Wojciech Koltunowicz received his M.S., PhD and Dr. habil. degrees in electrical engineering from the Warsaw University of Technology in 1980, 1985 and 2004 respectively. From 1987 to 2007, he worked at CESI in Italy, where he was mainly involved in the HV testing and diagnostics of electrical equipment. In 2007, he joined OMICRON Energy Solutions GmbH in Berlin, Germany, where he is involved with the monitoring of HV equipment. He is a member of CIGRE Advisory Group AG D1.02 “High voltage and current testing and diagnostic” and AG D1.04 “Insulating Gases”. He is also a member of IEC TC42 (MT14) and a senior member of IEEE. He is author of more than a hundred technical and scientific publications.

Prof. Uwe Schichler has been Head of the Institute for High Voltage Technology and System Performance at Graz University of Technology since 2014. He studied electrical engineering and completed his PhD at the Schering Institute of the University of Hanover in 1996. He then worked for Siemens in the field of gas-insulated switchgear and transmission lines. He is Member of IEEE, CIGRE, Austrian OVE and German VDE and active in several CIGRE working groups. He was honored with two CIGRE TC Awards for his work in SC D1 and SC B3. The focus of his research work is on condition monitoring and reliability of electrical equipment, partial discharge measurements, insulating materials and DC cables. Author and Co-author of more than 220 papers. He recently founded the company “Schichler Solutions” and works as an independent consultant.

Didik Fauzi Dakhlan received his B.Sc. from Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB), M.Sc. from TU Delft (The Netherlands), and Doctoral degree in Power System Signal Processing with Summa Cum Laude from ITB in 2025. Since 2002, he has held various strategic roles at PT. PLN (Persero), including SCADA and protection engineering, R&D, transmission and substation operation maintenance, and asset management, before being appointed Executive Vice President of Technology and Engineering. He is also a Lecturer at Institut Teknologi PLN and chairs the Transmission Working Group in PLN Standard (SPLN).

Imam Makhfud holds a B.Sc. in Electrical Power Engineering from ITS Surabaya and an M.Sc. from RWTH Aachen, Germany, where he specialised in high voltage engineering and power transformer asset management. With over two decades at PT. PLN (Persero), he has led the implementation of online monitoring systems for HV substation equipment and spearheaded PLN's standardisation of power transformer online monitoring to support unmanned substation strategy. He currently serves as Vice President of Transmission Planning Strategy and Asset Management.

Koji Kawakita is a Fellow at Chubu Electric Power Grid Co., Inc., with over 40 years of experience in substation asset management, engineering, operation and maintenance, and R&D across voltage levels from 6.6 kV to 500 kV. Since 2004, he has led international consulting and training projects in Singapore, Thailand, South Africa, Egypt, and Kuwait. An active CIGRE participant since 2000, he served as Chair of Study Committee B3 "Substations and Electrical Installations" from 2018 to 2024, and currently chairs the CIGRE ELECTRA Editorial Board. He is also Liaison Officer between IEC TC17/SC17C and CIGRE SC B3, and a Senior Member of IEEJ.

Guan-Jun Zhang received his B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from Xi'an Jiaotong University (XJTU), Xi'an, China, in 1991, 1994 and 2001, respectively. He is currently a full professor at the School of Electrical Engineering, XJTU, and Director of the Center for Advanced High Voltage and Plasma Technology. His main interests cover high voltage insulation and discharge characteristics, fault diagnosis and condition maintenance for power equipment, discharge plasmas and multi-disciplinary applications.

He has been a visiting researcher at Tokyo Institute of Technology, visiting scientist at the Plasma Physics Laboratory, Princeton University, JSPS Fellow at Saitama University, and visiting professor at the University of Southampton. He has published more than 300 journal papers, delivered over 40 invited conference talks and holds more than 50 patents. Dr. Zhang received the Distinguished Young Scholar of NSFC, the IEEE Chatterton Young Investigator Award, the Fok Ying Tong Research Award for University Young Teachers, and the National Top 100 Excellent Doctoral Dissertation Award of China MOE.

Anita was born in Bandung, Indonesia. She earned her Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from the Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB) in 1993, a Master's degree in Power Systems in 1999, and a PhD in High Voltage Technology and Management from Delft University of Technology, the Netherlands, in 2012. Her doctoral research focused on partial discharge diagnostics and condition assessment of Gas-Insulated Switchgear (GIS).

She joined PT PLN (Persero) in 1994 as a Design Engineer. Between 2004 and 2013, she played a leading role in improving the transmission maintenance system, successfully co-leading the transformation of high-voltage transmission maintenance practices from predominantly time-based and reactive approaches to the first stage of Reliability-Centered Maintenance (RCM) implementation. In parallel with these efforts, she began introducing asset management concepts into PLN's transmission operations in 2009, and subsequently pioneered the establishment of dedicated asset management teams responsible for developing and implementing asset management systems and best practices across the organization.

Throughout her career in the transmission sector, she gained extensive experience in designing and delivering human capital development programs, encompassing academic and technical training, workplace application, industry-wide competency development, and asset management capability building for transmission professionals. In 2019, she was assigned to the PLN Research Institute and later to the Finance & Risk Management Directorate, where she further expanded her expertise in corporate asset and risk management. From 2021 until her retirement from PLN, she devoted herself to advancing asset management systems and organizational capabilities at the corporate level while actively mentoring and coaching the next generation of engineers.

She holds the Institute of Asset Management (IAM) Certificate in Asset Management and is currently with AMCL, a leading global asset management consultancy, where she serves as Country Head for Indonesia.

Dr. OD Naidu is the Senior Principal Scientist, Hitachi Energy Research India. He received Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur. He has been with Hitachi Energy since 2009 (formerly ABB Power Grids) and has over 18+ years of experience. He is a researcher and an expert in the field of power system protection, fault location and control, monitoring, as well as grid management.

A recipient of Young Innovator and Entrepreneur 2022 Award from the Indian National Academy of Engineers, Dr. Naidu has developed innovative technologies for power system fault location, protection and monitoring. He has filed 80+ patents and published 80 plus international journal and conference papers. He holds 40+ granted patents in the area of power system protection and fault location. His research interests include power system protection, fault location, monitoring, modeling inverter-based resources, renewable integration, artificial intelligence applications to power system protection and monitoring.

A senior Member of IEEE, Dr. Naidu is also a Member of CIGRE where he contributed to various CIGRE working groups (B5.55, B5.65, B5.78 and B5.83) and delivered multiple keynote and tutorials in IEEE international conferences.

Dimas Kaharudin is the Operations Director of PT Pembangkitan Jawa Bali Masdar Solar Energi, where he leads the development, construction, and operations of the Cirata 145 MWac Floating PV Power Plant — one of the largest floating solar projects in Southeast Asia. With nearly two decades in the power sector, he began at Cirata Hydroelectric in engineering and maintenance planning, led the technology division of an IBM MAXIMO® enterprise asset management implementation, and managed operations of PT PJB's first megawatt-scale solar plant. From 2017 to 2020 he developed renewable energy projects spanning hydro, biogas, solar PV, wind, and storage. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Informatics from Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember (ITS) Surabaya and a Master's in Business Management from PPM Manajemen, Jakarta.

Herry Nugraha is a senior professional in the power sector with more than 30 years of experience in operations, maintenance, engineering, performance, risk, and asset management. His career began as a maintenance engineer and maintenance management consultant, then expanded into power generation and transmission project control, maintenance EPC, and strategic leadership within PT. PLN (Persero) and PT. Indonesia Power.

His primary focus in recent years has been on asset management and life cycle management. He served as EVP of Asset Management, Engineering, and Integrated Management System at PT PLN (Persero), and led the planning, performance, risk, research, innovation, and engineering functions in the generation business unit. His expertise covers asset management, life cycle cost analysis, life cycle management, reliability availability maintainability and safety (RAMS), maintenance engineering, risk analysis, corporate performance, installation worthiness certification, and power generation and power system project management.

He has been active as a lecturer at Institut Teknologi PLN since 2021 and as a subject matter expert at PT Sinergi Solusi Utama since 2024. He earned a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering (1993), a Master of Electrical Engineering and Business (2010), and a Doctorate from the School of Electrical Engineering and Informatics (2016), all from Bandung Institute of Technology. He was the winner of the AMPEAK 2024 Best Paper Award in Adelaide, South Australia, for the paper “The Role of Asset Management to Support Energy Transition in PT PLN (Persero), Indonesia”.

Ahmed Abu-Siada is a Professor of Electrical Engineering at Curtin University, Australia, where he has held several senior leadership positions, including Head of the Electrical Engineering Discipline and Director of Global Initiatives. His research encompasses power systems, renewable energy integration, electrical asset management, transformer condition monitoring and fault diagnosis, smart grids, and advanced power technologies, with a strong emphasis on translating fundamental research into practical engineering solutions.

Professor Abu-Siada has published more than 230 journal articles and over 150 international conference papers. He holds patents in fault detection, localisation, and prediction within electricity networks, as well as building-integrated photovoltaic technologies.

Professor Abu-Siada has supervised more than 40 PhD and MPhil students. He is the Founding Editor-in-Chief of two international journals and serves on the editorial boards of several leading international journals. He has chaired two IEEE international conferences and is a frequent keynote speaker and invited speaker at major international conferences, academic forums, and industry events.

Ir. Furqan Idris, S.T., M.Sc., QRMP is the Manager of PT PLN (Persero) UP2B Sistem Makassar, a regional power system operation and load dispatch center responsible for ensuring the secure, reliable, and efficient operation of major electricity networks across Southern Sulawesi, Indonesia.

With nearly 20 years of experience in the power sector, he has served in various technical and leadership roles covering power system operation, transmission planning, asset management, energy management, and power system planning. Throughout his career at PT PLN (Persero), he has been actively involved in initiatives supporting system reliability, power system development, and the integration of renewable energy resources into the electricity grid.

Mr. Furqan holds a Master of Science in Electrical Power Engineering from the University of Nottingham, UK. He has also participated in international programs and technical assignments with institutions including the California Independent System Operator (CAISO), USA; the Technical University of Denmark (DTU); and some international transmission system projects.

As an electrical engineer and member of IET, IEEE, and PII, his professional interests include power system operations, renewable energy integration, transmission planning, energy transition strategies, and grid resilience. He is currently leading operational and planning initiatives to support the growing penetration of renewable energy, including wind and solar power, within Indonesia's evolving power system.

Parag Khare is the Regional Product Marketing Manager for Asia Pacific, based in the Singapore office of Hitachi Energy, working with industries, consultants, utilities, data centers and other customer segments to understand their needs and support them with the Hitachi Energy portfolio. He has previously served in key positions at Hitachi Energy, including Head of Sales & Marketing for Air Insulated Switchgear products, responsible for tendering support for various high voltage products, and Head of Planning & Fulfillment in factory operations, bringing around 20 years of experience in various roles at Hitachi Energy.

Throughout his career, Parag has worked with various customers, and his current strategic focus centers on Hitachi Energy Gas Insulated Switchgear (GIS) positioning in the Asia Pacific region, including EconiQ GIS – a reliable, scalable and compact SF₆-free GIS solution with the lowest carbon footprint. Parag holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Business Administration, with a strong technical background including a Bachelor of Technology in Electrical Engineering and a Diploma in Electrical Engineering from management and technological institutes in India.