Villars Symposium 2023

Villars Symposium 2023

Bienvenue

The Villars Symposium will take place on 14–17 June at the Villars Palace Hotel, bringing together over 200 Villars Fellows alongside the Institute’s partners, leading experts, innovators and practitioners. The aim of the Symposium is to initiate the Fellows’ lifelong journey as systems leaders through interdisciplinary learning, intergenerational collaboration and exposure to real-world challenges.

Après-midi

- (30mins)

Theatre - Plenary Hall

01 The Mission of the Villars Institute

Julia Marton-Lefèvre, Chair of the Villars Institute Foundation, will share the vision and mission of the Villars Institute.
Julia Marton-Lefèvre

- (75mins)

Theatre - Plenary Hall

03 Villars Institute Distinguished Lecture

2nd Villars Institute Distinguished Lecture by Professor Didier Queloz, 2019 Nobel Laureate in Physics for discovering 51 Pegasi b, the first extrasolar planet orbiting a Sun-like star, 51 Pegasus, located 50.6 light-years (15.5 parsecs) from Earth in the constellation of Pegasus.

Introduction by

Didier Queloz
Subra Suresh

Le Soir

- (30mins)

Theatre - Plenary Hall

04 Objectives of the Villars Symposium

Lee Howell, Executive Director of the Villars Institute, will explain the design of the Symposium and its ambition to accelerate systemic change through systems leadership and intergenerational collaboration.
Lee Howell

- (90mins)

Ballroom

05 Welcome Dinner of the Villars Symposium