Professor Kenichi Tsukahara is a Professor of Kyushu University in the Faculty of Engineering, Urban System Engineering.

Professor Tsukahara is a specialist in Regional Science, Infrastructure Development and International Cooperation brining research and fieldwork experiences in areas including Database Development for Disaster Risk Reduction, Efficient Land Use Management with Sustainable Infrastructure Provision and Disaster Risk Reduction in Depopulated Disaster-prone Communities. Outside of Japan he has been involved in research projects such as Effective Water Supply System for Low Income Households in Asian Developing Countries and Evaluating Effectiveness of Public Service Provision. He also holds position as the Director of the Natural Disaster Information Center of Western Japan.

Professor Tsukahara is a graduate of Kyushu University (BA, MA Civil Engineering) and University of Pennsylvania (PhD Regional Studies).

Prof. Dr. Roslan Zainal Abidin is the President and Vice-Chancellor of Infrastructure University Kuala Lumpur.

Prof. Roslan is a widely recognized expert and leader in landslide and hydrological research. He has published and presented more than 200 technical papers at various national and international conferences, seminars and workshops, and produced three patented products — the ROM Scale, ROSE Index and Rainfall-Soil Chart — all of which are related to environmental issues, particularly disaster forecasting and management. His extensive research has earned national and international recognition, including the Best Innovation Award at the International Invention, Innovation and Technology Exhibition (ITEX) Taiwan 2008, the Innovation Award in Government and Private Sector Joint Research 2006, the National Public Service Innovation Award from Malaysia Administration Modernization and Management Planning Unit under the Prime Minister’s Department, and a merit award from the Selangor state government.

Prof. Roslan is a graduate of UiTM (BEng Hons Civil Engineering), Miyazaki University, Japan (MSc) and Kagoshima University, Japan (PhD).

Dato’ Zakaria Mohamad is a National Fellow of Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia’s Southeast Asia Disaster Prevention Research Initiative (SEADPRI-UKM).

Dato’ Zakaria is the former Director of Mineral & Geosciences Department, Malaysia (JMG) under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (NRE) and currently a National Fellow of SEADPRI-UKM. An engineer experienced both as practitioner and researcher in geoscience disciplines including geological mapping, engineering geology, geological hazards, environmental geology, geophysics, he is a member of Board of Study (BOS) of the Disaster Risk Management Programme of MJIIT and Chair of the International Association of Engineering Geology Malaysia.

Dr. Siti Uzairiah Mohd Tobi is an Associate Professor of Razak Faculty of Technology and Informatics (RFTI) UTM Kuala Lumpur.

Dr. Siti specializes in Facilities Management, Occupational Safety and Health Management and Sustainable Urban Design. She is also owns extensive knowledge on disaster risk management, particularly on disaster awareness and communication.

Dr. Siti is a graduate of UTM (BSc Hons Property Management and MSc Facilities Management) and Salford university, UK (PhD Facilities Management).

Dr. Khamarrul Azahari Razak is a Senior Lecturer in Razak Faculty of Technology and Informatics (RFTI) UTM Kuala Lumpur.

Dr. Khamarrul research interests have been in the area of Multi-geohazard and Disaster Risk Assessment, Cascading Geohazard Mapping and Analysis, Quantifying Complex Landslides Processes Using Geospatial Technology in the Tropics, Mapping, Characterization and Modeling of Hillslope and Tectonic Geomorphologic Processes and Activities and Community-based Disaster Risk Reduction. He is an active member of several academic societies in the Geoscience field. He is the Director of Disaster Preparedness and Prevention Centre (DPPC).

Dr. Khamarrul is a graduate of UTM (BSc Hons Geomatics Engineering, MSc Geomatics Engineering) and Utrecht University, the Netherlands (PhD Geosciences & Remote Sensing).