We expect the following researchers to give at least some lectures during the Focused Semester:

Arthur Bartels, Joachim Cuntz, Siegfried Echterhoff, Heath Emerson, Erik Guentner, Nigel Higson, Michael Joachim, Pierre Julg, Gennadi Kasparov, Eberhard Kirchberg, Wolfgang Lück, Ralf Meyer, Ryszard Nest, Hervé Oyono-Oyono, Walther Paravicini, Vahid Shirbisheh, Georges Skandalis, Stanisław Woronowicz, Guoliang Yu

In addition, there will be more talks in the course of the workshop at the end of the Focused Semester.

Arthur Bartels
	Joachim Cuntz
Siegfried Echterhoff
	Heath Emerson
Erik Guentner
	Nigel Higson
Michael Joachim
	Pierre Julg
Gennadi Kasparov
	Eberhard Kirchberg
Wolfgang Lück
	Ralf Meyer
Ryszard Nest
	Walther Paravicini
Vahid Shirbisheh
	Georges Skandalis
Wilhelm Winter
	Stanisław Woronowicz
Guoliang Yu