Dr. Mark Heron Affiliation: Department of Chemical Sciences | School of Applied Sciences University of Huddersfield | Queensgate | Huddersfield | HD1 3DH | UK Title: Directing the Performance of Photochromic Naphthopyrans

Dr. Blake Peterson Affiliation: Lawrence, Kansas University KS 66047-3761 USA Title: Discovery of new therapeutic strategies using fluorescent molecular probes

Dr. Kawai Tsuyoshi Affiliation: Graduate School of Materials Science Nara Institute of Science and Technology, 8916-5 Takayama, Ikoma, Nara 630-0192, JAPAN Title: Efficient Photo- and Electro-Chromic Reactions of Photochromic Terarylenes

Dr. Nicola Armaroli Affiliation: CNR Research Director Istituto ISOF – MACOL Research Unit Via Gobetti 101, 40129 Bologna, ITALY Title: Hunting for luminophores: Ir(III) and Cu(I) complexes, Eu(III)-MWCNT hybrids, metal free systems

Dr. Mercedes Cano Affiliation: University Complutense of Madrid, Inorganic Chemistry Department, Faculty of Chemistry Sciences, SPAIN Title: Designing metal complexes as bifunctional liquid crystal and photoluminescent materials for molecular electronics