PRESS BRIEFING by Frontiers
October 14, 12.15-13.00 pm
Speakers:

• Dr Gilbert de Gregorio, Director of Communications, Frontiers
• Martina Johns, Advisory Board Member and Program Director for Asia and Science, International Journalists Progamme (IJP)
• Dr Shirley Dent, Head of Public Relations, Frontiers [Moderator]

This briefing offers an exclusive preview of sessions and speakers at the Frontiers Science House (FSH) in Davos during the World Economic in January 2027. The FSH, launched in 2026, gives science a seat at the decision-making table and takes transformative science into the government and business conversations where global policies and investment are shaped. The launch in January 2026 brought science into the heart of Davos, with Nobel laureates, business leaders, and government ministers science that matters, making headlines on issues from antimicrobial resistance to cancer laboratories in space.

Frontiers’ Director of Communications, Dr Gilbert de Gregorio, will give a sneak preview of ‘hot topic’ sessions, where ground-breaking science will be presented or provocative discussions provide newsworthy quotes.

For those journalists keen to attend Davos in person and cover first-hand the science being discussed and ask questions in person to the panels, Martina Johns, Advisory Board Member and Program Director for Asia and Science, International Journalists‘ Progamme (IJP), will also introduce a new partnership between FSH and the IJP. This partnership will cover travel and accommodation for three science journalists to attend the Frontiers Science House at Davos. The journalists will, of course, retain full editorial independence. Frontiers will facilitate access to speakers, researchers and interview opportunities, alongside the wider programme and activity on the Davos Promenade.

The Frontiers Team will be on hand to register initial interest in both the FSH programme and the IJP partnership.