Khalid Aziz is the Otto N. Miller Professor Emeritus of Earth Sciences and Emeritus Professor of Energy Resources Engineering at Stanford University. His research interests include petroleum reservoir simulation, optimization of oil field development and operations, and modeling of gas production from shale resources. Prof. Khalid has held several positions in industry and academia, including Chair of the Petroleum Engineering Department and Associate Dean for Research in the School of Earth Sciences at Stanford University. He founded the Computer Modelling Group (CMG) and is a co-founder of Neotechnology Consultants.

Khurram Afridi is an Associate Professor and Director of graduate studies in Electrical and Computer Engineering at Cornell University. His research interests are high-frequency power electronics and energy systems incorporating power electronic controls to efficiently harness, store, transmit, distribute, and use energy. His vision is to develop electronic energy conversion technologies that are ultra-efficient, extremely compact, and less expensive. He is an associate editor of the IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Power Electronics and was the Technical Program Committee chair for the IEEE Wireless Power Transfer Conference and co-chair for the IEEE Workshop on Emerging Technologies.

Professor Michael Pecht is an expert in strategic planning, design, testing, and risk assessment of information systems. He holds degrees in Physics, Electrical Engineering, and Engineering Mechanics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Pecht is a Professional Engineer, Fellow of IEEE, ASME, SAE, and IMAPS, and editor-in-chief of IEEE Access. He founded and directs CALCE at the University of Maryland, a center generating over $6M annually from 150+ electronics companies. He has authored 20+ books, 700 technical articles, holds 7 patents, and consults for international companies. His awards include the IEEE Reliability Society's Lifetime Achievement Award.

Sally M. Benson is the Precourt Family Professor in the Department of Energy Resources Engineering in the School of Earth, Energy & Environmental Sciences. Prof. Benson's studies focus on reducing greenhouse gas emissions including geologic storage of CO2 in deep underground formations. She has served as Energy Division Director and Chief Strategist for the Energy Transition at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. Prior to this, she served as the Co-Director of the Stanford Center for Carbon Storage and the Stanford Carbon Removal Initiative. She was the coordinating lead author on the 2005 IPCC Special Report on Carbon Dioxide Capture and Storage.

Dr. Tariq M. Jadoon, currently the Provost at LUMS, earned his PhD in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, in 1998, following an MSc in 1993. Before joining LUMS in 2001, he co-founded the Center for Computer Information Systems Engineering at NWFP UET, Peshawar. At LUMS, he has held several leadership positions, including Registrar, Associate Dean, and Vice Provost. He also worked with IBM Global Business Solutions during a sabbatical. As Director of the USAID-funded e-Mobility R&D Lab, he focuses on EV motor and battery testing to enhance Pakistan’s EV capacity and ensure that the university plays a critical role of providing premium EV battery and motor testing services to the electric vehicle industry of Pakistan.

Nauman Ahmad Zaffar earned his BS (1990) and MS (1991) in Electrical Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania, where he developed a high-resolution frequency swept microwave diversity imaging system. He served as Assistant Professor at UET from 1994 to 2000, then joined Techlogix Pakistan as Vice President, specializing in software solutions across multiple industries and regions, including Pakistan, UAE, China, and the USA. Since 2010, he has been a faculty member at LUMS, focusing on energy optimization, power electronics, and renewable energy. His research includes dc/dc converters, grid-tied solar inverters, and smart load management solutions in Pakistan’s power sector.

Dr. Khan is an Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering, a Senior Member of IEEE, and a founding member of the LUMS Energy Institute. He is also the Director of the Energy and Power Systems Lab at LUMS. He earned his BSc in Electronic Engineering from GIKI, Pakistan, and his MS and PhD in Electrical Engineering from the University of Manchester in 2006 and 2010, respectively. His current research focuses on developing innovative grid architectures for sustainable rural electrification using solar energy. He also studies the adoption of solar PV in both rural and urban environments, with an emphasis on policy factors. Dr. Khan is an expert in optimizing performance ratios for grid-tied solar PV systems and has extensive experience in reliability and financial modelling. Additionally, he investigates the impact of storage systems and electric vehicles on traditional grid structures, aiming to support evidence-based policy making for these emerging technologies.

Dr. Shakeel Sadiq Jajja is Associate Professor of Operations and Supply Chain Management and Associate Dean (Graduate Programs) at LUMS. He has led the Executive MBA and MS in Supply Chain and Retail Management. Dr. Jajja completed a Fulbright Postdoctoral Fellowship at Stanford University in 2023 and has participated in Harvard Business School’s Global Colloquium on Learning. He holds a Ph.D. from LUMS, an MS in Total Quality Management from the University of the Punjab, and a BSc in Mechanical Engineering from UET Lahore. His research focuses on sustainability, innovation, and supply chains, published in top-tier journals worldwide.