Plenary Speech
- Dr. Yi-Fang Tsay (蔡宜芳) (Vice President and Distinguished Research Fellow in the Institute of Molecular Biology, Academia Sinica, Taiwan)
Title: TBD
- Prof. Ursula Keller (ETH Zurich, Switzerland)
Title: “Lessions Learned from Advancing Women through Collective Action”
Workshops
Workshop I: Facing and Fixing Gender Bias v.s. Environmental Crisis
- Prof. Fani Sakellariadou (Dept. Maritime Studies, University of Piraeus, Greece & President of Div. VI, IUPAC)
Title: “Women Scientists Shaping the Blue Economy: Integrating Biogeochemical Oceanography with SDGs and Inner Development Goals for an I.D.E.A.L. Ocean Future”
Workshop II: Empowering Women and Leadership Development
- Prof. Chao-Ping Hsu (許昭萍) (President, TWiST)
Title: TBD
- Dr. Keng-hui Lin (林耿慧) (Institute of Physics, Academia Sinica, Taiwan)
Title: “How my journey into interdisciplinary research shaped my advocacy for women in physics”
Workshop III: How SDGs x IDGs can help achieve gender equity and facilitate an IDEAL planet for all?
- Prof. Hemda Garelick (Professor Emerita Dept. Natural Sciences, Middlesex University, London, UK & Former president of Div VI (2021-23), Former IUPAC executive Board, involvement with the IUPAC Science Board, representing IUPAC on SCGES)
Title: “How can interdisciplinary collaboration help women advance across scientific fields?”
- Prof. Chia C. Wang (王家蓁) (Prof. Dept. Chemistry and Director, Aerosol Science Research Center, National Sun Yat-sen University, Taiwan)
Title: “From Aerosphere to Breathing Civilization: Co-Creating an I.D.E.A.L. and Sustainable Planet”
Workshop IV: Equity from Within – Awakening the Divine Feminine and Masculine Traits Within Everyone
- Dr. Josephine Tsang (former Executive Director of Chemical Institute of Canada)
Title: “From Science to Civic Leadership: Why the World Needs More Women Scientists in the Room”
- Prof. Kesari Singh (Dean, Research & Development and Academic Affairs, Sri Sri University, India)
Title: “TBD”
Workshop V: Breaking the Boundaries: Transdisciplinary STEAM Education
- Prof. Sarah Peers, New Model Institute for Technology and Engineering (NMITE), UK & President, INWES
Title: “STEAM and Gender”
- Prof. Kong- Joo Lee (Emeritus Professor, Ewha Womans University, Korea)
Title: How Scientists can communicate science issues to general public
Workshop VI: AI v.s. Gender Equity – Friend or Foe?
Workshop VII: He for She
- Prof. Paul Walton (Dept. of Chemistry, University of York, UK)
Title: “Global Science without Barriers: Addressing Gender Inequality with
Evidence-Based Strategies”
- Dr. Brian Li (International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry, IUPAC)
Title: “He for She, Chemistry for All: Creating Opportunities for Women in Science”
ALOHA Science & Technology Forums:
I. Atmosphere and aerosol sciences
- Dr. Chia-Ning Yang (楊佳寧) (Director, River Basin Environment Center, Ministry of Water Resources; Sinotech Engineering Consultants, Ltd.)
Title: “How Close Are We to the Stream?”
II. Ocean and watersphere sciences
- Dr. Shiau-Yun Lu (陸曉筠) (Ocean Conservation Administration, Ocean Affairs Council, Taiwan)
Title: TBD
III. Environmental medicine, public health and biomedical sciences
- Prof. Juliana Jalaludin (Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia)
Title: “Bridging Science to Action: Protecting Children’s Health Through Better Indoor Air Quality for a Sustainable Future”
IV. Soil, land and lithosphere sciences
- Prof. Diane Purchase (Middlesex University, London, UK)
Title: “Environmental Biotechnology for Pollution Control and Land Protection: Insights from Heavy Metals, Emerging Contaminants and E-waste”
V. Biodiversity
- Dr. Rebecca Chia-Chun Hsu (徐嘉君) (Taiwan Forestry Research Institute, Ministry of Agriculture, Taiwan)
Title: “Vertical Frontiers: Female Leadership in Canopy Biodiversity, Giant Tree Mapping, and Citizen Science”
VI. Climate changes and net-zero carbon emission
- Dr. Wan Nurdiyana Wan Mansor (Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Malaysia)
Title: “Optimizing Operational Profiles of Natural Gas Dual-Fuel Engines via Taguchi Design for Net-Zero Transport Pathways”
- Prof. Ya-Yu Chiang (蔣雅郁) (Dept. Mechanical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taiwan)
Title: "New Green Manufacturing Technology: Flow Chemistry"
IDG Sessions:
- Mila Aliana (Chief Weaver, IEEE Planet Positive 2030; Member of Inner Development Goals Directory Board)
Title: “What are IDGs?”
- Prof. Anita Nowak (McGill University, Canada)
Title: “Why Empathy?”
Enterprises & ESG Lunch Forums:
- Cynthia Liu (劉小菁) (Taiwan Space AgencyTaiwan）
Title: “Breaking Barriers: Leading Complex Space Missions as a Woman Engineer”
- Angela Feng (馮有薇) (Founder, NESS Wellness, Taiwan)
Title: “Women’s Leadership and Well-Being: Building Resilient and Sustainable Communities.”