“Functional Hybrid Fiber Materials: Design, Fabrication and Applications” Zhu Meifang Dean and Professor of College of Materials Science and Engineering Donghua University, China   “Evaluation of Heat Stress of Firefighter Protective Clothing under Extreme Environment” Kee Jong Yoon President of the Korean Fiber Society Professor of Department of Fiber System Engineering Director of Personal Protective Equipment Center Dankook University, South Korea     “The New Age of Polymer, Fiber and Textile Research” Jon P. Rust Professor and Head of Textile Engineering, Chemistry and Science (TECS) Department Alumni Distinguished Undergraduate Professor North Carolina State University, USA     "Next Generation Fibers – Are we smarter than molecules?" Satish Kumar Professor of College of Engineering Georgia Institute of Technology, USA     “Process development and engineering for high strength cellulose aerogel filaments” Thomas Gries Univ.-Prof. Prof. h.c. Dr.-Ing. Dipl.-Wirt.-Ing. Lehrstuhl für Textilmaschinenbau und Institut für Textiltechnik (ITA) der RWTH Aachen University, Germany     “AUTEX – Network of European Textile Universities – An accelerator of success” Dominique C. Adolphe Professor President of AUTEX Association Vice-President of ETP for the Future of Textile and Clothing Head of International Relationship Office of Ecole Nationale Supérieure d'Ingénieurs Sud Alsace (ENSISA), France     “Innovative Technologies for Functional Modification of Textile” Teruo Hori Guest Professor Headquarters for Innovative Society-Academia Cooperation University of Fukui, Japan     “Carbon Fiber Composite Materials: Developments, Commercialization, and Applications” Makoto Endo Composite Materials Research Laboratories, Toray Industries, Inc., Japan