The Shaw Prize Award Presentation Ceremony will be held in Hong Kong on Sunday, 12 November 2023. You or your representative(s) are cordially invited to attend the event. Details are as follows:
| Date: | 12 November 2023 (Sunday) |
| Time: | 5:45pm Press Registration & Briefing 5:45-6:45pm Guests Reception & Registration (interview & photo taking zone only) 7:05-8:25pm Award Presentation (*photo-taking at press zone only) |
| Venue: | Grand Hall, New Wing, 3/F, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre |
Officiating Guest
The Honourable John KC Lee, Chief Executive of the HKSAR, People’s Republic of China, will officiate the ceremony.
Speakers
| The Hon John KC Lee | Chief Executive, HKSAR |
| Dr Raymond Chan | Chair of The Shaw Prize Foundation |
| Professor Scott D Tremaine | Chair of the Shaw Prize in Astronomy Selection Committee |
| Professor Randy W Schekman | Representative of Professor Bonnie Bassler, Chair of the Shaw Prize in Life Science and Medicine Selection Committee |
| Professor Hélène Esnault | Chair of the Shaw Prize in Mathematical Sciences Selection Committee |
2023 Shaw Laureates
| Astronomy | Prof Matthew Bailes, Prof Duncan Lorimer & Prof Maura McLaughlin |
| Life Science and Medicine | Prof Eva Nogales & Prof Patrick Cramer |
| Mathematical Sciences | Prof Vladimir Drinfeld & Prof Shing-Tung Yau |
Laureates from 2020-2023 will receive their gold medals on stage. Furthermore, several past Laureates will grace resulting in a gathering of over 30 Shaw Laureates in celebration of the 20th anniversary of the Shaw Prize.
*A press station for photo taking will be located in the Grand Hall, 45 meters (150 feet) away from the stage. Press members are advised to bring telephoto lenses and the necessary equipment. The duration of the excerpt news footage cannot exceed 3 minutes.
For press enquiries, please contact Link-Work Communications (HK) Ltd:
| Joanne Yik | Tel: 2918 0901 / 9216 3710 Email: joanne.yik@link-work.com.hk |
| Stephenie Wong | Tel: 2918 0906 / 9634 4324 Email: stephenie.wong@link-work.com.hk |
Invited by The Shaw Prize Foundation
Presented by Link-Work Communications (HK) Ltd
