I was elected as President of the Korea Rural Economic Institute (KREI) on June 3 by the Board of Directors of Korea's National Research Council for Economics, Humanities and Social Sciences under the Prime Minister's Office. My term in office is three years to June 2, 2019, and I was inaugurated on June 7, 2019.

Joshua Cortez is a data scientist with years of experience in data science consulting. He has delivered data science projects for organizations in various industries such as banking, FMCG, and retail, with projects varying from geospatial, customer segmentation, market mix modeling, record deduplication, and time series forecasting. Currently, he is a machine learning consultant at Thinking Machines Data Science, leading develop geospatial solutions for both the sustainability and telecommunications verticals.

Charlotte is a Senior Researcher leading the United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health program on Water Security. She has over 20 years of experience in Research for Development in the Water Sector in Sub-Saharan Africa, South and South-East Asia, and the Caribbean.

She holds a PhD in Hydrology and MSc in Irrigation from Newcastle University, UK. She has worked as a Research Scientist and Manager for the Mekong River Commission, UNDP, IWMI, and World Wide Fund For Nature and as a donor representative for the International Development Research Centre.

Glenn Navarra Baticados is a professor, mentor, innovation champion, and startup founder. He is a passionate advocate of evidence-based entrepreneurship and inclusive agribusiness for more than 25 years. He is a pioneer mentor of GoNegosyo and for the ASEAN Mentors Network (AMEN). He is a well-sought mentor and speaker on entrepreneurship, business, and innovation. He also served as Director of the UPLB Technology Transfer and Business Development Office from 2015 to 2021 transforming the innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem of UPLB.