Why we invited Henry to LIFT
Henry Markram is Co-Director of the Brain Mind Institute, Director of the Center for Neuroscience & Technology and Director of the "Blue Brain Project". He works at the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale in Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland. A worldwide recognized expert in his field, Henry Markram, is also local. And, at LIFT we like to promote locals! His main project, the Blue Brain Project, is carried out in collaboration with IBM

What will Henry talk about
In the context of our New Frontiers Track, Henry will present the Blue Brain Project to us. The Blue Brain project is the first comprehensive attempt to reverse-engineer the mammalian brain, in order to understand brain function and dysfunction.

Official biography
Henry Markram started his academic career in South Africa at Cape Town University and became particularly interested in the mammalian brain during his stay at the Weizmann institute of Science in Israel. For more information about Henry see his LIFT profile.

Why we invited Marc
Marc is a man of many talents who wears several hats. We are interested in Marc's observations as a Senior Research Associate at Ecole Polytechnique Fédéral Lausanne (EPFL) specialized in Telecommunication in Asia.

What is Marc going to talk about?
Marc will share with us his perspective on the latest Asian trends in Telecommunication. Many of us in Europe are clueless about this.

Official biography
Marc is currently working as a post-doc at the EPFL - Management of Network Industries (MIR). His research focuses on the coherence between institutional and technological governance in infrastructures. Marc obtained his PhD on China's telecommunication reforms from the London School of Economics' Information Systems Department.

Learn more about Marc on his LIFT Profile.