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Kétévi Assamagan is a physicist at Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), originally from Togo, is known for his significant contributions to the ATLAS Experiment. A US citizen, he arrived with a scholarship from the African-American Institute, obtained his PhD at the University of Virginia, and pursued post-doctoral research at Hampton University and CERN. Joining BNL in 2001, he held key roles in the ATLAS Collaboration, contributing to the discovery of the Higgs boson. Assamagan played a pivotal role in South Africa joining ATLAS and co-founded the African School of Physics. He is a Fellow of the African Academy of Sciences, South African Institute of Physics, and American Physical Society. His research focuses on physics beyond the Standard Model, particularly in the dark sector. Assamagan is actively involved in education and outreach, serving as the US-ATLAS Education and Public Outreach coordinator, QuarkNet contact person at BNL, and manager of the African School of Physics.

Hani Choudhry is a professor of genomics and biotechnology. He completed his PhD in Clinical Medicine from the University of Oxford and has published over 120 scientific publications in international journals. He is currently the Vice Governor at the Research, Development, and Innovation Authority (RDIA). Dr. Choudhry was the Assistant Deputy Minister for Research and Innovation and the Director General for Research Grants at the Ministry of Education in Saudi Arabia.  He has played a vital role in establishing strategic partnerships between academia and industry and leading national R&D initiatives and has extensive experience in leadership and executive management, and he is a member of many national and executive committees, from higher education to innovation.

Xuanmei Fan is the director of State Key Laboratory of Geohazard Prevention and Geoenvironment Protection (SKLGP) at Chengdu University of Technology, China. She received her PhD in Engineering Geology from the Faculty of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observations (ITC) at the University of Twente in 2013. In 2015, she became a leading professor at SKLGP. Prof. Fan’s research focuses on the earthquake- and climate change-induced chains of geological hazards, long-term landscape evolution and disaster risk reduction. Her work has been widely applied in the emergency response and rescue operations following major earthquakes. Due to her significant scientific achievements and contributions to society, she has recently received Chinese Young Women Scientists Award, Scientific Exploration Award, and the Science and Technology Awards of the International Association for Engineering Geology and the Environment (IAEG). As chair, she co-founded the Global Partnership for Smart Informatics and Multi-hazard Reduction (SIMR), aiming to address the global challenges created by increasing multi-hazard risk and climate change in a fast-changing world. 

Heiner Linke is a professor of nanophysics at the Physics Department at Lund University, Sweden. From 2021- 2023 he served as the deputy dean of the Faculty of Engineering (LTH) at Lund University, and 2013 – 2020, he was director of NanoLund, the Center for Nanoscience at Lund University. He has a master’s degree (Dipl. Phys) in technical physics from the Technical University in Munich (1992), and a doctorate degree in engineering physics from Lund University in Sweden (1997).  Between 1998 and 2001 he was a research fellow at the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia, before joining the physics department at the University of Oregon in 2001, where he received indefinite tenure. In 2014 he was elected a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. He serves on the Committee of Experts of Germany’s Excellence Strategy since 2021, and as the vice president of the Council of the Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings since 2024.

Katya Echazarreta is a distinguished electrical engineer, science communicator, and Citizen Astronaut. Graduated with a degree in electrical engineering from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Katya is currently pursuing a master's degree from Johns Hopkins University. She is widely recognized as the first Mexican-born woman to venture into space as part of Space for Humanity's Citizen Astronaut Program, which was launched on June 4, 2022. As a pioneer and role model, Katya Echazarreta has used her platform to advocate for increased STEM education for women and the expansion of Mexico's spaceflight program. Her dedication to inspiring and empowering future generations has led her to found Fundacion Espacial, a non-profit organization that aims to promote the development of advanced studies in space, planetary science, environmental protection, and youth empowerment. She has dedicated her career to advancing Space technology and education. As an Electrical Engineer, she participated in various NASA missions at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory including the Perseverance Rover and Europa Clipper.