Future: Brain Sciences

Dr. Amiram Grinvald of the Weizmann Institute's Neurobiology Department was considered the world leader in functional optical imaging.

Past: Cities - Historical Legacy

Istanbul has made important contributions to humanity as it embodies the history of West and East in miniature, proudly caring for and displaying the monuments and treasures of its grand empires.

Past: Cities - Historical Legacy

Jerusalem has made an important contribution to humanity by being the holy place where monotheism was shaped to become the core of Judaism, Christianity and Islam.

Present: Leadership - Changing Our World

Dr. Klaus Schwab is honored for his role in developing the World Economic Forum (WEF) into a major international organization.

Future: Brain Sciences

Robert Wurtz has made one of the most salient discoveries in cognitive neurosciences - he discovered how the brain processes different aspects of the visual scene in different places.

Past: Cities - Historical Legacy

Rome has made important contributions to humanity with its jurisprudence, its language and the importance of its historical legacy, all of which have influenced civilization throughout the centuries.

Future: Brain Sciences

Dr. William T. Newsome bridges the fields of neurophysiology and perceptual psychology, demonstrated the correlation between certain brain cells and the process of visual perception.