Prof. Dr. Regiane Relva Romano Head of R, D & Innovation at VIP-Systems; Head of Smart Cities at Smart Campus FACENS where she works as Coordinator of the MBA in Management and Innovation in Smart Cities; Former Special Advisor to the Brazilian Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation; MBA Coordinator; Writer; Researcher at the ABES Think Tank where she works on the topic of Management and Innovation in Smart Cities; University Professor; International Speaker; Innovation and Technologies Consultant applied to Companies, Retail, Health and Smart Cities. Creator of the 1st. Smart Store of Latin America and Curator of the 1st. Brazilian Smart Cities Sandbox. Member of the Administration and Innovation Board of SAE, ACSP, Brasil Digital para Todos and VP of the Parliamentary Front of Municipalities. He has a PhD with Distinction from FGV, a Master's degree in IT from PUC Camp and 5 postgraduate degrees involving Technology, Innovation, Smart Cities and Management.Member of the administration and innovation board of SAE, ACSP, GSMD, FIESP, BDT, and others.She was awarded the Best of the Academy award in 2018 by ABRFID (Brazilian Association of Radio Frequency Identification).

Dr. Amy Poh Ai Ling is a Project Assistant Professor at the Department of Precision Engineering, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Japan, and Founder and Director of the Malaysia–Japan Academic Association. Her research focuses on sustainable manufacturing, circular economy strategies, lifecycle assessment, EV battery circularity, resource efficiency, and sustainable mobility systems. She is actively involved in interdisciplinary research and international collaborations related to decarbonization, industrial sustainability, and circular value creation in Asia. Her recent work includes lifecycle mapping and circular value retention strategies for end-of-life electric vehicle batteries, sustainable tourism governance, and low-carbon transition initiatives.

Dr. Assma EL KADDOURI holds a Ph.D. in Materials, Mechanics, and Civil Engineering, with a specialization in Electrochemistry, awarded in 2014 from the University of Grenoble. Currently, she is an Associate Professor at the LEMTA (Laboratory of Energy and Theoretical and Applied Mechanics) at the University of Lorraine. Since 2015, her research has focused on proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFC), particularly on the performance and durability of the polymer membranes used in these devices. Her work involves advanced characterization techniques, including Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), to gain a deeper understanding of ionomer membranes degradation phenomena and to develop strategies aimed at improving the reliability and longevity of fuel cells.

Paulo C. DE MORAIS, PhD, is currently a Full Professor at the Catholic University of Brasília (UCB) – Brazil, a position he has held since 2018. He is also an Emeritus Professor of the University of Brasilia (UnB) since 2014 and holds a CNPq-1A Research Fellowship since 2010.He is a highly distinguished physicist and nanomaterials researcher, with over 40 years of experience in the field. His research focuses on the preparation, characterization, and applications of nanosized materials, including magnetic fluid, magnetoliposomes, magnetic nanoemulsions, and quantum dots. He has published over 500 papers, garnered more than 13,500 citations, delivered over 200 international invited talks, and holds 16 patents.

Dr. Kuo-Lin Huang is an Emeritus Professor of the Department of Environmental Science and Engineering at National Pingtung University of Science and Technology (NPUST), Taiwan. He earned his Ph.D. degree in Environmental Engineer from Clarkson University (USA) in 2001. His current research interests are broadly clustered in the areas of environmental and electrochemical technologies. He is particularly interested in developing electrochemical techniques for removal/degradation/remediation of pollutants, monitoring/abatement of toxic air pollutants, resource recovery, fabrication of electrodes/sensors, and proton exchange membrane fuel cells. Prof. Huang has participated in the scientific committee of several conferences and associations and serves as a reviewer in a wide range of international renowned journals and for grant proposals of some institutes in different countries. He is an author or a co-author of more than 105 papers in SCIE journals (H-index: 31 from Google Scholar and 29 from Scopus in 2025). He has been on the editorial board of Processes (Section Board for Environmental and Green Processes) since 2021. He also served as a guest editor for some special issues of two SCI journals (Environmental Science and Pollution Research and International Journal of Hydrogen Energy). He was a director of Association of Chemical Sensors in Taiwan (ACST) from 2014 to 2016 and a supervisor of Taiwan PM2.5 Control Association (PMCA) (2020–2024) and is a supervisor of Taiwan Association for Aerosol Research (TAAR) (2008–2026).

Ephraim Suhir is on the faculty of the Portland State University, Portland, OR, UCLA, USA, and Bordeaux Univ., France. He is also CEO of a Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) ERS Co. in Los Altos, CA, USA, is Foreign Full Member of the National Academy of Engineering, Ukraine (he was born in that country); Life Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), the Society of Optical Engineers (SPIE), and the International Microelectronics and Packaging Society (IMAPS); Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS), the Institute of Physics (IoP), UK, and the Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE); and Associate Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

Dr. David Galán is a scientific researcher (from 2004 up to nowadays) in the Department of Atmospheric Pollution (National Reference Laboratory for Air Quality in Spain) of the National Center for Environmental Health (Health Institute Carlos III). He is the head of functional unit in that Department and holds a PhD in Inorganic and Bioinorganic Chemistry by Complutense University of Madrid (Mention of European Doctorate). Similarly, Dr. Galán is an expert in instrumental techniques by Faculty of Chemical Sciences (Complutense University of Madrid) and holds a Master in Computer Science and Management as well as 31 specific courses. Dr. Galán has published more than 190 scientific-technical reports as well as more than 40 oral communications in international congresses. Dr. Galán has been served as a member of Directive Board of a Scientific Society such Spanish Society for Environment Health (2013-2017), member of Scientific and Management Committees in Scientific Congresses (>50 events from 2020), Editorial Board Member for Annals of Civil and Environment Engineering, Journal of Epidemiology and Global Health Research and Environmental Science:

Hugo Wai Leung Mak is a lecturer in the Department of Mathematics at The Chinese University of Hong Kong. He obtained his Ph.D. from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. His academic interests include mathematics, artificial intelligence, machine learning, image processing, and data-driven computational applications. He has contributed to interdisciplinary research involving Variational AutoEncoder (VAE) models, remote sensing, and game design applications, with publications in advanced computational and mathematical research areas.

Dr. Murat Kirişci is a Professor in the Department of Biostatistics and Medical Informatics, Cerrahpaşa Medicine Faculty at Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa. He received a Ph.D. degree in Mathematics from Erciyes University. His research has focused on the Matrix domain, statistical convergence, fixed-point theory, decision-making, fuzzy sets and systems, fuzzy logic, risk analysis, artificial intelligence, machine learning, intelligent systems, and optimization. He has contributed research papers to reputable journals and served as a reviewer for various scientific journals. Dr. Kirişci has 90 journal articles, 60 presentations at peer-reviewed scientific conferences, 11 book chapters, and 6 expert reports. He has conducted 275 peer reviews for scientific publications. In a Stanford University and Elsevier study, he was included in the list of "The World's Most Influential Scientists" for three consecutive years.

Yew Kee WONG (Eric) is a former Professor, Associate Vice-President, and Registrar at Hong Kong Chu Hai College. He has previously served as a Professor at BASIS. He holds a BSc (Hons) degree in Computing Systems and a PhD in AI from Nottingham Trent University (NTU), UK. When he was 15 and 19, he was the youngest undergraduate and PhD student admitted to NTU. Between 2001 and 2016, he was the Senior Programme Director at The University of Hong Kong (HKU-SPACE). He currently serves as a Research Supervisor for PhD/Master students at the Southern Institute of Technology (New Zealand). His research interests include AI, Quantum Computing, Web3 Technology, and Big Data Analytics. Over the last 30 years, he has been granted and received over USD$10 million in research funding from Governments, Private Foundations & Institutions (from Europe, Africa and Asia). Prof. WONG (Eric) has served on more than 3,000 top-tier International Conference Chairs, Scientific/Publicity Chairs and Program/Technical Committees. Since 2005, he has actively participated in 43 International Journals as Editor-in-Chief, Associate Editor, and Member of the Journal Editorial Board Committee. He is currently a Fellow, Professional and Individual member of 12 Internationally renowned Professional Organizations (IEEE, ACM, AAAI, IIBA, ISACA, AIP, BCS, IOA, ACL, CAIAC, AAIA and ICAIL). During his career, he has held the titles of Honorary Professor, Distinguished Professor, Adjunct Professor, Visiting Professor and Honorary Research Fellow at 15 different universities and institutions. From 1996 to present, he has published more than 180 peer-reviewed articles & research papers in top-tier academic journals, conference proceedings, and online R&D outlets. Many of his research papers have appeared in world-renowned journals such as Scientific Reports, Springer Nature and IEEE. He has supervised/co-supervised over 80 PhD/Master students.

Dr. Hossein Nezakati is an Associate Professor of Strategic Management in the College of Business and Technology at Northeastern State University, Oklahoma, USA. He holds a Ph.D. in Business Management (Marketing Management) and brings more than two decades of academic, research, industry, and administrative experience across different countries.Dr. Nezakati has held academic leadership positions including MBA Subject Designer, Program Developer, Ph.D. and MBA Coordinator, Head of Case Studies, and Chair of Business School Ethics Committees. He has taught a wide range of undergraduate, MBA, DBA, and Ph.D. courses in strategic management, leadership, international business, marketing, organizational behavior, and entrepreneurship.