Special Guests
Marilyn Simons, Chair, Friends of IHES
Marilyn Simons holds a B.A. and a Ph.D. in Economics from SUNY, Stony Brook. In 1994, she co-founded the Simons Foundation together with her late husband, Jim Simons, and served as its President until June 2021. Both through the Simons Foundation and at a personal level, Marilyn Simons has supported programs promoting an increased diversity and improved equity in science and economics.
Emmanuel Ullmo, Director, IHES
Emmanuel Ullmo is a mathematician specializing in algebraic geometry and arithmetic. Before becoming the Director of IHES in 2013, he alternated positions at Université Paris-Saclay and abroad, including at IMPA in Brazil, Princeton University and Tsing-Hua University, China. He was an invited speaker at the International Congress of Mathematicians in Beijing in 2002 and a member of the Institut Universitaire de France from 2003 to 2008. In 2006, he was awarded the Élie Cartan Prize of the French Academy of Sciences.
Cédrik Fouriscot, Consul General of France in New York
Cédrik Fouriscot has served as Consul General of France in New York since June 2024. He is a career diplomat specializing in European affairs, with previous postings in Brussels and within France’s Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs. He has also served as Advisor to French Foreign Minister, Catherine Colonna and French Minister for Europe, Laurence Boone. He is a graduate of Sciences Po Toulouse.