Speakers

Meet the speakers confirmed for PMAC 2027.

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
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
Carlos Monteiro

Carlos Monteiro

Emeritus Professor, School of Public Health

University of São Paulo

Brazil
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
Dennis Batangan

Dennis Batangan

Research Scientist and Lecturer at the Institute of Philippine Culture

Ateneo de Manila University

Philippines
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
Heather Doyle

Heather Doyle

Team Lead in Health, UNDP Asia and Pacific Region

United Nations Development Programme

United States of America
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
Keizo Takemi

Keizo Takemi

Former Minister

Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan

Japan
Mariatou Tala Jallow

Mariatou Tala Jallow

Director, African Pooled Procurement Mechanism (APPM)

Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC)

Ethiopia
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
Nason Maani

Nason Maani

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

University of Edinburgh's Global Health Policy Unit

United Kingdom
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
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
Sichon Luerithiphong

Sichon Luerithiphong

Assistant Dean, Excellence Innovation and Corporate Value

Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University

Thailand
Supitchaya Phupisut

Supitchaya Phupisut

Co-Founder and CEO

Perceptra Co., Ltd.

Thailand
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