

Her Excellency the Right Honourable Julie Payette, Governor General and Commander-in-Chief of Canada

His Excellency Claudio Taffuri, Ambassor of Italy to Canada

Mona Nemer, Chief Science Advisor of Canada

Alejandro Adem, President, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada

Carlos E. Kenig, President, International Mathematical Union

Feridun Hamdullahpur, President, University of Waterloo

Greg Kelly, Executive Producer, CBC Radio IDEAS

Introduction to the work of Alessio Figalli

Francesco Maggi, Professor, University of Texas at Austin

Interview of

Alessio Figalli, Professor, ETH Zürich

Interviewer: Hannah Fry, Associate Professor, University College London

Panel Discussion

Moderator: Hannah Fry

Panellists:

Maria Colombo, Assistant Professor, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

Ingrid Daubechies, Professor, Duke University

Alessio Figalli, Professor, ETH Zürich

Robert McCann, Professor, University of Toronto

Cédric Villani (Fields Medal 2010), Member of Parliament, French National Assembly

Time: 12:30 pm - 2:40 pm EDT, Monday, October 19, 2020

Location: Online

This event is FREE and OPEN to the public.

GOVERNMENT SUPPORT

GOLD LEVEL SPONSORS

SILVER LEVEL SPONSOR

James Stewart

BRONZE LEVEL SPONSORS

Edward Bierstone, George Elliott, John R. Gardner, Dan Rosen, Phillip Siller

WITH SUPPORT FROM

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Feature on Alessio Figalli: 'A Traveler Who Finds Stablity in the Natural World' - Quanta Magazine

Registration Instruction:

Please note that registration for the Scientific Program of the 2020 Fields Medal Symposium is done separately.

Schedule

Monday, October 19th, 2020
12:30 to 14:50	Public Opening of the Fields Medal Symposium Maria Colombo, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Alessio Figalli, ETH Zürich, Hannah Fry, University College London, Francesco Maggi, University of Texas at Austin, Robert McCann, University of Toronto, Cédric Villani, l'Institut Henri Poincaré, Ingrid Daubechies, Duke University and International Mathematical Union