Prof. Antonella Di Pizio, Leibniz Institute for Food Systems Biology, Protein Modelling and School of Life Sciences, Technical University Munich, will be speaking on the topic "Computational Investigations of Understudied GPCRs for Drug Design."

Prof. Dr. Raimund Horn, Hamburg University of Technology and Reacnostics GmbH, will be speaking on the topic "Looking Into Catalytic Reactors at Work: Profile Measurements, Modeling & Operando Spectroscopy."

Dr. Maxie Rößler, Imperial College London will be speaking on the topic "Mechanistic insights into bio- and electrocatalytic reactions from EPR spectroscopy."

Prof. Dr. Sven T. Stripp, Technische Universität Berlin, will be speaking on the topic "Hydride and Hydroxide Intermediates in the Catalytic Turnover of Gas-processing Metalloenzymes."

Prof. Claudio Greco, University of Bicocca, Milan will be speaking on the topic "Theoretical description of the catalytic actions of CO-dehydrogenases and hydrogenases: tackling the challenges of reliable QM/MM modelling."

Prof. Katrina Forest, University of Wisconsin, will be speaking on the topic “A Possible Light-Independent Role for Microbial Rhodopsins in Building the Lipid Bilayer”.

Prof. Dr. Andrew Barry, University College London, will be speaking on the topic "Chemical Geography: a non-existent field?"

Prof. Asier Unciti-Broceta, University of Edinburgh, will be speaking on the topic Bioorthogonal intermingling between prodrugs and metal catalysts.

Dr. Paul Donaldson, Central Laser Facility, STFC Rutherford-Appleton Laboratory, will be speaking on the topic Steering ultrafast 2D-IR spectroscopy towards applications in heterogeneous catalysis.

"Farewell to Fire?" A joint event with the philosopher and chemist PD Dr. Jens Soentgen, Universität Augsburg and the artist Julius von Bismarck, Berlin.

Assist. Prof. Dr. Charlotte Vogt, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology will be speaking on the topic "Operando Electrochemical FT-IR and quick-XAS Spectroscopy of Electrocatalytic Reactions for the Energy Transition".

Dr. Janine George, Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung, Abteilung Materialchemie and Friedrich - Schiller - Universität Jena will be speaking on the topic Data-driven chemical understanding with geometrical and quantum-chemical bonding analysis.

Prof. Dr. ir. Bert F. Sels, Catholic University Leuven will be speaking on the topic Reductive Catalytic Fractionation Lignin Oil: A Lignocellulose Processing delivering Unique Lignin Oils for Chemicals and Materials Applications