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Prof Karen Wilson is Professor of Catalysis and co-director of the Surfaces Materials and Catalysis Group at Griffith University in Queensland. She is currently also a visiting Professor at the NANOCAT University of Malaya and the Hydrogen Energy and Low Carbon Center of Lanzhou University. Previously, she held professorial positions at RMIT University (2018-23) and Aston University (2013-17). At Aston, she was also Research Director of the European Bioenergy Research Institute and held a prestigious Royal Society Industry Fellowship in collaboration with Johnson Matthey. Karen holds a BA and PhD from the University of Cambridge, and an MSc in heterogeneous catalysis from the University of Liverpool, and has also held academic positions at the University of York and Cardiff University. She has published >300 peer-reviewed articles (h-index 87, >27,000 citations Google Scholar). Karen’s research interests lie in the design the design of tunable porous materials for sustainable biofuels and chemicals production from renewable resources. Karen is Editor-in-Chief of Sustainable Energy & Fuels (Royal Society of Chemistry), Associate Editor of Energy & Environmental Materials (Wiley), and Editorial Board member for Energy & Environmental Science (Royal Society of Chemistry). She was also a founding co-investigator and theme leader of the Australian Research Council Center of Excellence, ‘Green Electrochemical Transformation of Carbon Dioxide’ - GetCO2.

Prof Salam Titinchi is a Full Professor of Inorganic Chemistry and Catalysis Research Group Leader at the Department of Chemistry, University of the Western Cape (UWC), South Africa. He has served on the Editorial Board of the Mini-Reviews in Medicinal Chemistry journal since 2018. Prof. Titinchi has over 25 years of experience lecturing in the higher education sector at the University of the Western Cape, South Africa, and the University of Basrah, Iraq. His Research interests are focused on the fields of heterogeneous catalysis and coordination chemistry, and entail innovative designs for the synthesis of inorganic and hybrid organic-inorganic materials, coordination polymers, and organometallic complexes for catalysis applications. Another part of his research interest is focusing on synthesizing new organic compounds as anticancer agents. Over the past few years, new research directions have been established with a specific emphasis on advanced nanomaterials for energy and environmental applications that focus on catalysts for other applications (Carbon Capture & Utilization and surface-modified nano-magnetic particles for water treatment). Prof Titinchi has published more than 100 articles and conference proceedings in the fields of catalysis and materials, as well as organic compounds for medicinal applications. He Edited the book “Advanced Catalytic Materials” WILEY, LLC, US, 2015 and Authored three book chapters: “Nano-catalysis and their Application in Water & Wastewater” in “Nanocatalysis: Applications and Technologies” CRC Press-Taylor & Francis, 2019; “Zeolites: Smart materials for novel, efficient, and versatile catalysis” in “Advanced Catalytic Materials” WILEY, LLC, US, 2015 and “Advanced materials for biomedical application & drug delivery” in “Advanced Materials: Healthcare", WILEY, LLC, US 2014. Prof Titinchi serves as a Reviewer for 46 international peer-reviewed journals, and he has presented his research work at over 30 international and national conferences. He Delivered several invited talks at various symposia at the  South African Centre for Carbon Capture and Storage Workshop: Identification and Quantification of the Potential of Carbon Mineralisation for CO₂ Emissions Reduction in South Africa, Johannesburg, South Africa, 9 Sept. 2018; the 4th South African Carbon Capture and Storage Conference (CCS), Johannesburg, South Africa, 20-21 Oct 2015; 1st International Congress on Advanced Materials, Jinan, China, 7-9 May 2011 and The 1st National Conference on Chemistry, University of Basrah, Iraq, 22-23 Feb. 2000. Prof Titinchi also Chaired a session at the International Conference on Greenhouse Gas Technologies (GHGT), Austin, Texas, USA, 5-9 October 2014. He also organized international workshops on Carbon Capture at UWC 2014-2019.

Prof Is Fatimah is a professor in the Chemistry Department, Universitas Islam Indonesia. She received a doctoral degree from Gadjah Mada University in 2010. She leads the Laboratory of Materials for Energy and Environment research group. She is also the head of the Chemistry Dept. She has published numerous papers in internationally reputed journals. She is a member of many professional bodies at the national/international levels. She has presented many scientific papers as a keynote and invited speaker in various conferences, nationally and internationally. She is an editorial board member/ reviewer for various high-impact factor journals. Her research focuses on materials for energy and environmental applications (h-index = 43). She has achieved substantial and impactful research milestones. She has been awarded as the top 2% scientist in the world from 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024.

Prof Won-Chun Oh is a full Professor in the Department of Advanced Materials and Engineering at Hanseo University in Korea. And, he is a guest professor in some of Universities in China, Thailand, and Indonesia. He obtained the ‘Research Front’ award from the Korean Carbon Society, and obtained the ‘Yangsong’ award from the Korea Ceramic Society, the “Excellent Paper Award” from the Korea Journal of Material Research, and the Best Paper Award” from the Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry for his pioneering work, and the “Award of appreciation” from ICMMA. He is an ICMMA committee board member and is appointed as one of the “Conference Chairman and Vice Chairman” from 2007 to the present year. He is the author or a coauthor of 1060 papers published in domestic and international journals and speeches at conferences as a Special lecture, Plenary lecture, and Keynote lecture speaker. His current research interest is in the synthesis of nanostructured materials such as MXene and nanocarbon materials, metal nanoparticles, composite and their catalytic applications for future energy sources and green chemical technologies.