Kjell Hult is a professional urban planner with experience in architecture and lighting design. Retired Head of Development and Planning at the Municipality of Alingsas, Sweden. Now head of Hult Consult Ltd.

Lear Hsieh (Principal of MS Design and President of CLDA,Taiwan)
Keynote Presentation Title: Development & Trends in Chinese Lighting Design
Abstract: Lear will introduce the new trend of Chinese lighting designers learning from engineers and artists to improve public areas to private spaces.

Lear Hsieh (Principal of MS Design and President of CLDA,Taiwan)
Keynote Presentation Title: Development & Trends in Chinese Lighting Design
Abstract: Lear will introduce the new trend of Chinese lighting designers learning from engineers and artists to improve public areas to private spaces.

Johan Moritz may be the world’s only lighting designer employed by a municipality. For the last 14 years he has designed prestigious works for Malmö, Sweden’s “Art and Design-loving city.” In this role, he has had the responsibility of developing Malmö’s architectural lighting design department, and has been given complete creative control; Johan has first-hand experience working as a lighting designer in a role where the delivery of different projects is amazingly rewarding. With 30 years of experience, Johan recognizes the importance of sharing knowledge as essential to driving innovation. Johan strongly believes having a qualified designer in charge of municipal lighting projects will drive development, save money, reduce energy, increase quality, and deliver what the end-
user needs most: good lighting for people.

Martin Klaasen is an award-winning lighting designer, design consultant, lecturer and resource speaker with more than 30 years of experience in the lighting industry operating predominantly in the Asia Pacific region. Martin applies his passion for lighting design exclusively through his own company; Klaasen Lighting Design (KLD), with its head office in Singapore. Several of his designs have received national and international lighting design awards. His expertise and experience span all applications, with projects around the globe. Martin is widely respected by his peers in the industry.

Martin is also passionate about sharing his knowledge by educating his clients and the public through his public appearances and many articles in the media. A daily blog, “Light Talk”, is featured on the Professional Lighting Design magazine website and enjoys a fervent and worldwide group of followers. Martin’s first year of blogging was compiled into a book of the same name. Martin has presented at major lighting events around the world such as the Professional Lighting Design Convention in Copenhagen, WorldBex in Manilla, AceTech in Mumbai, the IES in Perth, Project Lighting in Qatar, Lux-Live in Abu Dhabi, International Light Fair in Las Vegas, as well as highly attended regional lighting events in Shanghai, Guangzhou, Hong Kong, Jakarta, Singapore, Bangkok and many more.

Dr. Acharawan Chutarat
Areas of Expertise (Keywords)
Lighting and daylighting research and design
Lighting in urban spaces

Education
Ph.D. degree in Building Technology, School of Architecture and Planning, Massachusetts Institute of Technology ,Cambridge, MA , 2001.

Energy simulations using DOE2.1E for assessing the impact of adoption of energy efficient electrical products, control technologies, zoning strategies on commercial building energy use, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA.

Master of Sciences in Architectural Engineering, Broad curriculum in Illuminating Engineering with emphasis on daylighting , CAD, and Human Factors, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA ,1994
Certificate: Indoor Air Quality, Harvard University, School of Public Health, Boston, MA, 1998
Bachelor of Architecture, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, 1991

Martin Klaasen is an award-winning lighting designer, design consultant, lecturer and resource speaker with more than 30 years of experience in the lighting industry operating predominantly in the Asia Pacific region. Martin applies his passion for lighting design exclusively through his own company; Klaasen Lighting Design (KLD), with its head office in Singapore. Several of his designs have received national and international lighting design awards. His expertise and experience span all applications, with projects around the globe. Martin is widely respected by his peers in the industry.

Martin is also passionate about sharing his knowledge by educating his clients and the public through his public appearances and many articles in the media. A daily blog, “Light Talk”, is featured on the Professional Lighting Design magazine website and enjoys a fervent and worldwide group of followers. Martin’s first year of blogging was compiled into a book of the same name. Martin has presented at major lighting events around the world such as the Professional Lighting Design Convention in Copenhagen, WorldBex in Manilla, AceTech in Mumbai, the IES in Perth, Project Lighting in Qatar, Lux-Live in Abu Dhabi, International Light Fair in Las Vegas, as well as highly attended regional lighting events in Shanghai, Guangzhou, Hong Kong, Jakarta, Singapore, Bangkok and many more.