One of the world’s leading pioneers in nanophotonics, Dr Arseniy Kuznetsov is a recipient of the IET’s Harvey Engineering Research Prize. He holds two PhD degrees in processes engineering (France) and laser physics (Russia) currently heading a research department and managing two large-scale interdisciplinary programs. Arseniy's specialties includes Nanophotonics, Plasmonics, Nanoparticles, Light Scattering, Laser, Metamaterials, Optics, Nanostructures, Femtosecond Lasers and Photonics.

Dr. Gradini, an academic from Rome, has spent more than a decade as an associate professor in general pathology and experimental medicine at Sapienza University. He specializes in signal transduction, and has a colourful research history, having conducted studied at 12 different universities throughout Europe and America. His publications have been cited more than 2,000 times, and he continues to make notable headway in this field.

Rob is an experimental physicist with a passion for developing practical applications of quantum technologies. The last decade saw the beginning of another new generation of technology, one that is underpinned by the quantum nature of the devices. This technology will have a huge impact on our lives in many ways; the first being to enable truly secure communications. Rob’s contribution in this exciting new field was seeded by a Master’s degree in physics from Oxford University (2002), before moving to Cambridge to complete a PhD in experimental quantum information processing.

Joni is a strategic advisor & technology entrepreneur who has an infinite thirst for information. Joni is a self-proclaimed ‘digital explorer’ since he discovered the Internet in 1995. This exploration has included entrepreneurship, university lectures, public speaking, technology ventures, authoring a book, consultancy, a radio show, marketing for MNCs and architecting corporations (corporate culture, business strategy, trading agreements, talent strategy etc.) and much more. Originally from Espoo (Finland), Joni moved to the Netherlands in 2014 and created AdCoin, an ad technology that powers micro-transactions with engagement.

Nick Hanna is Partner at Pinsent Masons MPillay. Recognized as one of Singapore’s Top 100 lawyers on Asia Business Law Journal’s The A-List, Nick has a particular focus on equity capital markets, private equity, joint ventures, Fintech, initial coin offerings, mergers and acquisitions.

Thomas Wohlbier (*1974) was still a student at the University of Zurich (Switzerland) when he began to work, on a part time basis, for a strongly materials-oriented Swiss Publishing House. Eight years later, in 2003, he became vice president of the company. At that time he had already moved to Millersville, Pennsylvania, where he still lives with his wife and their three children. ​ In the summer of 2015, Thomas decided start the American Publishing House Materials Research Forum LLC which, as its name implies, aims at serving exclusively the materials science and engineering community.

Biothane is one of the world's leading companies in the field of biological treatment of wastewater. The company offers a range of anaerobic and aerobic treatment technologies to industrial clients. ​ Thierry has more than 20 years of experience in design, build and operation for anaerobic technologies and industrial wastewater treatments.

Keibock is a highly accomplished business executive with over 25 years of industry experience starting from software R&D, applications engineering, direct and channel sales, industrial and consumer marketing, general management, and founding of companies. He has served in a wide spectrum of industries including pc board and semiconductor test equipments, CAD/CAM peripherals, personal computers, Internet and web services. He was awarded Fairchild Key Technologist while at Fairchild, he has received UK Design Award for the product he had conceived while at Oce (now Canon), and he was the consumer business unit manager for Apple in Japan.

Dr. Yaniv, as the former President of Applied Nanotech Holdings, Inc. and the Chief Executive Officer of its subsidiary, Applied Nanotech, (1996-2014), has been instrumental in guiding the company to become a pioneer in nanotechnology in a variety of fields, such as electron field emission from carbon films/carbon nanotubes for display applications, nanocomposites, inks and pastes for the printed electronics industry, thermal management materials, sensors, and large outdoor electronic displays.

General Manager of Converging & Enabling Technologies (CGTC), of the Ministry of Science, Technology, Innovation and Communications of Brazil (MCTIC), responsible for the national public policy, strategy, initiatives for Nanotechnology, Photonics, Advanced Materials and Advanced Manufacturing. Previously, API.nano General Manager - the first and only Brazilian National Cluster to Promote Nanotechnology in the Industry (http://www.apinano.org.br/), at CERTI Foundation.

Mike is a curisosity driven marketer who is always interested in learning the latest trends in innovative and creative marketing engagements. For over 15 years, Mike has worked with companies big and small on improving their brand equity and marketing initiatives. Most recently, Mike acted as Director of Marketing at Schuberth North America, a technical protection brand based in Germany.