Prof. Bernard H. Foing, president Space Renaissance International, executive director of ILEWG, CEO LUNEX EuroSpaceHub and EuroMoonMars Earth Space Innovation, Qomosys Chief Scientist. ERA chair at Riga Latvia, guest Prof at Leiden observatory, ISU, IPSA and formerly EPFL, VU Amsterdam . Member IAF committees (IPC, space exploration, astronomy, space habitats, traffic management, ITACCUS former chair), founder of ArtMoonMars and MoonGallery. Full member International Academy of Astronautics since 2010, vice-chair COSPAR planetary and PEX Panel on Exploration Panel, co-director IMA International Moonbase Alliance, founder Moon Village & MVA, EGU space instrumentation officer. Former ESA Chief Scientist, senior advisor to DG, chair of ESTEC staff association committee (2012-2017) & SMART-1 Lead scientist. Co-Investigator of SOHO, XMM, BIOPAN, SMART-1, Mars Express, COROT, ISS/Expose, BIOMEX, ExoMars. Publications : 980 articles, including 240 refereed papers. Edited 10 Books. Academics : Habilitation 1990. He has been working at CNRS, and as post-doc astronomer ESO European Southern Observatory Chile, PhD astrophysics & space techniques (CNRS, Lockheed, SacPeak, Boulder, Harvard), Prof agrégé Physics, Ecole Normale Supérieure ENSET Paris-Saclay”.

Dr. Athena Coustenis is Director of Research at the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS), at the Paris Observatory. An astrophysicist specializing in space exploration and planetary science, her research focuses on the study of planetary atmospheres and surfaces, particularly the habitability conditions of objects in the Solar System and exoplanets. She participates in the definition, development, and operation of space missions such as the ESA's JUICE and ARIEL missions to the Jovian system and the study of exoplanets respectively, and JAXA's MMX mission to Phobos, a moon of Mars. A. Coustenis has participated in or is currently a member of several advisory groups within the ESA, NASA, and other international organizations, contributing to the establishment of sustainable space programs and the optimization of their scientific impact. She notably chairs the COSPAR Panel on Planetary Protection and the IAU's Division F.

Dr. Detlef Hoyer has a PhD in theoretical electrical Engineering. He investigates Einstein-Maxwell equations derived from 5D Kaluza Relativity, where a scalar field occurs affecting both, gravity and electromagnetism. Recently he began to examine the 5D geodesic equation, which includes electomagnetic forces. Because geodesic equations are about acceleration and not about force, the term charge q over mass m has to be taken into account. Predictions of the theory are reduction of effective mass and a fifth force. Until it is not known, how to achieve those effects or even if they exist at all, his calculations aim for hints, how to arrange experiments for verification or falsification. Dr. Detlef Hoyer earned a college diploma in magnetism and low temperature physics in 1986. He completed his Ph.D. at the Hamburg University of Technology in 1992. Since then he worked as a software developer at a major German insurance company. In 2004 he started his research on Riemannian curvature of higher dimensional manifolds. Now he is an Alumnus of the Technical University of Hamburg in Germany and retired November 2024.

Xianming L. Han is a professor of physics and astronomy at Butler University, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA, where he has taught and conducted research since 1991. He earned his B.S. in physics from the University of Science and Technology of China and both his M.S. and Ph.D. from the University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, USA. Dr. Han’s research spans observational astronomy, optical and atomic physics, and advanced experimental techniques. His current focus includes asteroid rotational dynamics and the study of eclipsing binary stars, while earlier work explored laser spectroscopy, non-linear optics, and electron–atom collisions. He has published extensively in leading journals such as The Astrophysical Journal, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, and New Astronomy, contributing to more than a hundred peer-reviewed papers on topics ranging from superfluorescence to stellar magnetic activity. At Butler, Dr. Han has taught a wide range of undergraduate courses and chaired the Department of Physics and Astronomy from 2008 to 2017. Committed to mentoring and outreach, Dr. Han coordinates regional science competitions and frequently delivers invited talks at universities and international conferences. Through his blend of teaching excellence, pioneering research, and global collaboration, he continues to inspire students and advance knowledge in physics and astronomy.