Keynote Speakers
(in alphabetical order by surname)
Professor Hailiang Dong
China University of Geosciences, Beijing
Topic: Mineral–Microbe Interactions
Professor Nicolas Dauphas
The University of Hong Kong
Topic: The origin and evolution of the solar system
Professor Yiliang Li
The University of Hong Kong
Topic: Search for Traces of Extraterrestrial Life
Professor Anhuai Lu
Peking University
Topic: Mineral Photoelectrons
Professor Timothy Lyons
University of California
Topic: Biosignatures in the Solar System
University of Greifswald
Topic: Evolution of Core Metabolism and the RNA World
Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Topic: Protocell Models
Professor Martin Van Kranendonk
Curtin University
Topic: Earth, Mars and Ocean Worlds
Professor Wei Wang
National Astronomical Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Topic: China’s Exoplanet Exploration Missions
Professor Xingliang Zhang
Northwest University
Topic: Early Evolution of Life on Earth
More Keynote Speakers to be announced…
Invited Speakers
Associate Professor Simon Hohl
Tongji University, China
Topic: Earth, Mars and Ocean Worlds
Professor Xiao Wang
Nanjing University, China
Topic: Prebiotic Small Molecules and Nonlinear Chemistry
Professor Dominic Papineau
Institute of Deep-sea Science and Engineering, CAS, China
Topic: Biosignatures on the early Earth
Associate Professor David Flannery
Queensland University of Technology, Australia
Topic: Biosignatures on the early Earth
Assistant Professor Meng Guo
The University of Hong Kong
Topic: Planetary habitability