Prof. Dr. Iqrar Ahmad Khan is the Vice Chancellor, University of Agriculture Faisalabad. An agricultural scientist and a professor of Horticulture, Dr. Khan is foreign qualified teacher. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of California, Riverside where he was placed on the Honour Rolls. Dr. Khan has supervised 84 MSc and PhD students from 6 countries.

Alan Shaw, Ph.D., is President, Chief Executive Officer and CoFounder of Calysta, and a member of the Board of Directors. He joined in 2012. Dr. Shaw is a veteran biotechnology entrepreneur and chemical industry executive, with more than 25 years of experience building and leading technology companies. Before joining Calysta, he was a Founder of Codexis, and served for ten years as President, Chief Executive Officer and a director. Codexis is a developer of cost-advantaged processes for production of biobased chemicals and pharmaceuticals.

Jing Huang is currently the Director-General of the Administrative Centre for China’s Agenda 21 (ACCA21), Ministry of Science and Technology of China. Among his many responsibilities, Dr. Huang oversees several international cooperation programs in the areas of Sustainable Development and Climate Change. His portfolio also covers the management of the National Key R&D Program of China in areas including Biotechnology, Water Resource, Marine Environment, Deep-sea Exploration, Natural Disaster Prevention and Relief, Solid Waste Management, etc.