James Cheung is an architect and design leader with more than 20 years of professional experience across architecture, urban planning, and large-scale international developments. He currently serves as Partner and Commercial Director at Mamou-Mani Architects, a London-based practice renowned for its innovative work in computational design, digital fabrication, and sustainable architecture. , commercial strategy, and implementation. His role has been instrumental in bridging visionary computational design concepts with practical project execution, helping the practice deliver award-winning projects worldwide.

Markus Roselieb is the Founder of Chiangmai Life Architects and Chiangmai Life Construction, internationally renowned for pioneering sustainable architecture through the innovative use of bamboo, earth, and natural materials. Guided by his philosophy of Functionality, Sustainability, and Smiles, he creates award-winning organic structures that blend modern engineering with ecological design. His notable projects include the Bamboo Sports Hall and educational campus at Panyaden International School, which have earned global recognition for advancing sustainable architecture.

Kendrick Tan is the Managing Director and Co-Founder of Virtualtech Frontier (VTF), a leading Malaysian immersive technology company specializing in metaverse development, XR solutions, and experiential digital experiences. With extensive experience in technology innovation, business strategy, and digital transformation, he has played a key role in delivering impactful immersive projects for global brands, educational institutions, and public-sector organizations across the region.

AGIBOT is a global robotics and artificial intelligence company specialising in embodied intelligence robots that combine physical movement, perception and AI learning to interact with real-world environments. Founded with the aim of developing general-purpose intelligent robots for the AGI era, the company produces humanoid and service robots for sectors such as manufacturing, logistics, hospitality, research and smart cities.

Kris Yao is the founder of KRIS YAO | ARTECH, an Asia-based architectural firm with offices in Taipei and Shanghai. He obtained a Bachelor of Architecture from Taiwan's Tunghai University, and received a Master of Architecture from the University of California, Berkeley. His projects are mainly located in the Greater China area, and can also be found in the United States, Europe and South Asia. Throughout his 40 years of practice, Mr. Yao has received numerous awards and recognitions, including the Distinguished Alumnus Award from the College of Environmental Design at the University of California, Berkeley in 2005, the National Award for Arts in Taiwan in 2007, the Honorary Fellowship from the American Institute of Architects (Hon. FAIA) in 2014, an Honorary Doctor of Fine Arts from NYCU in 2024, and Honorary Doctor of Engineering, Tunghai University in 2026. Mr. Yao's works have been widely published in international architectural magazines, professional journals, and several monographs, including "Kris Yao | Artech-Selected and Current Works" in 2001, "Architecture of Kris Yao" in 2011, the three-volume "KRIS YAO | ARTECH selected works 30x30" in 2015, and the most recent "SECTION: KRIS YAO | ARTECH" in 2024. Kris Yao has taken part in many international architectural exhibitions, including Venice International Architectural Biennale, Rotterdam Int'l Architectural Biennale, and Beijing Int'l Architectural Art Biennale. He also held solo exhibitions "30x30" in Beijing, and "Within．Without" at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Shanghai. In 2025, the firm was honored with the AIA International Firm Award. His most acclaimed projects include Lanyang Museum, Palace Museum Southern Branch, Water-Moon Monastery, New Taipei City Art Museum, and the ongoing Chuming Hospital in Taiwan, as well as Foxconn Headquarters Shanghai, TSMC Nanjing Campus, Wuzhen Theater, Hupan Learning and Research Center, among others. Mr. Yao's architecture integrates function with culture and history, presenting a unique approach that celebrates the spirit of the locality. The AIA praised him as an architect who "demonstrates his humanity with the development of physical elements that hold true to human emotion and conditions, cultural and historical context, and a sense of scale and place. His architecture has a poetic nature, using his native eastern aesthetic and spirituality with a sense of natural light, interplay of surfaces and forms and executing all with a high level of innovation and professionalism."