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2015
15 SEP
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Energy, Climate Change and the Transition to a Sustainable World
Prof Steven Chu
23 SEP
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The New Energy World
Mr Jean-Pascal Tricoire
12 OCT
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Entrepreneurship in China
Mr Neil Shen
23 OCT
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Choosing Your Own Path
Mr Wang Shi
26 OCT
UC RUSAL PRESIDENT'S FORUM & 25TH ANNIVERSARY DISTINGUISHED SPEAKERS SERIES
Technological Entrepreneurship – A Key to World Peace and Prosperity
Prof Dan Shechtman
27 OCT
25TH ANNIVERSARY DISTINGUISHED SPEAKERS SERIES Nanogenerators for Self-powered Systems and Piezotronics for Smart Devices
Prof Zhong Lin Wang
20 NOV
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Debt and Capitalism
Dr Raghuram Govind Rajan
7 DEC
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Journey and Destinations: Design and Beyond
Mr Pinky Lai
15 Sep
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Energy, Climate Change and the Transition to a Sustainable World
Prof Steven Chu
23 Sep
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The New Energy World
Mr Jean-Pascal Tricoire
12 Oct
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Entrepreneurship in China
Mr Neil Shen
23 Oct
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Choosing Your Own Path
Mr Wang Shi
26 Oct
UC RUSAL PRESIDENT'S FORUM & 25TH ANNIVERSARY DISTINGUISHED SPEAKERS SERIES
Technological Entrepreneurship – A Key to World Peace and Prosperity
Prof Dan Shechtman
27 Oct
25TH ANNIVERSARY DISTINGUISHED SPEAKERS SERIES Nanogenerators for Self-powered Systems and Piezotronics for Smart Devices
Prof Zhong Lin Wang
20 Nov
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Debt and Capitalism
Dr Raghuram Govind Rajan
7 Dec
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Journey and Destinations: Design and Beyond
Mr Pinky Lai
2016
25 JAN
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The Anatomy of an Emerging Digital Society
Dr Qi Lu
28 JAN
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Quantum Computing: A Great Science in the Making
Prof Andrew Yao
4 MAR
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Creativity, Discovery and Risk - Nobel Prizes Past and Future
Prof Alan J. Heeger
23 MAR
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Imaging Life at High Spatiotemporal Resolution
Dr Eric Betzig
11 APR
25TH ANNIVERSARY DISTINGUISHED SPEAKERS SERIESThe Transformative CRISPR-Cas9 Technology in Genome Engineering:
Lessons Learned from Bacteria
Prof Dr Emmanuelle Charpentier
13 MAY
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Six Lessons from History for the Next President of the United States
Prof Niall Ferguson
16 MAY
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The Story of Single Molecules: How Precise High-resolution Spectroscopy at Low Temperatures Led to Super-resolution Microscopy and Beyond
Prof William E. Moerner
27 MAY
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Secretion of large particles and miRNA
Dr Randy Schekman
22 SEP
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Disruption in Business: What Forces Will Shape Our Careers in the Coming Years?
Mr Jay Nibbe
27 SEP
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Fosun’s Investment Philosophy and Entrepreneurial Spirit
Mr Liang Xinjun
27 OCT
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Gravitational Waves, Colliding Black Holes and the Advanced LIGO Detections
Prof George Smoot
31 OCT
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Forty-five Years of Promoting Global Trade and Education
Mr Merle A. Hinrich
1 NOV
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Human Genome Project – Read, Write and Application & BGI
Prof Wang Jian
15 NOV
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Biomaterials and Biotechnology:
From the Discovery of the First Angiogenesis Inhibitors to the Development of Controlled Drug Delivery Systems and the Foundation of Tissue Engineering
Prof Robert S Langer
17 NOV
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Higher Education and Authoritarian Resilience: The Case of China, Past and Present
Prof Elizabeth J Perry
21 NOV
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Mathematicians Helping Art Historians and Art Conservators
Prof Ingrid Daubechies
23 NOV
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Grid Cells and the Brain's Map of Space
Prof Edvard Moser
22 DEC
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Dr Harry Shum
25 Jan
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The Anatomy of an Emerging Digital Society
Dr Qi Lu
28 Jan
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Quantum Computing: A Great Science in the Making
Prof Andrew Yao
4 Mar
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Creativity, Discovery and Risk - Nobel Prizes Past and Future
Prof Alan J. Heeger
23 Mar
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Imaging Life at High Spatiotemporal Resolution
Dr Eric Betzig
11 Apr
25TH ANNIVERSARY DISTINGUISHED SPEAKERS SERIESThe Transformative CRISPR-Cas9 Technology in Genome Engineering:
Lessons Learned from Bacteria
Prof Dr Emmanuelle Charpentier
13 May
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Six Lessons from History for the Next President of the United States
Prof Niall Ferguson
16 May
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The Story of Single Molecules: How Precise High-resolution Spectroscopy at Low Temperatures Led to Super-resolution Microscopy and Beyond
Prof William E. Moerner
27 May
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Secretion of large particles and miRNA
Dr Randy Schekman
22 Sep
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Disruption in Business: What Forces Will Shape Our Careers in the Coming Years?
Mr Jay Nibbe
27 Sep
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Fosun’s Investment Philosophy and Entrepreneurial Spirit
Mr Liang Xinjun
27 Oct
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Gravitational Waves, Colliding Black Holes and the Advanced LIGO Detections
Prof George Smoot
31 Oct
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Forty-five Years of Promoting Global Trade and Education
Mr Merle A. Hinrich
1 Nov
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Human Genome Project – Read, Write and Application & BGI
Prof Wang Jian
15 Nov
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Biomaterials and Biotechnology:
From the Discovery of the First Angiogenesis Inhibitors to the Development of Controlled Drug Delivery Systems and the Foundation of Tissue Engineering
Prof Robert S Langer
17 Nov
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Higher Education and Authoritarian Resilience: The Case of China, Past and Present
Prof Elizabeth J Perry
21 Nov
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Mathematicians Helping Art Historians and Art Conservators
Prof Ingrid Daubechies
23 Nov
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Grid Cells and the Brain's Map of Space
Prof Edvard Moser
22 Dec
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Dr Harry Shum
2017
21 FEB
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Lighting the Earth with LEDs
Prof Hiroshi Amano
21 Feb
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Lighting the Earth with LEDs
Prof Hiroshi Amano