Sun Fubao is currently the director of the Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, a researcher and doctoral supervisor. Received a bachelor’s and a doctoral degree from Tsinghua University. Mainly engaged in research on the water and heat patterns of the land surface and global change disaster risks. He is currently the vice president and secretary-general of the Geographical Society of China, the chief editor of “Geographical Research”, the executive editorial board member of Environmental Research Letters, and the editorial board member of Earth System Dynamics, etc. Has presided over scientific research tasks such as the Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, key projects of the National Key Research and Development Program, the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars, and the National High-level Talent Special Support Program. He has published over a hundred papers in international academic journals and has received the Outstanding Young Scientist Award from the European Society of Geosciences and the Excellent Final Assessment of overseas Talents introduced by the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Has taught at the University of Tokyo and the Australian National University. He once served as the vice president of Hexi University (on secondation), deputy director and deputy director of the Academic Committee of Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences, director of the National Key Laboratory of Ecological Security and Sustainable Development in Arid Areas, and director of the Aksu National Field Scientific Observation and Research Station for Farmland Ecosystem.

Shen Jie, female, Doctor, professor, doctoral supervisor. Mainly engaged in research on risk and disaster management mapping visualization, indoor and outdoor navigation maps, design and production of narrative maps based on VR/AR, and sustainable development mapping and services based on big data. She serves as the chairperson of the Early Warning and Disaster Management Cartography Professional Committee of the International Cartographic Association, a member of the Map Knowledge Working Group of the International Cartographic Association, a member of the Disaster Reduction Working Group of the Smart City Infrastructure Committee of the International Organization for Standardization, and a member of the Teaching Steering Committee for Surveying and Mapping Specialties of the Ministry of Education. She has successively presided over two inter-governmental international scientific and technological innovation cooperation projects under the National Key Research and Development Program and four projects funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China. More than 60 papers have been published in domestic and international journals, 6 national invention patents have been authorized, and 15 computer software Copyrights have been obtained. Recipient of the title of Teaching Master of Jiangsu Province. She once visited and studied at the Technical University of Munich in Germany, the University of Hannover in Germany, and the University of California, Santa Barbara in the United States.

Dr. Anna Scolobig is a social scientist, working on environmental change, risks and disasters. With 20 years of experience on social vulnerability, climate adaptation and risk governance, her work focuses on understanding how people live with risk and on improving communication, policies and financial mechanisms to support decision making. After receiving her PhD on social vulnerability and resilience to extreme weather events at the University of Udine, Italy she conducted research for institutions in Germany, Austria, United Kingdom and Switzerland. In her work she investigates the social, cultural, political and institutional factors that influence risk related attitudes, behaviors, and governance processes. Her research also supports climate risk reduction strategies, policy and decision-making through processes that integrate technical options and stakeholder perspectives, for example to co-design risk management plans or people centered warning systems. Her work spans several countries in Europe, Asia, Andes, and Caucasus. She has recently led studies across Europe and China to explore the transformative adaptation potential of nature-based solutions. Among her professional activities, she acted as G20 European Commission (EC) expert for Science Engagement Recommendations and she has been EC contracted expert for several proposal and project review (e.g. for the European Research Executive Agency).

Wang Jun, Ph.D., professor and doctoral supervisor, is the dean of the School of Geographical Sciences at East China Normal University, the executive director of the Institute of National Security and Emergency Management at East China Normal University, a specially-appointed professor of the Chang Jiang Scholars Program, and a Chang Jiang Young Scholar. Mainly engaged in research on urban natural disaster risks and emergency management. Concurrently serves as the Vice chairman and Executive Director of the Geographical Society of China, Deputy Director of the Professional Committee on Natural Disaster Risk and Comprehensive Disaster Reduction of the Geographical Society of China, and Deputy editor-in-chief of Frontiers of Earth Science, an international SCI journal published by Higher Education Press. Editorial board members of Journal of Coastal and Riverine Flood Risk and Catastrophology, etc. He has presided over 5 projects funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China and 1 major project funded by the National Social Science Foundation of China. He has also participated in over 10 projects including major national science and technology projects, key research and development plans, key projects of the National Natural Science Foundation of China and international cooperation projects. More than 190 academic papers have been published, 3 academic books have been authored, and over 20 decision-making consultation reports have been adopted. He/She has won the Second Prize of Shanghai Science and Technology Award (Natural Science) (ranked first), the First Prize of Shanghai Philosophy and Social Sciences Outstanding Achievements in the Monograph category (ranked first), the National Geographic Science and Technology Award for young Scholar, the Shanghai Science and Technology Rising Star Talent Program, etc. His/Her achievements have been selected as one of the top ten research advances in Chinese geography.

Mathias Niffeler is a PhD Student at the Urban Energy Systems Laboratory of Empa and acts as the CTO of uuen Pte Ltd, the company behind CEA Pro, a cloud-based modelling software for sustainable urban design. Mathias dedicates his time to improving access to science-based planning and design of urban energy systems, offering policy and decision makers actionable insights for climate change adaptation and mitigation. From 2021-2024 Mathias contributed to the Cooling Singapore project, a research collaboration between ETH Zurich, MIT, Cambridge, NUS and the Singapore Management University aimed at developing the Digital Urban Climate Twin (DUCT). The DUCT is designed to help Singaporean authorities determine the effect of urban design choices on local heat islands and extreme heat events.