San Diego’s Kyoto Prize Symposium is a three-day celebration of the lives and works of those receiving the Kyoto Prize, a lifetime achievement award presented annually to individuals and groups worldwide. Thanks to a grant from the Inamori Foundation, and the many generous supporters of the Benefit Gala, presentations are open to the public at no charge. The symposium provides an opportunity for an international audience to learn about the achievements of the current Kyoto Prize Laureates and to discuss the relationship between their accomplishments and the common quest for peace and harmony in our world. Each year, the Symposium features lectures by the latest Kyoto Prize Laureates and esteemed scholars in the Laureates’ fields. The event includes representatives of business, government, independent peacemaking organizations, and academic institutions and societies.

The Symposium will take place over two-days on the UC San Diego Campus - March 15 & 17, 2023.

This year’s laureates are:

Carver Mead, Ph.D.
Gordon and Betty Moore Professor of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Emeritus, California Institute of Technology.

Presentation: Engineering Concepts Clarify Physical Law
Hojel Auditorium
Wednesday, March 15
10:00-11:30 am

Mead’s pioneering contributions to the field of electronics include proposing and promoting a new methodology to divide the design process of very large-scale integration (VLSI) systems into logic, circuit, and layout designs, and separating them from the manufacturing process.

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Bryan T. Grenfell, Ph.D.
Kathryn Briger and Sarah Fenton Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and Public Affairs, Princeton University

Presentation: Epidemiological and Evolutionary Dynamics of Pathogens in Time and Space
Hojel Auditorium
Wednesday, March 15
1:00-2:30 pm

Grenfell’s achievements have been instrumental in understanding infection mechanisms and proposing effective infectious disease control policies.

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Mr. Zakir Hussain
Grammy Award-winning Tabla Musician
Presentation: Indian Classical Music – Tradition and Beyond

Conrad Prebys Concert Hall
Friday, March 17
10:30 am-12:30 pm

Hussain is a Grammy award-winning tabla musician who has opened new possibilities beyond the framework of traditional Indian music in collaboration with artists of other diverse genres worldwide.