Paul Powers is the CEO and Co-Founder of Physna, a venture-backed AI company revolutionizing how the world understands and interacts with 3D data. Backed by Sequoia Capital, Tiger Global, and Google Ventures, Paul led Physna to partnerships with Palantir, the Department of Defense, and Fortune 500 manufacturers. He also founded Thangs, the world’s largest 3D model platform with over 20 million users. Paul studied Astrophysics at Harvard before moving to Germany, where he graduated law school at the prestigious University of Heidelberg. Paul is known for applying geometric intelligence to real-world problems in national security, manufacturing, and AI. He’s a frequent guest on national media and a rising voice in tech policy and innovation.

Professor M. Moatamedi is a globally recognized leader in industrial engineering and multiphysics research. He is the President of The International Society of Multiphysics. His academic background includes a Ph.D. in Engineering from the University of Sheffield, an MBA from Manchester Business School, and an LLM in International Business Law from the University of Leeds.
Throughout his distinguished career, Professor Moatamedi has held senior academic and leadership positions at esteemed institutions such as New York University, Imperial College London, Cranfield University, the Arctic University of Norway, and the University of Salford. His expertise spans multiphysics modelling, simulation, and engineering design, with significant contributions to both academia and industry.
As Conference Chair, Professor Moatamedi brings a wealth of experience and a commitment to fostering innovation and collaboration in the conference.

Dr. Edgar Ricardo Quiroz Villón is a senior mining executive, civil engineer, and specialist in tailings management, water resources, geotechnical engineering, ESG governance, and digital
transformation. With more than 25 years of experience in major mining projects and operations in Latin America, Canadá and Australia. He’s Executive Chairman & CEO of Frame Limited, a bootique consulting company focused on mining engineering, tailings governance, risk management, ESG, and applied innovation. His expertise includes the integration of artificial intelligence, machine learning, digital twins, predictive analytics, remote monitoring, and
autonomous technologies to improve the safety and performance of tailings storage facilities and critical mining infrastructure. His current work focuses on Al-powered risk management, Mine-to-Tailings digital transformation, predictive monitoring systems, and the application of robotics and machine learning for safer and more sustainable mining operations.

Luciano Lorenzi was born in Ventimiglia (Imperia, Italy) on 16 October 1949. He studied in Mondovi in the 1960s and took his degree in Physics in 1975, with the assistance of the Astronomer Prof. Franco Scaltriti, having already been involved in research at the Turin Astronomical Observatory for three years. Lorenzi earned the title of Astronomer in 1978 through a national selection, followed by another appointment again in Turin, where he remained until 1 September 1987. At his own request, on the same date he joined High Schools in the Province of Cuneo to teach Physics. From 21 December 1989 until early 1992, Lorenzi coordinated and supported the Mondovi Astronomy Study Center, together with the two OATO Directors, Professors Alberto Masani & Attilio Ferrari. Its goals included a variety of cultural objectives focusing on research, teaching and communication, with the clear intention of promoting the city as the heir to an ancient university institution, as well as the birthplace of the founder of the Turin Astronomical Observatory, Father Giovanni Battista Beccaria. He was also a Senator of the Italian Republic for three consecutive legislatures from 1992 to 2001. In the same period, from 1994 to 1999, he was a member of the "Council of Europe" and the "Western European Union Assembly". He was an active parliamentarian in the Senate of the Italian Republic and the "Council of Europe". In particular, he promoted Law 315 dated 3 August 1998, which allocated 8.1 billion lire for university building projects in Mondovi through Turin Polytechnic University. He was also instrumental in achieving approval of "RESOLUTION 1080 (1996) on the detection of asteroids and comets potentially dangerous to humankind" by the "PARLIAMENTARY ASSEMBLY OF THE COUNCIL OF EUROPE". He today has almost eighty publications or conference papers in various scientific fields, dealing specifically with Astronomy, Variable Star Astronomy, Large-Scale Structure of the Universe, Cosmology and Cosmogony. In particular, Lorenzi proposed The Expansion Center Model (ECM) of the experimentally checked Rotating & Expanding Universe (REU) (cf. the address https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Luciano-Lorenzi).

Kate Appleby is Deputy Head of Space Environment at the UK Space Agency, where she leads work supporting the UK's resilience to space weather and represents the UK internationally through strategic partnerships and collaboration. With a background spanning scientific workstreams, resilience and national programmes, she has extensive experience delivering complex scientific and policy initiatives.

Alongside her technical work, Kate is an accomplished public speaker and a passionate advocate for diversity, inclusion and representation. She actively champions women and underrepresented groups in STEM, sharing her own experiences of overcoming adversity and breaking barriers to inspire a more inclusive future for science and space.

Bella Gwon is the CEO and Founder of AgUni, a deep-tech pioneer reshaping the future of sustainable agriculture, biotechnology, and cosmic life support systems. Under her visionary leadership, AgUni developed "AgDome," a unique, hyper-controlled, and closed-loop agricultural smart factory infrastructure. This cutting-edge system seamlessly integrates precision engineering, real-time data analytics, and AI-driven growth optimization. Notably, AgDome has been strategically elevated to meet strict Living Modified Organism (LMO) standards, a technical breakthrough that has successfully driven the company’s selection for prominent national biomedical and biotechnology projects.
Championing a disruptive agricultural CDMO (Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization) and asset-light model for rapid global scalability, Bella is redefining how bio-infrastructure is deployed worldwide. She envisions a decentralized future for food systems, aiming to secure the longevity of humanity, life, and global food security through digital farming rights and blockchain-based tokens. Driven by a mission to scale advanced agricultural technology from climate-impacted, extreme environments on Earth to deep-space habitats, she effectively bridges the frontiers of advanced engineering, data science, and global biosecurity.
Recognized globally for her forward-thinking leadership, Bella was officially selected for the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) prestigious Frontier Program and invited to the Davos Forum as a leading tech innovator. Under her direction, AgUni is driving high-profile international initiatives, including its selection for the competitive Qatar National Fund project, and is actively expanding its global footprint with a European headquarters established in Vienna, Austria.

Dipl. Ing. Klara Erika Splett received her ME in Engineering from the German Transportation Technology Institute in Gotha, Saxony, Germany, in 1980. She was a Sr. mining railway engineer, at Welzow and Bitterfeld mines till 1983, railway technology lecturer for railway economics students till 1992, lector of public administration law atVocational College of Saxony-Anhalt in Bitterfeld, Germany till 2004, In 2017-2022 she was Visiting International Scholar in the Department of Physics and Astronomy, St. Louis, USA. She is in the Handel research group till present time. Erika Splett participated in several international conferences and published, in collaboration, papers on quantum 1/f engineering formulas and applications, as a new universal, practical aspect of Quantum Mechanics. The same way she published on the gravidynamic quantum 1/f noise, on the maser-soliton theory of ball lightning and AUPs (UFOs) and on the "Calculation of Dark Matter as a Feature of Space-Time;"DOI 10.1007/s10701-023-00705-x. She presented a paper "Derivation of Dark Matter, the Cosmological Constant and Dark Energy as a Feature of Space-Time" with P. Handel at the 2024 Annual Meeting of the APS.

My background spans scientific research and education, supported by robust academic credentials. I am passionate about topics such as computer science, cosmology, astrophysics, cyberspace, and cryptography. By founding Capricorne Spatial Agence and its brand Quantum Launch, I've developed innovative scientific solutions and played a role in advancing the New Space Age.

Diego Paldao is a key member of Volta Space US leadership team, headquartered in Washington, DC, where he leads all commercial initiatives for the company’s cutting-edge lunar power system. Volta Space is pioneering the development of wireless power generation and transmission technologies designed to enable sustained lunar exploration and permanent presence. The company’s innovative solutions support a diverse portfolio of clients, including NASA and other U.S. government agencies, as well as private sector partners investing in the future of lunar infrastructure. Diego also leads efforts to promote and commercialize Volta’s space domain defense capabilities as well as the enhancement of existing UAS systems.
In his role, Diego drives global business development efforts, identifying and cultivating new strategic opportunities that leverage Volta’s proprietary wireless power capabilities. These technologies are critical for overcoming the challenges of the lunar night, enhancing mission duration, and maximizing the operational effectiveness and return on investment for lunar rovers, landers, and habitats. Diego is also responsible for Volta’s global commercial and marketing efforts including the promotion of Volta’s tremendous capabilities for civil and defense agencies.
With over 25 years of experience in the global telecommunications industry, Diego brings a wealth of expertise spanning satellite communications, Internet, and fiber networks. He has developed relationships and business from both the commercial or private sector as well as with Space Agencies and Defense organizations. His early career focused on GEO and MEO satellite systems, followed by expanded roles working with teleport operators, service providers, and Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite companies. Diego joined Volta to spearhead business development and strategic initiatives aligned with the company’s mission to power humanity’s next frontier in space.

William Dean Kennard is a cybersecurity researcher and the lead architect of the Advanced Digital Guardian (ADG) project, also identified as the Linda 1950 protocol. Drawing from a disciplined career as a certified chef in high-demand hospitality environments, William applies a structured, methodology-driven approach to solving complex digital vulnerabilities.

His current research is focused on developing an AI-driven oversight framework that enforces granular control over data privacy, shifting the paradigm from reactive security to proactive, user-centric defense. By integrating white-hat hacking methodologies with automated, behavioral-based oversight, the ADG project aims to create a hardened, protocol-level barrier against unauthorized data ex filtration. William’s work addresses the urgent need for transparent, high-integrity privacy layers in decentralized and IoT-integrated ecosystems. He is committed to advancing digital resilience through rigorous engineering and the implementation of robust, tamper-evident security architectures for the modern, hyper-connected landscape.

James M. McCanney, M.S., is an independent researcher, scientist, and entrepreneur with extensive experience in applied science, engineering concepts, and interdisciplinary research. As the owner of JMCCanneyscience® LLC and JMCC WING® LLC, he has dedicated his career to advancing innovative scientific ideas and developing practical applications across multiple domains.
Professor McCanney is widely recognized for his analytical approach to complex scientific phenomena and his commitment to independent research. His work spans various fields, where he has contributed insights through research publications, technical discussions, and public engagements. During his 50 year career he has taught university level Physics, Mathematics, Computer Science and Astronomy and spent over 25 years as a principal engineer in the telecommunications industry specializing in telecommunications protocols, security and encryption.
In addition to his research and business leadership, Professor McCanney is an active speaker and media contributor, frequently appearing on television and radio programs to share his expertise and perspectives on scientific developments and emerging technologies. His ability to communicate complex concepts in an accessible manner has made him a respected voice among diverse audiences.
Through his continued efforts, Professor McCanney remains committed to exploring innovative solutions and contributing to the broader scientific and educational community.

Dr. Julien Boblique is a prominent independent researcher and the leading architect behind the Science 4.0 paradigm and the Bio-OS V8 structural framework. Specializing in systemic resilience, mathematical physics, and infodynamics, his work redefines how complex systems manage entropy and optimize flow control across multiple scales—from cellular biology to macro-environmental structures. With highly-indexed peer-reviewed publications showcasing an impactful track record (Impact Factor 7.019), Dr. Boblique focuses on the mathematical primacy of geometric containers over random drift. His current research investigates topological transduction, epistemic transitions, and the alignment of phase in boundary-defying ecosystems. As an invited Keynote Speaker at ICGAC 2027, he bridges the gaps between thermodynamics, structural engineering, and cosmological architectures, offering a unified operational framework designed to steer systemic integrity and pioneer the transition from baseline data noise to deterministic signal resonance.

Felix Lev graduated from the Moscow Institute for Physics and Technology, got PhD from the Institute of Theoretical and Experimental Physics in Moscow and Dr. Sci. degree in physics and mathematics from High Energy Physics also known as the Serpukhov Accelerator. In Russia he worked as a mathematician at the Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences and as a nuclear physicist at the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (Dubna, Moscow region). From 1999 to 2024 he worked on mathematical algorithms for the semiconductor industry at a software company in the Los Angeles area. His major research interests are in quantum theory over finite rings or fields, in particle theory and cosmology. In 1987, the Presidium of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR awarded him the title of senior scientist in theoretical and mathematical physics.
In 1988 Joint institute for Nuclear Research (JINR) (Dubna, Moscow region) published his course of lectures for young scientists of JINR: "Problems of Relativistic Quantum Mechanics of Systems with a Fixed Number of Degrees of Freedom", P4-88-829. In 2020 Springer published his book "Finite Mathematics as the Foundation of Classical Mathematics and Quantum Theory. With Applications to Gravity and Particle Theory". Also, he has more than 100 publications in leading journals. The main results of his publications are:
● It has been proved that standard mathematics is a special degenerate case of finite mathematics in the formal limit p→∞ where p is the characteristic of the ring or field in finite mathematics.
● It has been proved that standard quantum theory is a special degenerate case of a quantum theory based on finite mathematics in the formal limit p→∞ where p is the characteristic of the ring or field in finite mathematics. This implies that mathematics describing nature at the most fundamental level involves only a finite number of numbers while the notions of limit, infinitesimals and continuity are needed only in calculations describing nature approximately.
● In a quantum theory based on finite mathematics, the de Sitter gravitational constant depends on p and disappears in the formal limit p→∞, i.e., gravity is a consequence of finiteness of nature.
● The application to particle theory gives that particle-antiparticle is only an approximate concept valid in special situations. As a consequence, the electric charge and the baryon and lepton quantum numbers can be only approximately conserved, and the baryon asymmetry of the universe problem does not arise.
● The phenomenon of cosmological acceleration (PCA) has a clear explanation without uncertainties as a kinematical effect in semiclassical approximation to quantum theory. In particular, it is not necessary to involve dark energy, the physical meaning of which is a mystery. In our approach, background space and its geometry are not used and the results for PCA are the same as in General Relativity if Λ=3/R2, where R is the contraction parameter from the de Sitter to the Poincare algebra and has nothing to do with the radius of background space. Therefore Λ>0 and there is no freedom in choosing the value of Λ.

Schubert Maignan is a Candidate of Technical Sciences with over 16 years of experience. He is an Associate Professor ofthe Department of General and Applied Physics at the Moscow State University of Civil Engineering, where he teaches physics. His scientific work focuses on Analysis of Temporal Interactions, photonics, geophysics, and Earth remote sensing. He teaches both Russian and English-speaking students through a variety of lectures, practical sessions, and laboratory work. Between 2023 and 2024, he completed a 1,040-hour professional retraining course and earned a diploma as a "Teacher, Physics Instructor."

Vijay Shankar Sharma is a self-taught independent researcher. He is a CA, an MBA (ISB), and an ADP alumnus (Wharton School). During a career spanning over 25 years, he has held senior leadership positions, including CEO, CFO and CMO, across the IT, telecom, pharma and FMCG industries.
He is the creator of the Big Flare-Up Theory (BFUT) under the Six Layers of Reality Framework.
BFUT spans cosmology, gravitation, quantum mechanics, particle physics, consciousness and quantum computing. Subsequent layers build biological consciousness, evolution, human emotions, emotionally conscious AI, and higher subjective human experiences.
BFUT comprises 60+ research papers, 30+ interactive simulations and 40+ downloadable software packages supporting the theory. The framework makes over 200 scientific claims, including the discovery of the cause of dark matter, resolving 34 tensions of the Standard Model, unifying cosmology, quantum mechanics and particle physics, a physical derivation of consciousness, and the derivation of nearly all particle masses and fundamental physical constants.
Additional research in quantum computing, the Unified Theory of Emotions and emotionally conscious AI will be published after the corresponding patent applications are published. Vijay welcomes discussions on research collaboration and licensing opportunities with AI companies and those building quantum computers and quantum devices.

Ali Attar is an independent researcher and the author of Quantum Traction Theory (QTT), a proposed axiomatic research programme exploring whether modern and classic physics can be described through a finite counting ledger of capacity, address, and access.

Since 2019, he has developed QTT through an openly accessible content, focused technical papers, computational materials, preregistered experimental proposals, and a public record of unresolved questions, negative results, and failed routes.

His work emphasizes reproducible calculations, falsifiable predictions, and careful separation between mathematical derivation and empirical confirmation.

Ali is based in Colombes, France. QTT’s content and claims are not established physics until experimental testing results are out.

DR JM NIPOK has spent 45-plus years researching the implications of applying general relativity and special relativity to eternal time and infinite space. When we strip away the assumptions of a hot, dense center or some type of non-infinite universe, all the puzzle pieces begin to fit together very elegantly.

Mr. Flavien PHANZU MWAKA is a master in financial economics. He is an executive at the National Electricity Company in the Democratic Republic of Congo. After his university studies, he embarked on online cosmological studies in 2010 and underwent training as an amateur astronomer, participating in sessions organised by the French Astronomy Association, of which he is a member. He dedicates his research to comparative and objective studies between cosmological models and cosmogonic models.
He discovered that the difference between cosmological models and cosmogonic models, including sacred writings, is due to misunderstandings. He was the first to discover that the biblical creation scheme corresponds to observations and experimentation, and he named his deductions, comments, and arguments the Universal Cosmological Model.
He also created the project of classical astrotheology, which includes a set of disciplines aimed at dispelling the ignorance of language among theologians and astronomers in order to achieve a harmonious view of creation, thus contributing to the unity between science and religion.
The Universal Cosmological Model, which he advocates for being taught in all theology faculties around the world, is currently the only model that explains the structure of the universe in a harmonious way according to both science and religion, from before the Big Bang, through the Big Bang, up to humanity.

Life is too full of interesting people and beautiful things to design and build to have been an accident. I grew up with a professional engineer-builder father who taught me from an early age about physical principles, how to think through the process of designing, building, and operating things by understanding the properties and strength of materials used in creating a range of structures from semiconductors to factories. My mother taught me that the moral arc of the universe is about spiritual truth. Both were necessary and valid in their approaches.

An innate generalist, Duke University forced me to choose a major in 1966. Told there was no way to visualize wave-particle duality in the obviously structural components of matter, I bailed for a while on physics and segued to Economics with its promise of a mathematical utopia—but only after a brief but life-changing exposure to logical monism as Advaita Vedanta in a course on world religions. Advaita posits all existential phenomena as the expression of one essentially superconscious, continuous potential that sources all things out of itself.

My working life has been in the design, construction, and related risk management fields. I currently work remotely with my brother, Paul Gibson, as a Senior Project Designer in his architectural firm at StudioBGP.com, using AutoCAD, Revit, and other vector and raster imaging software to implement my personal knowledge base for a project.

Revit is a Building Information Modeling (BIM) system offered by Autodesk that ambitiously models all components of a building asset from design conception through resource procurement, construction, job costing, scheduling, lifetime use/occupancy, demolition, and recycling/disposal. I have used AutoCAD extensively in my modeling of fundamental particle structure as 3D waveforms for its vector formatting precision.

Recently, modeling in a teleparallel framework as an equivalent of General Relativity, this TEGR develops gravity as torsional rather than based on curvature, along with rest mass, half spin, and charge, as quantum effects of a single torsion-contortion connection at the femto scale, gauged by an invariant inertial constant, ת (tav), as a stiffness factor of a base bulk. The model is consistent with established observational data. It posits particles as emergent quantizations of a single 3D base space, the expressions of an elastic substrate with an intentional capacity for initiating and an inertial capacity for sustaining recursive structural forms in an interactive process of determinable change, as a 4D total spacetime.

I am currently working toward a form of Cosmological Information Modeling (CIM) that posits a generalization of this model, applicable to any modeling process for a depiction of the emergence of formal structure from its related qualitative formless potential. Results can be found on my LinkedIn profile posts and my personal outreach website at UniServEnt.org.

Dr. Regnault Umaru Bamiji, DFIICEST, PhD is the Chairman and Chief Engineer of Glyms Industries Ltd. He is an aerospace engineer, inventor, and technologist with a strong background in astronomy and rocket science, having studied at the University of Arizona and the University of Michigan. A former military officer and FAA-certified commercial drone and helicopter pilot, Dr. Bamiji has independently developed multiple innovations, including a jet helicopter, jet engine, gyroplane, and advanced self-charging power systems. His work has earned recognition from the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority for pioneering locally built aircraft. He has been involved with the Nigerian Space Agency (NASRDA) in rocketry research and is affiliated with leading international professional bodies, including the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (USA) and the American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics. Dr. Bamiji is also a founding partner of Odyssey Energy LLC (USA)

Alissa Pott is an artist, science communicator, and scientist. She combines her expertise to create interactive content on complex scientific topics (quantum physics, astrobiology, DNA, etc.). Through game design and magic shows, she aims to spark interest in science among the general public. She is currently working on Drake's Dice, an outreach game about astrobiology.

Rodrigue Pekar, a high school student passionate about physics, focuses on quantum mechanics and gravitational theory. As an active member of Open VQA, he attends conferences that connect young researchers with the scientific community. He participated in International Quantum Physics Day and closely follows current developments in theoretical physics. His greatest wish is to be able to better understand the universe around us.