*The following is a tentative list of keynote speakers presented alphabetically by last name.

Tomonari Akamatsu

Title: Senior Researcher (Professor)
Institution: Research Organization for Nano & Life Innovation, Waseda University, Japan
Additional Role: Director of Ocean Policy Research Division, Sasakawa Peace Foundation, Japan
Country/Region: Japan

Eiichiro Araki

Title: Senior Researcher
Institution: Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC), Japan
Country/Region: Japan

Bruce M. Howe

Title: Research Professor
Institution: Ocean and Resources Engineering Department, School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology, University of Hawaii
Country/Region: USA

Robert Wernli

Title: President
Institution: First Centurion Enterprises
Country/Region: USA

Fumin Zhang

Title: Chair Professor
Institution: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), Hong Kong
Additional Role:

  • Director of Cheng Kar-Shun Robotics Institute (CKSRI), HKUST
  • Director of HKUST Cheng Kar-Shun Robotics Institute

Country/Region: Hong Kong