OUR SPEAKERS

Hanan Abdul Rahim

Dean of the College of Health Sciences

Qatar University

Hiroshi Amano

Professor of engineering

Nagoya University

Chieko Asakawa

Fellow

IBM

Phil Baty

Chief knowledge officer

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Ellie Bothwell

Rankings editor

THE

Lily Chan

Chief executive and vice-chancellor

Wawasan Open University

Catherine Chen

President of the Public Affairs and Communications Department

Huawei

Ming-Syan Chen

Executive vice-president

National Taiwan University

Shiyi Chen

Former president

Southern University of Science and Technology

YS Chi

Chairman

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Yohei Doi

Chair of the department of microbiology

Fujita Health University

Ann Gabriel

Senior vice-president of global strategic networks

Elsevier

John Gill

Editor

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Peter Gruss

President and CEO

Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology

Michinari Hamaguchi

President

Japan Science and Technology Agency

Yuko Harayama

Executive director

RIKEN

Chris Havergal

News editor

THE

Gül İnanç

Co-director of the Centre for Asia Pacific Refugee Studies

The University of Auckland

Anders Karlsson

Vice-president of strategic partnerships

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Moo Hwan Kim

President

Pohang University of Science and Technology

Shigetaka Komori

Chair and CEO

FUJIFILM Holdings Corporation

Sachihiko Kondo

Auditor

Japan Network for International Education

Yuichi Kondo

Dean of admissions

Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University

Lily Kong

President

Singapore Management University

Yuko Kuga

Pre-sales and implementation manager

Western Union Business Solutions

Joyce Lau

Editor (Asia)

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Johan Lauwereyns

Vice-president of international affairs

Kyushu University

Sabrina Lin

Senior advisor to the president

Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

Banchong Mahaisavariya

President

Mahidol University

Safwan Masri

Executive vice-president of global centres and global development

Columbia University

Seiichi Matsuo

President

Nagoya University

Se-Jung Oh

President

Seoul National University

Hideo Ohno

President

Tohoku University

Hyungju Park

President

Ajou University

Siân Phillips

Content director

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Noorsaadah Rahman

Deputy vice-chancellor of research and innovation

University of Malaysia

Duncan Ross

Chief data officer

THE

John Ross

Editor (Asia-Pacific)

THE

Nobuhito Saito

Executive vice-president

The University of Tokyo

Eiichi Saitoh

President

Fujita Health University

Ichiro Sakata

Special adviser to the president

The University of Tokyo

Sasmita Samanta

Pro vice-chancellor and professor of commerce and management

Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology

Haruko Satoh

Co-director of the International Academic Forum Research Centre

Osaka University

Elizabeth Shepherd

Managing director of consultancy services

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Louise Simpson

Founder and director

World 100 Reputation Network

Lawrence Stanberry

Associate dean of international programmes

Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons

Siriwan Suebnukarn

Vice-rector of research and innovation

Thammasat University

Seoung Hwan Suh

President

Yonsei University

Norihiro Suzuki

Vice-president and chief technology officer

Hitachi

Shin-ichi Takemura

Professor of anthropology and international relations

Kyoto University of Art and Design

Eng Chye Tan

President

National University of Singapore

Justin Tay

Regional director and general manager (Asia)

THE

Deborah Terry

Vice-chancellor and president

The University of Queensland

Norman Tien

Vice-president and pro vice-chancellor of institutional advancement

University of Hong Kong

Norihiro Tokitoh

Executive vice-president of research, evaluation and industry–government–academia collaboration

Kyoto University

Aya Tokunaga

Executive director of the Sustainability Department

Eisai

Rocky Tuan

President and vice-chancellor

The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Andrew Williamson

Vice-president of strategy

Huawei

Jiang Wu

Executive vice-president

Tongji University

Bin Yang

Vice-president and provost

Tsinghua University

Dennis Yu

Research scientist

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