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Mr Ang Kian Seng heads the Environmental Sustainability Group in the Building and Construction Authority of Singapore (BCA).
His portfolio includes policies on green buildings and FM transformation, with the BCA Green Mark Scheme as a main lever. The Green Mark scheme certifies buildings on their level of environmental friendliness and energy efficiency. He plays an instrumental role in the formulation and implementation of BCA's Green Buildings Masterplans.
He is the current Member of the Singapore Green Building Council (SGBC). He also sits on the board of directors of the Singapore International Facility Management Association (SIFMA), which is positioning itself to champion the FM industry transformation.
University Professor Dr. Ardeshir Mahdavi is an internationally recognised expert, researcher, and educator in Building Science. His research spans building physics, building performance simulation, design computing, building controls and diagnostics, building ecology, indoor environmental quality, and human ecology.
Prior to his current affiliations with Graz University of Technology (TU Graz, Austria) and the Vienna University of Economics and Business (WU Wien, Austria), Professor Mahdavi held academic positions at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU, Pittsburgh, USA) as a tenured Full Professor of Building Physics; at the Technical University of Vienna (TU Wien) as Chair of the Department of Building Physics and Building Ecology; and at the National University of Singapore (NUS) as Visiting Professor of Building Science.
Professor Mahdavi has published over 700 scientific papers and supervised more than 65 doctoral students. He is the recipient of the IBPSA Distinguished Achievement Award from the International Building Performance Simulation Association.
Distinguished Professor Lidia Morawska is a leading expert in air quality and its impact on human health and the environment, with a particular focus on the science of airborne particulate matter. She is Distinguished Professor at the Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, Australia, and Director of the International Laboratory for Air Quality and Health at QUT, a World Health Organization (WHO) Collaborating Centre for research and training in air quality and health. She also serves as Centre Director for the ARC Training Centre for Advanced Building Systems Against Airborne Infection Transmission (THRIVE) hosted at QUT.
Professor Morawska holds additional positions as Vice-Chancellor Fellow at the Global Centre for Clean Air Research (GCARE), University of Surrey, UK, and Adjunct Professor at the Institute for Environmental and Climate Research (ECI), Jinan University, Guangzhou, China.
A physicist by training, she received her doctorate from Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland. She has authored over 1,100 journal papers, book chapters, and refereed conference papers. At the executive level, she has contributed to numerous national and international professional bodies and currently acts as an advisor to the WHO. She is a Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science, and a Fellow of the Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering.
Professor Morawska has received numerous awards, including inclusion in the 2021 TIME100 list of the world's most influential people and the L'Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science International Award, recognised "for her excellent research in air pollution and its impact on human health and the environment, with a focus on atmospheric particulate matter, and for translating fundamental science into real-world policy and practice to provide clean air for all.
Rachel Hodgdon is President and CEO of the International WELL Building Institute (IWBI), where she leads a global movement to advance people-first places.
Under her leadership, WELL has grown to more than 6 billion square feet of space across 135 countries, impacting 30 million people daily and adopted by over 180 Fortune 500 and Global 500 companies.
Since joining IWBI in 2016, she has spearheaded the evolution of the WELL Standard and expanded its reach worldwide. Previously at the U.S. Green Building Council, Rachel founded the Center for Green Schools, mobilizing $275 billion toward healthier, more sustainable learning environments.
Dr. Ranga Reddy Burri is President of the Infection Control Academy of India (IFCAI) and an Honorary Professor at the University of Hyderabad. A leading voice in infection prevention, antimicrobial resistance (AMR) containment, and health system resilience, he has spearheaded multiple initiatives to advance public health capacity in the Global South.
Dr. Burri has led regional and international collaborations through platforms such as G-SPARC, strengthening education, training, and policy frameworks for infection prevention and control (IPC) and AMR across Asia, the Middle East, and Africa. His current work focuses on integrating One Health perspectives into AMR containment and patient safety strategies.
A recognised expert and advocate for innovation-driven public health, he brings over three decades of experience across academia, civil society, and leadership, bridging science, systems, industry, and policy. His keynote reflects his commitment to elevating indoor air quality as a cornerstone of public health equity in the Global South.
Professor Yuguo Li is Chair Professor of Building Environment at The University of Hong Kong. His research focuses on city climate, infection transmission, and sustainability engineering. His team investigates ventilation requirements for mitigating SARS-CoV-2 transmission and explores resilient city design technologies. Their work, both prior to and during the pandemic, has helped redefine the transmission mechanisms of respiratory infections.
Professor Li serves as a member of the World Health Organization (WHO) Infection Prevention and Control Guidance Development Group (IPC GDG) and is the Founding Editor-in-Chief of Indoor Environments, the official journal of the International Society of Indoor Air Quality and Climate (ISIAQ).
He is a Fellow of the Hong Kong Academy of Engineering Sciences, where he currently serves as Honorary Secretary. He has received numerous honours, including the Pettenkofer Award (ISIAQ), the Guanghua Engineering Science and Technology Prize (China), the Medal of Honour from the HKSAR Government, and an honorary doctorate from Aalborg University.
Professor Yuguo Li is Chair Professor of Building Environment at The University of Hong Kong. His research focuses on city climate, infection transmission, and sustainability engineering. His team investigates ventilation requirements for mitigating SARS-CoV-2 transmission and explores resilient city design technologies. Their work, both prior to and during the pandemic, has helped redefine the transmission mechanisms of respiratory infections.
Professor Li serves as a member of the World Health Organization (WHO) Infection Prevention and Control Guidance Development Group (IPC GDG) and is the Founding Editor-in-Chief of Indoor Environments, the official journal of the International Society of Indoor Air Quality and Climate (ISIAQ).
He is a Fellow of the Hong Kong Academy of Engineering Sciences, where he currently serves as Honorary Secretary. He has received numerous honours, including the Pettenkofer Award (ISIAQ), the Guanghua Engineering Science and Technology Prize (China), the Medal of Honour from the HKSAR Government, and an honorary doctorate from Aalborg University.
A/Prof. Moshood Olawale Fadeyi is an Associate Professor at the Singapore Institute of Technology, specialising in cognitive governance and value-oriented diagnostic reasoning and problem solving in indoor air quality and sustainable building engineering, using a research-as-practice approach.
He is an architect, a Chartered Engineer (UK), and a Chartered Construction Manager (UK). He holds degrees in architecture (BSc, M.Arch), building science (MSc), and engineering (PhD) from Obafemi Awolowo University (Nigeria), the National University of Singapore, and the Technical University of Denmark.
He is a pioneering global scholar in the development of communication solutions, as cognitive and emotional tools, through research-as-practice, advancing engineering education practice, and strengthening human capability for value-oriented problem-solving.
Professor Rajasekhar Balasubramanian's research interests cut across environmental sustainability, climate change and urban air quality. The main goal of his interdisciplinary research is to advance understanding of environmental and health impacts of air pollution on scales ranging from local to global. His work provides policy-relevant scientific inputs and contributes to development of cost-effective technologies to mitigate adverse impacts of air pollution.
He has led multi-national collaborative projects related to assessment and mitigation of personal exposure to airborne particles. He is currently spearheading an international research programme that aims at improving air quality in cities through global alliance with premier universities. He is one of the Lead Authors for the UN Environment Programme's Global Environment Outlook, focusing on cross-cutting issues on environment and health.
He is a member of the science panel of APCAP (Asia-Pacific Clean Air Partnership), appointed by UNEP (United Nations Environment Programme). He is a recipient of many research awards, notably the PROSE (Professional and Scholarly Excellence) award in recognition of his contribution to the recently published Global Environment Outlook (GEO-6) Report. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry.
Dr. Yang Junjing is the Head of Built Environment Branch at Environmental Health Institute of National Environment Agency. Dr. Yang received her PhD in Built environment from National University of Singapore, MSc from the University of Reading, UK; and BEng from Tongji University.
Dr. Yang has rich experiences in Ventilation, Indoor Air Quality, bioaerosol, and building energy efficiency. Her work has supported operations and policies and has been translated into teaching materials, local and international standards. Dr. Yang has more than 48 publications and is currently the member of several IAQ and ventilation Standards both internationally and locally.
She is an active member of ASHRAE, ISIAQ and IBPSA and was ASHRAE Singapore Chapter President.
Dr. Toby Cheung is a General Manager at Kajima Technical Research Institute Singapore (KaTRIS), Kajima Corporation, where he is involved in research and development related to indoor environmental quality, thermal comfort, and human-centric building design. He has an academic background in building science and has previously worked with the Center for the Built Environment at UC Berkeley and the National University of Singapore. His research has contributed to international efforts such as thermal comfort databases, design tools, and guidance on cooling fan design and operation.
At KaTRIS, Dr. Cheung works at the interface of academic research and industry practice, translating scientific knowledge into real-world applications through living laboratories such as The GEAR, a mixed-mode smart wellness building in Singapore. His work includes research on semi-outdoor workspace design and operation, occupant behaviour and comfort, and the use of smart wearable sensing to better understand human-environment interactions.
His career experience spans academia, applied research, and industry-based R&D, enabling him to share perspectives on diverse career pathways and the practical application of research skills in the built environment field.
Rachel is a third-year PhD candidate in Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, advised by Professor Shichao Liu. She received her Bachelors degree in environmental engineering at Lafayette College in 2023.
Her research focuses on indoor wildfire smoke transport and contamination as well as human decision-making during wildfire smoke events. Rachel is an NSF Graduate Research Fellowship and ASHRAE Grant in Aid awardee for her research.
She served as the ISIAQ student representative for a two year term from 2024-2026.
Jeffrey Siegel, Ph.D., is a Professor of Civil and Mineral Engineering and a member of the Hub for Advancing Buildings at the University of Toronto and a Bahen/Tanenbaum Chair in Civil Engineering. He holds joint appointments at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health and the Department of Physical & Environmental Sciences. He has an M.S. and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley as well as a B.Sc. from Swarthmore College. He is internationally recognized for his work on indoor air quality and air cleaning and is a fellow of ASHRAE and a member of the Academy of Fellows of the International Society for Indoor Air and Climate (ISIAQ). His research interests include healthy and sustainable buildings, filtration and air cleaning, ventilation and indoor air quality, control of indoor particulate matter, cognitive impacts of indoor air quality, and the impact of building systems on indoor microbiology and chemistry. Prior to his position at the University of Toronto, Dr. Siegel was an Associate Professor at The University of Texas at Austin.
Tunga Salthammer earned a Doctor of Natural Science degree in Physical Chemistry from the Technical University of Braunschweig, Germany. He joined the Fraunhofer WKI in 1990 and is the deputy director of the institute. Since 2007, Salthammer has been an Adjunct Professor at the Queensland University of Technology (QUT) in Brisbane, Australia. In June 2008, he re-ceived his habilitation from the Faculty of Life Sciences at the Technical University of Braun-schweig and was appointed as a Professor in December 2012. Salthammer has been a Visit-ing Professor at the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) in Lyngby, at Tsinghua University in Beijing and at the Central South University of Forestry and Technology in Changsha. He is a member of the Indoor Air Hygiene Commission (IRK) of the German Federal Environment Agency (Chairman 2012 - 2021) and a guest member of the German Committee on Indoor Air Guide Values (AIR). Since 2008, he has been serving as an elected member of the ISIAQ Academy of Fellows (President 2014-2016) and received the Academy's Pettenkofer Award in 2020. His research interests include analytical chemistry, VOC/SVOC emission studies on indoor materials using test chambers and cells, indoor chemistry, airborne particles, and set-tled house dust.
Professor Cath Noakes OBE is the Deputy Pro Vice Chancellor Research and Innovation and Professor of Environmental Engineering for Buildings at the University of Leeds, UK. She is a chartered engineer with substantial experience leading research into buildings and health, particularly around ventilation, air quality and infection control.
She has worked closely with policy particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic, including contributing to the UK SAGE committee, NHS guidance on healthcare environments, WHO groups, and work with the Royal Academy of Engineering.
She is currently one of the interdisciplinary experts in the UK Research Excellence Framework exercise which assesses national research quality, environment and impact.
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