Abu Dhabi, UAE
November 17-20, 2025

ACCELERATING INNOVATION IN ADVANCED MATERIALS

- SPEAKERS -

 PLENARY
 
Kostya Novoselov
NUS
Singapore
 
 KEYNOTE
 
Francesco Bonaccorso
BeDimensional
Italy
Costas Galiotis
FORTH/ ICE-HT and University of Patras
Greece
Yury Gogotsi
Drexel University
USA
Shadi Hasan
Khalifa University
UAE
Kostas Kostarelos
ICN2/ICREA and University of Manchester
Spain
Zhongfan Liu
BGI/Peking University
China
 
Pablo Ordejon
ICN2
Spain
Rodney S. Ruoff
Center for Multidimensional Carbon Materials / UNIST
South Korea
 
 KEYNOTE INDUSTRIAL FORUM
 
Vincenzo Giannini
TII
UAE
Keynote
 
 INVITED
 
Cinzia Casiraghi
University of Manchester / GEIC
UK
Marcelo Lozada Hidalgo
The University of Manchester
UK
Burcu Saner Okan
Sabanci University & Euronova
Turkey
Anirudha V. Sumant
Argonne National Laboratory
USA
Lourdes F. Vega
Khalifa University
United Arab Emirates
Aravind Vijayaraghavan
The University of Manchester
UK
 
Valentyn S. Volkov
XPANCEO
UAE
Félix Zamora
Universidad Autonoma de Madrid
Spain
 
 KEYNOTE/INVITED PARALLEL WORKSHOPS
 
Safiya Khalil Alhashmi
NYUAD: New York University Abu Dhabi
United Arab Emirates
Invited
W1
Emad Alhseinat
Khalifa University
UAE
Invited
W1
Hessa Almatroushi
Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre
UAE
Invited
W5
Dimitra Atri
NYU Abu Dhabi
United Arab Emirates
Invited
W5
Vincent Bouchiat
Grapheal
France
Invited
W2
Sonia Conesa Boj
TU Delft
The Netherlands
Invited
W6
 
Lucia Gemma Delogu
Khalifa Univ & Univ of Padua
United Arab Emirates/Italy
Invited
W2
Sanjiv Dhingra
University of Manitoba
Canada
Invited
W2
Jose Hugo Garcia
Apeiron / ICN2
Spain
Invited
W6
Ian Kinloch
Manchester University
UK
Invited
W3
Kin Liao
Khalifa University
United Arab Emirates
Invited
W1
Rahul Nair
National Graphene Institute, The University of Manchester
UK
Invited
W1
 
Ammar Nayfeh
Khalifa University
United Arab Emirates
Invited
W4
Vincenzo Palermo
CNR-ISOF
Italy
Invited
W6
Kyriaki Polychronopoulou
Khalifa University
UAE
Invited
W4
Prasad Potluri
GEIC, University of Manchester
UK
Invited
W3
Giacomo Riboni
Roboze
Saudi Arabia
Invited
W4
Carlo Saverio Iorio
Université Libre de Bruxelles / CREST
Belgium
Invited
W5
 
Dinesh Shetty
Khalifa University
UAE
Invited
W4
Rehan Umer
Khalifa University
United Arab Emirates
Invited
W3
Mohammad Abu Zahra
Global CCS Institute
United Arab Emirates
Invited
W4
 
 INVITED INDUSTRIAL FORUM
 
Farid Akhtar
Grafoam AB/Luleå University of Technology
Sweden
Invited
Ahmed Al-Ostaz
The University of Mississippi/CGRI
USA
Invited
Adelina Braun
Merck KGaA
Germany
Invited
Andrea Capasso
INL
Portugal
Invited
Kari Hjelt
Chalmers Industriteknik
Sweden
Invited
Kazuo Muramatsu
Incubation Alliance.Inc.
Japan
Invited
 
Matteo Negro
ESANanoTech
Italy
Invited
Charanjit Singh Bhatia
NUS
Singapore
Invited
Simon Thomas
Paragraf
UK
Invited
 
 PLENARY
Kostya Novoselov (NUS, Singapore)  
Title to be defined
 KEYNOTE
Francesco Bonaccorso (BeDimensional, Italy)  
Towards the industrial production of novel 2D materials
Costas Galiotis (FORTH/ ICE-HT and University of Patras, Greece)
Graphene and 2D Materials Mechanics: From Intrinsic Limits to Composites Reality
Yury Gogotsi (Drexel University, USA)
MXenes – What are the Next Steps Toward Scale-Up and Applications?
Shadi Hasan (Khalifa University, UAE)  
Title to be defined
Kostas Kostarelos (ICN2/ICREA and University of Manchester, Spain)  
Title to be defined
Zhongfan Liu (BGI/Peking University, China)
Super Graphene-Skinned Materials: Concept, Synthesis and Applications
Pablo Ordejon (ICN2, Spain)  
Title to be defined
Rodney S. Ruoff (Center for Multidimensional Carbon Materials / UNIST, South Korea)
Carbon and boron nitride materials: basic science and broader impact
 KEYNOTE - Industrial Forum
Vincenzo Giannini (TII, UAE)
Shaping Light with Matter: Advanced Materials Driving the Future of Nanophotonics
 INVITED
Cinzia Casiraghi (University of Manchester / GEIC, UK)
Water-based and biocompatible 2D material inks for printed and sustainable electronics
Marcelo Lozada Hidalgo (The University of Manchester, UK)
2D proton permeable materials for energy and unconventional computing
Burcu Saner Okan (Sabanci University & Euronova, Turkey)
Sustainable Nanoengineering for Next-Generation Circular Thermoplastic Composites
Anirudha V. Sumant (Argonne National Laboratory, USA)  
Towards Developing Next Generation of Solid lubricants Based on Graphene and 2D Materials
Lourdes F. Vega (Khalifa University, United Arab Emirates)  
Title to be defined
Aravind Vijayaraghavan (The University of Manchester, UK)  
Unique electro-hydro-dynamic behaviours in graphene oxide dispersions
Valentyn S. Volkov (XPANCEO, UAE)
Scalable Ultrathin Gold Films for Next-Generation Optoelectronic Applications.
Félix Zamora (Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, Spain)
2D Materials–COF Composites for Electrochemical Energy Storage: From Gels to Printable Membranes
 KEYNOTE/INVITED - Parallel workshops
Safiya Khalil Alhashmi (NYUAD: New York University Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates)
Controlled growth and enhanced processing of 2D Covalent Organic Frameworks for Sustainability Applications
Emad Alhseinat (Khalifa University, UAE)
Innovation toward Sustainability in Water Treatment and Desalination through 2D Material
Hessa Almatroushi (Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre, UAE)
Enabling Human Exploration through Materials Innovation
Dimitra Atri (NYU Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates)  
Title to be defined
Vincent Bouchiat (Grapheal, France)
Graphene biosensors for rapid field detection of biomarkers and trace pollutants: From lab validation to mass market applications
Sonia Conesa Boj (TU Delft, The Netherlands)
Machine Learning from the Large Hadron Collider to van der Waals Materials
Lucia Gemma Delogu (Khalifa Univ & Univ of Padua, United Arab Emirates/Italy)
MXene chemistries and the immune system
Sanjiv Dhingra (University of Manitoba, Canada)  
Title to be defined
Jose Hugo Garcia (Apeiron / ICN2, Spain)  
Title to be defined
Ian Kinloch (Manchester University, UK)  
Title to be defined
Kin Liao (Khalifa University, United Arab Emirates)  
Title to be defined
Rahul Nair (National Graphene Institute, The University of Manchester, UK)
Beyond Reverse Osmosis: 2D Materials-Based Membranes for Next-Generation Separations
Ammar Nayfeh (Khalifa University, United Arab Emirates)
Use of Graphene in Photovoltaics
Vincenzo Palermo (CNR-ISOF, Italy)
Application of 2D materials and machine learning for chemical sensors
Kyriaki Polychronopoulou (Khalifa University, UAE)  
Title to be defined
Prasad Potluri (GEIC, University of Manchester, UK)
Damage tolerance through targeted delivery of 2Dmaterials in structural composites
Giacomo Riboni (Roboze, Saudi Arabia)  
Title to be defined
Carlo Saverio Iorio (Université Libre de Bruxelles / CREST, Belgium)
Manufacturing in Space: a Challenge at the Crossroads of Material Science and Engineering
Dinesh Shetty (Khalifa University, UAE)
Molecular-level Design Strategy in 2D-Organic Frameworks for Efficient Desalination and Resource Recovery
Rehan Umer (Khalifa University, United Arab Emirates)
Graphene-Modified Composite Tanks for High-Integrity Hydrogen Storage
Mohammad Abu Zahra (Global CCS Institute, United Arab Emirates)
Carbon Capture and Storage: Global Progress, Technology Status, and R&D Priorities
 INVITED - Industrial Forum
Farid Akhtar (Grafoam AB/Luleå University of Technology, Sweden)
2D Nanotechnology for Sustainable, Strong, and Frost-Resistant Concrete
Ahmed Al-Ostaz (The University of Mississippi/CGRI, USA)
Barriers & Opportunities for Graphene and Graphene-Like Materials in Smart and Innovative Infrastructure
Adelina Braun (Merck KGaA, Germany)
Powering a Sustainable Future with Advanced 2D Nanomaterials for Energy Storage
Andrea Capasso (INL, Portugal)
Large-scale green production of 2D crystals for advanced technologies
Kari Hjelt (Chalmers Industriteknik, Sweden)  
Title to be defined
Kazuo Muramatsu (Incubation Alliance.Inc., Japan)
Mass Production and Advanced Application of Graphene Flower® and Related Products
Matteo Negro (ESANanoTech, Italy)  
Title to be defined
Charanjit Singh Bhatia (NUS, Singapore)
Frontiers in Magnetic Recording Research: Towards 10 Terabits/In2
Simon Thomas (Paragraf, UK)
Graphene Electronics at Scale & What Comes Next
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