Dear Friends,

This year, we proudly celebrate 20 incredible years of Codex honouring the trailblazers whose vision and ingenuity have shaped our world.

Central to this journey is the World’s Top 50 Innovators Series, where we’ve had the privilege of showcasing the brightest minds driving transformative change across industries. From scientific and engineering pioneers to technological revolutionaries, this series has been a beacon for recognising the people and ideas pushing boundaries and moving the world forward.

Over the past 20 years, Codex events have attracted some of the most celebrated and influential names in science, technology, business, media, and academia.

Nobel Laureates, NASA and SpaceTech Leaders
Nobel Laureate Dr. John Mather, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Senior Project Scientist for the James Webb Space Telescope, and Nobel PrizePhysics (2006); Dr. Douglas Terrier, Chief Technologist, NASA; Dr. Nicola Fox, Head of Science, NASA; Dr. Jim Green, Chief Scientist, NASA; Helene Huby, CEO, The Exploration Company; Nick Shave, Managing Director, Astroscale; Adina Gillespie, Director Europe, GHGSat;

Leaders in Artificial Intelligence and Robotics
Anima Anandkumar, Director of Machine Learning Research, NVIDIA. Bren Prof, Caltech; Amir Khusrowshahi, Chief Technology Officer for Artificial Intelligence at Intel; Bruno Maisonnier, CEO, AnotherBrain;  Sir Nigel Shadbolt, Big Data Expert, Master of Jesus College, Oxford; Dr. Robin Tuluie, Founder and Co-CEO, PhysicsX; Maryam Fayaz-Torshizi, CEO, DeepSearch Labs; Rich Walker, CEO, Shadow Robot; Michael Brown, Chairman and CEO, Skyline Robotics; Dr. Barbara Mazzolai, Director, Micro-BioRobotics, IIT; Kenneth Mulvany, Chairman, BenevolentAI;

Trailblazers in the Biosciences:
Prof. Dr.Ugur Sahin, CEO of BioNTech, developed world-first mRNA coronavirus vaccine in partnership with Pfizer. Gordon Sanghera, CEO of Oxford Nanopore Technologies; Geoffrey von Maltzahn, Chairman of Tessera Therapeutics; Dr Kari Stefannson, CEO, Decode Genetics; Prof. Ewan Birney CBE, Deputy Director General, EMBL-EBI; Trevor Martin, CEO of Mammoth Biosciences; Matthew Henn, Chief Scientific Officer of Seres Therapeutics; Dr. Katie King, CEO, BioOrbit; Dr. Wolf Reik, Director, Altos Labs;

Global Business Leaders:
Tom Purves, CEO, Rolls-Royce Motor Cars; Willie Walsh, CEO, British Airways; Andy Palmer, CEO, Aston Martin; Dame Helena Morrissey DBE; Stephen Murphy, CEO, Virgin Group; Ashish Chauhan, CEO, Bombay Stock Exchange;  Dinesh Nayar, Managing Director, Creator Studio | H&M Group; Antony Jenkins CBE, Executive Chairman, 10x Future Technologies;

Pioneers in Deep Tech:
Caroline Hargrove CBE, Technical Director, McLaren F1; Subodh Kulkarni, President and CEO, Rigetti; Jan Goetz, Co-CEO, IQM; Kimberly Washington, Co-founder and Chief Investment Officer, Deep Space Biology; Susanne Tarkowski Tempelhof, Founder, Bitnation; René Bostic, VP Innovation and New Technologies, IBM; Sabrina Maniscalco, CEO, Algorithmiq; Cristina Mata Yandiola, Head of Europe, Powerledger; Ilana Wisby, CEO, Oxford Quantum Circuits; Martina King, CEO, Featurespace; Joanna Hubbard, CEO, Electron;

Influential Policymakers and Media:
Rt Hon Kenneth Clarke CH QC MP, Chancellor of the Exchequer (1993–1997); Sir David King, Chief Scientific Advisor to the UK Government; Lord Neil Kinnock, Vice-President of the European Commission; Andrew Neil, BBC Broadcaster; Jeremy Webb, Editor-in-Chief, New Scientist;  Dr Philip Campbell, Editor-in-Chief, Nature; Andreas Schleicher, Director, Directorate for Education and Skills, OECD;

Famous Architects and Designers:
Patrik Schumacher, Senior Director at Zaha Hadid Architects; Marek Reichman, Director of Design at Aston Martin; Carl Gotham, Advanced Design Director at MG Motor Cars; ; Ivan Harbour, Senior Design Partner, RSHP; Alison Brooks, Founder, Alison Brooks Architects;

Leaders in Climate Technologies
David Keith, Founder of Carbon Engineering; Jessica Middlemiss, CTO, Matter; Caroline Hoeschle, Team Leader, SPACEWHALE; Austin Martin, COO, Coral Vita; Vriko Yu, CEO, Archireef; Douglas Johnson-Poensgen, CEO, Circulor; Neha Palmer, Head of Energy Strategy, Google;

Amongst many other technology leaders.

These high-calibre innovators exemplify the quality of discourse and collaboration associated with Codex. Codex events in 2025 will build on this legacy, offering attendees the rare opportunity to engage with the world’s leading minds, explore transformative ideas, and forge partnerships that advance the frontiers of technology and society.

As we mark this milestone, we extend our heartfelt gratitude to everyone who has been part of this journey—our honourees, speakers, delegates, investors and partners. You have made Codex and the World’s Top 50 Innovators Series a platform for celebrating excellence, innovation, and the boundless potential of human creativity.

Here’s to the next 20 years of honouring great innovators, and shaping the future through innovation..!

With immense gratitude and excitement,

Rakesh Rawal
CEO, Codex

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