Dr. Jaroslav Jerz has completed his PhD from Vienna University of Technology (Austria) with dissertation dedicated to the development of aluminum foam by powder metallurgy. He is materials scientist at the Institute of Materials & Machine Mechanics of the Slovak Academy of Sciences in Bratislava (Slovakia). His scientific work is devoted to advanced metallic materials, development of technologies for their industrial production and transfer of knowledge gained by material research into industrial practice.

Amedeo Amoresano Ph.D. Associate Professor of Energy Systems at the Department of Industrial Engineering at the University of Naples Federico II. Since 2004, consultant to the Italian government on innovative energy systems. Responsible of National (Operative National Programme),and European Projects. He is currently associated partner in the EERA (European Energy Research Alliance) committee for the Concentrated Solar Power, Energy Efficiency in Industrial Processes programmes and Artificial Intelligence applied to energy systems.

Dr. Amr Saleh is an Associate Professor of Economics and a Senior Economic Adviser with extensive international experience in economic policy, sustainable development, and public administration. He currently serves as a Senior Economic Adviser to the Chairman of the Economic Department in the UAE and has previously been appointed as Senior Policy Adviser to the Minister of State for Environmental Affairs, where he coordinated USAID-funded environmental projects valued at over USD 220 million. Dr. Saleh has worked closely with major international organizations, including the World Bank, UNDP, IFC, USAID, and the World Economic Forum, contributing to policy design, institutional reform, and capacity-building initiatives across the MENA region and beyond. He has taught economics, public administration, and strategic management in several Arab countries and in France at the University of Orléans. With more than 150 training programs delivered globally, his expertise spans sustainable development, governance, economic competitiveness, policy evaluation, and organizational transformation. He is also a frequent media commentator on global and regional socio-economic issues and has contributed to landmark publications such as the Egypt National Competitiveness Report and the Arab Report on Culture of Development.

Dr. Richard Navarro, CEO of Renewable Ocean Energy, Inc, and inventor, has 14 inventions, 6 patents issued, 1 pending, 160 presentations, and authored Resurrection of the Blue Planet. He holds a Ph.D. from Vanderbilt University, School of Medicine, a Master of Arts and Bachelor of Science, cum laude from Western Michigan University, is a former professor, and serial entrepreneur with over 50 years of experience despite being severely hearing impaired. He has a passion for protecting the Earth and finding innovative solutions to common problems and leads a team of engineers and businesspeople.

Dr. Nourredine Boubekri is currently a Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at The University of North Texas. He received his Ph.D. in Industrial and Management Systems Engineering. He received both his Master and Bachelor of Science degrees in Manufacturing Engineering from Boston University. His career started at the University of Miami. There he established the University of Miami Industrial Assessment Center in the year 2000, which is currently still funded by DOE. His experience includes his roles as department chair, Director of Research and Innovation and currently Professor/Researcher and Director of UNT Industrial Assessment Center; funded by US Department of Energy. He directed more than fifty Master and Ph.D. Students and published more than 100 technical articles and journal papers in the areas of Green Manufacturing, New Product/Process Development, Project /Quality Management, Energy Management, and Productivity/Waste Optimization His competitive research funding exceeds six million dollars in grants and contracts. He has been an invited/Keynote speaker at more than 15 international conferences and symposiums

Mario Scaletta is the Senior Development Manager at Aer Soléir focused on the Italian Wind and BESS portfolio management. He has over 25 years of extensive international business development, operations startup, and project management experience acquired in the Energy sector (Hydro, Thermal, Nuclear, and Renewables) across Europe, USA, Latin America, Africa, and Middle East. Exceptional communicator and advisor focused on developing trusted and lasting relationships with customers, government institutions, regulators, and stakeholders at all levels. Mario holds a B.Sc in Civil Engineering and a M. Sc. in Hydrology at Padua University.

Dr. Maher Chebbo is a distinguished executive leader and board advisor with over 30 years of international experience across the energy, telecommunications, digital transformation, AI, and smart infrastructure sectors. He currently serves as Executive Advisor Europe at Univers and has held senior leadership positions at globally renowned organizations including GE, SAP, Capgemini, and Accenta.ai. Dr. Chebbo is widely recognized for his contributions to energy transition, smart grids, digital innovation, and sustainable technologies. He has served on the boards of several international organizations and industry groups, including REEEP, ESMIG, and CEET, advising governments, corporations, and global initiatives on the future of clean energy and digitalization. A frequent keynote speaker and thought leader, he holds a Ph.D. in Energy and Data Science from Mines ParisTech and is followed by over 100,000 professionals on LinkedIn.

Adjunct Professor Peer Schenk is a Plant Scientist and Microbiologist who is passionate about using plants, algae and beneficial bacteria to provide sustainable solutions to industry. As an Adjunct to the Centre for Bioinnovation at UniSC, and the founding Director of the Sustainable Solutions Hub, he bridges the gap between academia and industry. Adjunct Professor Schenk has over 30 years’ experience in R&D in Plant and Microbial Biotechnology, leading to five start-up companies, seven patents and >250 scientific papers with ~2,500 citations per year. He specialises in Plant-Microbe Interactions, Bioprocess Engineering and Regenerative Agriculture, and developed the emerging industries in large-scale Algae Cultivation and Plant Microbiome Engineering in Australia and overseas.

Antti Saurama is an economic geographer specialized in transportation, manufacturing, and industrial services with focus on innovations, value creation, and business models. He currently works as Director and Head of the Innovation Research Centre CCR at the Turku School of Economics, University of Turku, Finland. His previous engagements include i.a. Head of research unit of the Centre for Maritime Studies, University of Turku. Saurama has over 25 years of research, development, and analysis expertise from the transportation sector, technology, and manufacturing industries including over 50 industry-academia R&D-projects, national and European research platforms, and corporate market insights.

Dr. Masoud Babaei is an Associate Professor of Subsurface Engineering in the Department of Chemical Engineering at The University of Manchester. Since 2014, he has led a research team focused on developing advanced and computationally efficient predictive tools for a wide range of energy and environmental applications. His research expertise encompasses Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (SOFCs), Solid Oxide Electrolysis Cells (SOECs), membrane technologies for CO₂ separation, Underground Gas and Hydrogen Storage (UGS/UHS), Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS), and Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage (CCUS). Dr. Babaei's work also includes fluid characterization and treatment of geofluids under both isothermal and non-isothermal conditions, as well as innovative integrated energy systems. His research contributes significantly to sustainable energy technologies, particularly in the fields of subsurface energy storage, carbon management, and combined heat and power applications such as CO₂ Plume Geothermal systems, where carbon dioxide is utilized to extract geothermal energy from underground reservoirs. Through his interdisciplinary research, Dr. Babaei continues to advance solutions for global energy sustainability and decarbonization challenges.

Laurent Calame graduated from the School of Engineering and Business of the Canton of Vaud (HEIG-VD) in Yverdon-les-Bains. He worked for 5 years at the Laboratory for Application of Physics and Emerging Technologies (MNT-LAPTE) on two new lighting technologies (LED and plasma lamps). In 2009, Laurent won a grant from HEIG-VD to start the Lumartix project. In 2010, Laurent co-founded Lumartix and won two awards at the Geneva Inventions Fair; he filed two patents on the plasma lamp and improved its design to accelerate commercialization. Laurent serves as the CEO of Lumartix and fully devotes his time to the company's growth, a role he has held for 16 years.

PhD-Eng. Jose I. ROJAS is an Associate Professor from the Department of Physics – Division of Aerospace Engineering, of Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC BarcelonaTECH), in Spain. After obtaining his MEng. in Aerospace Engineering from Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (ETSIA UPM), in Madrid (Spain), Dr. Rojas worked as intern in the Division of Development of the Air Navigation System (DDSNA) of Spanish Airports and Air Navigation (AENA), in Madrid. Later, he joined UPC, where he has made research in various National and International R&D projects within the Research Group on Characterization of Materials (GCM): the viscoelastic properties of aerospace aluminium alloys, and composite material applications in the aerospace sector and in concentrated solar power, and, more recently, wind resource assessment focused mainly on thermal winds, and active flow control applications in wind turbines. To continuously improve his formation, he has been student at: the 2005 Community of Ariane Cities (CVA) Summer School, in Barcelona (Spain); the 8th Minerva Winter School, Weizmann Institute of Science, in Rehovot (Israel); and the Summer Session Program (SSP) 2007 of the International Space University (ISU)-Beihang University, in Beijing (China). He has also done a pre-doctoral research stay as Visiting Scholar at the University of British Columbia (UBC), in Vancouver (Canada), and a post-doctoral research stay at ACMM-University of Sydney (Australia). Finally, he worked as intern in the Air Transport Section (ATS), Dept. of Peace Keeping Operations (DPKO), United Nations Headquarters, New York, NY (USA), where he worked on heliport certification, and he was representative of the NGO Space Generation Advisory Council (SGAC) to the United Nations Economic and Social Council (UN ECOSOC). He is also proud of his contributions to the Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Aerospace Eng. at UPC, where he has imparted lessons, co-designed and coordinated various subjects and activities, e.g., the Model Rocket Workshop (awarded twice; once with Honorific Mention from the Jury in the 10th Ed. of the Awards to Quality in University Education of the Social Council of the UPC), etc. At present day, he is the Academic Coordinator of the Bachelor's degree in Aerospace Systems Engineering of EETAC-UPC and Coordinator of the PhD Doctoral Program in Aerospace Science and Engineering.

MSc in Chemical Engineering, Master in Project Management, MBA in Business Administration, MBA in Management and Innovation, and Polymer Specialist. Over 25 years of experience in new business development, R&D. Member of the scientific committee on innovation and sustainability at conferences and major trade shows in the polymer and nanotechnology industry in Latin America, Europe, the USA, and Asia. Editorial board member of the Review of Cell Science Journal. Climate Ambassador for the Climate Reality Project of the United Nations. Founder of PMO Polymer Business Intelligence, a project management consultancy based in São Paulo, Brazil, specializing in project management consulting and mentoring for innovation, energy transition and circular economy projects.

Yutaka Moritomo has completed his PhD in physics from University of Tokyo and postdoctoral studies from University of Tokyo. Now, he is the director of division of materials for energy storage and conversion, Tsukuba Research center of Energy Material Science (TREMS), University of Tsukuba. He has published more than 200 papers (total citation is 23,000, h =63, i10 = 237.).

Miguelangel Ocando is the founder and CEO of H2Vector Energy Technologies, a company focused on the development of hardware-based hydrogen solutions for Power-to-Power and X-to-Power applications. His work centers on electrolysers, compression systems, fuel cells, and integrated hydrogen platforms for heavy industry and mobility. Miguelangel has hands-on experience in the design, simulation, and deployment of energy and hydrogen systems, with a strong emphasis on scalable, industrial-ready solutions that accelerate the adoption of green hydrogen.

Dr. Md Jahirul Islam (Jahirul M. I.) is a senior researcher at Central Queensland University, Australia, and is recognised among the world’s top 2% most-cited scientists for year 2025 & 2024 (Elsevier & Stanford). He holds a PhD in Mechanical Engineering with expertise in renewable energy, hydrogen, waste-to-energy, and sustainable technologies. Dr. Islam has authored more than 90 peer-reviewed papers in high-impact journals, achieving over 7,000 citations and an h-index of 35, and has secured more than AUD $1.9 million in competitive research funding. His work has been recognised through several national and international awards, including the Advance Queensland Industry Fellowship Award, the Best Oral Presentation Award at NEFES 2025 (Japan), and finalist recognition in the Waste Recycling Industry Association Queensland (WRIQ) 2025 Industry Award. Widely invited as a keynote and invited speaker at international conferences across Europe, Asia, and Australia, Dr. Islam also serves on editorial boards and as a reviewer for leading journals, contributing to global research excellence.

Dr. Yang Hu, who obtained his PhD from Wuhan University in 2021 and completed his postdoctoral fellowship at Tsinghua University in 2023, has formulated strategic plans for several companies, serving as CEO or holding corresponding positions. He focuses on the research and engineering industrialization application of new materials, with research and industrialization content covering energy catalysis (zero-carbon electrochemical ammonia synthesis, medium-high temperature fuel cells, lithium-ion batteries, nano and mesoporous material preparation, atmospheric water extraction), environmental protection (high-efficiency SCR reaction using liquid ammonia instead of urea, hydrogen sulfide gas separation), and semiconductor materials (photoresist). He has participated in and completed dozens of national-level projects in China, and published nearly 30 high-level papers and patents. His current major achievements include: 1. Zero-carbon electrochemical green ammonia synthesis (Magnesium Chloride Cycle, MCC method for ammonia synthesis) - a world first; 2. Development of high-efficiency tail gas treatment system using liquid ammonia (HSCR technology) - a world first, with engineering practice and commercial implementation in China; 3. Development and industrialization of the world's first high-etching-resistant electron beam photoresist - a world first, with commercial practice. Dr. Yang Hu started his entrepreneurial journey during his PhD studies, mainly focusing on environmental protection, energy, and information data issues in social development. He aims to promote industrial upgrading and development through the research and engineering marketization application of new materials, driving high-quality green development of human society and resource environment in a coordinated manner. Dr. Yang Hu is willing to work with numerous collaborators to promote the beautiful development of society and achieve the beauty of integration.

Martina Barrasso is a Mechanical Engineer specialized in energy efficiency for sustainable development. She is currently pursuing a PhD in Industrial Engineering for Energy Processes at the University of Naples Federico II. Her research focuses on the development of supervised and unsupervised machine learning techniques to minimize energy waste through non-invasive strategies. Her studies have been carried out within the EERA (European Energy Research Alliance) program on energy efficiency in the industrial sector. She emphasizes that innovative solutions often lie in the adopted strategy, where combining statistical methods and engineering approaches represents the first step toward reducing energy waste without structural modifications.

Silvia Roscioli is a Naval Engineer specialized in environmental sustainability. Her master's thesis addressed SO₂ abatement in ship exhausts, and she is now pursuing a PhD in Industrial Engineering at the University of Naples “Federico II”. Her research focuses on magnetic gearboxes as an innovation for remote power-transmission applications, due to their higher efficiency and reduced maintenance needs. She applies both engineering modelling and statistical analysis, and has experience with finite-element tools and parametric studies.

Dr Eric Shiu is affiliated with the University of Birmingham in the UK. His research focus is in innovation management which covers sustainable innovation of different sorts such as in renewable battery, vehicles using alternative energy sources, and firms' green innovation practice. He has published widely in high ranking academic journals such as Technovation, Transportation Research Part A Policy and Practice, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, and Technological Forecasting and Social Change.

Akshay Mehta is a Lead Software Architect with 13+ years of experience building scalable web applications and cloud‑ready enterprise solutions. He specializes in modern architecture, distributed systems, and data-driven platforms, combining strong technical depth with practical design. Akshay is passionate about clean architecture, performance engineering, and creating solutions that deliver long-term business value.

Saqib Mir is a Master's student in Sustainable Environment and Energy Systems (SEES) at Middle East Technical University, Northern Cyprus Campus, Türkiye. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Psychology and has developed strong interdisciplinary research interests at the intersection of behavioral psychology, sustainability, environmental policy, and climate change. His research focuses on understanding how psychological principles can be applied to promote sustainable behaviors, improve environmental decision-making, and support the development of effective energy policies. His current work explores the role of behavioral interventions, including nudges, social norms, and feedback mechanisms, in encouraging pro-environmental behaviors and increasing public participation in sustainable energy initiatives. In addition to his research activities, Saqib serves as a Teaching Assistant in the Department of Psychology at METU Northern Cyprus Campus. He has actively participated in and organized various academic and community engagement initiatives, including mental health awareness campaigns, disability inclusion workshops, blood donation drives, and environmental sustainability programs. He has also completed specialized training in Gender-Based Violence (GBV) through UNICEF's Agora learning platform. His broader academic interests include environmental psychology, behavioral economics, public policy, climate adaptation, and sustainable development. Through interdisciplinary research, he aims to bridge the gap between psychological science and environmental policy by developing evidence-based solutions that encourage sustainable lifestyles and support global efforts to address climate change.

My name is Pitulac Otilia, and I am a second-year PhD student in Civil Engineering and Building Services. I am originally from Romania and have an interdisciplinary academic background that combines geographical sciences with technical engineering. I hold a Bachelor’s degree in Geography and a Master’s degree in Geomatics and Cartography (Cadastre), fields that have strengthened my interest in applying geospatial technologies to the design, monitoring, and management of built infrastructure.Currently, my doctoral research focuses on identifying and implementing innovative solutions for integrating geospatial data into sustainable design and development processes, with an emphasis on flood prevention and the sustainable use of soil resources. I am also particularly interested in how modern spatial analysis tools can support the transition toward smart cities and more energy-efficient infrastructures.I have published one article in the MDPI journal and actively participate in scientific events and conferences dedicated to advancements in engineering, geomatics, and sustainable energy.

Alireza Ghasempour has extensive experience in research, teaching, and executive positions. His areas of interest include smart grids, Internet of Things, artificial intelligence, and optimization techniques. He has published a book chapter and several papers in peer-reviewed journals and at conferences.