David Wortley is the author of “Gadgets to God”, a historical perspective of mankind’s changing relationship with technology over the last 60 years and a vision of the future impact of disruptive communications technologies on business and society. He is also a freelance consultant on the strategic use of immersive and emerging technologies such as serious games, virtual worlds and social networks. His passion is helping organisations and individuals to leverage the power of these technologies for competitive advantage and business/personal development. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (FRSA) with a career which has embraced the converging and emerging technologies of telecommunications (Post Office Telecommunications), computing (IBM), digital media and community informatics (Mass Mitec, a rural SME) and the creative industries (De Montfort University Leicester, UK). He is a serial entrepreneur and innovator with a passion for applying technology to social and economic development. David recently supported De Montfort University in Leicester as a Research Fellow in the Art, Design and Humanities Faculty. He was also Founding Director of the Serious Games Institute (SGI) www.seriousgamesinstitute.co.uk at Coventry University and was responsible for the development of the Institute as a global thought leader on the application of immersive technologies (which include video games; virtual worlds and social networking) to serious social and economic issues such as education; simulation; health; commerce and climate change. Working with academics; regional development agencies and leading computer games companies, David made the SGI a focal point for games based learning, simulation and immersive 3D virtual environments and an engine for innovation and social and economic regeneration. David is a respected and sought-after international conference speaker and writer for global publications on Learning Technologies, Defence and Health applications. He has written numerous papers on technology and society and is a regular conference presenter.

Thomas J. Webster, Professor and Founder of over a dozen companies. Thomas J. Webster’s (H index: 130) degrees are in chemical engineering from the University of Pittsburgh (B.S., 1995; USA) and in biomedical engineering from RPI (Ph.D., 2000; USA). He has formed over a dozen companies who have numerous FDA approved medical products currently improving human health in over 30,000 patients. His technology is also being used in commercial products to improve sustainability and renewable energy. He is currently helping those companies and serves as a professor at Brown University, Saveetha University, Hebei University of Technology, UFPI, and others. Dr. Webster has numerous awards including: 2020, World Top 2% Scientist by Citations (PLOS); 2020, SCOPUS Highly Cited Research (Top 1% Materials Science and Mixed Fields); 2021, Clarivate Top 0.1% Most Influential Researchers (Pharmacology and Toxicology); 2022, Best Materials Science Scientist by Citations (Research.com); and is a fellow of over 8 societies. Prof. Webster is a former President of the U.S. Society for Biomaterials and has over 1,350 publications to his credit with over 55,000 citations. He was recently nominated for the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Prof. Webster also recently formed a fund to support Nigerian student research opportunities in the U.S.

Dr. Mario Pagano is a Permanent Researcher at the National Research Council of Italy (CNR-IRET). He obtained his Ph.D. in Agrobiotechnology for Tropical Production from the University of Florence in 2012. His research primarily revolves around plant biophysics, with a specific focus on plant physiology and spectroscopic applications. He is the author of over 40 national and international scientific papers and holds a patent for a novel technology that enables non-invasive measurements of plant physiological parameters. He is a Corresponding Academic at the Italian Academy of Forest Sciences (Florence, Italy) and a full member of the Royal Society of Biology (London, UK). For more information, visit: https://paganomario.blogspot.com.

Albin Kaelin is the founder, owner and CEO of epeaswitzerland gmbh since its foundation in 2009 and has driven the development and implementation of the Cradle to Cradle® design concept in various areas of the company. As early as 1993, he initiated the development of the Climatex® product line, which produced the world's first Cradle to Cradle® products. Cradle to Cradle® design creates recyclable products by setting itself apart from conventional recycling and maintaining the quality of the raw materials over several product life cycles. All materials are considered nutrients and are used in defined cycles at the right time and in the right place. Awards: Honored with over 30 awards since 2022, including IE 100 Award- 2024 and 2025 Albin Kaelin - Most Innovative CEO of The Year testify to his leadership and innovative spirit. Author of the book: "From Rebel to Radical Innovator: Leading the Transformation through Circularity" by Albin Kaelin

Giora Z Feuerstein obtained his MD and MSc (Pharmacology) from Hadassah Medical School. Thereafter, He obtained the Fogarty award from the NIH, Bethesda Maryland, for research fundamental mechanisms in cardiovascular diseases. Thereafter, Dr Feuerstein took a position to lead neurobiology research at USUHS Bethesda MD, with focus on stroke and genomic sciences. In 1988, Dr Feuerstein joined the pharmaceutical Industry (GSK, BMY, Wyeth/PFE) where he held executive and director positions on broad therapeutic areas. Dr. Feuerstein has been promoted to Vice President in Translational Medicine at Wyeth, where he will undertake global responsibilities. In 2009, as PFE acquired Wyth, Dr Feuerstein join the DOD as Technical and Medical officer for the Technical and medical officer for the medical counter measures program. In 1015, Dr Feuerstein joined a start-up partnership to develop nanoparticles-based programs for medical and diagnostics programs in nanoparticles and nanomedicine at large. Currently, Dr Feuerstein focus on developing biotechnology based sub-micron diamond particles as drugs carrier for liver cancer. Dr Feuerstein has published over 700 scientific publications and 9 edited scientific books. He holds inventor certificates (Patents) for twenty patents. Dr Feuerstein is rated by Research gate by H- factor of 94

Thao Thi Phuong Nguyen has been working as a senior researcher at Vinmec Research Institute of Stem Cell and Gene Technology. She is also the president of the Academy of Medical Sciences in Vietnam. She is a distinguished young researcher specializing in mental health, psychology, applications of artificial intelligence in medicine, and stem cell research. She has received numerous notable awards from the Vingroup Innovation Foundation (2020-2023), the São Paulo Advanced Science School for Pandemic Preparedness Fellowship (2023), and the Researcher Connect Programme Fellowship of the British Council (2023). She is the first Vietnamese female Ph.D. to be elected to the Global Young Academy (2024-2029). She earned her Medical Doctor degree in Preventive Medicine from Hue University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Vietnam, in 2014, followed by a Master's degree in Medicine and a Doctorate in Public Health from Hanoi Medical University, Vietnam.

Paulo C. DE MORAIS (H-59), PhD, was full Professor of Physics at the University of Brasilia (UnB) – Brazil up to 2013, Appointed as UnB’s Emeritus Professor (2014), Appointed as Guest Professor of Huazhong University of Science and Technology – China (2011), Visiting Professor at Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST) – China (2012-2015), Appointed as Distinguished Professor at Anhui University (AHU) – China (2016-2019), Appointed as Full Professor at Catholic University of Brasília (UCB) – Brazil (2018), Appointed as CNPq-1A Research Fellowship since 2010. 2007 Master Research Prize from UnB, 2008-member of the European ERA NET Nanoscience Committee, Member of the IEEE-Magnetic Society Technical Committee, Senior Member of the IEEE Society, 2012 China’s 1000 Foreign Expert Recipient, and 2012 Academic Excellence Award from Brazilian Professor’s Union. He held two-years (1987-1988) post-doc position with Bell Communications Research – New Jersey, USA and received his Doctoral degree in Solid State Physics (1986) from the Federal University of Minas Gerais – Brazil. He graduated in both Chemistry (1976) and Physics (1977) at UnB. Professor Morais is member of the Brazilian Physical Society and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers – IEEE. He has served as referee for more than 50 technical journals, takes part of the Editorial Board of more than 15 technical journals and has conducted research on nanomaterials for over 40 years. He is known for his research in preparation, characterization and applications of nanosized materials (magnetic fluid, magnetoliposome, magnetic nanoemulsion, magnetic nanocapsule, magnetic nanofilm, magnetic nanocomposite, nanosized semiconductors, polymeric dots, carbon dots, and graphene quantum dots). With more than 500 published papers in peer reviewed journals, more than 13,500 citations, more than 200 international invited talks, and 16 filed patents. He has appeared in recent World ranking of top scientists, such as 2020-Stanford, 2022-Research.com, 2023-AD Scientific Index, 2023-Research.com, 2024-Elsevier, and 2025-AD Scientific Index.

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Professor Ganguli received his PhD from the Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai. He has more than eight years of experience in the chemical industry and has worked across the breadth of the domain, with projects spanning computational fluid dynamics of multiphase flows, process modelling, process equipment design and optimisation, plant support for extractive systems and some commodity chemical processes. He has received a number of laurels for his work, including the Abhaynkar Award in ICT, Mumbai and the Patent Award in the Saudi Arabia Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC). He has about 18 international publications in such journals as Chemical Engineering Science, Chemical Engineering Research and Design, American Insitute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE), and Physics of Fluids. He has already amassed 250 citations to his publications. He is also a member of Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers and American Chemical Society.

Marco Morelli is an Associate Professor of Practice in Accounting and Control at SDA Bocconi School of Management and a part-time lecturer in Programming and Control at the Department of Accounting at Università Bocconi. A member of the faculty at SDA Bocconi since 2005, he currently serves as the Program Coordinator for Executive MBA (EMBA) Programs and Program Director for open programs focusing on finance for non-finance managers. Over the years, he has been involved in training and research initiatives with major multinational companies in various sectors, including pharmaceuticals, sports, food and beverage, healthcare, publishing, art, and culture. His research focuses on performance measurement systems and cost management, with a specific focus on different sectors such as food and beverage, sports, entertainment, pharmaceuticals, and healthcare. Currently, his research is centered on three themes: managing innovation processes in control systems, the evolving role of controllers, and value-based healthcare management. Marco has authored numerous essays and articles, and his works have been published in prestigious journals including Health Services Management Research, Journal of Management Control, and Asian Pacific Journal of Accounting and Economics. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Economics for Arts, Culture, and Communication from Università Bocconi, a Ph.D. in Management from Università Cattolica of Milan, and has completed the International Teachers Programme (ITP) at HEC Paris. He is currently a Visiting Professor at HEC Paris.