Program and Sponsors
Gala Underwriter

Director's Cut / Premier Sponsor
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Gala Chair - Golden Spotlight / Gold Sponsor
David Faucon
Supporting Cast / Copper Sponsors
Ashvin B. Chhabra & Daniela Bonafede-Chhabra
Nina & Michael R. Douglas
Ross Garon
Denis de Graeve
Monique & Scott Miller
Gerry Ohrstrom
Farida & Henri Seydoux

Cameo Role / Gala Friend
Michael & Victoria Bershadsky
Bharat & Swati Bhise
Kim Brizzolara
Mark Charbonneau Johnson
Ann Clarkeson & Arthur Jaffe
Marina Cucchiari
Nicolas Dreyfuss
Christine Etheredge & John Terilla
Ladan Gharai
Annette Gray
Carolyn & Keith Hilles-Pilant
Firdaus Janoos
Zahra Joudi
Delaram Kahrobaei
Arthur Kramer
Alexandra Lauvaux
Annika Lejeune
Stefan Madjarov
Carine Menache
Kamyar Moud
Bettye Muller
Eugénie Rives & Cédric Hutchings
Juliana Ruecker & Nicolas Poitevin
Vasily Pestun
Elena & Vladimir Sadov
Mariana & Jasjeet Sood
Anne Taibleson
Daniel & Holly Totoum Tangho
Michele Vettorazzo
Victoria Vysotina
Genevieve Williams
In-Kind Sponsors
Caroline Robinson
Alex Kontorovich & Eric Vergo


Program
- 6:00 p.m. Cocktail
- 7:00 p.m. Seated Dinner
- 8:00 p.m. Auction
- 9:00 p.m. Champagne toast
GALA HONORARY COMMITTEE
Friends of IHES extends its heartfelt gratitude to:
H.S.H. Prince Albert II of Monaco
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Fanny Ardant
Actor, Screenwriter & Director
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Manjul Bhargava
Robert C. Gunning *55 and R. Brandon Fradd ’83 Professor of Mathematics at Princeton University
Fields Medal Laureate
Associate Producer & Mathematical Advisor for The Man Who Knew Infinity
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Devika Bhise
Actress & Producer
Member of the Cast of The Man Who Knew Infinity
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Swati Bhise
Director, Writer, Producer & Educator
Executive Producer & Indian Cultural Consultant for The Man Who Knew Infinity
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Thibault Damour
IHES Permanent Professor of Physics Emeritus
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Fondation Chantal Akerman
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Carla Fendi Foundation
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Jeremy Irons
Actor
Member of the Cast of The Man Who Knew Infinity
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Farida Khelfa
Writer, Filmmaker, Actress & Model
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Ken Ono
Marvin Rosenblum Professor of Mathematics at the University of Virginia
Associate Producer & Math Consultant for The Man Who Knew Infinity
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Olivier Peyon
Screenwriter & Director
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Jean Reno
Actor
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Forest Whitaker
Actor, Director & Producer
Founder of the Whitaker Peace & Development Initiative (WPDI)
GALA COMMITTEE
Friends of IHES extends its heartfelt gratitude to
Guillaume Bioche
Carine Menache
Monique Miller
Benjamin Servenay
for their dedication and contributions as members of this year’s Gala Committee.
Your impact
Your sponsorship will contribute to the Institute’s mission of advancing fundamental research. It will directly support the scientific activity of IHES, financing researchers from around the globe, and more particularly from the US ‑ where our largest population of visiting professors reside.
