Dr. Jieun Lee is an assistant professor in the Department of Safety Engineering at Pukyong National University. She earned her Ph.D. in Engineering from the University of Tsukuba in 2020, focusing on human behavior in interactions with automated systems. Her research interests include enhancing human-machine interaction and designing safe and effective human-machine systems. By integrating engineering principles with insights from human factors and cognitive psychology, Dr. Lee addresses challenges in automation and safety, particularly in reducing human error and improving risk management in advanced technological environments.

Jaewook Jeong is an Associate Professor in the Department of Safety Engineering at Seoul National University of Science and Technology (SeoulTech) and a licensed Professional Engineer (P.E.) in Korea. He leads the S3PARC Lab (Safety, Smart, and Sustainability-driven Advanced Research in Construction) and teaches construction safety and management in his department. Prof. Jeong earned his Ph.D. from Yonsei University in Korea and has over 20 years of experience as a researcher and professional engineer in Korea, the United States, and Singapore. His research focuses on quantitative and probabilistic analysis of accident risks, design for safety, and improving safety policies in the field of the construction industry. He strives to scientifically and objectively simulate and predict various subjective uncertainties and risk factors inherent in the construction industry.

Prof. Xinyan Huang is an Associate Professor at Dept of Building Environment and Energy Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. He received his PhD from Imperial College London, MSc from University of California, San Diego, and BEng from Southeast University. Prof. Huang is a Combustion Scientist and a Fire Safety Engineer who has co-authored over 200 journal papers and reviewed over 80 journals. He is an Associate Editor of Fire Technology and International Journal of Wildland Fire, an editorial member of J. Building Engineering, J. Safety Sci. Resil., Fire Safety J. and Fire & Materials, a Chartered Building Services and Fire Engineer. He is a board member of Int. Association of Fire Safety Science (IAFSS) and the Int. Association of Wildland Fire (IAWF), a committee member for the HK Fire Safety Code, and a Fire Expert for the HK High Court. He is a winner of the NSFC Excellent Young Scientists Fund, Bernard Lewis Fellowship and Sugden Best Paper Award from Combustion Institute, Early Career Award from IAFSS, Ricardo Award from Institute of Physics, Fire Engineering Grand Award from HKIE, and “5 under 35” Award from Society of Fire Protection Engineers (SFPE).

Mr. Felipe Ong is the Head of Asia Pacific, Industrial Explosion Protection Division with BS&B Safety Systems with vast experience in combustible dust risk management. He is an active member of IES, IChemE, Society of loss Prevention (SLP, Singapore),
He has over 33 years of industrial experiences on Dust Explosion Prevention & Protection Technologies. Felipe travels extensively across Asia Pacific Regions as well as Europe & have extensive knowledge on the latest Codes & Standards, best engineering practices driven by both USA (NFPA) & European Standard (ATEX), China (Chinese GB) , Australia & NZ (AS/NZS) as well as Singapore latest ACoP SS667:2020 Approved Code of practice for handling, storage and processing of combustible dust. He has conducted many Dusts Explosion Risk Assessment and have assisted several customers in actual incident finding and have provided practical Solution to many of his customers in this area.

Mr. Yoshio Akahane is the Vice President of the Japan Society for Safety Engineering and a Director of the Board at Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation. He also serves as an Executive Officer and Chief Supply Chain Officer at Mitsubishi Chemical Group Corporation. He has held key leadership roles across multiple plants and divisions, specializing in production management, environmental safety, and sustainability. He has served as Factory Manager of the Kagawa Plant, General Manager of the Green Transformation Promotion Division, and overseen key operational strategies in supply chain management. With extensive experience in industrial safety and sustainable manufacturing, he plays a crucial role in advancing green transformation initiatives and enhancing safety standards across the chemical industry.