Dr. Piya Hanvoravongchai is secretary general of the National Health Foundation in Bangkok, Thailand. Piya has been active in health policy and system research and health financing development in Thailand and regionally. He teaches health systems and health economics at Chulalongkorn University Faculty of Medicine. Before joining Chulalongkorn University, Piya was a Lecturer in Health Policy at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and a research associate at Harvard University Global Equity Initiative.

Orawan Tawaytibhongs is committed to advancing his education while applying the tools he has acquired throughout his life. With a strong background in managing marginalized populations, particularly migrant workers without health insurance, Orawan excels in implementing his extensive knowledge and experience to assist those in need. In his career, he aspires to take on secondary and primary care responsibilities, ensuring comprehensive support for diverse communities.

Since 1993, Dr. Pahurat Kongmuang Taisuwan worked for the Department of Disease Control, Ministry of Public Health, Thailand, preparing and responding to emerging infectious diseases. Then in 2013, Dr. Pahurat moved to the Bureau of Risk Communication in the same department. Dr. Pahurat was encouraged and established many training, procedures, and guidelines regarding disease crisis risk communication, including the COVID-19 crisis. Nowadays, Dr. Pahurat is the director of the Secretariat Office of the Royal Development Projects Committee, Department of Disease Control. Dr.

Having experienced the impacts of waste on coral reefs and marine areas firsthand on his diving trips around the world, He decided that it was time to become part of the solution. James has embraced the challenge of dealing with the massive volume of plastics and waste in Bangkok’s heavily polluted canal system. Together with local community leaders, government officials, and the recycling expertise of TerraCycle, James and his team have been able to launch one of the most effective and efficient canal and river cleanup operations anywhere.

Dr. Jadej Thammatacharee is the Deputy Secretary-General of the National Health Security Office (NHSO) in Thailand.  NHSO is an independent organization of the Ministry of Public Health responsible for the Universal Health Coverage Scheme (UCS) for 75% of the Thai population.