Confirmed speakers:

• Jeremy Butterfield (Cambridge)
• Elena Castellani (Florence)
• Sebastian De Haro (University of Amsterdam)
• Dennis Dieks (Utrecht)
• Michael Duff (Imperial College)
• Ted Jacobson (Maryland)
• Renate Loll (Nijmegen)
• Klaas Landsman (Nijmegen)
• Juan Maldacena (IAS)
• Tim Maudlin (NYU)
• Laura Mersini-Houghton (UNC)
• Malcolm Perry (university of Cambridge; tentative)
• Dean Rickles (Sydney)
• Carlo Rovelli (Marseille)
• Andrew Strominger (Harvard)
• Leonard Susskind (Stanford; participating by video conference)
• Jos Uffink (Minnesota)
• Jeroen van Dongen (University of Amsterdam)
• Erik Verlinde (University of Amsterdam)
• Christof Wetterich (Heidelberg)

As Professor Gerard ‘t Hooft relishes lively debates, he was keen on us inviting speakers with perspectives that differ from his own – we expect stimulating discussions!