Inaugural Edition · Concluded
GDI 2025
Where the series began.
1 to 3 December 2025Auckland, New ZealandIn person, with recorded presentations

GDI 2025 Founders and Chairs
2 membersGDI 2025 Honorary Conference Chairs
4 membersGDI 2025 Conference Committee
20 membersGDI 2025 Scientific Stream Leaders
17 membersGDI 2025 Senior Advisory Board and Scientific Committee
41 members- Prof. Richard HydeThe University of Sydney, Australia
- Prof. Robyn PhippsVictoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
- Prof. Salman AzharAuburn University, USA
- Prof. John TookeyAuckland University of Technology, New Zealand
- Prof. Ashraf SalamahNorthumbria University, United Kingdom
- Prof. Jack C. P. ChengHong Kong University of Science and Technology
- Prof. Umberto BerardiToronto Metropolitan University, Canada
- Prof. Rahinah IbrahimUniversiti Putra Malaysia
- Prof. Robert AmorUniversity of Auckland, New Zealand
- Prof. Derek Clements-CroomeUniversity of Reading, United Kingdom
- Prof. Steffen LehmannUniversity of Nevada, Las Vegas, USA
- Prof. Ayyoob SharifiHiroshima University, Japan
- Prof. Tim AndersonCharles Sturt University, Australia
- Prof. Joseph LaiHong Kong Polytechnic University
- Prof. Roopak SinhaDeakin University, Australia
- Prof. Baojie HeChongqing University, China
- Prof. Ali CheshmehzangiUniversity of Queensland, Australia
- Prof. Paola BoarinUniversity of Auckland, New Zealand
- Prof. Husam Al WaerUniversity of Dundee, United Kingdom
- Prof. Seong-Ju ChangKAIST, South Korea
- Prof. Hideki KikumotoUniversity of Tokyo, Japan
- Prof. E. SarojiniSri Ramakrishna Engineering College, Anna University, India
- Assoc. Prof. Johnny Kwok-Wai WongUniversity of Technology Sydney, Australia
- Prof. James RotimiMassey University, New Zealand
- Farzam FarzadiBeca, New Zealand
- Assoc. Prof. Yangang XingNottingham Trent University, United Kingdom
- Assoc. Prof. Elmira JameiVictoria University, Australia
- Assoc. Prof. Michael DonnVictoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
- Assoc. Prof. Linda KestleUnitec, New Zealand
- Assoc. Prof. Mohsen TabassiIAUM, Iran
- Dr Amir MahdiyarPrinceton University, USA
- Dr Mohsen MohammadzadehUniversity of Auckland, New Zealand
- Dr Karam M. Al-ObaidiSheffield Hallam University, United Kingdom
- Dr Alessandro PremierUniversity of Auckland, New Zealand
- Dr M. Reza HosseiniUniversity of Melbourne, Australia
- Dr Antonio Lara-HernandezAuckland University of Technology, New Zealand
- Dr Salman ShooshtarianRMIT University, Australia
- Dr Eziaku Onyeizu RasheedMassey University, New Zealand
- Dr Ehsan AsnaashariNottingham Trent University, United Kingdom
- Dr Ali RashidiLa Trobe University, Australia
- Dr Valeria SelicatiPolitecnico di Bari, Italy










































