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Participant Biographies Participant Biographies Asanga ABEYAGOONASEKARA Director General Institute of National Security Studies Sri Lanka (INSS) Sri Lanka Mr. Asanga Abeyagoonasekera is Director General of the Institute of National Security Studies of Sri Lanka (INSSSL) under the Ministry of Defense. Mr. Asanga has a BS in Computer Science and a MBA. Formerly, he was adviser to the Minister of External Affairs and Executive Director of the Lakshman Kadirgamar Institute for International Relations and Strategic Studies. He was also Director-General of BIDTI, a diplomatic training institute and Chairman of the Foreign Employment Agency and the Fishery Harbours Corporation. He has been Visiting Lecturer in International Political Economy at the University of London in Sri Lanka. He is an International Columnist and Commentator and the Founder and Chairman of Diri Saviya Foundation. 1 Armida S. ALISJAHBANA Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary UNESCAP Thailand Ms. Armida Alisjahbana, the new Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) in Bangkok. Ms. Alisjahbana’s leadership at the helm of the UN’s regional development arm comes at a crucial time as the global organization undergoes its own reforms while stepping up its support to countries to implement the ambitious targets set out by the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Prior to joining ESCAP, Ms. Alisjahbana was Professor of Economics at Universitas Padjadjaran in Bandung, Indonesia, a position she assumed in 2005. From 2009 to 2014, she was Minister of National Development Planning and the Head of the National Development Planning Agency (BAPPENAS), Indonesia. She served as Co-chair of the Global Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation from 2012 to 2014. From 2009 to 2014, she was Alternate Governor of the World Bank and Alternate Governor of the Asian Development Bank representing the government of Indonesia. In 2016, she was a member of the High Level Independent Team of Advisors to support the ECOSOC Dialogue on the longer-term positioning of the United Nations Development System, in the context of the 2030 Agenda on Sustainable Development. Ms. Alisjahbana earned her Bachelor degree in Economics and Development Studies from Universitas Indonesia, a Masters degree in Economics from Northwestern University, and a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Washington. She was awarded the Mahaputra Adipradana Order (Bintang Mahaputra Adipradana) from the Republic of Indonesia, honorary brevet from the Indonesian Navy and honorary flight wing from the Indonesian Air Force. Shiro ARMSTRONG Director Australia-Japan Research Center (AJRC) / Australian National University Australia Shiro Armstrong is Director of the Australia-Japan Research Centre and Director of the East Asian Bureau of Economic Research at the Crawford School of Public Policy at the Australian National University. He is the Editor of the East Asia Forum and East Asia Forum Quarterly. He specialises on East Asian economic integration and East Asian economies, including Japan. He is a Research Associate at the Center on Japanese Economy and Business at Columbia University; Research Scholar at the Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI) and Visiting Associate Professor at Keio University. He has been a Visiting Scholar at Tokyo University, Peking University, and Harvard. He was the Gary Saxonhouse Fellow at Columbia University in 2011. He is a recipient of an Australian Government Endeavour 2 Research Fellowship, Gary Saxonhouse Prize Fellowship for Japanese Economics, Crawford Award, and Japan Foundation Fellowship. He holds a PhD in economics from the ANU. He has won four Vice Chancellor's awards for his role in public policy outreach. He has published five edited books and has over a dozen peer reviewed academic journal publications. Torpong ASAVISANU Vice President Thailand Development Research Institute (TDRI) Thailand Dr. Torpong Asavisanu is currently Vice President at the Thailand Development Research Institute (TDRI). He joined TDRI in 2013 as an advisor to Public Health Policy research and Human Resources Management. He is a physician by training and held the previous position of hospital director at Piyamin Hospital. He was involved in providing and managing healthcare services to the general public primarily under the Social Security Scheme (SSS) and the Universal Healthcare Coverage (UHC). Dr. Torpong holds a Doctor of Medicine from Chulalongkorn University, a diploma in Acupuncture and Traditional Medicine, and a BSc in Biomedical Sciences and Healthcare Management from the University of California, Irvine. His area of expertise includes healthcare management and Public health policy. Soe Myint AUNG Founding Executive Director Yangon Centre for Independent Research (YCIR) Myanmar Soe Myint Aung is the founding executive director of the Yangon Centre for Independent Research (YCIR) in Myanmar and is currently a PhD candidate in political science at the University of Oslo, Norway. In addition to his previous managerial roles in international non- governmental organizations- the National Democratic Institute (NDI) and Open Society Foundations (OSF), he has also led a number of Myanmar initiatives for political research and education, notably in helping establish local think tanks the Tagaung Institute of Political Studies (TIPS) and the Yangon School of Political Science (YSPS). His research interests, as well as the YCIR’s research programs, cover a broad range of issues from Myanmar’s strategic and international affairs, national foreign policy, media development, and civil-military relations to political parties and representation. Soe Myint Aung holds degrees from the University of Yangon (B.A.) and Sciences Po Paris, France (M.A. in political science). 3 Nwe Nwe AYE Board Member Yangon Centre for Independent Research (YCIR) Myanmar Nwe Nwe Aye (Nwe) is the co-founder and a board member of the Yangon Centre for Independent Research (YCIR), a newly-established research think tank in Myanmar. She supervised a research project on media development and corruption. She has over ten years of extensive experience as a journalist—both as field correspondent and as senior editor in the newsroom—working for major newspapers in Myanmar (the Myanmar Times) and Japan (the Mainichi Shinbum). She has also worked as a communications officer for various diplomatic missions in Yangon, Myanmar for over six years. Nwe wrote a book chapter, entitled "Role of Media in Myanmar: Can It Be a Watchdog for Corruption" in Myanmar's ​Transition: Openings, Obstacles and Opportunities (Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, Singapore, 2012). She holds a B.Sc. in Physics from the University of Yangon and received her Master’s degree in Economic Development from Ritsumeikan University in Japan. Dipankar BANERJEE Member Forum for Strategic Initiatives (FSI) India Maj. Gen. (retd.) Dipankar Banerjee is a member of Forum of Strategic Initiatives, New Delhi. He is a retired Major General of the Indian Army and an eminent defence, foreign policy, and strategic studies expert based in India. He is the founding director of the Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies, India’s leading independent defence policy, foreign policy and strategic studies think tank based in New Delhi. The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian honour of Padma Shri in 2005. Banerjee served in the Indian Army for 36 years from 1960 until his voluntary retirement in 1996. His special areas of interest are South Asian foreign policies and security issues, confidence building measures, Asia-Pacific security with a special emphasis to Chinese security issues. 4 Yulizawati ABDULLAH Associate Researcher Center for Strategic Policy Studies (CSPS) Brunei Yuzilawati Abdullah is an Associate Researcher at the Centre for Strategic & Policy Studies (CSPS), in Brunei Darussalam. With a background in Energy Economics and Islamic Banking & Finance, Yuzilawati began her career in the petroleum industry where she gained extensive experience having held various roles in research and analyses of upstream and downstream projects. She later joined the financial services sector as a Finance Manager in a leading Islamic insurance company, where she successfully led the execution of several Islamic compliant investment instruments. She also facilitates workshops for government stakeholders, and she currently manages the CSPS Brunei Futures Initiative portfolio. Her current interests are in sustainable socio-economic development for Brunei Darussalam. She had attained Gold Mastery Certification in the Systems Thinking Approach to Strategic Management, and Strategic Implementation from Haines Centre for Strategic Management, Singapore. She has also been trained in Strategic Foresight by the School of International Futures, London, and Strategic Foresight and Horizon Scanning, by Action Foresight, Australia. Sunita BARAL Secretary General Sajha Foundation (SAFA) Nepal Sunita Baral is a young researcher and policy thinker. She has completed her Masters degree in Public health and Political Science, and is now pursuing her LLM degree. She is an executive member of the Sagarmatha Dialogue hosted by the Government of Nepal that will take place in April 2020. She has political experience as she was a Student Leader during her time of studies. She is a young Climate Change leader, who focuses on educating youth and students about issues at various colleges and universities. Kirida BHAOPICHITR
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