Our UAC Speakers 2021
Keynote Speakers
The Hon. Malcolm Turnbull
29th Prime Minister of Australia
H.E. Abhisit Vejjajiva
27th Prime Minister of Thailand
H.E. Leni Robredo
14th Vice-President of the Philippines
Socio-Cultural
Diversity and Dehumanisation
Dr. Adrian Vickers
Professor of Southeast Asian Studies, Sydney Southeast Asia Centre, University of Sydney
Prof. Dr. Amelia Fauzia
Professor at the Department of Islamic History and Culture, UIN Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta; Visiting Fellow at the School of Humanities and Social Sciences, UNSW Canberra
Mr. Benjamin Milton Hampe
Project Director, KONNECT ASEAN, ASEAN Foundation
Prof. Karim Bettache
Assistant Professor for the Faculty of Social Science at the Chinese University of Hong Kong
Protecting Migrants and Workers from Exploitation
Dr. Stephen Morse
Founder and CEO of Unchained Solutions; Advisory Board Member of Freedom Business Alliance
Ms. Joyce Chau
Director of amfori Asia-Pacific
Prof. Justine Nolan
Professor in the Faculty of Law and Justice, UNSW; Director of Australian Human Rights Institute
H.E. Eric Paulsen
Representative of Malaysia to the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR), 2019-2021; Co-Founder of and Adviser to Lawyers for Liberty
Intersectional Identities:
Empowering Marginalised Women
Ms. Sneha Kaul
Statistics Analyst at the UN Women Asia-Pacific Regional Office
Ms. Loem Lida
Co-Founder and Program Manager at SHE Investments, Head of Learning and Development
Ms. Nash Tysmans
Organizer at StreetNet International; Consultant on Social Protection for Asia Region
YB. Hannah Yeoh Tseow Suan
Member of Parliament for Segambut, Malaysia; Former Deputy Minister for Women, Family and Community Development
Political Security
The Threat of Information
Dr. Ross Tapsell
Senior lecturer and researcher at the Australian National University’s College of Asia and the Pacific; Director of ANU Malaysia Institute
Ms. Johanna Son
Journalist and Founder of Reporting ASEAN
Dr. Dien Nguyen An Luong
Visiting Fellow, ISEAS — Yusof Ishak Institute; Non-Resident Fellow, Ash Center, Harvard Kennedy School
Hedged Between the Hegemons
Dr. Alexander Korolev
Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Relations, UNSW Sydney
Ms. Valerie Knobelsdorf
Political and Economic Chief, U.S. Consulate General Sydney
Dr. Vannarith Chheang
President of the Asian Vision Institute; Visiting Fellow, ISEAS — Yusof Ishak Institute
Ambassador Ma. Hellen B. De La Vega
Philippines Ambassador to Australia
Prof. Zhai Kun
Professor of the School of International Studies, Peking University; Vice Chairperson of China Society for Southeast Asian Studies; Leading Chinese Expert of ASEAN Regional Forum.
Democracy in Distress?
Changing Leadership in ASEAN
Dr. Tun Aung Shwe
Representative of the National Unity Government to the Commonwealth of Australia
Ms. Manny Maung
Asia Research Analyst at Human Rights Watch Australia
Dr. Morten Pederson
Senior Lecturer in International and Political Studies at UNSW Canberra
Navigating the South China Sea
Mr. Brian Hoyt
Political Officer at U.S. Embassy Canberra
Dr. Pichamon Yeophantong
Australian Research Council DECRA Fellow; Senior Lecturer in the School of Humanities and Social Sciences UNSW
A/Prof. Jian Zhang
Associate professor in International and Political Studies at School of Humanities and Social Sciences, UNSW Canberra; Vice-President of International Studies Association (ISA) Asia-Pacific region
Mr. Julio S Amador III
Interim President of the Foundation for the National Interest, Philippines; Founder of Philippine Strategic Forum
Economics
Does Economic Growth Always Cost the Environment?
Mr. Sharath Martin
Senior Policy Consultant at the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, ASEAN and ANZ
Dr. Serina Rahman
Visiting Fellow, ISEAS — Yusof Ishak Institute; Co-founder & Principal Advisor, Kelab Alami, Johor, Malaysia
Dr. Venkatachalam Anbumozhi
Director of Research Strategy and Innovation at the Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA)
Who Gains from Trade? RCEP and the AEC
Atty. Allan B. Gepty
Assistant Secretary for Industry Development and Trade Policy at the Department of Trade and Industry, Phillippines
A/Prof. Shiro Armstrong
Associate Professor at the Crawford School of Public Policy; Director of the Australia-Japan Research Centre, ANU
Ms. Elisabeth Bowes
First Assistant Secretary and Chief Negotiator, Regional Trade Agreements Division, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Australia
Dr. Jayant Menon
Visiting Senior Fellow, ISEAS — Yusof Ishak Institute