Karl is the Deputy Director of One Earth and formerly the Director of Media, Science & Technology at the Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation. One Earth's Science Program supports academic institutions and NGOs working on the cutting edge of climate and energy science, biodiversity conservation, and sustainable food systems. Through grantmaking and development capacity, the program helps to turn science into action, empowering decision makers in government, civil society, and the private sector. Karl also oversees production and distribution of content across One Earth’s website and social media properties, along with award-winning initiatives such as the Global Safety Net, which was recently named a "World Changing Idea" by Fast Company. Karl is a contributing author to "A roadmap for repowering California for all purposes with wind, water, and sunlight" (Energy, 2014) and later spearheaded the development of the landmark textbook Achieving the Paris Climate Agreement Goals (Springer Nature, 2019). He is also co-author of “A Global Deal for Nature: Guiding Principles, Milestones, and Targets” (Science Advances, 2019), a scientific paper establishing the evidence base for an ambitious conservation agenda covering 50% of the world’s lands and seas, which was endorsed by the IUCN including a 30x30 interim target subsequently adopted by the 2022 UN Convention on Biological Diversity.

J. M.Rosolen is a Free Physical-Chemical Professor, Associate III, at the University of São Paulo-Dep. Chemistry (2004), FFCLRP where he joined on 08/1997. He specializes in multidisciplinary research involving oxide materials of interest for li interleaving and carbonaceous materials including graphenes and their micro/nanostructured derivatives. The technological sectors that have developed projects involve batteries, supercapacitors, filtration, mechanical reinforcement, carbon fiber fabrics, sensors, implants where nanocarbons are always used. The project portfolio is financed by national or international foundations and/or companies (e.g. National Graphite, Magnesita, Philip Morris, Bevi Plastic). His laboratory belongs to the Nanotechnology Center (CNAI-FFCLRP-USP) where he was once director. He holds a bachelor's degree in Physics from the Gleb Wataging-Unicamp Institute of Physics, and a Full Doctorate in Chemical Sciences from the University of Rome La Sapienza. His training was guided by Professors Franco Decker -IFGW (Semiconductor Physics, Electrochemistry, Photoelectrochemistry and Solar Cells) and Bruno Scrosati (conversion and storage systems of energy-batteries, capacitors). He has held post-docs, stays at various research institutions aimed at internationalization of his works (e.g. University of Surrey-ATI, TUC-Chemnitz , UnB-Barcelona,"Sapienza" Rome, Camerino, ENEA-Casaccia, ICMAB-Barcelona, Ulm-Helmoltz Institute, North Carolina Textile College).

Ning Lin is an Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Princeton University. Lin’s research areas include natural hazards and risk analysis, climate change impact and adaptation, wind engineering, and coastal engineering. Her current primary focus is hurricane risk analysis. She integrates science, engineering, and policy to study hurricane-related weather extremes, how they change with changing climate, and how their impact on society can be better mitigated. She has published in high-impact journals including Science, Nature Climate Change, and PNAS on these topics. Lin is a recipient of CAREER award from National Science Foundation (NSF),Natural Hazards Early Career Award and Global Environmental Change Early Career Award from American Geophysical Union (AGU), and and Huber Research Prize from American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). Lin received her Ph.D. in Civil and Environmental Engineering from Princeton University in 2010. She also received a certificate in Science, Technology and Environmental Policy in 2010 from Princeton. Before rejoining Princeton as an assistant professor in 2012, she conducted research in the Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences at MIT as a NOAA Climate and Global Change Postdoctoral Fellow.

Vice President for Administrative Affairs of Saint Joseph University of Beirut. Honorary Dean of the Faculty of Engineering (FI-USJ). Former Director of Ecole Supérieure d’Ingénieurs de Beyrouth (ESIB). Ph,D in Structural Engineering and Ph,D in Mechanical Engineering from Ecole Centrale de Paris (ECP). Master degree in Steel Structures from Centre de Hautes Etudes du Metal (CHEM - France) Master degree in « Structures and Methods » from Université Pierre et Marie Curie (Paris VI - France) He has a large number of publications in Earthquake engineering, seismic design of structures and steel constructions. He is a member of many local and international committees OEA, ASCE, ASEE, UISF.

Jean-Louis Kindler is CEO of Ways2H, a leading commercial provider of Waste-to-Hydrogen solutions for mobility and grid applications. A veteran of the environmental technology industry who has pioneered award-winning water, waste and renewable energy systems, Jean-Louis and his team are developing solutions and projects that transform the world’s worst waste - MSW, plastics, medical refuse - into clean energy and fuel. Jean-Louis is also Co-Founder and CEO of clean tech management company Clean Energy Enterprises, which created Ways2H. Previously, Jean-Louis was president of Origin Clear Inc.’s Technology Division, where he led commercial development of a breakthrough water treatment technology. Jean-Louis is still a member of Origin Clear’s board of directors. Before joining Origin Clear, Jean-Louis was co-founder and chief technology officer of Ennesys, an award-winning French biotech company, where he designed an innovative waste-to-energy system and hosted French President François Hollande during a 2013 state visit to the company. Jean-Louis earlier served as founding CEO of MHS Equipment, a French nanotechnologies equipment manufacturer, where he led the development of a new fuel cell components manufacturing process. Jean-Louis started his 30-year career in the clean tech sector in Japan, as principal of technology incubator Pacific Junction. His work there included technology sourcing for the French industrial group GEC-Alsthom, building the first version of the BLUE Tower waste-to-hydrogen commercial unit, and providing market development for a fluids-mixing technology. Jean-Louis holds a Master’s degree in Economics and Public Policy from the Institute of Political Studies (Institut d'Etudes Politiques) in Lyon, France, and an MBA in International Management from the ISG Business School (Institut Supérieur de Gestion) in Paris.

Dr. Selin Calik is first female author in the UK who published a book on green energy related with post-COVID-19 era named as "The Renaissance of Smart Energy". Dr Calik participates in the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP) as an observer and renewable energy scientist. She is also the member of Rotary Representative to the UN and the Commonwealth of Nations to follow COP process. As a founder of Women in Smart Energy and Consultancy based in the UK, Dr Selin Calik has been giving consultancy services to companies, NGOs and charities on the sustainable investments and ESG. Dr Calik has been interviewed by global media outlets (BBC, Bloomberg) on energy transition and renewable energy. Dr Calik has also been giving lectures on Global Green Energy Policies at the multiple universities in the UK such as University of London.

Michael Groves is a geographer with a PhD in aerial and satellite earth observation, with over 20 years’ experience in environmental management and sustainability reporting. He is the founder and CEO of Topolytics – a data analytics business that is making the world’s waste visible, verifiable and valuable. Its WasteMap® platform generates insights for waste producers, recyclers and government, that enable greater materials recovery, drive operational efficiencies, support investment strategies, enhance transparency and reduce carbon emissions. Topolytics is acknowledged by IDC, Frost & Sullivan, SAP, World Economic Forum and Accenture as a leading analytics player in the global $4.5Bn smart waste management market.

Dr Kun-Lin Yang is a professor in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the National University of Singapore (NUS). Before joining NUS, he was a post-doctoral researcher in the Chemical and Biomolecular Department at the University of Wisconsin - Madison. He received his PhD degree from Georgia Institute of Technology in 2002. He is the recipient of Defense Innovation Research Program Award in 2009, A*Star Research Awards in 2006, 2008 and 2015 for his work on microfluidic – liquid crystal sensors. His present research interests are focused on green catalysts, microfluidics, sensors and liquid crystals.

Andrew P. McCoy, Ph.D. is the Director of the Virginia Center for Housing Research (VCHR), Beliveau Professor and Associate Director of the Myers-Lawson School of Construction (MLSoC) at Virginia Tech. Dr. McCoy has authored hundreds of articles and has been a primary investigator on millions of dollars in funded projects, including ‘green’ residential construction practices, building technologies, affordable housing and safety practices in the construction supply chain. Notable funded endeavors include: 1) The Commonwealth of Virginia's Executive Order 32 study "Addressing the Impact of Housing Affordability for Virginia’s Economy"; 2) HUD's " Impact of Market Behavior on the Adoption and Diffusion of Innovative Green Building Technologies," A Sustainable Communities Research grant; 3) HUD's "Strategies for Promoting Innovation in Housing"; 4) NIOSH's “The Case for a Whole Industry Approach to Safety,” a grant on safety across cultures and sectors of the construction industry; 5) Housing Virginia's "The Impact of Energy Efficient Construction for LIHTC Housing in Virginia" and 6) Virginia Housing's "Printing for Affordable Concrete housing and Training (PACT)" which developed the first affordable, owner-occupied house in the world using 3D concrete printing. Dr. McCoy’s research won the 2022 Golden Hammer Award, the 2015 Game Changer Award for the State of Virginia, Engineering News Record's 2014 "Top 20 under 40" for the Mid-Atlantic, ASCE's Journal of Architectural Engineering "Top Paper Award 2015," the American Real Estate Society conference’s "best paper prize for the topic of Sustainable Real Estate" and Historic Richmond's Golden Hammer Award 2022.

Dr. Jianzhong He is a Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the National University of Singapore. She received her Ph.D. degree at the Georgia Institute of Technology in 2003 from Professor Frank Löffler’s lab. Prior to that, she obtained her M.S. and B.S. degrees from Tsinghua University and Harbin Institute of Technology in 1998 and 1995, respectively. She was a postdoctoral researcher in Professor Lisa Alvarez-Cohen’s lab at the University of California Berkeley for two years before joining the National University of Singapore as an assistant professor in 2005. Dr. He’s research focuses on discovering novel microorganisms to transform and detoxify environmental contaminants, enhancing biodegradation by optimizing the growth of functional microbes, biomass to bioenergy/biochemicals, nutrients removal from wastewater, and applying nucleic acid-based approach in laboratory cultures and in situ. During her tenure at NUS, Dr. He has generated ~ 100 peer-reviewed publications while securing significant amount of external funding from diverse funding agencies (>18million in the past 10 years). So far, her publications have been cited for 7,188 times and an H-Index of 41 as of 2023 (Google Scholar). She holds several patents and collaborates widely with industrial, governmental and scientific partners. She is also the editorial board member of the Applied and Environmental Microbiology, Frontiers in Microbiology, and Journal of Scientific Reports, etc.

I have served on the Kickapoo Tribal Council since 2005 and Chairman since 2014. I have worked in a leadership role with officials at the local, state and federal levels as well as other tribal leaders across the country to promote the welfare of the Kickapoo Tribe. During that time, I have worked to foster the education, healthcare and employment of our Kickapoo tribal members. Despite the difficult economy during my tenure on Tribal Council, we put tribal members to work in key positions within the tribal government and at various tribal enterprises. I have also worked to empower tribal members by providing guidance to our higher education committee and encouraging eligible students to apply for applicable funding. Further, I served as a liaison between the local school districts and the Native American community to provide input on educational programs and incentives that are necessary to meet the educational needs of Native American students. I currently serve on the Haskell Indian Nations University Board of Regents and the Kickapoo Nation School Board. As a Tribal Councilman, I am head of the Tribal Codes Committee and assisted in the adoption of several codes and ordinances for the benefit of Tribal Members and our lands. We now have a Motor Vehicle Titling and Registration Code which allows the Tribe to tag tribal government vehicles and vehicles owned by tribal members residing on the reservation. Additionally, we have passed hunting codes which have allowed the Tribe to set the parameters for hunting on the reservation. I work diligently to research laws and court decisions so that I can provide input and direct leadership on tribal codes, ordinances, program plans and proposals that affect the tribe.

Dr. Dai-Yeun Jeong is presently the Director of Asia Climate Change Education Center and an Emeritus Professor of Environmental Sociology at Jeju National University (South Korea). He received BA and MA Degree in Sociology from Korea University, and PhD in Environmental Sociology from University of Queensland (Australia). He was a Professor of environmental sociology at Jeju National University (South Korea) from 1981 to 2012. His past major professional activities include Teaching Professor at University of Sheffield in UK, the President of Asia-Pacific Sociological Association, a Delegate of South Korean Government to UNFCCC and OECD Environmental Meeting, etc., and a member of Presidential Commission on Sustainable Development of the Republic of Korea. He has published 13 books including Environmental Sociology, and has conducted 95 environment-related research projects funded by domestic and international organizations.

Dr. Habil. Vaidotas KAŽUKAUSKAS is a Professor at the Faculty of Physics of Vilnius University, Lithuania. He was awarded Dr. Habil. degree in 1999. The topics of his research work are carrier transport, generation, recombination and trapping phenomena in advanced materials and structures for (opto-)electronic and photovoltaic applications. Prof. V. Kažukauskas is/was involved as a team leader into the six large-scale international projects and other numerous projects. He was awarded the National Science Award of Lithuanian Republic, the National Science Award for the Distinguished Scientist, the Science Award of the Rector of Vilnius University and others. V. Kažukauskas has more than 380 publications, had delivered more than 60 invited lectures at the international conferences, and authored three textbooks.

Ceris is a water industry professional with proven scientific expertise in clean water, wastewater and an in-depth knowledge of public health, water quality and the environment. In a career spanning 30 years, she has held senior management positions in several large UK water companies, was a Regulatory Inspector in the Drinking Water Inspectorate, a Chief Scientist with a supply chain company and Head of Technology consultant in Isle Utilities, a Global Innovation company. Ceris recently took up post as Scientific Services Director in Water Research Centre (WRc), part of the RSK family and is Director of CV Water Consultancy, a training company, facilitating an Introduction to UK Water Industry to new people into the industry. Ceris has achieved Chartered Scientist and Chartered Environmentalist through Institute of Water and is a past Chair of the Welsh Area, is a member of the Water Supply and Quality panel at The Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management (CIWEM). She has a wealth of expertise and has recently been focussing on improving water quality and the environment through identifying, assessing and implementing innovative technologies. She has also led cross-functional teams to continually improve. With experience across the whole water industry sector, Ceris has successfully delivered Business Improvement and efficiency projects and programmes to maintain and improve good wholesome safe drinking water, the environment and transform key operations within companies.

Dave Robau is one of the sustainability movement's most sought-after thought leaders as an advocate for renewable energy technology, resource conservation and sustainable design and construction. He is the Founder and CEO of National Energy USA, an environmental engineering firm headquartered in Pensacola. Prior to National Energy, he was an Environmental Scientist Headquarters Air Force Special Operations Command at Hurlburt Field, Florida where he led a team of scientists and engineers to develop innovative solutions to protect military forces and promote energy resiliency throughout the US Air Force. He also serves as the founder and Executive Director of the Gulf Coast Energy Network where he leads a network of scientist, engineers, and innovators to promote renewable energy and build smart, sustainable communities along the Gulf Coast. He is a graduate of the University of West Florida’s Environmental Science Program.

Nestoria, completed her Bachelor of Science in Healthcare Management major in Health Services Organization and Policy (HSOP) and Psychology at Wichita State University, master’s in public health (MPH) and Community Leadership Development at the University of Kansas and Wichita State University and a Ph.D. Public Health major in Epidemiology, at Walden University USA. She also completed her Bachelors’ Degree in Education and master’s in educational administration and School Guidance and Counselling at the University of San Carlos, Cebu City, Philippines. She joined Kickapoo Tribes in Kansas in April 2019. Prior to working at the Kickapoo she has been employed at the US Air Force since 2011-Feburary of 2019.She also worked as an Epidemiologist and Health Planner at Shawnee County Health Department Topeka Kansas, where she served as an Emergency Preparedness and Community Outreach Epidemiologist since March 2004- August 2007.She taught Masters’ in Public Health Online Courses at Grand Canyon University, Andrew Taylor Still University, and National American University since August of 2008-December 20114. In 2013-2016 she served as a Lead Online Instructor Teaching Health Care Administration Classes at Concorde Career College. She looks forward to continuing developing and promoting a comprehensive environmental protection program for the Kickapoo Tribe in Kansas that will protect the natural, cultural, and human resources. She is also a Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES) With the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing Inc NCHEC since 10/31/2007.

Michael Short is a professor of control engineering and systems informatics at Teesside University in the UK and leads the multidisciplinary Centre for Sustainable Engineering. He holds a BEng degree in electronic and electrical engineering (1999, Sunderland) and a PhD degree in real-time robot control (2003, Sunderland). Michael’s research interests encompass aspects of applied control engineering and systems informatics applied to smart energy systems and robotics. He has authored over 160 reviewed publications in international conferences and journals, has received over 1,600 citations and has won six best paper awards. He currently has an h-index of 23 and an i-10 index of 42. He has supervised six PhD completions and is investigator on numerous completed and ongoing funded research projects. He is an associate editor for the International Journal of Energies and the Frontiers of Energy Research journal. He is a full member of the IET, the IEEE and a fellow of the HEA.

He obtained his BSc and MSC degrees from the University of Baghdad in 1968 and 1972 respectively. He got his Ph.D. degree from Dundee University in Water Resources Engineering in 1976. Now he is a Professor in the Department of Civil, Environmental, and Natural Resources Engineering at Lulea Technical University Sweden. Previously worked at Baghdad University from 1976-1995 then at Al-Bayt University in Jordan (1995- 2007). Research interests are mainly in Geology, Water Resources and Environment. Served several academic administrative posts (Dean, Head of Department). Publications include more than 800 articles in international/national journals, chapters in books, and 22 books. He executed more than 60 major research projects in Iraq, Jordan, Sweden, and UK. Awarded several scientific and educational awards, among them is the British Council on its 70th Anniversary awarded him top 5 scientists in Cultural Relations. One patent on Physical methods for the separation of iron oxides. Supervised more than 70 postgraduate students at universities in Iraq, Jordan, the UK, Sweden, and Australia. Member of several scientific societies e.g., International Association of Hydrological Sciences, Chartered Institution of Water and Environment Management, IAHR etc. Member of the editorial board of 32 international journals.

Maria Violetta Brundo studied biology at the Catania University. She got his Ph.D. in 2002 and the specialization in 2008. Since 2017 she is Director of Master in Biology and Biotechnology Reproduction, University of Catania. She research interests concerns short and long term ecotoxicological assays, with several xenobiotic (emerging contaminants, micro and nanoplastics, engineered nanomaterials, endocrine disruptors) and non-ionizing electromagnetic fields, using different model organisms. She has experience in the biomonitoring of natural aquatic and terrestrial environments by using invertebrates and Vertebrates as bioindicators. She has developed skills on optical and electronic microscopy (SEM, TEM), cytochemical and immunohistochemical techniques. She has collaborated for several national and international projects aiming nanotoxicology, toxicity of emerging contaminants and developmental technopathies. Since 2014, she is the Scientific Coordinator of the Laboratories of Electron Microscopy, Developmental Biology, Biology Reproduction, Cytology and Embryology. She has published over 80 papers, and authored 2 patents.

Valentine Montazel - Climate consultant, coordinator of the Unlock France campaign, climate activist Valentine Montazel has been involved in the environmental field for over 5 years. She has been a consultant to support organizations in their energy and ecological transition for the last 2 years. She leads workshops to raise awareness on climate issues, and coordinated the COP26 project for the Climate Fresk. Last September, she took over the coordination of the #UnlockFrance campaign which aims to unlock funding to accelerate the efficient thermic renovation of housing in France. In addition to her work as an environmental consultant, Valentine is a speaker on topics related to climate change and ecological transition, she is a member of YOUNGO (the UN's youth climate entity) and participates in various climate campaigns.

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Results-driven and a resilient professional with a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from Lamar University, TX, USA; 15 plus years of experience in air pollution control, drinking water and wastewater treatment, project management, and teaching; Extensive experience working on environmental and regulatory affairs for the State of Texas in the US;Currently working as an Environmental, Health, and Safety Engineer for Nouryon Surface Chemistry, Illinois, USA; Proven success in coordinating team efforts to exceed strategic objectives of environmental sustainability with expertise in evaluating the air pollution control technologies and GHG reduction methodsin chemical manufacturing facilities; Competent in applying artificial Intelligence in flare performance modeling in compliance with the federal and state regulations.

Huajiao Li, Ph.D., Professor, Dean of Department of Management Science & Engineering in School of Economics and Management under the China University of Geosciences, Beijing (CUGB). Postdoctoral researcher at China Center for International Economic Exchanges(CCIEE). Chaired or chairing 12 projects（including 3 National Natural Science Foundation of China, 1 state Youth Talents Funding）. She has published more than 60 journal papers, 50 journal papers are SCI or SSCI indexed journal papers, such as Energy Economics, Environmental Science and Technology (ES&T), Renewable and Sustainable Energy Review, Applied Energy, Energy Policy, Resources Policy, Energy, Journal of Statistical Mechanics: Theory and Experiment, Scientometrics, Complexity, Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, et al. She was a CSC sponsored Visiting Scholar of Energy Economics and Policy in the Pennsylvania State University. Research Interests: Resource & Environmental Economics; Data mining and complex modeling.

Abdelwahab Tahsin, Consultant engineer, PMP certified, Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from Cairo University, Egypt.Value Methodology Associate VMA certified by SAVE International, USA. Structural/Civil Design Director at ACE Consulting Engineers, Egypt, participating and managing large complicated engineering projects across multiple asset classes in Egypt, Gulf, Middle East, and Africa. Strong experience with international codes, standards with interactive collaboration with International Managed Joint Ventures. I am an Assistant professor (Instructor part-time basis) supervising graduation projects at the Egyptian Russian and 6th of October Universities, Egypt. Been serving as a reviewer of the research journal “Innovative Infrastructure Solutions” (IISS) accredited by Elsevier. Presenting papers at numerous conferences, workshops, and invited talks.. An associate organizing member of GEOAFRICA 2023 international conference, hosted by the IGS, Egypt chapter. Member of the scientific committee of the 8th International Conference on Engineering and Natural Sciences (ICENS 2022) will be held from May 18 to 22, 2022.Istanbul, Turkey. Member of the scientific committee of the 12th ICEEE-2021 International Annual Conference on “Global Environmental Developm٧ent & Sustainability: Research, Engineering & Management”, held at Óbuda University in Budapest, between the 18th and 19th of November 2021, Budapest – Hungary. Member of the scientific committee of Earthquake and structural analysis for Second International Conference in Construction Engineering ICCE2022 hosted by Damascus University, Syria.

Max Wyss grew up in Zuerich, Switzerland, where he earned a Diploma in geophysics at the Federal Institute of Technology. He obtained his MS and PhD in seismology at the California Institute of Technology, Pasadena in 1970. Currently he is a senior researcher at the non-profit foundation International Centre for Earth Simulation, Geneva, Switzerland. After working as research scientist at the Scripps Institute of Oceanography in La Jolla, California and at the Lamont-Doherty Observatory, Palisades, New York, he joined the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences at the University of Colorado, Boulder. There he worked from 1973 through 1991, advancing from Assistant to Full Professor. In 1991, he joined the Geophysical Institute of the University of Alaska, Fairbanks occupying the endowed chair of the Wadati Professor of Seismology. From 1993 to 1995, he was State Seismologist of Alaska. From 2001 to 2014 Wyss served as the Director of the World Agency of Planetary Monitoring and Earthquake Risk Reduction in Geneva. In 2015 he joined the International Center for Earth Simulation in Geneva as scientific expert. He is Professor Emeritus of the University of Alaska.

Senior Research Associate, Unit of Environmental Science and Technology Dept of Chemical Engin., National Technical University of Athens PUBLICATIONS: BOOKS, SCIENTIFIC JOURNALS, CONFERENCES Scientific Journals: 101 Books: 23 Chapters in Books: 11 Conference Proceedings: 231 _ Mentor of Diploma Works, Graduate and Undergraduate: 142 A reviewer at Scientific Journals: 123 Member of the Research Team at Funded Research Projects: 40 Editorial Board Member at 88 Scientific Journals Member of The Scientific Committees of International Conferences: 119

Mahmood Baban is a political economist focusing on the Kurdistan Region and Iraq, the broader MENA region and the intersection of energy, economy and environment. He is a Research Fellow at the Rudaw Research Center. He was a Planning Assistant at Rudaw Media Network. Prior to joining Rudaw, he held research and administration roles at different International NGOs (NRC, DRC, INTERSOS, and ACTED). His second book contribution, Minority right in Kurdistan Region The view of national and religious minorities about their situation and rights in the Kurdistan Region. His first Book team Supervisor Property Market in Kurdistan Region of Iraq, Price Trends, was published by Rudaw Research Center in 2022. He founded and wrote dozens of articles for the energy market, oil price, and environment at Rudaw Digital and RRC. His educational background, He Recently studied two courses at the London School of Economics and Political Science, Public Policy Analysis and Environmental Economics and Sustainable Development. He has MA in Oil and Gas Management within Academic Achieve Award and an Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA).

Joyce has: PhD from University of Melbourne, Australia - Infrastructural Engineering: which translate to Geomatics, Geospatial Information Systems, Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing; Diplôme d’études Supérieures Spécialise (DESS), from Sorbonne Université Campus Pierre et Marie Curie, France: Cycle d’enseignement de la Télédétection; MSc, from University of Nottingham, UK: Geographical Information Systems and Information Technology; BSc (Hons), University of Wales, Swansea, UK: Joint Honours - Geology and Topographic Science. Presently she is affiliated to the following executive positions: Council Member of Research Data Council (RDA) https://www.rd-alliance.org/about-rda/our-leadership/rda-council.html ; International Society for Development and Sustainability (ISDS): Membership; The African Scientific and Research Innovation Council (ASRIC); Botswana and South Africa joint Committee Research, Science, Technology and Innovation (RSTI); Square Kilometre Array (SKA) Steering Committee; Botswana Institute of Geomatics (BIG) Board: Research and Development for Botswana Surveyors and Mappers; Member of Department of Research Science and Technology – Space Technology Strategy Task Force Team; Friends of the Botswana National Museum, Executive Board Member - Secretary; National Spatial Database Infrastructure – (NSDI) Strategic Planning & Alignment - Botswana Government: Project Charter. She had worked as a civil servant with the Botswana Government and as an Academician with the University of Botswana (UB) for many years. She went up through the ranks and worked on projects with UN - UNFCCC, WHO, UNDP, CIAT, UNEP-GRID LAB; EU & GMES; USA – USAID, NASA & USGS; British Council – ODA & OS; Swedish – Swedplan, French IGN; African Regional Centres & Projects - RCMRD, SADC, SKA, SANSA & WeMast. She is an advocate for organ health and organ transplant, movement against gender violence; sustainable development and youth development. Her hobbies are Travelling the World, Photography and Cooking.

Millena Fernandes is a young researcher at the Institute of Exact Sciences of the Federal University of Minas Gerais, Department of Chemistry and Institute of Criminalistics, Civil Police of Minas Gerais, Technical Sector of Chemistry and Forensic Physics, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Millena Fernandes is co-founder and president of the first Academic League of Forensic Sciences at UFMG and member of the Brazilian League of Bioinformatics. Her research interests are in Biochemistry; food poisoning; Computational Biology; forensic toxicology.

Steven ADJAKIDJE, I'm coming from Benin, student in the Master's programme Biodiversity and Environment at Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes - Université PSL in Paris and previously a student in the biodiversity computer programme at the University of Abomey Calavi. For the past 3 years, I have been an activist in the field of environmental protection within the NGO Geomad. I am passionate about issues related to climate change and biodiversity preservation.

Civil engineer graduated at the Federal University of Minas Gerais/Brazil, and Master in Urban engineering for the Gustave Eiffel University, Paris/France.He currently works as an urban planner engineer, designing urban projects for the city of Paris. He works on Paris 2024 Olympic Games roads projets, and is responsible for the Pole Expertise and CAD programmation. Qualified professional in the fields of civil engineering, urban planning and environment, with experience in all three areas, focused on projects with high social and economic impacts.

Water Resources Engineer with demonstrated experience in water system planning, design, and construction oversight. Actively contributed to the design phase and provided support during project construction. Strong experience in Hydrology and Hydraulics, Water Resource Management, Flood modeling and forecasting, Urban and Highway drainage, Water supply, and sanitary Engineering.

My name is Tawakalt Temitope Ojediran. I studied Animal science (B.Sc.) and Agricultural Biochemistry and Nutrition (M.Sc) at University of Ibadan, Nigeria. Also, I studied global food security at master’s level at University of Glasgow, UK. Currently, I’m studying PhD. in infection and immunity of poultry at the University of Edinburgh, UK. I’m a recipient of several scholarships and awards. To mention few, I was awarded University of Ibadan Masters Scholarship, Commonwealth Shared Scholarship and Eastbio Scholarship. At my leisure time, I love surfing the internet, exploring places and reading.

As a wildland fire professional and civil servant since 1996, Dana has built a career focused on blending science and management to improve conservation of our public lands using fire. She currently serves in a national leadership role in the United States as the Chair of the Joint Fire Science Governing Board. Her work in federal land management programs spans ecosystems across the country, working both in incident response, fire management, fire ecology, and wildfire risk reduction and mitigation work. While working full time, she is currently pursuing a PhD in Sustainable Forest Management with a focus on improving fire behavior indices for climate change. Her published fire-related works, both in her maiden name of Cohen as well as her married name Skelly, focus on the role of fire in a range of ecosystems. Her 2007 publication about wildland fire use at Great Smoky Mountains National Park was recognized as one of the top 13 papers of the first 10 years of the journal Fire Ecology.

Lucjan Pawłowski, was born in Poland, 1946. He studied chemistry at Maria CurieSkłodowska University. He got his Ph.D. in 1976 and D.Sc. (habilitation) in 1980 both at the Wrocław University of Technology. In 1986 the President of Poland nominated L. Pawłowski as a full professor. He started research on the application of ion exchange for water and wastewater treatment. As a result, he together with B. Bolto from CSIRO Australia, has published the book “Wastewater Treatment by Ion Exchange” in which they summarised their own results and experience in the ion exchange area. In 1980 L. Pawłowski was elected President of the International Committee “Chemistry for Protection Environment”. He was Chairman of the Environmental Chemistry Division of the Polish Chemical Society from 1980- to 1984. In 1994 he was elected the Deputy President of the Polish Chemical Society and in the same year, the Deputy President of the Presidium Polish Academy of Science Committee “Men and Biosphere”. In 1999 he was elected as a President of the Committee “Environmental Engineering” of the Polish Academy of Science. He is a member of the editorial board of international journals: “Reactive Polymers”, “The Science of the Total Environmental”, “Environment International”, and “Journal of Ecological Chemistry”. In 1991 he was elected as the Deputy Rector of the Lublin University of Technology, and this post he has held for two terms (1991-1996). He has published 19 books, over 128 papers, and authored 68 patents.

Dr. Seunghyun Weon is a faculty at School of Health and Environmental Science, Korea University, Seoul, Republic of Korea. He received a B.S. degree in Civil and Environmental Engineering at Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) in 2012 and a Ph.D. degree in Division of Environmental Science and Engineering at POSTECH in 2018. After postdoctoral research at Yale University and 8-ID XAFS Lab of National Synchrotron Light Source Ⅱ (NSLS-Ⅱ) at Brookhaven National Lab (BNL), he moved to Korea University as an assistant professor in 2020. His research interests are mainly focused on air quality management, hazardous pollution monitoring (workplaces), and designing environmental nanomaterials include photocatalysts and single-atom catalysts

PhD Architect, Lecturer and Research Fellow from dAD - Department Architecture and Design of Genoa (UniGe). Her PhD research rethinks the identity of rural coastal cities in the Mediterranean area - MedCoast AgroCities - through territorial strategies (economic, energy, environmental, cultural and social), integrated with the application of new technological systems and innovative planning approaches. Founder of the website platform agrocities.com. In 2017- 2018, she carried out as Guest Researcher a doctoral research period at the ETS, Escuela de Arquitectura in Málaga. In 2017 she was Visiting Lecturer at Universidad de Málaga, UMA-eAM’ (Malaga, Spain), in 2019 at Leibniz Universität Hannover LUH (Hannover, Germany) and in 2020, 2022 at Institute of Advanced Architecture of Catalonia IAAC (Barcelona, Spain). Since 2015 she is coordinator of the GicLab research group at dAD-UniGe, founded by Prof. Manuel Gausa. Since 2019 she is Research Fellow in EU Projects and works actively in the management and writing of European projects. She was lecturer in Urban planning for the landscape (2019-2020) and Urban systems and new technologies (2021- 2022) at dAD. She is author of the books “Albenga GlassCity. From the GlassCity to the GreenCity” (ListLab, 2018) and “MedCoast AgroCities. New operational strategies for the development of the Mediterranean agro- urban areas” (ListLab, 2019), "A Landscape Infrastructures Research. Roma Tuscolana Pilot Project" (ListLab, 2022) and continues her scientific production within the GicLab research group in Genoa.

Dr. Zeinab Yavari is an Assistant Professor of the Department of Civil and Architectural Engineering, Sultan Qaboos University, Oman (2021-present). Her main area research are on environmental engineering, Renewable energy, emerging pollutant treatment, and water and wastewater treatment. She has supervised 12 MSc and 3 Ph.D theses and has published more than 50 papers in reputed journals and presented them in congresses. Also, she has Collaboration as an editorial board member and reviewer with some of the reputed journals. She was selected as a Top Talent Student for Three consecutive years in Isfahan university of Medical Sciences.

Angela De Sapio is an Environmental Scientist (M.S., B.S.) with a Master’s Degree in Environmental Science from the Graduate School of the Environment, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia, a Bachelor of Science Degree from the University of Notre Dame, South Bend, Indiana, USA, and two decades of experience in research and policy (Pronouns: she/her). She is an advocate for Environmental Justice and Human Rights focusing on Community Strength and Sustainability. She currently works as the Office Coordinator for the NGO, the Buffalo Field Campaign, an organization dedicated to protecting the Keystone Species and National Mammal, Bison, from extinction and to restoring and maintaining the sustainable pathways that connect Buffalo to Indigenous Communities and endemic Ecosystem Services. Her focus is Diversity and Inclusion where you may hear, in casual conversation and academic forums, cutting-edge engagement of non-violent actions to actively include historically marginalized communities, when not discussing wine, in California.

Manfredi Saeli (Palermo, Italy, 1979), EURO-PhD, Engineer, and Architect, joined the Department of Architecture, University of Palermo (Italy), in 2019 where he is Assistant Professor of “Architectural Technology” for the BA Degree in “Architecture and design in the built environment”, for the MS Degree in “Landscape architecture”, and formerly for the 5-year Degree (BA+MS) in “Architectural Engineering”.He is also in charge of the module “Innovative materials” in the University Post-graduate (II level) M.Sci. “Innovative materials and technologies for sustainable construction”. From the University of Palermo,he gained a EURO-PhD in “Construction Engineering” (2011), a M.Sci. in “Nanotechnologies for Cultural Heritage” with Honours (2008) and the Laurea (Italian 5-year degree) with Honours in “Architectural Engineering” (2006). He has been collaborating with the teaching activities since 2008devoting his contribution to the definition of traditional and advanced construction and building materials and technologies. Since 2011, he has co-supervised about 50 students’ thesis, and he is presently leading the Thesis Students Group devoted to innovative construction and building materials, aimed at developing sustainable waste-based composite materials for a greener construction. His research activities are mainly focused in developing high technological solutions of innovative materials and products to improve the quality and sustainability of the built environments across the globe, taking into account the interaction between human lives, buildings, and the industry of Construction. In particular, his studies are dedicated to the development of sustainable bio-composite materials, nano-composite materials, and systems reusing industrial wastes in light of the circular economy approach to make the world cleaner and safer. Since 2011, he is the first author, or co-author, of about 80 scientific papers published in international scientific journals and presented at national and international conferences. He was Visiting Professor/Researcher at the University of Aveiro (Portugal), University of Salento (Italy), Slovak University of Technology (Slovakia), and The Energy and Resources Institute (New Delhi), University College of London (UK), and Columbia University (USA). He is involved in many national and international research projects and has scientific collaborations with Italian and foreign Universities and Research Institutes. He has many institutional duties both from the Department of Architecture and from Courses of Study (Academic programs).

Dr. Yashiho KIKKAWA is Lecturer of Nishogakusha University, Japan. She is also a member of the Working Group of the Study on toward Solutions of Thermal-Hygro-Environment for the Conservation and Promotion of Cultural Properties, in the section of environmental building physics, organized by the Architectural Institute of Japan, as an academic society. Her research specialty is preventive conservation of collections in museum, library and World Heritage by scientific environmental methods. She employed for the protection of the treasure by at the Imperial Householding Agency of Japan(the Cabinet of Japan) in 2011

Mohamed Alwaeli is Faculty of Energy And Environmental Engineering at Silesian University of Technology, Department of Technologies and Installations for Waste Management, Department of Technologies and Installations for Waste Management, Konarskiego, Poland. Mohamed Alwaeli serves as the editorial board member in Journal of Environmental Protection. His research interests in Municipal solid waste; waste management; recycling; concrete.

Clara De La Hoz Del Real-PhD is a sociologist from the University of Paris-Saclay, France, specialized in forced migrations and environmental displacements. She is currently postdoctoral researcher at CEARC-UVSQ in the project PREFER "Deciphering the lay ethics of terminal risks: local terminal risks as PRoxiES For Existential Risks". She recently led a pilot research project supported by Humacoop-Amel France about the living conditions of asylum seekers in Samos. She is a lecturer in sociology in different French universities. She worked for several years in humanitarian projects for the United Nations and French NGO.

Ts. Dr. Muhammad Azizi Bin Azizan is a Senior Lecturer in Civil Engineering Technology, Faculty of Civil Engineering & Technology, Universiti Malaysia Perlis. He holds PhD in Civil Engineering from UniMAP. He also recognized as Professional Technologist with affiliation (Ts) from Malaysia Board of Technologist (MBOT). His research and teaching interest are management issues in built environment/engineering projects, sustainable development, construction procurement and law, and urban transportation planning. He is used to be as project external advisor to Hu Nan Fibreglass Sdn.Bhd. He was appointed as Strategic Director of HAAS Solution Sdn Bhd (a start-up company of Universiti Malaysia Perlis) which is a company for Unmanned Aerial System services and manufacturing basis. He was joined the Universiti Malaysia Perlis since 2014 until now.

Degree in Economics and Banking, Ph.D. in “Commodity Sciences” (thesis on the electrification process in Italy). Interreg scholarship for research activities on “Energy Saving in the Industrial Sector”, with a final report published. Scientific responsible for several Ministerial research projects. Research activity and internship at the Department of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering of the University of Patras (Greece). Research and internship activities at the Mechanical Engineering Department of the University of Salento (Italy). Research activity by collaboration agreement with the Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies of the University of Salento. Official expert Commodity Sciences since 2002. Currently, Aggregate Professor in Commodity Sciences at the University of Salento. The research carried out mainly focused on energy issues, alternative sources of energy, impact on the environment of production cycles, waste management and recovery of agricultural and industrial by-products, and quality systems and assurance. Author of about 120 publications, including papers and monographs.

Zhiyuan Zhu, Ph.D. from Northwest Agriculture and Forestry University. His research direction is land ecology and sustainability. He has published many SCI and SSCI papers in the field of cultivated land ecology. A number of policy recommendations written have been adopted and approved by important leaders

Dr. Umut Pekin Timur receivedMScandPh.D.degreesfromtheLandscape Architecture Department of Institute of Natural andAppliedSciences, Ankara University. Sheworked at Department of Landscape Architecture, Faculty of Forestry, Çankırı Karatekin University in Turkey. Her research interests include landscape and urban planning, greenways, GIS, urban landscape, river landscape,ecology-based contemprorary urbanism approaches and children playgrounds design.Shepublishedmanyarticlesandpapers in journals, book’schapters, booksandproceedings.

George Luis Morejón Aguila is a Ph.D. Student in the Chemical Environment Engineering Lab, where he is developing his research science on the degradation of pharmaceutical compounds in water. He has experience in water treatment and final disposition using the Physical-Chemical and Bioremediation Methods. His recent activities include the Ozonation Method, as a treatment of pollution decomposition. Working with pharmaceutical compounds, waste, and toxic effluents, using conventional, and catalytic ozonation processes synthesized by himself. George is a Master’s in Environmental Engineering and graduated as Chemical Engineer at Jose Antonio Echeverria University, La Habana, Cuba in 2016. He was Environment, Health & Safety Specialist at Drilling and Extraction Oil Cuban Company from 2016 to 2019 and Math Professor at Camilo Cienfuegos University part-time. George was an Environment, Health & Safety Management in a Power Plant Canadian Company that produces energy from the gas coming from oil wells located from 2019 to 2021. He is pretty interested in the treatment of residual, environmental protection, recycling, utilization of resources, and use of renewable resources.

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Prof. Armin Dolatimehr is working as a German Federal Environmental Agency (Umweltbudesamt), Berlin, Germany Biodegrdation of Dihydroanatoxin-a and cylinderspermopsin in different treatment systems. Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey, Istanbul, Turkey. Biological removal of micropollutants using novel moving bed biofilm reactor. Istanbul water and sewerage administration (ISKI), Istanbul, Turkey Responsible for operation and designing of first pilot scale novel contact nitrificationdenitdication system in the Baltalimani wastewater treatment plant

Doctoral Researcher at the University of Technology Malaysia, AHIBS, Information System Department. He received his BSc in Civil Engineering from the University of Salahadin, Iraq-Kurdistan in 1996 and MSc degrees in Management Information System 2012 at Lebanese French University (LFU) and 2nd MSc in Computer science and Communication Technology from the University Amiens Picardy Jules Verne (UPJV) in 2013, respectively, and his Ph.D. degree in Information System from the University Technology of Malaysia. He is the author of more than 7 journal papers, and more than 13 books about engineering, GIS, Geo-technology, Engineering survey, Geometric design, and Information and communication technology. His current research interests in spatial data sharing for smart city applications in Malaysia.

Alix Willemez holds a PhD in energy law from la Sorbonne University, a Mst in Sustainability Leadership from Cambridge University and a Master in International Relations from the College of Europe; Has 12+ years of professional experience in the areas of renewable energy, climate change, protection of the environment, degraded land, biodiversity and sustainable development with 6+ years of work on Africa, covering assignments in the Gulf of Guinea and Ivory Coast and on DRC, Somalia and Sudan; Has held several project management and expert roles, both in the public and private sector; Has extensive experience working with donors, Ministries, NGOs and development agencies (AfDB, GEF, UNIDO, IUCN, IRENA).