Paul completed a PhD in Manufacturing Engineering after an MSc in Advanced Manufacturing Systems and Technology from the University of Liverpool in the United Kingdom (UK). His first degree was in Industrial/Manufacturing Engineering. He currently holds a Chair in Multi-scale & Sustainable Manufacturing and is Director of Research in the School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering at The University of Manchester in the UK as well as Distinguished Visiting Professor at the University of Johannesburg, South Africa. He is a member of the International Academy of Production Engineering (CIRP). He has published more than 120 peer reviewed scientific papers.

He is a member of the International Academy of Production Engineering (CIRP). He has published more than 120 peer reviewed scientific papers.

Jorge Castilla is a Mining Engineer from the Madrid School of Mines (Spain) and an Occupational Health and Safety Technician. He has worked as a Demolition Engineer and further developed his career working for the International Technical Services Department in an International Mining Supplies Company. He is skilled in auditing, streamlining and optimizing mining operations, also designing new products, procedures and explosives equipment. He has applied new blasting techniques in open pit as well as underground operations, having experience both in Mining and Civil Engineering. Currently, He is working as a Lecturer, Researcher and Mining Consultant at the Madrid School of Mines & Energy in the Department of Geological and Mining Engineering, a part of the Technical University of Madrid, where he have finished his Ph.D. on environmental impact of mining operations. Also, he has experience on development of applied research project on industrial application of recycled aggregates in concrete.

Environmental Impact Assessment, Mining Technology: Planning and Design, Construction and Demolition (C&D) Recycling, Recycled Aggregates,

Jonathan Wong is currently a Professor in the Department of Biology at the Hong Kong Baptist University where he has taught since 1992. He is also the Executive Director of Earth Tech Consultancy Co. Ltd. providing environmental consultancy service. He received his B.Sc. (Hons.) and M.Phil. in Biology from the Chinese University of Hong Kong and his Ph.D. in environmental science from Murdoch University, Western Australia. He is currently the Director of the Sino-Forest Applied Research Centre for Pearl River Delta Environment and Hong Kong Organic Resource Centre (HKORC). He is one of the founders of HKORC and has developed the first third party certification system of Hong Kong, currently providing certification for local and overseas organic farming and processing operations. He has been invited as a visiting professor of Nanjing Agriculture University, China Agriculture University and Shandong University. He has conducted research exploring the reutilization of organic wastes for energy and biomass production, developing innovative composting technology, anaerobic digestion of food waste, waste separation and recycling, and remediation of soils contaminated with PAHs, pesticides and heavy metals. He has been a principal investigator in projects worth more than HK$70 million, and is the author or co-author of over 350 SCI publication and conference proceedings. Jonathan has been active in promoting environmental protection and conservation in Hong Kong, and has been appointed as a member of a number of Government’s advisory committees including Chairman of the Advisory Committee on Agriculture and Fisheries, Vice Chairman of the Environmental Campaign Committee, Member of the Advisory Council on Environment, Member of the Expert Committee of the Centre for Food Safety and etc. Prof. Wong was bestowed with Medal of Honor by the Government of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region in 2011 for his service and contribution to the Environment, and appointed as Justice of Peace.

Jonathan has been active in promoting environmental protection and conservation in Hong Kong, and has been appointed as a member of a number of Government’s advisory committees including Chairman of the Advisory Committee on Agriculture and Fisheries, Vice Chairman of the Environmental Campaign Committee, Member of the Advisory Council on Environment, Member of the Expert Committee of the Centre for Food Safety and etc. Prof. Wong was bestowed with Medal of Honor by the Government of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region in 2011 for his service and contribution to the Environment, and appointed as Justice of Peace.

M. A. Martin-Luengo, graduated in chemistry at the Autonoma University of Madrid (Spain) in 1980. In the Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas (CSIC, Spain), she presented her Master work in 1981 and PhD in 1983 on the characterization of surfaces. Then she worked with a CSIC grant in England and Belgium till 1987. From 1987 till 1991, she was awarded a fellowship IA from the UK´s Scientific Engineering Research Council and from 1992 she is permanent research staff of the CSIC.

Nowadays she carries on with her studies on sustainable issues, applying the knowledge acquired during 34 years of career to the search for the use of renewable materials, chemical processes and energies, especially giving priority to countries with deprived economic resources.