A widely experienced Technical Lead/Principal Manager with extensive global exposure to strategy, technology, introduction and leveraging systems, technology and human factors (including mitigating catastrophic events-explosions/fires) in high performance safe production environments, strategic re-positioning of operational design for automation; major safety risk critical technology control system development using real-time data analytics and visualization and experienced lead business and critical assurance auditor. Described by my global network of colleagues as a resourceful and innovative professional with excellent attention to detail and the ability to integrate technical and human factors when designing and implementing safety production systems and procedures. Multi-lingual (7 languages) - (speak, read and write), travelled and lived (4 continents) and working experiences across many diverse cultures, countries and backgrounds.

Duncan Chalmers is a Senior Lecturer at the University of New South Wales and has been for 24 years. He holds a Bachelor of Engineering from the University of New South Wales and a Masters of Mining from the University of Wollongong.

Professor Ismet Canbulat is a mining engineer with over 30 years of experience in research, consultancy, management, on-site and academia. He has BSc, MSc and PhD degrees. He is currently Professor and Head of School of Minerals and Energy Resources Engineering, UNSW Sydney. His principle research interests and expertise lie in rock mechanics theory and application, ground control and rock mass classification, design of ground support systems, numerical modelling in addition to other areas in mining engineering including mine design, layout selection and geotechnical impact assessment, risk management and advanced risk based design and evaluation, ground stability aspects of mine closure and subsidence assessment. Ismet is a Fellow of the Institute of Engineers Australia and the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy and, a member of the Australian Geomechanics Society, International Society for Rock Mechanics, Society of Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration (USA).

Dr Dan Pronk studied medicine on an army scholarship and upon graduating moved quickly into Special Operations following successful completion of the SAS selection course. He served four tours of duty in Afghanistan and was awarded the Commendation for Distinguished Service for his leadership in action on his second tour. Upon discharge from the army, Dan completed an MBA and has since held medical leadership roles. He has a deep interest in resilience and is the co-author of the best-selling book The Resilience Shield, which presents resilience as a dynamic, multifactorial, and modifiable construct. Dan spent just over a year working as a fly-in, fly-out doctor at Olympic Dam as his first job following discharge from the army (2014-2015). His role included the routine medicals for employees, their day-to-day medical care, and response to emergencies. Dan also had a role in training the Emergency Response Team and has continued engagement in that area, most recently being a presenter and guest judge at the 2023 South Australian Mines Emergency Response Competition (SAMERC). This involvement has given Dan great insight into the unique stressors of the mining world, including long working hours, sleep disturbance from shift work, social isolation, high-risk environments, and response to, and recovery from, critical incidents.

Jerzy Krawczyk, (dr hab eng) is a researcher in the field of mine ventilation, in 1995 has graduated from the Cracow University of Technology in Applied Mechanics, since 1988 employed at the Mine Ventilation Laboratory of IMG PAN, former Deputy Director for Scientific Affairs of the Institute, specialised in combining analysis of CFD simulation with in situ and laboratory measurements of flow transients, both turbulent in underground galleries and filtrational in adjacent strata, developer of in home engineered simulation software, author and co-author of over 100 scientific papers, monographs, conference presentations and reports for the Mining Industry, coordinator and team member of several research national and European Union funded research projects, participant of conference organizing teams, including the 7-th IMVC in Cracow.

Prof Shugang Li is the chair of the organizing committee of P. R. China for 11th IMVC and the member of the executive committee. He has long been engaged in the scientific research on mine intelligent ventilation, safe co-mining of coal and gas, stope pressure and rock strata control as well as in the corresponding discipline teaching. He innovated the theory of mining fracture ellipsoid ejection zone, developed the gas extraction technology of ellipsoid ejection zone, proposed the nonlinear instability mechanism of coal and rock gas, and initially established the co-mining theory and its technical system based on mining fracture ellipsoid ejection zone and gas safety, with all the results applied in more than 10 mining areas. Prof Li has presided over one key project of National Natural Science Foundation of China, one Special Project for Scientific Instruments, and seven Surface Projects, coupled with more than 10 provincial projects and over 30 Enterprises Cooperation Projects. He has published more than 380 academic papers in Safety Science, Journal of Coal, and Journal of Rock Mechanics and Engineering, with as many as 70 ones searched by SCI/EI. He has obtained more than 50 National Invention Patents and Utility Model Patents. And his publications involve 5 monographs and 11 textbooks. As the leader of coal and gas mining innovation team, he has been taking a pioneering role in the discipline and its construction of echelon, cultivating 6 professors and more than 15 associate professors. So many innovative research results allow him to enjoy special government allowances from the State Council.

Riaan is a professional with an impressive academic and industry background. Riaan graduated in 2004, earning a Bachelor of Technology degree in Mechanical Engineering. He is licensed as a Professional Engineering Technologist in South Africa. With over two decades of experience in project management and consultancy, he has made substantial contributions to the mining, construction, and business sectors. Riaan's career began in the HVAC and industrial ventilation industry, where he specialized in designing complex systems, including dust extraction, refrigeration, pumping, and fire safety. This foundational work paved the way for his later achievements in the field of mine ventilation and refrigeration. Riaan has successfully managed numerous EPCM projects both in South Africa and internationally. His portfolio includes the design, construction, commissioning, and performance testing of main fans, surface refrigeration plants, and underground cooling systems. He has led various studies including conceptual, pre-feasibility, and feasibility studies, as well as compliance audits.