- Prof. Sun Kwok, (University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada) Topic: Complex Organics in Space: a changing view of the cosmos
- Dr. B-G Andersson (NASA Ames Research Center, USA); Topic: Probing the ISM with Polarimetry
- Prof. Thiem Hoang (Korean AStronomy and Space Science Institute (KASI)); Topic: Physics of Grain Alignment and Dust Polarization: From Steady-State Environments to a Dynamic Universe
- Dr. Brandon Hanseley (JPL, California Inst of Technology); Topic: The Nature of Interstellar Dust
- Prof. Ranjan Gupta (IUCAA, Pune); Topic: Observations of Astrophysical Dust in Various Environments and its Modeling
- Prof. D.K. Ojha (TIFR, Mumbai); Topic: Seeing Through Cosmic Dust: Infrared Perspectives on Star Formation
