KEYNOTE ADDRESS

Ms Veronika Stromsikova, Director, Office of Strategy and Policy, Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)

PLENARY SPEAKERS

Prof James Darkwa, Botswana Institute for Technology Research and Innovation, Botswana
Title of presentation:
Pyrazolyl Ligands the "Unsung Heroes" in Metal Catalyzed Reactions

Prof Cecile Malardier-Jugroot, Royal Military College of Canada, Canada
Title of presentation:
Novel Smart Nanomaterials for Drug Delivery and Energy Production

Prof Udo Schwingenschloegl, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia
 
Title of presentation:
Ab-initio calculations of the Thermoelectric Properties of MXenes

Dr Reshma D. Ramracheya, Oxford University, United Kingdom
Title of presentation:
The Role of Gut Hormones in Health, Diabetes and Weight-Loss Surgery

Prof Jun Zhu, Xiamen University, China
Title of presentation:
Application of Aromaticity in the C-F Bond and Dinitrogen Activation

INVITED SPEAKERS

Prof Eid M Al-Hajri, Jubail Industrial College, Saudi Arabia
Title of presentation:
Bringing Together Industry, Academia, Public and Private Partners (BY JRICH)

Prof Hindrik Bouwman, North-West University, South Africa

Title of presentation:
Persistent Organic Pollutants, Heavy Metals, and Plastics in the Western Indian Ocean

Dr Haizhu Yu, Anhui University, China

Title of presentation:
Density Functional Theory Investigations on the Binding Affinity of O- and N-Based Organic Ligands with Actinides