Prof. Dr. Maja Göpel, Secretary-General of the German Advisory Council on Global Change (WBGU), Berlin: “Navigating Transformation: The Role and Responsibility of Science”
Prof.a.D. Dr. Richard Greatbatch, Oceandynamics, Ocean Circulation and Climate Dynamics, GEOMAR: "Factors controlling barotropic transport and its variability in the North Atlantic Ocean"
Florian Schmid: "Local Earthquakes indicate a current transition from rifting to spreading at the Fonualei Rift in the Lau Basin, Southeastern Pacific"