Professor Étienne Ghys is a renowned mathematician and Emeritus Research Director at the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS). He played a pivotal role in the creation and development of the mathematics laboratory at the École Normale Supérieure de Lyon (ENS de Lyon) and has been serving as the Permanent Secretary of the French Academy of Sciences since 2019.
Professor George Fu Gao obtained his PhD degree from Oxford University, UK and did his postdoc work in both Oxford University and Harvard University (with a brief stay in Calgary University). He is the former director general of the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, and the former vice-president of the National Natural Science Foundation of China. Currently, he is working as a professor at the Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences.
Professor Françoise Combes is the President of the French Academy of Sciences. Her expertise lies in the formation and evolution of galaxies, dynamics of galaxies, interaction between galaxies and the interstellar medium of galaxies, etc.
Professor Marc Fontecave is a Professor at Collège de France. He is a distinguished member of the French Academy of Sciences, Academia Europaea, and the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. His research focuses on the study of catalysts (homogeneous, heterogeneous, bioinspired) and biocatalysts (metalloenzymes and artificial enzymes) as well as electrochemical devices for water splitting and the valorization of carbon dioxide as strategies for chemical storage of renewable energies (artificial photosynthesis).
Professor David R. Clarke is the inaugural holder of the Extended Tarr Family Professor of Materials in the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. His research mainly focuses on fundamentals, properties and applications of ceramics, metals, semiconductors, polymers, and thermoelectrics, especially from the mechanical properties point of view.
梅彦昌教授是香港城市大学校长及大学杰出教授。梅教授曾任新加坡国立大学常务副校长（创新与企业）（2018年1月至2022年12月）、南洋理工大学学务副校长（2011年1月至2017年12月）及材料科学与工程学院院长（2004年1月至2010年12月）。
南洋理工大学于2000年成立材料科学与工程学院。梅教授担任院长期间，领导学院发展成为全球材料科学研究及教育领域的顶尖学院。学院于2016年QS世界大学材料科学学科榜上排名第6位，在《美国新闻与世界报导》排名第2位。学院在研发创新科技转化作商业应用方面广获嘉许，而近年在材料科学领域的全球排名亦持续获评为三甲之列。他担任南洋理工大学学务副校长期间，推动大学在QS世界大学排名榜由2011年的第74位，上升至2017年的第11位，并于该年度成为亚洲大学之冠。
他出任新加坡国立大学常务副校长期间，致力推动将大学研发的深度技术转化为商业应用，并通过「毕业生研究创新计划」令应用深度技术的初创公司数量于三年内增加4倍，成为新加坡最成功的深度技术初创企业计划。