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Keynote Lunch and Dinner Speakers

Dr. Kurt M. Campbell, Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, U.S. Department of State, USA

Ms. Hu Shuli, Editor-in-Chief, Caixin Media, China

Dr. Surin Pitsuwan, Secretary General, Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), Thailand

Keynote and Plenary Speakers and Panelists

(Some panelists in this list will also be leading workshops)
Sanjaya Baru, Editor, Business Standard, India

Joshua Benton, Director, Nieman Journalism Lab, Harvard University, USA

Ambassador Ray Burghardt, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) and Director, East-West Center Seminars, USA

Ying Chan, Director and Professor of Journalism and Media Studies Centre, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR

Kavi Chongkittavorn, Assistant Group Editor, Nation Broadcasting Corporation Public Co., Ltd., Thailand

Reg Chua, Editor, South China Morning Post, Hong Kong SAR

Dr. Chu Shulong, Professor & Deputy Director, Institute of International Strategic and Development Studies, School of Public Policy and Management, Tsinghua University, China

Sheila Coronel, Director, Toni Stabile Center for Investigative Journalism, Columbia University, USA

Thomas Crampton, Asia Pacific Director, 360 Digital Influence, Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide, Hong Kong SAR

Steven Gan, Co-Founder and Editor, Malaysiakini, Malaysia

Ina Hisayoshi, Columnist and Vice Chair of Editorial Board, Nikkei Newspapers, Japan

Dr. Alexander Chieh-cheng Huang, Professor, Graduate Institute of International Affairs & Strategic Studies, Tamkang University, Senior Associate, International Security Program, Center for International & Strategic Studies (CSIS), Taiwan

Jin Canrong, PhD, Professor and Associate Dean, School of International Studies, Renmin University of China, Beijing, China

Ambassador K. Kesavapany, Director, Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, Singapore

Chris McNally, Fellow, China Specialist, East-West Center, USA

Robyn Meredith, Senior Editor, Asia, Forbes, Hong Kong SAR

Charles Morrison, East-West Center President and APEC Specialist, USA

Lin Neumann, Editor, Jakarta Globe, Thailand

Il SaKong, Chairman of the G-20 Summit Korea Coordination Committee and CEO of the Korea International Trade Association, South Korea

Tarun Tejpal, Editor-in-Chief and Publisher, Tehelka, India

Jing Ulrich, Director of China Equities, JP Morgan, Hong Kong SAR

Dr. Ray Yip, Director, China Program, Gates Foundation, China

Panelists and Workshop Leaders

Thomas Abraham, Director, Public Health Programme, Journalism and Media Studies Centre, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR

Mahbubul Alam, Editor and Publisher, The Independent, Bangladesh

Mariana Babar, Diplomatic Correspondent,The News, Pakistan

Anurag Batra, Chairman and Editor-in-Chief, exchange4media group, India

Harry Bhaskara, Senior Editor, The Jakarta Post, Indonesia

Josephine Bourne, Journalist, Torres Strait, Australia

Tom Brislin, Chair, Academy for Creative Media, University of Hawaii, USA

Amalia Cabuso, Journalist, Mindanao Times, Philippines

Chapagain Kiran, Chief of Reporting Bureau, English Daily Republica, Nepal

Mike Chinoy, Senior Fellow at the USC U.S.-China Institute and Vice President and Managing Director, Asia at  News Certified Exchange, USA

John Schidlovsky, Director, International Reporting Project, The Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, USA

Wally Dean, Director of Training, Committee of Concerned Journalists, USA

Deng Zhixin, Senior Editor of Editorial Department, Southern Metropolis Daily, China

Dixit Kunda, Publisher and Editor, Hima Media, Nepal

Dixit Vinay, Senior Director, Asia Consumer Centers, McKinsey & Company, China

Ethasham ul Haq, Director, News Samaa TV, Pakistan

Jocelyn Ford, Free-lance Journalist, China

Naveen S. Garewal, Special Correspondent, The Tribune, India

Bill Gertz, Reporter and Analyst, The Washington Times and Fox News, USA

Craig Gima, Reporter, Honolulu Star-Bulletin, USA

Nisid Hajari, Foreign Editor, Newsweek, USA

Andreas Harsono, Human Rights Watch, Indonesia

Ann Hartman, Jefferson Fellowships Program Coordinator, East-West Center, USA

Ronald Henkoff, Editor, Bloomberg Markets Magazine, USA

Jeanette Paulson Hereniko, Founder, Hawaii International Film and Founder of NETPAC (Network to Promote Asian Cinema), USA

Michelle Jeffress-Le, European Journalism Institute and The Fund for American Studies, USA

Ahmed Abidur Razzque Khan, Human Rights and Peace Studies Program, Mahidol University, Salaya Campus, Thailand

Merana Kitione, Manager News, Current Affairs and Sports, Fiji Television, Fiji

Akira Kojima, Senior Fellow, Japan Center for Economic Research (JCER), Japan

Shafek Koreshe, Diplomatic Correspondent, Associated Press of Pakistan, Pakistan

Susan Kreifels, Media Programs Coordinator, East-West Center,USA

Jim Laurie, Director of Broadcasting Programme & Senior Teaching Consultant, Journalism and Media Studies Centre, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR

Jeremy Li, Media Lawyer, Guangzhou GZ TV, China

Susan Lisovicz, Free-lance Journalist, Blogger, former CNN Wall Street Correspondent, USA

Liu Songjie, Managing Editor of the Op-Ed Channel, Netease.com News Center, China

Tridivesh Maini, Research Associate, Institute of South Asian Studies, Singapore

Miao Chenbo, Editorial Chief, Guangzhou Daily Press Group, China

Martha Mollison, Macquarie University, Australia

Marilee Morrow, Marietta College, USA

John Nery, Senior Editor and Editorial Page Columnist, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Philippines

Clarissa Oon Kay-Yen, Senior Correspondent, The Straits Times, Singapore

Binod Pahadi, Nepali Manch Magazine, Nepal

Ann Quon, Principal Director, Department of External Relations, Asia Development Bank, Philippines

Netani Rika, Editor-in-Chief, Fiji Times Newspaper, Fiji

John Schidlovsky, Director, International Reporting Project, The Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, USA

Mark Sheldon, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China

Kamal Siddiqi, Editor, Express Tribune, Pakistan

Shailendra Singh, Senior Lecturer/Divisional Head, University of the South Pacific Journalism Division, Fiji

Julie Starr, Editor in Residence at Wintec (Waikato Institute of Technology) and Chief Blogger at The Evolving Newsroom, New Zealand

John Schidlovsky, Director, International Reporting Project, The Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, USA

Suzuoki Tabumi, Senior Reporter, Nikkei Newspapers, Japan

Shyam Tekwani, Associate Professor, Asia Pacific Center for Security Studies, USA

Lam Vo, Multimedia Editor, Wall Street Journal Asia, Hong Kong SAR

William Welch, Reporter and Los Angeles Correspondent, USA Today, USA

Michael Yu, Association of Taiwan Journalists, Taiwan

Tiecheng Yuan, Foreign Affairs Editor, Caijing Guojia Zhoukan, Xinhua, China

Lily Yulianti, Journalist, Panyingkul! Citizen Journalism Website, Indonesia

Aung Zaw, Editor, Irrawaddy Magazine, Thailand

Zhang Zhe, Reporter, Southern Weekly, China