Special lectures:
Ben Feringa | University of Groningen
Molecules in Motion, from Switches to Motors (Opening Lecture)
Peter R. Schreiner | University of Giessen
London Dispersion Effects in Molecular Chemistry – Reconsidering Steric Effects (Patai-Rappoport Lecture)
Antonio M. Echavarren | ICIQ Tarragona
New Gold-Catalyzed Reactions for the Synthesis of Natural Products (Kurt Alder Lecture)
Confirmed plenary speakers:
Corinne Aubert | UPMC Paris
Transistion Metal-Catalyzed [2+2+2] Cycloadditions and Cycloisomerizations: An Overview
Geert-Jan Boons | Utrecht University
Functional Glycomics through Chemical Synthesis
Ashraf Brik | Technion | Haifa
Organic Chemistry Applied to Proteins: The Case of Ubiquitination and Deubiquitination
Matthew Gaunt | University of Cambridge
New Catalytic Strategies for Chemical Synthesis
Stefan Matile | University of Geneva
Conceptually Innovative Functional Systems
Christina Nevado | University of Zurich
Transformative Catalysis: Rational Design and Unexpected Surprises
Richmond Sarpong | UC-Berkeley
Strategies and Methods for Chemical Synthesis Inspired by Complex Natural Products
Tanja Weil | MPI Mainz
Dynamic Bioactive Macromolecules by Reversible Chemistry
Shuli You | SIOC Shanghai
Catalytic Asymmetric Dearomization (CADA) Reactions
Confirmed invited speakers:
Maurizio Benaglia | U Milano
Enabling Technologies-Assisted Stereoselective Organic Synthesis:(Organo)Catalysis, Catalytic and 3D-Printed Reactors
Didier Bourissou | Toulouse
Transition Metal Catalysis under Ligand Control
Thibault Cantat | Saclay
Activation and Conversion of CO2 and SO2 under Metal-Free Conditions
Jan Deska | Aalto U
Reverse Biomimetics: Teaching Enzymes the Art of Modern Organic Synthesis
AnnMarie O'Donoghue | Durham
From Stable Carbenes to Blatter Radicals
M. Angeles (Tati) Fernandez Ibanez | Amsterdam
Ligand-Accelerated C-H Functionalization Reactions
Uli Kazmaier | Saarbrücken
Stereoselective Peptide Modifications – Efficient Tools for Natural Product and Drug Syntheses
Olivier Riant | U Cathol Louvain
A Quest for Bio-Orthogonal Transition Metal Catalysis in Living Cells
Franziska Schoenebeck | Aachen
Adventures in Catalysis: from Mechanisms to Applications
Christof Sparr | U Basel
Stereoselective Arene-Forming Aldol Condensation
Mariola Tortosa | UA Madrid
Synthesis of Versatile Synthetic Intermediates through Copper-Catalyzed Borylations
Georgios Vassilikogiannakis | U of Crete
Advancing the Sustainable Chemistry of Singlet Oxygen and Applying it to Synthetic Challenges