Speakers

Our Distinguished Speakers Meet the voices shaping this year conversation.

Abdinasir Abubakar

Abdinasir Abubakar

WHO Representative

World Health Organization

Sudan
Afifah Ismat Rahman-Shepherd

Afifah Ismat Rahman-Shepherd

Research Fellow

National University of Singapore

Singapore
Akihito Watabe

Akihito Watabe

Health Impact Investment Specialist, Private Sector Operation Department

Asian Development Bank

Philippines
Anna Gilmore

Anna Gilmore

Professor of Public Health; Director, Tobacco Control Research Group

University of Bath

United Kingdom
Anne Marie Thow

Anne Marie Thow

Professor

University of Sydney, Australia

Australia
Báltica Cabieses

Báltica Cabieses

Professor

Centre for Global Intercultural Health (CeSGI), UDD, Chile

China
Benita Kayembe

Benita Kayembe

Senior Program and Research Coordinator

Harvard Ministerial Leadership Program

United States of America
Blaire Ng

Blaire Ng

Health Specialist, Human and Social Development Office, Sector Department 3

Asian Development Bank

Philippines
Boyd Swinburn

Boyd Swinburn

Professor

University of Auckland

New Zealand
Bungon Ritthiphakdee

Bungon Ritthiphakdee

Executive Director

Global Center for Good Governance in Tobacco Control (GGTC)

Thailand
Carlos Monteiro

Carlos Monteiro

Emeritus Professor, School of Public Health

University of São Paulo

Brazil
Chizuru Nishida

Chizuru Nishida

President

Asia Pacific Clinical Nutrition Society

Switzerland
Chrys Promesse Kaniki

Chrys Promesse Kaniki

Global Health Leader • Health Promotion and Community Engagement Expert • Youth Empowerment & Leadership in Health

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Ethiopia
Colleen Daniels

Colleen Daniels

Regional Director - Asia Pacific I MSF Access

Médecins Sans Frontières

Malaysia
David McCoy

David McCoy

Policy Research Lead

United Nations University – International Institute for Global Health

David Clarke

David Clarke

Lead Health Systems Governance

World Health Organization

Switzerland
Dennis Batangan

Dennis Batangan

Research Scientist and Lecturer at the Institute of Philippine Culture

Ateneo de Manila University

Philippines
Derrick Sim

Derrick Sim

Executive Director of Global Health, Access, and Financing

International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers & Associations (IFPMA)

Switzerland
Eden Fineday

Eden Fineday

Chief Executive Officer

tâpwêwin media

Canada
Eduardo Banzon

Eduardo Banzon

Director for Health, Human and Social Development Office, Sector Department 3

Asian Development Bank

Philippines
Ellen 't Hoen

Ellen 't Hoen

Director

Medicines Law & Policy

Netherlands
Els Torreele

Els Torreele

Independent Researcher and Advisor; Founding Director, æqua;

æqua – Think Space on Equity and Economic Justice for Health; UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose

Switzerland
Emilie Sabine Koum Besson

Emilie Sabine Koum Besson

Policy Specialist (Health Finance)

United Nations Development Programme

Benin
Emma Rawson Te-Patu

Emma Rawson Te-Patu

President

World Fedation of Public Health Association

New Zealand
Gabriel Leung

Gabriel Leung

Director

Institute of Philanthropy

China
Gagandeep Kang

Gagandeep Kang

Director, Global Health - Enterics, Diagnostics, Genomics & Epidemiology (EDGE)

Gates Foundation

India
Heather Doyle

Heather Doyle

Team Lead in Health, UNDP Asia and Pacific Region

United Nations Development Programme

United States of America
Jae Kyoun Kim

Jae Kyoun Kim

Health Specialist, Human and Social Development Sector Office

Asian Development Bank

Mongolia
Jemilah Mahmood

Jemilah Mahmood

Executive Director

Sunway Centre for Planetary Health

Malaysia
Jenn Lacy-Nichols

Jenn Lacy-Nichols

SNR Research Fellow Commercial Determinants Health Melbourne School of Population and Global Health

The University of Melbourne

Australia
Jihad (Judy) Makhoul

Jihad (Judy) Makhoul

Health Promotion and Community Health

American University of Beirut

Lebanon
John Woods

John Woods

Chief Investment Officer (CIO) Asia

Lombard Odier

China
Junghwan Park

Junghwan Park

Director

Ministry of Health and Welfare, Republic of Korea

Republic of Korea
Junnosuke Kobayashi

Junnosuke Kobayashi

Senior Investment Specialist

Asian Development Bank

Japan
Karl Claxton

Karl Claxton

Professor of Economics

University of York

United Kingdom
Keizo Takemi

Keizo Takemi

Former Minister

Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan

Japan
Ken Shibusawa

Ken Shibusawa

Co-Chair

Triple I for Global Health

Japan
Manica Balasegaram

Manica Balasegaram

Executive Director

Global Antibiotic Research & Development Partnership (GARDP)

Switzerland
Manisha Keyal

Manisha Keyal

Chief Health Officer

Prudential Assurance Malaysia

Malaysia
Maria Guevera

Maria Guevera

International Medical Secretary

Médecins Sans Frontières

Switzerland
Mariatou Tala Jallow

Mariatou Tala Jallow

Director, African Pooled Procurement Mechanism (APPM)

Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC)

Ethiopia
Mark Blecher

Mark Blecher

Former Chief Director for Health and Social Development

South African National Treasury

South Africa
Mavis Sakyi

Mavis Sakyi

DrPH Candidate

Nagasaki University

Japan
Meera Shekar

Meera Shekar

Adjunct Professor

Georgetown University

United States of America
Mengji Chen

Mengji Chen

Technical Lead, Research, Ethics and Innovation

WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific (WPRO)

Philippines
Mika Salminen

Mika Salminen

Director General

Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare

Finland
Mitsunori Fukuda

Mitsunori Fukuda

Director of the Healthcare Industries Division

Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI)

Japan
Miwako Hosoda

Miwako Hosoda

Board Member, Aflac Incorporated

Professor, Seisa University Graduate School of Education

Japan
Muhammad Zaman

Muhammad Zaman

Professor and Director of Center on Forced Displacement

Boston University

United States of America
Mymai Yungrattanachai

Mymai Yungrattanachai

Manager

Kearney

Thailand
Nason Maani

Nason Maani

Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor), Inequalities and Global Health Policy

University of Edinburgh's Global Health Policy Unit

United Kingdom
Nicola Roxon

Nicola Roxon

Chair

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

Australia
Nikita Srivastav

Nikita Srivastav

Health Executive Director

AVPN

India
Nisreen Elsaim

Nisreen Elsaim

Executive Director

Youth Alliance for Local Adaptation & Peace

France
Norly Grace Mercado

Norly Grace Mercado

Executive Director

HealthCare Without Harm Southeast Asia

Philippines
Paula Johns

Paula Johns

Executive Director

ACT Health Promotion in Brazil

Brazil
Peter Schwarz

Peter Schwarz

President

International Diabetes Federation

Germany
Pipit Aneaknithi

Pipit Aneaknithi

Chairman Global Sustainability

Kasikornbank

Thailand
Pongthep Wongwatcharapaiboon

Pongthep Wongwatcharapaiboon

Chief Executive Officer

Thai Health Promotion Foundation

Thailand
Richard Hatchett

Richard Hatchett

CEO

CEPI - Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Inovations

United Kingdom
Saeda Makimoto

Saeda Makimoto

Senior Deputy Director General, Human Development Department

Japan International Cooperation Agency

Japan
Sally Casswell

Sally Casswell

Chairperson of the Board

Global Alcohol Policy Alliance (GAPA)

New Zealand
Sampan Silapanad

Sampan Silapanad

Chair, National Public Policy Development Committee on Managing Commercial Determinants of Health for Population Health; Chair, National Commission on International Trade and Health Studies (

National Health Commission Office (NHCO)

Thailand
Sejal Mistry

Sejal Mistry

Co-President

Crowell Global Advisors

Singapore
Sichon Luerithiphong

Sichon Luerithiphong

Assistant Dean, Excellence Innovation and Corporate Value

Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University

Thailand
Simón Barquera

Simón Barquera

Director, Center for Research in Nutrition and Health

Mexico’s National Institute of Public Health of Mexico (INSP)

Mexico
Stephanie Meciar

Stephanie Meciar

PhD Candidate

The University of Queensland

Australia
Supitchaya Phupisut

Supitchaya Phupisut

Co-Founder and CEO

Perceptra Co., Ltd.

Thailand
Tay Choon Hong

Tay Choon Hong

Chief Executive Officer

Singapore’s Health Promotion Board

Singapore
Thaksaphon Thamarangsi

Thaksaphon Thamarangsi

Director and Chief Representative of the Bangkok Office

CMB Foundation

Thailand
Timothy Mastro

Timothy Mastro

Adjunct Professor, Gillings School of Global Public Health

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

United States of America
Yesle Kim

Yesle Kim

Health Specialist

Asian Development Bank

Philippines
Yewande Alimi

Yewande Alimi

Lead, One Health Unit

Africa CDC

Ethiopia
Yik Ying Teo

Yik Ying Teo

Vice President of Global Health, and Dean at Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health

National University of Singapore

Singapore
Yoshihiro Takayama

Yoshihiro Takayama

Director, Department of Community Care

Okinawa Chubu Hospital

Japan