Siripen Supakankunti

Prof. Dr. Siripen Supakankunti is a distinguished Professor at the Faculty of Economics, Chulalongkorn University, and a leading authority in health economics with over 35 years of international research experience. She is the former Director of the university's Centre for Health Economics (a Center of Excellence) and the former Program Director for the MSc in Health Economics and Health Care Management. Her influence extends globally through her work as a consultant across Asia, Europe, and the Americas.

Ibrahim Gundogdu

Dr. İbrahim Gündoğdu is a tourism academic specializing in health tourism, sustainable tourism, and eco-labeling practices. He currently serves as a Research Assistant at the Faculty of Tourism, Kyrgyz-Turkish Manas University. He earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Tourism and Hotel Management from the same university, and completed his PhD in Tourism Management at Kastamonu University in Türkiye.

Rafiqul Islam Maruf

Rafiqul ISLAM Maruf is an Associate Professor at the Division of Healthcare Digital Transformation, Data-Driven Innovation Initiative, Kyushu University, Japan.

His interest covers in the areas including ICT for agriculture, education, environment, information and healthcare.

Currently, Dr. Islam is focusing on healthcare, mainly in the areas of digital health, telehealth, portable healthcare systems, portable medical sensors and medical informatics.

The vision of Dr. Islam is to see the world of “ICT for Humanity”.

Kyu-Hyeog Chae

Kyu-Hyeog Chae has worked with Korea IT Consulting Co., Ltd. since 2009. He has held multiple roles, including Project Manager, Performance Management Expert, Principal Investigator, Security Expert, Technical Architect of Information Systems, and Researcher. He holds several certifications, such as ISMS-P Certificate Auditor (2025), PIA Assessor (2024), and ODA Certificate (2015). He is a recipient of the Minister of Science and Technology Award in June 2020.

Tran Xuan Tho

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Mr. Tran Xuan Tho is a Senior Procurement Officer at the Asian Development Bank (ADB) with over 20 years of experience in project procurement, contract management, and policy advisory for ODA-funded infrastructure projects in Viet Nam, Lao PDR, and Myanmar. He has strong expertise in ADB procurement policies, capacity building, and sector-specific procurement for water supply, transport, and urban development.

Faiza Ahad

Ms. Faiza Ahad is a social sector specialist at the Bangladesh Resident Mission of ADB. Since 2019, she has been leading and supporting the processing and implementation of education and health projects for ADB in Bangladesh, and participating in sector policy dialogue. In 2024, she has worked in the Pacific region of ADB and co-led preparation of a skills development project.