With five international speakers, five Chairs, and over 500 delegates, the meeting was a huge success.
It was opened by the University of Bristol Vice-Chancellor and President, Evelyn Welch, who also attended the conference dinner. The keynote speakers were:
- Harry Anderson (University of Oxford)
- Song Lin (Cornell University)
- Brian Stoltz, (Caltech)
- Franziska Schoenebeck (RWTH Aachen University)
- Tom Muir (Princeton University)