The opening address is given by HRH Prince Philippe of Belgium and eminent scientists and decision makers from the industry are participating in this Closing Ceremony, in particular Ada Yonath, Chemistry Nobel Laureate in 2009 and Andrew Liveris, Chief Executive Officer of The Dow Chemical Company.

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Nearly three decades later in 2007, while visiting as a professor of chemistry at the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, Yazami and Robert Grubbs, also a chemistry professor at the Caltech and the recipient of the 2005 Nobel Laureate for Chemistry, were rumored to have made a major breakthrough in carbon-fluoride technology that would revolutionize the field of energy storage.

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