Uploaded December 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
This video features a recording of the Falling Walls Circle session “Frontiers Planet Prize: Can Science Save the Planet?” held during the Falling Walls Science Summit 2025 in Berlin.
Since 2022, the Frontiers Planet Prize has honoured exceptional researchers whose breakthroughs help sustain healthy lives on a healthy planet, granting three $1 million awards per year. This Plenary Table explores how science can inspire action, amplify innovative solutions, and mobilise scientists, funders, policymakers, and the private sector in a geopolitical climate where inaction often prevails.
Speakers:
Robert Arlinghaus, Research Group Leader, Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries
Genevieve Biggs, Program Director, Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
Jean-Claude Burgelman, Director, Frontiers Planet Prize / Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB)
Zahra Kalantari, Professor, KTH Royal Institute of Technology
Johanna Puetz, Managing Director & Partner, Boston Consulting Group
Michiel Scheffer, President of the Board, European Innovation Council
Supported by the Frontiers Planet Prize
Explore the full playlist of Circle discussions:
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This video features a recording of the Falling Walls Circle session “Frontiers Planet Prize: Can Science Save the Planet?” held during the Falling Walls Science Summit 2025 in Berlin.
Since 2022, the Frontiers Planet Prize has honoured exceptional researchers whose breakthroughs help sustain healthy lives on a healthy planet, granting three $1 million awards per year. This Plenary Table explores how science can inspire action, amplify innovative solutions, and mobilise scientists, funders, policymakers, and the private sector in a geopolitical climate where inaction often prevails.
Speakers:
Robert Arlinghaus, Research Group Leader, Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries
Genevieve Biggs, Program Director, Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
Jean-Claude Burgelman, Director, Frontiers Planet Prize / Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB)
Zahra Kalantari, Professor, KTH Royal Institute of Technology
Johanna Puetz, Managing Director & Partner, Boston Consulting Group
Michiel Scheffer, President of the Board, European Innovation Council
Supported by the Frontiers Planet Prize
Explore the full playlist of Circle discussions:
youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkhVBjzvMPh1P0itWV8x0gTt5uCScpcR_
🌐 Learn More About Falling Walls Circle:
falling-walls.com/circle
📩 Stay Updated:
falling-walls.com/get-involved/newsletter
#FallingWallsCircle #ScienceSummit25
