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Ariel Miranda | Chief, Fire Safety Enforcement Division | Bureau of Fire Protection |
Philippines
Engr. Ariel Miranda is a member of the Technical Working Group on Preparation of RIRR - RA 9514
(Philippine fire code). He is also the team Leader on the Task Force for Validation and Verification
of the Fire Code, and Philippine Integrated Fire Protection of the Philippines (PIFPO) Technical
Consultant on High Rise Buildings. Engr Ariel has been awarded with ten medals of Medalya ng
Kasanayan (Practice) and a medal for Loyalty in the service.

Ar. Chong Lee Siong | Managing Director | LSA Architects Sdn. Bhd. | Malaysia
Ar Chong Lee Siong was Council Member of the Pertubuhan Akitek Malaysia (PAM) and has
served in the Practice Projects Committee, the Disciplinary Committee, the Building Standards
and Legislation Committee and Continuous Professional Development (CPD) Committee in
Malaysia. He is member of the Institute of Fire Engineers (UK) and has contributed to the drafting
of the Malaysian Uniform Building By Laws (2012) and publication of ‘The Guide to Fire Protection
in Malaysia’.

Mr. Edward Goldhammer, P.E. | Director, Codes and Approvals | Hilti North America
Edward has over 30 years of experience in fire protection engineering. He is a registered
professional engineer in Fire Protection engineering and Mechanical engineering. Edward is the
standards chair for ASTM E814 Penetrations, E2750 Extension of Data, E3037 Movement in
Penetrations, E1966 Fire-Resistive Joint Systems, UL STP Membrane Penetrations, and Convenor
for ISO 10295 Penetration and Joint Seals. He is also Code Committee Technical Chair for the
International Firestop Council (IFC) and Fire Safe North America (FSNA).

Mr. Hendi Kurniawan, S.T., MM | Head of Prevention | Bandung Region Fire and Rescue
Services | Indonesia
Mr Hendi Kurniawan, ST, MM has long standing service as Indonesian government official
from 2005, apart from duties as fire and rescue official, Mr. Kurniawan promotes and advances
Indonesian fire safety as part of the Indonesian Fire Standard Technical Committee 13-04 and as
the Head of Regulation and Standards of the Fire Department Association (APKARI) West Java
Province.

Mr. Kevin R. Hyland | Principal Engineer, Fire Resistance & Containment | Underwriters
Laboratories (USA)
Kevin Hyland has 25 years of experience and is UL’s Principal Engineer responsible for test
and assessments of fire rated floor-ceiling and fire rated walls (UL263 / ASTM E119 / ISO 834),
through penetration firestops (UL1479), joint systems (UL 2079) and fire resistive materials
(SFRM / IFRM). Kevin represents UL Solutions on many standards committees, including UL/
ULC, ASTM and ISO along with key memberships within industry associations.

Mr. Kecha Thirakomen | Chairman, EEC GROUP | President, Thai Mechanical and Electrical
Consulting Engineer Association | Thailand
Mr. Kecha specializes in the fields of Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing (MEP) Systems. He
is an active participant in Thailand’s Air Conditioning Engineering Association, Mechanical and
Electrical Design and Consulting Engineer Association, Green Building Institute, Council of
Engineers, and Engineering Institute of Thailand. Mr. Kecha is a member of Nominating Committee
and Distinguished Lecturer of ASHRAE and recipient of Excellent Engineer in Energy Conservation,
Quality Persons of the Year 2010 by Foundation of Science and Technology Council of Thailand
and ASHRAE USA Fellow Award in 2009.
 Mr. Markus Schneider | Global Head | Codes/Regulations & Standards Devt. | Hilti
Aktiengesellschaft, Germany

Markus Schneider has more than 20 years of experience in passive fire protection. He is a
member of the CEN (European Committee for Standardization) Technical Committee, Fire Safety
in Buildings (CEN TC 127) and currently serves as Chair of the CEN TC127/WG2/TG1 - European
Test Standards for Firestop Penetration Seals and Linear Joint Seals.

Mr. Mathieu Meur | Director | DP Facades, Singapore

Mathieu Meur provides strategic and technical leadership as the director of DP Façade with
extensive knowledge of all types of building envelope systems and related codes of practice.
Mathieu has worked on numerous major construction projects on five continents, including Changi
Airport in Singapore, The Dubai Mall, New Lima Airport and 145 City Road in London. He is an
active member of several Singapore Standards working groups, working on multiple guidelines
related to building envelopes.

Prof. Ir. Yulianto S. Nugroho, MSc., PhD | Department of Mechanical Engineering Fire Safety
Engineering Research Group | Universitas Indonesia
Prof. Yulianto S Nugroho is actively involved educating society from fire safety perspective via
research, lectures, conferences, seminars and standards development especially in Indonesia.
He is active researcher with research aimed towards the development of innovative fire safety
technologies enabling the implementation of next generation performance-based standards in
cost-effective manner.

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