The Jury

Jordi Galí is a Research Professor at the Centre de Recerca en Economia Internacional (CREI), a lecturer at Pompeu Fabra University and a member of Barcelona School of Economics. He is one of the leading contemporary economists in the field of macroeconomics and monetary policy. His research has contributed to the development of modern New Keynesian models, which are now widely used by central banks and international economic institutions for the analysis of monetary policy. He is the author of numerous academic publications and of the book 'Monetary Policy, Inflation, and the Business Cycle', a reference work in the field.

Marco Pagano is Professor of Economics at Federico II University in Naples and co-founder of the Centre for Studies in Economics and Finance (CSEF). He is internationally recognised for his research into corporate finance, the functioning of financial markets, banking regulation and the stability of the economic system. His research has contributed to the European debate on financial market integration and banking sector regulation, with a particular focus on the relationship between finance, businesses and the labour market. He is a member of Academia Europaea and a Fellow of the European Economic Association.

Christine Foyer is Professor of Plant Sciences at the University of Birmingham and is one of the world’s leading authorities in plant biochemistry. Her research has revolutionised our understanding of redox processes in plants and the role of glutathione and ascorbate in regulating growth, photosynthesis and responses to environmental stress. Her name is associated with the Foyer-Halliwell-Asada metabolic pathway, now regarded as a fundamental reference in plant physiology. One of the world’s most cited scholars in Plant Sciences, she is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology and has received numerous international awards for her contribution to research.

Dirk-Jan de Koning is Pro-Vice-Chancellor of the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), where he conducts research in the field of quantitative genetics and genomics applied to animal production. He is regarded as one of the pioneers of genome-wide association studies (GWAS) in farmed species and has contributed to the development of innovative methods for genetic improvement, disease resistance and the sustainability of livestock farming. He has collaborated with some of the leading international research centres in the field and is the author of over 150 scientific papers.

Dagmar Schäfer is Director of the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science in Berlin and Honorary Professor at the Freie Universität Berlin, the Technische Universität Berlin and Northwest University in Xi’an. She is one of the leading international experts on the history of science and technology in China, the history of knowledge and historical epistemology. Her research analyses the relationship between science, innovation, material practices and concepts of ownership, offering a historical perspective on the ways in which societies manage resources and technologies. She has received numerous international honours, including the Pfizer Award, the Joseph Levenson Book Prize and, in 2020, the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize, Germany’s most prestigious research award.

Isabelle Mansuy is Professor of Neuroepigenetics at the University of Zurich and ETH Zürich. She is a leading figure in the study of the molecular mechanisms of memory and epigenetic inheritance. Her research has demonstrated how traumatic events experienced in early life can produce epigenetic modifications that are transmissible to subsequent generations, opening up new perspectives in the understanding of neurological and psychiatric disorders. A member of numerous international scientific academies, she has been awarded the Légion d’Honneur and other major honours for her contribution to neuroscience.

Elena Conti is Director of the Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry in Munich and Honorary Professor at the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München. She is one of the world’s leading experts in structural biology and the mechanisms regulating RNA metabolism and quality control in eukaryotic cells. Her research has elucidated the functioning of molecular complexes essential for RNA degradation, making a decisive contribution to our understanding of the processes that regulate gene expression. Throughout her career, she has received some of the most prestigious international awards, including the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize, the Louis-Jeantet Prize for Medicine and the Gregori Aminoff Prize from the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.

Bertrand Maury is a Professor at the Laboratoire de Mathématiques d’Orsay at Paris-Saclay University and a member of the French Académie des Sciences. An applied mathematician of recognised international standing, he develops mathematical models to describe complex phenomena, ranging from fluid dynamics to the collective behaviour of crowds, and including biomechanical models of the respiratory system. His research has found applications in fields ranging from engineering to medicine, contributing to the development of simulation tools used internationally. In 2022, he was awarded the CNRS Silver Medal.