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Mende founded Lighting Planners Associates Inc. in 1990. He has been involved in outstanding projects such as the Tokyo International Forum, the Singapore City Center Lighting Master Plan, and Tokyo Station. He also serves as the chief of the "Lighting Detectives," a citizens' group that specializes in the study of lighting culture. Kaoru Mende is a world-renowned architectural lighting designer who breathes life into spaces through the delicate harmony of light and shadow. Going beyond simply illuminating spaces, he pursues a sustainable philosophy of light that touches human emotions and coexists with nature. He has authored LPA 1990-2015 (Rikuyosha) and numerous other publications.

Vice Chair, Science Popularization Committee and Editorial Committee, China Illuminating Engineering Society; expert member, Beijing Municipal Commission of City Management.

Specializing in urban lighting and advertising planning and design, she has led as project leader many major lighting plans across China and national-level mega-event lighting designs, including Hangzhou's Qiantang River banks (Asian Games), Wuhan's Two Rivers and Four Banks (Military World Games), Shenzhen's Futian Central District (Reform and Opening-Up 40th Anniversary), Yanqi Lake (Belt and Road Forum), Hangzhou's Qianjiang New City (G20 Summit), Beijing Municipal Urban Lighting Plan, central Beijing's advertising plan, central Guangzhou's lighting plan, and Guangzhou's New Central Axis and Pearl River banks (Asian Games). She has co-drafted several national lighting standards: Urban Lighting Construction Planning (CJJ/T 307), Urban Nightscape Lighting Design (JGJ/T 163), Requirements for Examination and Evaluation of Urban Luminous Environment (GB/T 46390-2025) and so on.

Qazim Karim is Head of Festivals & Precinct Development at HeritageSG, where he leads festival strategy, precinct activation and place management initiatives. He is Festival Director of the Singapore Night Festival and Singapore HeritageFest and oversees the development of the Bras Basah.Bugis creative district. Beyond HeritageSG, Qazim is an adjunct lecturer and career advisor at LASALLE College of the Arts. A recipient of the 2023 George Town World Heritage Incorporated Fellowship, he has presented regionally and internationally on festivals, creative districts and placemaking, with a focus on community engagement, stakeholder collaboration and strengthening local identity.

Dr. Luoxi Hao is a tenured professor at Tongji University and Vice President for Education of the CIE (2023–2027). She also serves as President of the Shanghai Illuminating Engineering Society and leads key roles in the CIES and ISC China Committee. Her interdisciplinary research focuses on human factors in lighting, health, and circadian illumination. Notably, she successfully conducted biological experiments during China's 29th and 42nd Antarctic Expeditions. Having authored over 180 papers and received prestigious Science and Technology Awards, she continues to spearhead major national projects advancing human-centric lighting.

Ji-yoon Park is an architectural lighting designer who holds a Master's degree in Lighting Design from Parsons School of Design in New York. She has over 20 years of practical experience in lighting design across New York and Korea. Building her expertise in lighting upon a foundation of interior and architectural design, she has executed a wide range of domestic and international projects. She is also dedicated to nurturing future lighting design talent, lecturing at Yonsei University and Hongik University. Currently, as the Principal of Studio Formgiver, she pursues design that discovers and embodies the beauty and value of space through the organic harmony of architecture and light.

SILO Lab is an interactive media art studio that fuses light and technology through engineering, design, and visual media. Crossing the boundaries between technology and art, the studio presents spatially immersive media art that goes beyond simple lighting to allow direct audience interaction. It is particularly recognized for its original approach of meticulously combining kinetic technology with light and sound to bring analog sensibilities to life in a synesthetic way. Through various kinetic light art exhibitions, including Punghwa—which is inspired by traditional sky lanterns—SILO Lab has received high praise for delivering an overwhelming sense of space and profound messages. Currently, the studio is designing visual experiences that encompass both the day and night of spaces by collaborating with leading global brands and participating in public art and large-scale exhibition projects. By continuously engaging with artists and institutions across diverse fields, SILO Lab is steadily expanding a new dimension of spatial art that integrates lighting and media.

Ji Jae-hoon is a lighting expert currently in charge of light festivals and landscape lighting at the Design City Policy Division of Busan Metropolitan City. He serves as an Executive Director for both the Korea Institute of Spatial Design and the Korea Association of Lighting Designers. Drawing on his extensive practical experience in media facades and landscape lighting, as well as his background serving on lighting environment committees for various local governments—including the Seoul Metropolitan Government's Good Light Committee, Seocho-gu, Nowon-gu, and Changwon-si—he is actively dedicated to revitalizing landscape lighting and light festivals in Busan. In his upcoming session, he will briefly introduce the lighting system and drone show of the Gwangandaegyo Bridge, a representative landscape lighting project of Busan that won second place at the 3rd LUCI Awards in 2026.

Serving in the Design Policy Team of the Urban Design Division at Incheon Metropolitan City, Officer Jeon Kye-dong oversees public design, landmark creation, and light pollution management by seamlessly integrating practical execution with policy development.

Drawing on extensive private-sector experience in interior and landscape lighting design, Officer Jeon currently drives initiatives like downtown revitalization and smart design zones to enhance urban safety and appeal. Furthermore, as a member of the Gyeonggi Provincial Public Design Promotion Committee, Officer Jeon is dedicated to transforming urban lighting from a mere aesthetic feature into a comprehensive public tool for citizen safety, convenience, and regional revitalization.

London-born Clare Hart is a social change maker and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) expert committed to gender equality and social inclusion.

After graduating from Nottingham and working with an NGO in India, she founded a professional training company in 1993, providing executives with training and consulting in cross-cultural management and communication. She later joined the French Chamber of Commerce and the Foundation of Action for Social Inclusion, contributing to initiatives on youth integration, anti-discrimination, gender equality, and asylum-seeker support.

She also served as national vice-president of Le Refuge, supporting homeless LGBT youth and expanding its international network. She received the European Award for Merit in 2013 and the Légion d’Honneur in 2014.

Olli Markkanen graduated with a Master of Science degree in Engineering from the Helsinki University of

Technology in 2001. In 2002, he began working as the manager of Helsinki’s outdoor lighting network. He

currently heads the municipal engineering unit, overseeing public area infrastructure and associated

networks. He has also been responsible for lighting design for neighboring cities and the Port of Vuosaari.

Furthermore, he has been involved in the development of information systems, substation automation, and

electric vehicle charging infrastructure.

Imran has been an elected member of Glasgow City Council since 2022, representing one of the most diverse and culturally significant wards in Glasgow. He is an active member of the City’s Planning Committee as well as Vice Chair of the Operational Performance and Delivery Scrutiny Committee. He is a strong advocate for city centre regeneration and the use of lighting to increase visibility of famous Glasgow landmarks as well as to provide safety for citizens. He strongly believes in sharing best practice from the LUCI Network to enhance and promote urban regeneration in liveable neighborhoods. Out with his council duties, he is director of a successful hotel business and an avid collector of football memorabilia from around the world!

Olli Rantala is the Head of Innovation for the City of Oulu, leading Smart City development and innovation platforms in collaboration with businesses, universities, and civic partners. His work focuses on AI-enabled knowledge management, automation, open data, digital services, and technology-driven solutions that improve citizens’ everyday lives and cultural participation.

Active in the cultural sector since 2006, Olli has served as Executive Director of the Oulu Music Video Festival and Air Guitar World Championships, as well as Development Manager and Head of Planning in Cultural Services. He is a key contributor to Oulu2026 European Capital of Culture, promoting the integration of art and technology in urban development.

Olli works extensively with cultural organizations, ICT companies, universities, and cities, chairs several EU project steering committees, and serves on the Executive Committee of LUCI.

He currently leads the digital signage business at Hyundai Futurenet. He successfully served as Project Manager for the master plan of the Samseong-dong Free Outdoor Advertising Zone and has led Digital Out-of-Home (DOOH) media and digital signage businesses at major media and advertising companies, including HS Ad and CJ.

With extensive consulting experience in urban media façades and major landmark projects, he has a strong interest in the aesthetic and commercial value that digital media brings to urban spaces. Holding a Ph.D. in Communication, he is actively engaged in both industry and academia.

KIM Sung Woo is a curator and writer. KIM, as a chief curator, has directed the curatorial project/ exhibition and management of Amado Art Space, not-for-profit alternative space in Seoul (2015-2019). He was also appointed as a curatorial advisor for the Busan Biennale 2020, and has curated the 12th Gwangju Biennale (2018) in the form of curatorial collective. He is currently working as an independent curator, at a same time, in 2022, he launched an independent art space ‘Primary Practice’ focusing on contemporary art with curatorial praxis, in Seoul.