Prof Mihail Atanasov
University of Fribourg, Switzerland
The Ligand Field Paradigm and New Insight into the Electronic Properties of Transition Metal Complexes Based on Modern Electronic Structure Calculations

Prof Ivan Bernal
University of Houston, USA
Is polymorphism caused by molecular conformational changes?

Prof Joel Bernstein
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel
Co-crystals and Serendipity

Prof Jan Boeyens
University of Pretoria, South Africa
The holistic molecule

Prof Elena Boldyreva
Novosibirsk State University & Institute of Solid State Chemistry SB RAS, Russia
Polymorphism of crystalline amino acids - a link between chemistry, materials science and biology

Dr Lee Brammer
University of Sheffield, UK
t.b.a.

Prof Peter Comba
University of Heidelberg, Germany
Models for isomeric bispidine complexes and their properties. Accurate prediction vs. thorough understanding

Prof Gautam R. Desiraju
University of Hyderabad, India
Some Challenges in Crystal Engineering

Prof Jan Dillen
University of Stellenbosch, South Africa
Mock or Marvel? The Metamorphosis of the Dative Bond. Some musings by a computational Minstrel

Prof Howell Edwards
University of Bradford, UK
Raman Spectroscopy of Biological Modifications of Life in Extreme Environments: From Mars Oasis, Antarctica, to Planet Mars

Prof Martin Egli
Vanderbild University, USA
Protein-Protein Interactions in the Cyanobacterial KaiABC Circadian Clock

Prof John Helliwell
University of Manchester, UK
Unravelling the mechanism of the bathochromic shift in the lobster carapace; the protein crystal structures of Crustacyanin in its Carotenoid bound and unbound forms.

Prof John Ogilvie
Universidad de Costa Rica, Costa Rica
Unravelling the mysteries behind theoretical and experimental models of molecules.

Prof Yuji Ohashi
Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan
Structure Determination of Unstable Species

Prof Emer. Eiji Osawa
NanoCarbon Research Institute Limited, Japan
Nanodiamond, the King of Nanocarbon Materials

Prof Zorka Papadopolos
University of Tübingen, Germany
Clusters in icosahedral quasicrystals.



Other speakers invited to contribute:

Prof Alessia Bacchi
University of Parma, Italy
Structural metrics of solvation-desolvation processes for inorganic diols.

Prof Dr Roland Boese
University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany
Between Cocrystallization and Chemical Reactions. Some do it, others don’t

Prof Savo Bratos
Université Pierre et Marie Curie (Paris 6), France
X-ray visualization of atomic motions in chemical reactions

Dr Jacqueline Cole
St. Catharine's College, Cambridge, UK
Single-crystal X-ray diffraction studies of photo-induced molecular species

Dr Howard Flack
University of Geneva, Switzerland
Using and understanding the Flack parameter.

Dr Madelein Helliwell
University of Manchester, UK
Unravelling the mechanism of the bathochromic shift in the lobster carapace; new structures of unbound Carotenoids including Astaxanthin and Canthaxanthin.

Prof Dr Bert Hulshof
Eindhoven University of Technology / DSM Research Geleen, The Netherlands
The 4 M’s in my chemist’s life

Prof Andrzej Katrusiak
Adam Mickiewicz University, Poland
Tiny structural features and their huge macroscopic effects

Dr Thomas Koetzle
Argonne National Laboratory, USA
Finding the Needle in the Haystack: Locating Hydrogen Atoms and Uncovering Subtle Structure Details using Neutron Diffraction

Prof Gert Kruger
Johannesburg University, South Africa
Polymorphism in the Long-chain n-Alkylammonium Halides

Prof Ashwini Nangia
University of Hyderabad, India
Conformation and Lattice Energy Compensation in Kinetic and Thermodynamic Polymorphs

Prof Luigi Nassimbeni
University of Cape Town, South Africa
Clathrates with mixed guests - structure and competition

Prof Casper Schutte
University of Pretoria / Unisa / National Bioinformatics Network (NBN), South Africa
The structures and symmetries of endohedral C60 compounds

Dr Gideon Steyl
University of the Free State, South Africa
The many faces of tropolone chemistry: Ligands and complexes

Prof Karl Törnroos
University of Bergen, Norway
Understanding the fickle and elusive collective behaviour in molecular crystals

Prof Daniel Vercauteren
Facultés Universitaires Notre Dame de la Paix, Belgium
Genetic algorithm based protein-protein docking using 3D reduced representations.

Prof Mike Zaworotko
University of South Florida, USA
The role of co-crystals in supramolecular and solid-state chemistry



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