TEDx Brussels - ‘The territory and the map’

TEDx Brussels(opens in new window) is an annual event that lends a platform to exceptional speakers. For the first time this year, five researchers funded by the European Research Council (ERC)(opens in new window), will be speaking to present their research and showcase excellent science to the general public.

Under this year’s theme ‘The territory and the map’, the ERC speakers will decode the complex world we live in and its mysteries:

Christopher Pissarides(opens in new window), 2010 Nobel prize in Economics, will be speaking about unemployment in Europe;

Jonathan Coleman(opens in new window), Leading researcher in Material Science will be talking about 2-dimensional materials, including graphene and its applications;

Tiziana Rossetto(opens in new window), Earthquake and tsunami researcher will expose the latest developments of her tsunami generator, a unique facility built in the UK;

Ulf Leonhardt(opens in new window), Expert in ‘Invisibility Science’ will draw on cutting-edge optical sciences to show how balls can disappear in a simple aquarium;

Laura Robinson(opens in new window), Ocean Scientist will present the research results of her marine expedition across the Atlantic and about climate change.

To find out more about the other speakers, please visit: http://www.tedxbrussels.eu/speakers-2014/(opens in new window)

The European Research Council is a partner of this amazing event and will also be present at BOZAR with a booth. Access to the event is upon registration only(opens in new window).

Also follow the ERC's presence at the event on Twitter(opens in new window) and Facebook(opens in new window).

For press enquiries or for journalists who wish to attend the event, please contact ERC press officer: Maud.Scelo@ec.europa.eu (+ 32 2 298 1521)

For all other queries, please contact Noélie.Auvergne@ec.europa.eu (+ 32 2 299 04 89)