Speaker: Professor Nazrul Islam

Chair Professor of Business and Director of Research Degrees at the University of East London, will deliver a plenary talk. His presentation will explore how chemistry-driven organizations can integrate AI into workflows to foster collaboration, resilience, and innovation. Drawing on global research and practical frameworks, Professor Islam will share strategies for inclusive AI adoption, workforce reskilling, and ethical governance, empowering attendees to design future-ready workplaces where AI serves as a collaborator rather than a competitor.

Speaker: Professor Daniel K. Kim

Assistant Professor of Chemistry at Temple University, specializing in developing new synthetic methodologies at the interface of organic, inorganic, and biological chemistry. His talk will highlight the group’s recent advances in generating and harnessing acyl and acetal radicals, unveiling new pathways for carbon–carbon bond formation and molecular diversification.