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So Young Hyun joined Sodexo and its corp-up Wx in September 2019 as Workplace Experience Lead and Director UK&I. She is responsible for driving the strategic development and operational delivery of Sodexo's workplace services. She advises the clients on how to evolve their workplace strategy and employee experience based on technology, data analytics, and user experience to produce a bespoke workplace strategy. She brings to Sodexo a technical background and managerial experience in CRE and FM having worked for many years with Mitie, one of the UK's leading FM companies. Previously she worked with a global engineering firm Arup in their London head office and one of the top architectural practices in Seoul maintaining and developing her specialisms in sustainable building design and building performance optimization. She is passionate about complementing sustainable green building practices with psychological insights and new technologies to enhance human experience and wellbeing. She is a member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, the Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers and the Chartered Institute of Architectural Technologists, and volunteers for a number of nonprofit organizations - Habitat for Humanity, Inclusive Development Research Association for Mankind, Korean Scientists and Engineers Association in the UK and Space Architecture Technical Committee.

Maria João Durão, Professor at Lisbon School of Architecture, University of Lisbon since 2001. PhD ‘Colour and Space’, The University of Salford, UK, 2000; Post-doc fellow The University of Salford, “Art, Science and Technology-Architectural Drawing and Representation”. Her research topics range domains of art and architecture- terrestrial and aerospace - with focus on visual culture, aesthetics and sustainability. Author and editor of scientific publications, international participations in seminars, congresses, workshops and art exhibitions. Founder and coordinator of Colour Laboratory (since 2004) and Colour and Light Research Group CIAUD-FA (since 2017); Supervisor of doctoral theses and research projects; Member of the Scientific Council of Doctoral Programme in Design (since 2006); Founding president Portuguese Association of Colour, currently its honorary President. Elected Executive Committee member AIC- International Colour Association where she serves as Chair SG on Arts and Design. Her research interests for Space Architecture began in 2000. Member of Team 11 and co-author of The Millennium Charter-Fundamental Principles for Space Architecture” Houston, Texas (2002); Senior member American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Space Architecture Technical Committee, Editor-author ‘Aerospace America Journal for Space Architecture TC yearly article, since 2014.