Cardiff-XMUM Joint Conference 2025 on Sustainable Energy and Climate Challenge

Distinguished Speakers

Plenary speakers

María Corté s Puch (Vice President, UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network)

Title: A Decade of the SDGs: Progress, Gaps, and the Path Forward

Professor Lee Pooi See (Vice President of International Engagement, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore)

Title: Stretchable Electroactive Composites for Energy Devices 

Professor Yang Yong (Distinguished Professor, Xiamen University) 

Title: Li-ion Battery Ageing and Degradations: Mechanisms, Accelerating Tests & Life-time Predictions 

https://yanggroup.xmu.edu.cn/en

Professor Yan Ning (Director of Hydrogen Research Institute, National University of Singapore)

Title: Hydrogen and Circular Carbon for Renewable Fuels and Chemicals

https://www.yan-group-nus.com

Professor Li Jian-Feng (Distinguished Professor, Xiamen University)

Title: In-situ Probing of Electrochemical Reactions using Core-Shell Nanoparticle-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopies
https://jfli.xmu.edu.cn

Keynote Speakers ​

Associate Professor Tan Jian Ping (Xiamen University Malaysia)

Title: Waste to Watts: ASEAN Bioenergy Powering a Sustainable Future through Circular Systems

Associate Professor Tan Swee Tiam (Xiamen University Malaysia)

Title: Probing Microalgal Photosynthesis with a Droplet-Based Triboelectric Nanogenerator

Professor Yong Wai Fen (Xiamen University Malaysia)

Title: Innovative Membrane and Separation Technologies for Sustainable Bioenergy

Associate Professor Le Ngoc Lieu (International University – Vietnam National University)

Title: From Agricultural Waste to Functional Food, Smart Materials, and Bioenergy

Professor Ashish Sharma (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign)

Title: Early Warning for Predictive Analytics and Resilience Strategies

Professor Juan Joon Ching (Universiti Malaya)

Title: Lattice-Defect and Multiredox Coupling in Ni/Mn-Modified SrTiO₃ Cathodes toward High-Performance RAZBs

Professor Lin Xiu-Mei (Minnan Normal University)

Title: Analysis of Electrochemical Energy Conversion and Storage Reaction Processes Through In Situ Methods

Associate Professor Zhou Yao (Xiamen University)

Title: Clarification and Promotion of Volmer Step for Alkaline Hydrogen Oxidation

Associate Professor Gaulthier Rydzek (Montpellier University)

Title: Microalgae in Action: A Circular Bioeconomy Solution for Sustainable Energy, Wastewater Treatment and Aquaculture

Professor Lam Su Shiung (Universiti Malaysia Terengganu)

Title: Microalgae in Action: A Circular Bioeconomy Solution for Sustainable Energy, Wastewater Treatment and Aquaculture

Professor Gavin Shaddick (Cardiff University)

Title: Global Climate, Local Challenges: Using Data Science and AI to Develop Adaptation Strategies and Increase Resilience to Environmental Change

Professor Chong Kwok Feng (Universiti Malaysia Pahang Al-Sultan Abdullah)

Title: Sustainable Materials for Energy Storage Supercapacitor

Professor Zeng Xian Hai (Xiamen University)

Title: Preparation of Furan Platform Molecules from (Hemi)cellulose and Their Downstream Conversion

Prof. Takashi Nakajima (Tokyo University of Science)

Title: Electromechanical energy in Soft Materials: Piezoelectric Polymers from Fundamentals to Field Trials

https://www.tus.ac.jp/ridai/doc/ji/RIJIA01Detail.php?kin=ken&diu=40ab&pri=en

Prof. Shimpei Ono (International Center for Synchrotron Radiation Innovation Smart, Tohoku University)

Title: Development of Iontronics: Applications and Future

https://www.sris.tohoku.ac.jp/en/researchers/ono_shimpei.html

Assoc. Prof. Dr Gan Wee Chen (Xiamen University Malaysia)

Title: Redefining Polyvinylidene Fluoride for Nanoenergy: Towards High-Performance

https://sece.xmu.edu.my/faculty/academic-staff/gan-wee-chen

Prof. Lim Jit Kang (Universiti Sains Malaysia)

Title: Magnetically Engineered Microswimmers: From Mechanobiology to Microbotics

https://scholar.google.com.my/citations?user=YPC1YmcAAAAJ&hl=en

Prof. Ahmad Zaharin Aris (Universiti Putra Malaysia)

Title:  Invisible Threats, Unseen Crises: Microplastics, Emerging Contaminants, and the Planetary Health Challenge

https://scholar.google.com.my/citations?user=7pUFcrsAAAAJ&hl=id

Professor Omer Rana (Cardiff University)

Title: Sustainability Science and Edge Intelligence

https://profiles.cardiff.ac.uk/staff/ranaof

Professor Rudolf Allemann (Vice President, Cardiff University)

Title: Prospects for New Technologies in Creating Sustainable Human Health and Food Production: A Prerequisite for Global Sustainability

https://profiles.cardiff.ac.uk/staff/allemannrk

Professor John Pickett (Cardiff University)

Title: Prospects for New Technologies in Creating Sustainable Human Health and Food Production: A Prerequisite for Global Sustainability

https://profiles.cardiff.ac.uk/staff/pickettj4

Professor Joanne Patterson (Cardiff University)

Title: Realising the Benefits of Technical Advancements – More Than Just Smart Technology

Prof. Wang Yingli (Cardiff University)

Title: Enabling Circularity Through Digital Product Passports: Pathways to Supply Chain Adoption

Prof. Meysam Qadrdan (Cardiff University)

Title: Hydrogen Integration for Accelerated Energy Transition

invited Speakers

Dr Ng Chi Huey (Universiti Malaysia Sabah)

Title: Bimetallic Co/Zn-MOF/Graphene Oxide Composite for Enhanced Oxygen Evolution Reaction

Associate Professor Syed Amjad Ahmed (C. Abdul Hakeem College of Engineering and Technology)

Title: Investigation of Thermal Energy Storage Performance in Horizontal Triple-Pipe PCM Systems using Frustum Tubes

Dr Yvonne S. L. Choo (Xiamen University Malaysia)

Title: Irradiation-Induced Phase-Separated Ionogels with High Ionic Liquid Content for Flexible

Dr Tan Ji Siang (Xiamen University Malaysia)

Title: Surface Defect-Engineered ZnCoS/ZnCdS with Twin Crystal Structure for Cooperative Coupling of Hydrogen Production and Benzaldehyde Synthesis

Dr Chong Woon Gie (Xiamen University Malaysia)

Title: Copper-Driven Interfacial Modulation via Energy-Efficient Fabrication for Stable Zinc Anodes

Dr Izwaharyanie Ibrahim (Universiti Putra Malaysia)

Title: Molecular Memory and Electrochemistry Driving Advanced Water Remediation

Dr Ng Boon Junn (Xiamen University Malaysia)

Title: Polymeric Photocatalysis for Sustainable Hydrogen Production

Dr Aaron Thierry (Cardiff University)

Title: Reassessing the Role of Universities in the Climate Crisis

Associate Professor Abdul Hakim Javid (C. Abdul Hakeem College of Engineering and Technology)

Title: Toward Carbon-Neutral Cooling: Conceptual Study of Ice–Brine Systems for Sensible Air Cooling

Dr Chong Su Kong (Beijing Academy of Quantum Information Sciences)

Title: Transistor Based on the Control of Topological Edge Channels: From Concept to Realization

Assoc. Prof. Lim Kean Long (Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia)

Title: Hydrogen Storage Alloys as Functional Materials in Dehydrogenation Reactions of Liquid Organic Hydrogen Carrier

https://www.ukm.my/selfuel/limkeanlong/

Industry Leaders/Experts

Dr Nurul Akmaliah Dzulkurnain (IBC Sdn Bhd)

Title: Battery Market Trends and R&D ChallengesTrack

Lee Wen Hui (Solarvest Sdn Bhd)

Cobe He Jinliang (Sungrow Sdn Bhd)

Dr Feroz Sultan @ Maung Maung Myo Thant (PETRONAS)

Professor Patrick Then (Sarawak AI Centre)

Title: Sarawak Artificial Intelligence Ecosystem