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. Dr. Natalie Konomi

Vice President for International Affairs and Diversity,
Kyushu University

Prof. Dr. Thomas Schneider

Chief Executive, APRU; Founder of PALAC

Mr. Ruhimat Soerakoesoemah

Head of the Subregional Office for South-East Asia,
UN ESCAP

Mr. Savinda Ranathunga

Regional Youth Project Manager,
UNDP Asia and the Pacific

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

Prof. Dr. Natalie Konomi

Vice President for International Affairs and Diversity,
Kyushu 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

Prof. Dr. Yong Zulina Binti Zubairi

Professor, Institute for Advanced Studies, Universiti Malaya

Dr. Jaime Jayapalan

Senior Lecturer, Department of Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Malaya

Mr. David Galipeau

Founder, SDGx

Dr. Le Chencheng

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

Dr. Elsie Tsui

Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Management, CUHK Business School

Asst. Prof. Dr. Hyun-Jung Bang

Assistant Professor, Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University, Japan

Mr. Savinda Ranathunga

Regional Youth Project Manager, UNDP Asia and the Pacific

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. Dipesh Poudel

Partnerships and Youth Startup Support Coordinator, UNDP in Asia and the Pacific

Mr. Abhisit Vejjajiva

Former Prime Minister of Thailand; Advisor, World People Peace Working Group Thailand

Prof. Dr. Natalie Konomi

Vice President for International Affairs and Diversity, Kyushu University

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.

Prof. Dr. Adrian Little

Pro Vice-Chancellor (International), The University of Melbourne

Ms. Marisa Panyachiva

Partnership and Development Finance Officer, Office of the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Thailand

Ms. Prateep Ungsongtham Hata

Founder and Secretary-General, Duang Prateep Foundation

H.E. Asst. Prof. Dr. Bhanubhatra Jittiang

Representative of Thailand to the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) Thailand

Dr. Elsie Tsui

Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Management, CUHK Business School

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

Mr. Ruhimat Soerakoesoemah

Head of the Subregional Office for South-East Asia, UN ESCAP

Dr. Feng Jing

Chief of the Cultural Unit, UNESCO Regional Office, Bangkok

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

Mr. Sompong Srakaew

CEO/Founder, Labour Protection Network (LPN)

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

Mr. Ahmad Rifai

Co-Founder/ Executive Director, Kota Kita Foundation

Mr. Boonthan T. Verawongse

Secretary General, Human Rights and Development Foundation; Advisor, The National Human Rights Commission of Thailand

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 

Ms. Rena Janamnuaysook

Program Manager, IHRI, Bangkok, Thailand

Dr. Muhammad Aizat bin Zainal Alam

Deputy Director, Social Wellbeing Research Centre (SWRC)

Dr. Amjad Rabi

Visiting Expert, Social Wellbeing Research Centre (SWRC)

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