Our society faces major challenges but also many great opportunities. At Helmholtz we combine cutting-edge research and outstanding technology in order to meet these challenges to shape a better future. The Helmholtz Horizons Symposium, hosted by the President of the Association, highlights scientific breakthroughs of Helmholtz’s established researchers, showcases our talented early career scientists, and gives a platform to the entrepreneurs and innovators who ensure that our research has societal impact.
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About Helmholtz Horizons
Discover the Helmholtz Horizons Symposium
Big opportunities, big ideas. Discover the Helmholtz Horizons Symposium, an annual event showcasing our world-leading scientists and their research addressing the major challenges and questions of our time.
more infoSpeakers
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Hugues Lantuit
Geoscientist![](/fileadmin/user_upload/WAHLUNIVERSUM_JessicaWahl-0340a.jpg)
Peter Wasserscheid
Chemist![](/fileadmin/user_upload/Attinger_UFZ_2.jpg)
Sabine Attinger
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Richard Bamler
Doctor of Engineering![](/fileadmin/user_upload/judithhauck_klein.jpg)
Judith Hauck
Bioscientist![](/fileadmin/user_upload/spannagl_klein.jpg)
Manuel Spannagl
Bioinformatician![](/fileadmin/user_upload/DJacob-_-Christian-SchmidHZG_310.jpg)
Daniela Jacob
Environmental Scientist![](/fileadmin/user_upload/zorita_klein.jpg)
Eduardo Zorita
Paleoclimatologist![](/fileadmin/user_upload/Mutius_Speaker-Liste_300x450px.jpg)
Erika von Mutius
Pediatrician & Allergologist![](/fileadmin/user_upload/DLR-Thess13_Speaker-Liste_300x450px.jpg)
André Thess
Physicist![](/fileadmin/user_upload/Gerstner_Speaker-Liste_300x450px.jpg)
Ed Gerstner
Physicist![](/fileadmin/user_upload/Gesche-Joost_slider.jpg)
Gesche Joost
Design Researcher![](/fileadmin/user_upload/Fabian-Theis-HMGU_slider.jpg)
Fabian Theis
Informatician and Physicist![](/fileadmin/user_upload/HE_Helmholtz_Portraits-33_slider.jpg)
Katharina Behr
Particle Physicist![](/fileadmin/user_upload/Thomas-Jung_MartinaBuchholz_Slider.jpg)
Thomas Jung
Expert in Climate Analysis![](/fileadmin/user_upload/vera_schlindwein_slider.jpg)
Vera Schlindwein
Geophysicist![](/fileadmin/user_upload/HE_Helmholtz_Portraits-23_Slider.jpg)
Jean Braun
Geoscientist![](/fileadmin/user_upload/HE_Helmholtz_Portraits-72_slider.jpg)
Michael Bussmann
Plasma Physicist![](/fileadmin/user_upload/HE_Helmholtz_Portraits-81_web.jpg)
Donghwa Kang
Astroparticle Physicist![](/fileadmin/user_upload/chapman1_slider.jpg)
Henry Chapman
Physicist![](/fileadmin/user_upload/HE_Helmholtz_Portraits-55_slider-neu.jpg)
Ali Sunyaev
Computer Scientist![](/fileadmin/user_upload/Eickhoff-mit-Hirn_Slider_.jpg)
Simon Eickhoff
Neuroscientist![](/fileadmin/user_upload/HE_Helmholtz_Portraits-8_hochkant_slider.jpg)
Christin Sünkel
Biochemist![](/fileadmin/user_upload/HE_Helmholtz_Portraits-50_slider.jpg)
Tommaso Calarco
Quantum Physicist![](/fileadmin/user_upload/Obi_Felten_Justin_Kaneps_slider.jpg)
Obi Felten
Startup MentorHorizons 2019: Daniela Jacob. A half degree matters |
Daniela Jacob: A half degree matters | Horizons 2019
more info![Eduardo Zorita: Wildfires, climate and humans: a complex triangle | Horizons 2019](https://img.youtube.com/vi/ftfujjZ3WWo/mqdefault.jpg)
![Horizons 2019: Sabine Attinger. Climate Change - Increase of Climate Extremes |](https://img.youtube.com/vi/sthQLPr-sj8/mqdefault.jpg)
![Horizons 2019: Hugues Lantuit. Collapsing Arctic coastlines](https://img.youtube.com/vi/z3IiIpVZfSc/mqdefault.jpg)
![Horizons 2019: Anja Rädler. Covering Risks of Natural Hazards](https://img.youtube.com/vi/tLavU6ZRWLY/mqdefault.jpg)
![Horizons 2019: Manuel Spannagl. The heat is on: of cereals and genome giants](https://img.youtube.com/vi/6l1dU2-tdVU/mqdefault.jpg)
![Horizons 2019: Judith Hauck. #Oceans4future? The ocean in the Global Carbon Budget](https://img.youtube.com/vi/DbdMRR1UHm8/mqdefault.jpg)
![Horizons 2019: Richard Bamler. The Golden Age of Earth Observation from Space](https://img.youtube.com/vi/GK0WrvSiF2Y/mqdefault.jpg)
![Horizons 2019: André Thess. Carnot-Batteries for the Decarbonization of Coal-Fired Power Plants](https://img.youtube.com/vi/A8UZw13bMLg/mqdefault.jpg)
![Horizons 2019: Ed Gerstner. Sustainable Development Goals](https://img.youtube.com/vi/EClWQiWOeDM/mqdefault.jpg)
Impressions
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