Sr. Professor Sampath Amaratunge has been appointed as the Chairman of the University Grants Commission by His Excellency the President, Hon. Gotabaya Rajapakse, effective January 2020. Professor Amaratunge received his BA (Hons.) in Economics from the University of Sri Jayewardenepura, MA in Economics from the University of Colombo, MSc in Economics of Rural Development from Saga National University, and Ph.D. from Kagoshima National University in Japan. He counts nearly 30 years’ service at the University of Sri Jayewardenepura.

Dr. Kim Sung Min is an infectious disease specialist at the Department of Internal Medicine at Chungnam National University Hospital, Sejong, Republic of Korea. Recently, he published articles on various topics, including SARS-COV-2, Zika Virus, etc, and has experience in the Korean government project through the Korea International Cooperation for Infectious Diseases (KOICID).  

Stanislav is driving new partnerships and engagements with start-ups, SMEs, corporates, investors, and market entry partners, and working closely with them on technology translation, commercialization and market entry programs at EcoLabs Centre of Innovation for Energy.

He is also leading the EcoLabs E-Learning Platform initiative where energy-related courses and know-how will be aggregated from subject-matter experts, corporate partners, and start-ups in their respective areas of expertise.

Dr. Jayson Koh is Director at EcoLabs Centre of Innovation for Energy. He focuses on developing co-innovation and test-bedding projects with start-ups, SMEs, government agencies, and large enterprises.

Jayson has wide experience in early-stage technology development, open innovation, tech investment, and IP strategy across many sectors. Prior to Ecolabs, he was heading Technology and Intellectual Property (IP) Strategy for new energy portfolio at SP Group and was concurrently the Project Director for delivering sustainability solutions to large campuses.

James Harland is a Professor at RMIT, where he has been teaching a variety of subjects at RMIT since 1994.

Prof. Harland was awarded a Carrick Citation for Outstanding Contribution Student Learning in 2007, and in 2019 was admitted as a Senior Fellow in the Higher Education Academy of the UK. He has experience as an Associate Dean Student Experience and as a Deputy Dean Learning & Teaching.