Dr. Vadrevu is a remote sensing scientist at the NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Alabama. He is also an Adjunct Associate Research Professor at the Department of Geographical Sciences, University of Maryland College Park, MD, USA. His research focuses on using Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) for physical and spatial environmental geography studies. He has been focusing on remote sensing of land cover/land use changes, human ecosystem interactions and air pollution episodes over the continental US and Asia. His expertise is also on fire ecology and biogeochemistry studies. In the US, he served as a PI and co-I on diverse projects funded by NASA, USFS and USDA, all involving spatial component. His research had been highly interdisciplinary. He is on the Editorial Board of five different journals. He also serves as GOFC-GOLD Fire-Implementation Team Executive Officer and the NASA Land Cover/Land Use Change Program Coordinator.

Dato’ Ts Dr. Mohd Fozi Ali is a Professor in the Engineering College of Universiti Teknologi MARA and currently the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Development) of UiTM. He is active in research, consulting work & supervision of postgraduate students where he has successfully produced more than 100 journal articles and proceedings. Besides, he is appointed to the board of directors of several UiTM Holdings subsidiaries such as UiTM Hospitality Management Sdn. Bhd., UiTM Energy & Facilities Sdn. Bhd., UiTM Solar Power Sdn. Bhd., UiTM Solar Power Dua Sdn. Bhd and MYREN Network Sdn. Bhd. Since August 2018, he has also been appointed to the Board of Directors of Syarikat Air Terengganu Sdn. Bhd. (SATU). He is also a graduate member of the Board of Engineers Malaysia (BEM), The Institution of Engineers Malaysia (IEM), American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), and Malaysia Board of Technologists (MBOT).

Dr Jayvee Ablaña Saco is the Center Head of the Batangas State University's Verde Island Passage Center of Oceanographic Research and Aquatic Life Sciences (VIP CORALS). He is a distinguished Balik Scientist (scientists who studied and worked in a foreign country and returned to the Philippines) by the country's Department of Science and Technology. He has a Doctor of Philosophy in Cell Biology degree from Kochi University in Japan, and specializes on Ecophysiology, Culture, Cell Biology, Biodiversity and Taxonomy of Seaweeds. He currently leads a multi-university project that assesses species abundance and coral communities between pristine and eutrophic areas, aimed at developing a strategic plan to increase multi-sectoral awareness and engagement with regards to conservation and management of marine biodiversity within the Verde Island Passage, considered the Center of the Center or Marine Shorefish Biodiversity in the World.

Dr Warmadewanthi currently is the Head of Research Centre for Infrasturcture and Sustainable Environment in the Institute Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember (ITS), Surabaya, Indonesia. Being a pronounced researcher, she has many research collaborations for solid waste, water, and wastewater treatment and management. In 2017-2019 she collaborated with IRD French and Hanoi Architecture University worked for solid waste management and mapping of actors related to the recycling process, such as dong-nat (waste picker) in Vietnam, the waste bank in Indonesia, etc. This part on the scenario of government policy for enhancing solid waste reduction at sources. In 2020, she has research on Closing the Loop for Plastic Waste with UNESCAP and IGES Japan. This research produced an action plan for Managing Plastic Waste in Surabaya City. She has also proven track in leading for many capacity buildings programs in local, provincial, and national levels, as the certified facilitator and expert who also has competency in know-how on program design, planning, management, participatory monitoring, evaluation in wastewater and solid waste sectors. Including having good networks with national and local governments and non-governmental and civil society organizations in various countries.

Dr Roswanira Abdul Wahab is an Associate Professor in the Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, and a certified chemist under the Institut Kimia Malaysia. She is currently the Assistant Head for Bioanalysis of Persatuan Sains Analisis Malaysia (ANALIS) and a member for numerous national and international chemistry society. Being a profound researcher in her green chemistry field, she has edited numerous journals and appointed as editorial board member in established journals. She has also won numerous awards pertaining to her field.

Dr. Hunt was the scientific leader of the alternative solvent technology platform at the Green Chemistry Centre of Excellence within the University of York. Dr Hunt is currently a lecturer at the department of chemistry at Khon Kaen University, where he will continue his research in Green Chemistry. His research interests include bio-based solvents, supercritical fluids, waste utilisation, biorefineries, materials and elemental sustainability.