Technical Standardisation Panel I

Jobson Modena, Esq., is an electrical engineer, director of GUISMO Engenharia, and a specialist in lightning protection. He serves as coordinator of the technical committee responsible for revising NBR 5419:2026 and represents Brazil on IEC TC-81. He is an instructor at ABNT, a graduate-level professor at various institutions, and a speaker at national and international conferences. As the author and co-author of technical books in the electrical field, he also serves as a consultant for Potência Magazine and major events in the electrical sector. He provides technical mentoring to companies focused on standardization and lightning protection.

Hélio Eiji Sueta-is an electrical engineer with a master's degree in electrical engineering and a Ph.D. in electrical engineering from the Polytechnic School of the University of São Paulo (EPUSP). He is currently a researcher in the Scientific Division of Energy Planning, Analysis, and Development at the Institute of Energy and Environment (IEE-USP) of the University of São Paulo. He served as Head of the High-Current Technical Section at IEE-USP from 1991 to 2001 and as Director of the Power Division from 2001 to 2011. He wrote his doctoral dissertation on the protection of structures against lightning strikes. He currently serves on standardization committees as secretary of CE 64.10 (Protection of Structures against Atmospheric Discharges) and is a Brazilian member of IEC TC 81-Protection against Atmospheric Discharges. He has participated in more than 100 national and international symposia, primarily in the field of lightning, and has published more than 300 technical articles in journals, symposium proceedings, and interviews.