Dusan Sekulic is a professor of mechanical engineering at the University of Kentucky, Lexington. Professor Sekulic’s research has been on thermodynamics aspects of energy and non-energy producing systems. 

Bhavik Bakshi received his Ph.D. in chemical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology with a minor in technology and environmental policy. Currently, he is a professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering, and civil environmental and geodetic engineering at The Ohio State University (OSU). Professor Bakshi’s research is developing systematic and scientifically rigorous methods for improving the sustainability and efficiency of engineering activities.

Blade is an innovation and user-experience expert & Senior Lecturer at MIT on Design-Thinking and Innovation. Blade provides consulting service in Design-Thinking and helps top brands to innovate radically on their product and services, and teaches corporate teams how to create solutions that customers love. Customers include Bose, CPI International, Whirlpool, Lufthansa, The D.C. Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, and others.

Professor Emanuel Sachs has spent his career moving back and forth between academia and industry. He has co-founded or otherwise been involved in seven start-up companies based on his inventions and co-inventions, including three that went public, one that was acquired by a public company, and three that are still private. Professor Sachs is committed to teaching and has brought innovative methods to the teaching of invention, the engineering sciences, design, and manufacturing.

Moshe Ben-Akiva is the Edmund K. Turner Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and Director of the MIT Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Lab, and Principal Investigator at the Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology.

Vern D. Wedeven is President of Wedeven Associates, Inc., an engineering consulting firm specializing in tribology research and development. He pioneered a novel tribology-by-design (T/D) approach, encompassing theory, tools, methodology, and solutions, and has made significant contributions to jet engine oil qualification and space propulsion systems. The author of more than 60 technical papers, Wedeven holds three patents and has received multiple prestigious awards for his work in tribology.

Dr. Nicholas X. Randall is a Chartered Engineer (CEng MIM) who has published extensively in the field of surface mechanical properties testing, especially related to scratch (adhesion) testing, nanoindentation, and tribology testing. He is chairman of ASTM committee G02.40, responsible for developing tribological test standards for non-abrasive wear. 

Dr. Said Jahanmir is Assistant Director of Federal Partnerships in the Advanced Manufacturing National Program Office. His research in tribology and machining of advanced materials is widely recognized in the scientific and engineering communities. 

Professor Nam Pyo Suh is the Cross Professor Emeritus at MIT and was the 13th and 14th President of KAIST. He serves on advisory boards of universities and industrial firms.

Dr. Nannaji Saka is a former Research Affiliate and Principal Research Scientist in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and the Laboratory for Manufacturing and Productivity at MIT. Saka has co-authored over 100 technical papers in tribology, mechanical behavior of materials, and manufacturing processes. He holds seven U.S. patents on electrical contacts and chemical-mechanical polishing and has several patents pending.