The event has the goal of advancing green and sustainable chemistry within the Asia-Oceania region. It will focus on the latest advances across all aspects of green and sustainable Chemistry, broadly defined as the development of new processes that reduce the use or production of hazardous substances. Topics covered will include but are not limited to energy, green synthesis and catalysis, toxicology, waste remediation and valorization, biobased products, green chemistry education, and environmental policy and management.

Selected Speakers

• Prof. John Warner, Monash University, Australia and Beyond Benign, USA
• Prof. Magda Titirici, Imperial College London, UK
• Assoc. Prof. Xiaonan Wang, Tsinghua University, China
• Prof. Laurel Schafer, University of British Columbia, Canada
• Prof. Thomas Maschmeyer, University of Sydney, Australia
• Assoc. Prof. Ning Yan, National University of Singapore, Singapore
• Prof. Debabrata Maiti, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, India
• Prof. Mageswary Karpudewan, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia

Local Organizing Committee

• Prof. Jonathan Sperry, The University of Auckland (Co-Chair of Organising Committee and Co-Deputy Director of CGCS)
• Dr. Cameron Weber, The University of Auckland (Co-Chair of Organising Committee and Director of CGCS)
• Prof. James Wright, The University of Auckland (Former Director of CGCS)
• A/Prof. Viji Sarojini, The University of Auckland (Co-Deputy Director of CGCS)

Asia-Oceania Conference Committee

• Prof. Suwaban Chirachanchai, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand
• Prof. Eniya Listiani Dewi, National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), Indonesia
• Prof. Yao Fu, University of Science and Technology of China, China
• Prof. Motonobu Goto, Nagoya University, Japan
• Prof. Buxing Han, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
• Prof. Milton Hearn, Monash University, Australia
• Prof. Chee Cheong Ho, Institut Kimia Malaysia, Malaysia
• Prof. Carol Sze Ki Lin, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
• Dr. Masaki Kataoka, Japan Association for Chemical Innovation, Japan
• Prof. Yong-Chien Ling, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan
• Prof. Fu-Der Mai, Taipei Medical University, Taiwan
• Prof. Masahiko Matsukata, Waseda University, Japan
• Prof. Kei Saito, Kyoto University, Japan
• Dr. Jayasree Seayad, Institute of Chemical and Engineering Sciences, Singapore
• Prof. Rakesh. K. Sharma, University of Delhi, India
• Dr. Hiromichi Shimada, Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Japan
• Prof. Jonathan Sperry, University of Auckland, New Zealand
• Dr. Dong Jin Suh, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, South Korea
• Prof. Supawan Tantayanon, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand
• Prof. L James Wright, University of Auckland, New Zealand
• Prof. Antonio (Tony) Patti, Monash University, Australia