SDD/APDPD/Beijing Action Plan
Distr.: For participants only 17 December 2019
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Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific Regional Forum on Advancing Disability-inclusive Development through the Beijing Action Plan
18-19 December 2019 Guangzhou, China,
Provisional List of participants
GOVERNMENT EXPERTS
Armenia
Ms. Araksia Svajyan, Councillor Coordinator of Activities on Functionality Assessment Reforms, Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs
Bangladesh
Ms. Shabnam Mostari Rikta, Deputy Secretary, Ministry of Social Welfare
Bhutan
Mr. Phuntsho Wangyel, Chief Research Officer, Gross National Happiness Commission
Mr. Tashi Dorji, Deputy Chief Research Officer, Gross National Happiness Commission
Cambodia
Mr. Koy Vorn, Deputy Director of Integration for Persons with Disabilities Unit, Disability Action Council
China
Mr. Jia Yong, Vice President
Mr. You Liang, Director General of International Affairs Department
Mr. Zhang Yong’an, President, Guangdong Disabled Persons' Federation
Mr. Chen Xuejun, President, Guangzhou Disabled Persons' Federation
Ms. Hou Yisha, President, Shenzhen Disabled Persons' Federation
Mr. Xu Jianqiang, President, Guangxi Disabled Persons' Federation
Ms. Xu Ling, Division Chief of International Affairs Department
Ms. Lai Junxiang, Vice County Governor, Wuhua County Government
Mr. Li Duqiang, Town Mayor, Tanxia Town Government, Guangdong
Mr. Li Baojin, Head of General Office, Employment Guidance Service Centre, Guangdong Disabled Persons’ Federation
Ms. Yin Fang, Officer, Shenzhen Disabled Persons' Federation
India
Dr. Prabodh Seth, Joint Secretary, Department of Persons with Disabilities, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
Mr. Arun Kalra, Under Secretary, Department of Persons with Disabilities, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
Mr. Sunil Kumar Mahto, Under Secretary, Department of Persons with Disabilities, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
Kiribati
Mr Abakai Taurabakai, Assistant Secretary, Ministry of Women, Youth and Social Affairs
Mr. James Teimone, Senior Disability Inclusive Development Officer, Ministry of Women, Youth and Social Affairs
Malaysia
Ms. Rosmahwati binti Ishak, Deputy Director General (Strategic), Department of Social Welfare, Ministry of Women, Family and Community Development
Mongolia
Ms. Sanjmyatav Regzen, Head of Division for Development of Persons with Disabilities, Ministry of Labour and Social Protection
Ms. Tsevelmaa Borkhuu, Specialist in charge of foreign relations, General Authority for Development of Persons with Disabilities
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Ms. Odgerel Tseden-ish, General Authority for Development of Persons with Disabilities
Myanmar
Mr. Tun Zaw, Deputy Director General, Department of Rehabilitation Ministry of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement
Pakistan
Ms. Lubna Mansoor, Director, Ministry of Human Rights
Philippines
Ms. Karen Dumpit, Commissioner, Commission of Human Rights
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Experts from other entities
Mr. Lim Puay Tiak, Chairman, ASEAN Disability Forum
Mr. Pongwattana Charoenmayu, Project Manager for ASEAN Autism Mapping Project, Asia-Pacific Development Center on Disability, Thailand
Mr. Somchai Rungsilp, Community Development Department Manager, Asia-Pacific Development Center on Disability, Thailand
Mr. Joseph Kwan, Asia-Pacific Network on Accessible Tourism, Hong Kong, China
Mr. Nazmul Bari, Centre for Disability in Development, Bangladesh
Mr. Stathis Triantafyllou, Psychologist and Disability Expert, Functioning and Disability Reference Group of the World Health Organization
Mr. Jerome Zayas, Inclusive Development and Empowerment Agenda, Philippines
Professor Lei Zhang, Institute of Population Research, China
Mr. Satoshi Kose, International Association for Universal Design, Japan
Mr. Hisao Chiba, Expert, Chief Advisor of the Project for Promoting Social Participation of Persons with Disabilities in Ulaanbaatar City, Mongolia, Japan International Cooperation Agency
Professor Li Jian’an, Director of Medical Rehabilitation Center, Jiangsu Province Hospital, President of Zhongshan Rehabilitation Hospital, and
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International Associate of the National Academy of Medicine, USA
Ms. Barkha Henry, Regional Programme Development & Resourcing, South Asia, East Asia & Pacific Regional Office, Leonard Cheshire, Thailand
Mr. Zhiyong Zhang, Coordinator of China Programme, Leonard Cheshire, China
Mr. Abner Manlapaz, Life Haven Centre for Independent Living, Philippines
Mr. Setaraki Macanawai, Chief Executive Officer, Pacific Disability Forum, Fiji
Ms. Angeline Chand, Team Leader (Programmes), Pacific Disability Forum, Fiji
Ms. Ikumi Kawamata, Program Officer, The Nippon Foundation, Japan
Mr. Ishii Yasunobu, Senior Programme Director, The Nippon Foundation, Japan
Ms. Li Haiou, Vice Chairman, Zhongshan College, China
Mr. Monthian Buntan, Member of the Senate, Royal Thai Parliament, and Member of the United Nations Committee on the Right of Persons with Disabilities
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YOUTH SPEAKERS
Mr. Cai Cong, China
Ms. Pratishtha Deveshwar, India
SUPPORT PERSONNEL FOR ACCESSIBILITY
Personal assistance
Mr. Alvis Chand
Mr. Manish Kumar
Ms. Ana Pickering Macanawai
Ms. Tan Kwee Soon
Sign language interpretation
Ms. Aki Takizawa
Mr. John Xandre Concepcion Baliza
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Mr. Mun Kai Chew
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PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS
Guangdong Disabled Persons' Federation
Mr. Li Xiaohua, Director, Guangdong Disabled Persons’ Federation
Guangdong Lions Clubs
Mr. Zhan Xiaoyang, President
Rehabilitation International
Ms. Yang Qian, Officer, Office of the Chairperson of Rehabilitation International
Ms. Duan Xiao, Officer, Office of the Chairperson of Rehabilitation International
United Nations Population Fund
Ms. Kamma Blair, Programme Officer, Asia and the Pacific Regional Office
Ms. Suren Navchaa, Deputy Representative, China
Ms. Wen Hua, Sexual and Reproductive Health Programme Specialist, China
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ORGANIZERS
China Disabled Persons’ Federation
Ms. Yao Di, Officer, International Affairs Department
Ms. Ma Xingcan, International Affairs Department
Ms. Wang Jiahe, Officer, International Affairs Department
Ms. Lu Ju, Officer, International Affairs Department
Mr. Wang Kaiyue, Officer, International Affairs Department
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United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
Dr. Srinivas Tata, Director, Social Development Division
Ms. Cai Cai, Chief, Gender Equality and Social Inclusion Section, Social Development Division
Ms. Aiko Akiyama, Social Affairs Officer, Gender Equality and Social Inclusion Section, Social Development Division
Ms. Li Stephanie Choo, Associate Social Affairs Officer, Gender Equality and Social Inclusion Section, Social Development Division
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