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. 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.

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. Ishfaq Ahmad is a Computer Science and Engineering Professor and Director of the Center for Advanced Computing Systems at the University of Texas at Arlington, Texas, USA. He has authored about 300 publications, including books and peer-reviewed research papers on computing. Dr. Ahmad has received over 40 domestic and international awards. Google Scholar shows his research papers as highly cited, ranking him among the top ten researchers in several computer science sub-branches. He has held a leading role (such as chair) for 37 international conferences and delivered more than 160 talks, including several keynote speeches. He has also served as a senior visiting scientist at US and Chinese national labs and held honorary positions at several universities worldwide. He is a Fellow of the IEEE and AIIA. He is also a faculty member at the Islamic Seminary of America in Dallas, Texas.

Dr. Mitsuo Yoshida received his PhD from the Faculty of Science, Hokkaido University, for his research in the field of geology. Subsequently, he worked as a Senior Advisor at the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), an official development assistance organization of Government of Japan, engaging in technical cooperation projects in the fields of environmental management and waste management in more than 40 global-south countries. He currently serves as CEO of the non-profit organization INEHC, providing consulting services. He has also served as an adjunct professor at the Graduate School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology and a visiting professor at the Graduate School of Frontieer Science, The University of Tokyo.

Professor Dr. Jae Hak Jung is a Full Professor in the School of Chemical Engineering at Yeungnam University, South Korea, and currently serves as Dean of the College of Engineering. He received his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from POSTECH and completed postdoctoral research at MIT, USA. With over three decades of academic and research experience, Prof. Jung has led numerous national research centers in solar energy, photovoltaic systems, agrivoltaics, and renewable energy innovation. He has published 19 books, 114 SCI-indexed papers, and holds 23 patents in the fields of renewable energy, optimal design, computer simulation, and artificial intelligence. He has served in multiple leadership roles, including Director of several government-supported renewable energy programs and Organizing Chair of international photovoltaic conferences. His contributions to renewable energy research have been recognized with multiple national awards from Korean government agencies and academic societies.

Laszlo Adam Ph.D. head geologist at Arctic Green Engineering Services Ltd with more than 20 years experience on exploring geothermal resources. He has participated numerous successful geothermal projects in Pannonian Basin providing expertise on integrated geothermal prospect analysis, geothermal well siting, geological plans for deep drillings, design of geothermal exploration activities, well log and seismic data interpretation, geological risk mitigation measures, geological and hydrogeological models.

Laurent Calame is the co-founder and CEO of Lumartix SA (Aubonne, Switzerland), a company he established in 2010 to develop, manufacture and commercialise plasma-based lighting systems for high-fidelity solar simulation. A graduate engineer of HEIG-VD (Yverdon-les-Bains), he spent five years as a research engineer at the Laboratory for Applications of Physics and Emerging Technologies (MNT-LAPTE) of HEIG-VD, working on emerging light-source technologies including LEDs and plasma lamps, research that laid the foundation for Lumartix's patented plasma light engine. Since founding Lumartix, Laurent Calame has guided the company from an early-stage spin-off, recognised with two awards at the Geneva International Exhibition of Inventions, into a supplier of solar simulators and climate chambers serving the photovoltaic, space, defense and automotive sectors. Its plasma-based simulators are used by photovoltaic manufacturers, certification bodies and testing laboratories worldwide, as well as by universities and research institutes. He has co-authored several peer-reviewed publications on luminescent materials and light sources, including work on rare-earth-doped phosphors, and is named inventor on several patents covering plasma lighting technology. Since 2018, he has served as an expert on a Swiss standardisation committee, contributing to IEC technical specifications for solar simulation and lighting, and he regularly speaks at international scientific and industry events on solar energy, photovoltaics and accelerated environmental testing. Based in Geneva, Switzerland, Laurent Calame continues to lead Lumartix's development of plasma lighting solutions, combining hands-on engineering with a strategic focus on bringing Swiss-made testing technology to markets worldwide, under the company's motto: "think bright."

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.

Prof. Zhuangzhuang Liu, Ph.D., is a Professor at Chang’an University, China, where he serves as Vice-Dean of the School of Future Transportation and Head of the Department of Transportation & Energy Integration Engineering. His research focuses on roadway energy harvesting, electrical pavement engineering, smart road materials, and resilient pavement systems. He has led and contributed to major research projects on renewable energy harvesting from highway infrastructure and sustainable transportation systems, supported by national research programs in China.

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 8,800 citations and an h-index of 40, 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.

Ederaldo Godoy Junior, Professor at University of Taubate UNITAU, has Mechanical Engineer, Master in Environmental Sciences and Doctor in Energy, Researcher DTA CNPq and EPE, develops eco-efficient systems for environmental protection, sustainable energy, food and use of biofertilizer in agroforestry systems. He received more than 22 international awards.