Opening Ceremony

OC - WONDER

February 26, 17:45 - 19:00 CET

Join us for the highlight of ECR 2025 as Congress President Prof. Andrea Rockall invites attendees to experience Planet Radiology coming to life before their very eyes. Reflecting this year’s theme of sustainability and planetary health, the Opening Ceremony, WONDER, serves as both a call to action and a celebration of the beauty of our shared home, planet Earth, and the extraordinary miracle of life itself.

Featuring world-class performers, inspiring guest speakers, and exciting surprises, the ECR 2025 Opening Ceremony is sure to create a sense of connection and fully capture the spirit of WONDER.

Programme
WATER
Performance by Corpus Acrobatics
Opening Speech by ESR President Andrea Rockall
Speech by EFRS President Patrizia Cornacchione
AIR
Performance by Chiara Nova accompanied by Anna Maurer on piano and the Neue Wiener Stimmen choir
Speech by Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency Rafael Grossi
Imagers Fixing the World
Speech by ESOR Fellow Angela Ammirabile
FIRE
Performance by Geneviève Coté
Recognition of Gold Medallists
EARTH
Closing Words by ESR President Andrea Rockall
Performance by Gisele Jackson accompanied by the Neue Wiener Stimmen choir