Keynote Speaker

Yi Jiang, Academician, Professor, Ph.D.

Bio: Jiang Yi, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, is a distinguished professor and doctoral supervisor at Tsinghua University, heading the Research Center for Building Energy Efficiency. His research focuses on building energy efficiency, thermal environment, building automation, and central heating planning and control.

With nearly five decades of experience, Dr. Jiang has been pivotal in constructing fundamental theories and methods in building thermal environment science. He developed the Design by Simulation concept and led the creation of the DeST software, widely applied in commercial building design and energy - saving renovations. He has authored and co - authored over 20 academic books, significantly impacting the industry. As a leading figure in China's building energy field, he also holds key positions in numerous academic and industry organizations, actively promoting international cooperation and discipline development.


Title: The zero carbon solution for  heating in China 

Matti Lehtonen, Full-Professor, D.Sc.

Bio: Dr. Lehtonen is working on smart grids, integration of renewable energy in power and energy systems, carbon neutralenergys olutions, as well as integration of various flexibility resources in power and energy systems. He has more than 40 years experience in power and energy systems, of which 26 years as professor. 

Dr. Lehtonen working as professor in Aalto University Espoo Finland and is alsoaffiliated as visiting research scientist with Constanta Maritime University in Romania.


Title: Integration of Local Photovoltaic Power Generation in Power Networks of Communities

Müslüm Arıcı, Professor, Ph.D.

Bio: Müslüm Arıcı is a Professor in the Thermodynamics and Heat Technique Division of the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Kocaeli University, Turkey. He has co-authored over 300 papers in prestigious peer-reviewed journals, with more than 10,000 citations indexed in Scopus. He currently serves as an editor for Case Studies in Thermal Engineering, Energy, Ecology and Environment, Journal of the Faculty of Engineering and Architecture of Gazi University, and Journal of Thermal Engineering. In addition, he is the co-editor of three international books. He has been listed among the world’s top 2% of scientists by Stanford University for the past four consecutive years. His research interests include thermal energy storage, energy-efficient buildings, renewable energy, and thermal management.


Title: Unlocking Latent Energy: Phase Change Materials for Energy Saving and Peak Load Reduction

Katsunori Nagano, Professor, Ph.D.

Bio: Dr. Katsunori Nagano, a Japanese scholar, serves as President of the National Institute of Technology, Tomakomai College, with a Ph.D. in Engineering from Hokkaido University. His research focuses on thermal energy storage, ground-source heat pump systems, heat pump applications, low-energy housing, zero-energy buildings (ZEB), desiccant air conditioning, and energy conservation technologies. With over three decades of academic experience, he has held key roles at Hokkaido University (Tenured Professor 2006–2025, Director of International Exchange 2018–2020, Advisor to the President) and been a Guest Professor at Harbin Institute of Technology, China, since 2017. A leading figure in international energy research, he has led IEA roles including Subtask Leader for ECES Annexes 29/21 and Japanese Delegate for HPP Annexes 32/29, and is a member of ISES, ASHRAE, SHASE, and AIJ. Awarded the Carbon Neutral Award (2024) and multiple journal honors, his work advances global energy storage and renewable thermal technology integration.


Title: Unlocking Latent Energy: Carbon Neutrality by Green Transformation (GX) through Heat Pump and Energy Storage with Energy Management System (EMS)