Resource persons
Resource persons from diverse backgrounds are at the core of APRU SDG4GC.
Meet our resource persons for 2025 program!

Dr. Ronnakorn Vaiyavuth
Head
Deputy Executive Director: Innovation and Commercialization, Chulalongkorn School of Integrated Innovation (CSII), Chulalongkorn University

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Suwithida Charungkaittikul
Professor of Lifelong Learning; Southeast Asia Coordinator, ASEM Education and Research Hub for Lifelong Learning (ASEM LLL Hub)

Prof. Taninee Sahakitrungruang
Assistant Dean for Graduate Affairs, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University; Advisory Group member, APRU Global Health Program

Dr. Jaime Jayapalan
Senior Lecturer, Department of Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Malaya

Ms. Elodie Jacquet
Political Science Department, Simon Fraser University; Principal, Banyan Consulting

Ms. Michiko Yoshida
Project Director
Director, Division of Global Networking and Engagement, Office of International Affairs and Global Network, Chulalongkorn University

Mrs. Rafiza Hashim
Director of International Student and Mobility Centre, Marketing and Academic Services Department (MASD), Universiti Malaya

Ms. Michiko Yoshida
Chair
Director, Division of Global Networking and Engagement, Office of International Affairs and Global Network, Chulalongkorn University

Ms. Shally Fan
Director of Academic Links,
The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Ms. Wanda Preiser
Head, Office of International Engagement, Nanyang Technological University

Dr. Huang Dingcheng
Deputy Director, International Affairs Office, University of Chinese Academic of Sciences

Ms. Adriana Rojas
Senior Director, Networks and Student Programs,
APRU International Secretariat

Dr. Ronnakorn Vaiyavuth
Deputy Executive Director: Innovation and Commercialization, Chulalongkorn School of Integrated Innovation (CSII), Chulalongkorn University

Dr. Jaime Jayapalan
Senior Lecturer, Department of Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Malaya

Dr. Le Chencheng
Assistant Chair (Student Life), The Asian School of the Environment, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

Asst. Prof. Dr. Hyun-Jung Bang
Assistant Professor, Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University, Japan

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Zhibin Deng
Associate Professor, School of Economics, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences

Asst. Prof. Dr. Kirati Khuvasanond
Lecturer, Elementary Division, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Faculty of Education, Chulalongkorn University

Mr. Jatupol Sangwanglao
Lecturer, Division of Teaching Social Studies, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Faculty of Education, Chulalongkorn University

Mr. Abhisit Vejjajiva
Former Prime Minister of Thailand; Advisor, World People Peace Working Group Thailand

Prof. Dr. Yi Zeng
Professor of AI at University of Chinese Academy of Science; Founding Dean of Beijing Institute of AI Safety and Governance; Member of UN Advisory Body on AI.

Ms. Marisa Panyachiva
Partnership and Development Finance Officer, Office of the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Thailand

H.E. Asst. Prof. Dr. Bhanubhatra Jittiang
Representative of Thailand to the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) Thailand

Dr. Le Chencheng
Assistant Chair (Student Life), The Asian School of the Environment, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

Mr. Phinith Chanthalangsy
Regional Advisor for the Social and Human Sciences at the UNESCO Regional Office in Bangkok

Prof. Peter Preiser
Professor, School of Biological Sciences; President’s Chair in Biological Sciences ,Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

Prof. Dr. Leonora Angeles
Director, Institute for Gender, Race, Sexuality and Social Justice, University of British Columbia

Ms. Elodie Jacquet
Political Science Department, Simon Fraser University; Principal, Banyan Consulting

Dr. Ronnakorn Vaiyavuth
Deputy Executive Director: Innovation and Commercialization, Chulalongkorn School of Integrated Innovation (CSII), Chulalongkorn University

Asst. Prof. Dr. Theera Nuchpiam
Senior Fellow, Southeast Asian Studies Program, Chulalongkorn University

Prof. Taninee Sahakitrungruang, M.D.
Assistant Dean for Graduate Affairs, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University; Advisory Group member, APRU Global Health Program

Dr. Dicky Sofjan
Core Doctoral Faculty, Indonesian Consortium for Religious Studies, Universitas Gadjah Mada

Dr. Mohamad Zaihan Bin Zailan
Senior Lecturer, Glami Lemi Biotechnology Research Center, Universiti Malaya

Dr. Nurul Nadhirah Othman
Senior Lecturer, Glami Lemi Biotechnology Research Center, Universiti Malaya

Dr. Premjai Vungsiriphisal
Senior Researcher, Asian Research Center for Migration, Institute of Asian Studies, Chulalongkorn University

Mr. Mohd Shahmi Hakimi
Research Officer, Glami Lemi Biotechnology Research Center, Universiti Malaya

Asst. Prof. Dr. Supawan Visetnoi
Lecturer, School of Agricultural Resources, Chulalongkorn University

Asst. Prof. Dr. Noppadon Kitana
Director of the Center of Learning Network for the Region (CLNR), Chulalongkorn University

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mohd Hafizal Mohd Isa
Department of Architecture, Faculty of Built Environment, Universiti Malaya

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Wasana Wongsurawat
Head of History Department, Faculty of Arts, Chulalongkorn University

Dr. Jin Hyung Lee, Ph.D., KCMT, MT-BC
Academic Director, The Master of Art in Music Therapy, Faculty of Fine and Applied Arts, Chulalongkorn University; Regional Liaison, Western Pacific Region, World Federation of Music Therapy

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Pornprapit Phoasavadi
Director, The Master of Art in Music Therapy, Associate Dean for International Affairs, Faculty of Fine and Applied Arts, Chulalongkorn University

Dr. Bumi Herman
School of Global Health, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University

Dr. Eakpant Pindavanija
Social Research Institute (Peace and Conflict Studies), Chulalongkorn University

Asst. Prof. Athapol Anunthavorasakul
Director, Center for Educational Research and Development for Sustainable Development, Chulalongkorn University

Ms. Parima Sithi-Amnuai
Full-time Lecturer in music therapy, Faculty of Fine and Applied Arts, Chulalongkorn University