BIO of Florian Kongoli

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Dr. Florian Kongoli holds 3 degrees: a Bachelor of Science, a Master of Science/University of Montreal, Canada and a Doctor of Science Degree/Tohoku University, Japan. Since 1996 he is CEO of FLOGEN Technologies Inc.,(www.flogen.com) a Sustainable High Tech applied research institute
incorporated in Canada and USA that today have offices and representations in more than 15 Countries around the the world while carrying out high tech projects in more than 40 countries.

Since 2007 he is Chairman of FLOGEN STAR OUTREACH (www.flogen.org), a not-for-profit organization dedicated to (1) achieving sustainability through science and technology, (2) raising the profile of science and engineering in the society and (3) properly honoring scientists and engineers.

Since 2003 Dr Kongoli has been President of the Organizing Committee of the Sustainable Industrial Processing Summits (SIPS) held every year in several countries around the world with an average participation of 500 authors from academia, industry, government and the entrepreneurship world representing an average of 80 countries.

Dr Kongoli has about 25 years of rich scientific and applied technology experience through direct involvement in numerous invited engagements in all continents. He has managed, involved, or actively participated in about 200 projects, 40 types of reactors, 10 industries, in 45 countries and in 6 continents. Dr. Kongoli has published 113 books and more than 200 scientific articles. He has delivered in numerous countries around the world about 220 plenary, keynote and invited presentations as well as articles, technical reports and research presentations. He has served in many leadership positions in national and international organizations and in many Professional Award Councils such as the Industrial Achievement Award Committee of International Federation of Automatic Control. He is Editorial Board member of several International Journals.

He is an elected Honorary Member of the Lorraine Academy of Sciences and Elected Member of Euro Mediterranean Academy of Arts and Sciences. He was awarded in 2017 the title "The Environmental Tech CEO of the year 2017" by CEO-Monthly UK magazine. He was awarded Certificate of Appreciation in recognition of his contribution toward sustainable development through FLOGEN Sustainability Framework by Tomas Bata University in Zlin (Czech Republic)/Faculty of Applied Informatics. He is honorary Citizen of Rio de Janeiro and Laureate of Gold Medal of the City of Nancy, France. In 2022 he was honored by the Congressman elect of Rio de Janeiro State, Alan Lopes, who will propose to the State Congress to adopt FLOGEN Sustainability Framework developed by Dr. Florian Kongoli in the state law for evaluating any proposed public or private project in the state. Also, in 2022 he was invited to give the Opening Sustainability Plenary Lecture at the United Nation Headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, on 11 February 2022 about FLOGEN Sustainability Framework at the International Year of Glass 2022.

He has participated in business and government delegations in numerous countries accompanying Prime Ministers, Ministers and other government officials.
A more detailed biography can be found at: http://www.flogen.com/elt/pdf/Kongoli_Short-CV.pdf

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BIO of Alicia DURAN

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Dr. Alicia Durán obtained a degree in Physics from the National University of Córdoba in Argentina and a PhD in Physical Sciences from the UAM, developing her professional career at the Institute of Ceramics and Glass of the Spanish Research Council (CSIC). Research Professor of CSIC and the responsible of the GlaSS group (http://glass.icv.csic.es), with more than 270 publications in WOK, she was President of the International Commission on Glass (ICG) in the period 2018-2021. She received the Phoenix Award from the international glass industry, being named Glass Person of the Year 2019 and was also bestowed with the Otto-Schott Award 2022. She was the chair of the International Year of Glass 2022, approved by the GA of United Nations on May 18th 2021.

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BIO of Urmilla Jokhu-Sowell

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Urmilla Jokhu-Sowell, P.E., is the VP Advocacy and Technical Services for the National Glass Association (NGA), the largest glass and glazing trade organization in North America. Urmilla received both a bachelor's and master's degrees in civil engineering from Texas Tech University and is a registered Professional Engineer. Urmilla advocates for and promotes the use of glass in buildings and collaborates with several global organizations on developing industry standards, best practices, and technical education. She has leadership and representative positions on national and international glass-related organizations, including American Society for Heating Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE), American National Standards Institute (ANSI), ASTM International, Glazing Industry Code Committee (GICC), and International Standards Organization (ISO).

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BIO of Vinit Kapur

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Post Graduate Diploma in Public Relations and Bachelors of Commerce (Honours), Mr. Vinit Kapur is the Secretary of The All India Glass Manufacturers Federation (AIGMF) since January 2011.

Mr. Kapur represented as the Council Member of IYoG from India for the UN declared International Year of Glass 2022 (IYoG) under the aegis of International Commission on Glass; and India was able to deliver more than 30 IYoG events from mid-2021 till Dec 2022, mainly driven by activities involving Youth with event details available at www.aigmf.com

Prior to joining the AIGMF, Mr. Kapur worked as the Director (Coordination and Government Relations) in the Organising Committee for Commonwealth Games in New Delhi between 2007-2010.

Mr. Kapur served as the Public Diplomacy Officer in the Australia-India Council and The Japan Foundation under Australian and Japanese Governments in New Delhi between 1999-2005.

Mr. Kapur holds 28-years of expertise in Public Advocacy programs.

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BIO of John Parker

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John Parker moved to Sheffield from the University of Cambridge in 1971, having completed a first-class MA in Natural Sciences, a PhD and a post-doctoral NERC fellowship studying aluminosilicates with incommensurate structures. At Sheffield, he has developed interests in both the optical/structural properties of glasses and the technology of bulk glass making. He is actively involved in the International Commission on Glass and is past-president of both the Society of Glass Technology and the European Society of Glass Science and Technology.

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BIO of Setsuhisa Tanabe

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Setsuhisa Tanabe is a full professor at Graduate School of Human and Environmental Studies, Kyoto University. He received his PhD at Department of Industrial Chemistry, Kyoto University in 1993. After working as an assistant professor, he became an associate professor in 2001 and was promoted to a full Professor in 2008 all in Kyoto University. He is the author of >250 original papers, >25 book chapters, and >40 review papers on luminescent glass and ceramic materials for upconversion lasers, optical fiber amplifier for telecommunication, LED phosphors and persistent phosphors. His h-index is 59 by Scopus. He has served as a plenary, keynote or invited speaker at more than 140 international conferences. He was the chair of Technical Committee on Photonic Glasses (TC20) of International Commission on Glass (ICG) during 2003- 2011 and was a member of Steering Committee of ICG during 2013~2020. On the occasion of UN International Year of Glass 2022, he served as the President of Japanese IYOG2022 Executive Committee in 2021~2022 as well as an International Committee member of IYOG led by Alicia Durán. He was a visiting scientist at Rutgers University, NJ, USA to work with Prof. Elias Snitzer during 1996-1997, also an invited professor at University of Rennes I, France in 2010 and 2016, and at University of Gdansk, Poland in 2019. He has been a main Editor of Journal of Luminescence since 2020 after serving as an associate Editor during 2014~2020. He is a Fellow of SPIE and ACerS

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