♦ Assoc. Prof. Datuk Dr. Ramzah Dambul

Chief Executive Officer, Institute for Development Studies, Sabah, Malaysia

• Associate Professor Datuk Ts. Dr. Ramzah Dambul has held the position of Chief Executive Officer at the Institute for Development Studies (Sabah), IDS since March 1, 2022. 

• He also holds the position of Chairman of the Technical Research and Innovation Committee of the Sabah Technology and Innovation Council, Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation Sabah (KSTI).

• He was formerly the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research and Innovation) of Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) from April 1, 2019 to February 28, 2022. 

• With expertise in Climatology, he has served for more than 24 years in UMS and has also been seconded to the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation Malaysia (MOSTI), and the Ministry of Energy, Science, Technology, Environment and Climate Change (MESTECC) as the Deputy Secretary-General of the Ministry.

♦ Prof. Ma. Theresa T. Payongayong

Vice-Chancellor for Academic Affairs, University of the Philippines Diliman, Philippines

• Dr. Ma. Theresa T. Payongayong is a Professor of Philosophy at the Department of Philosophy, College of Social Sciences and Philosophy (CSSP). She earned her BA and MA degrees in Philosophy and PhD Philippine Studies from UP Diliman.

• Her research interests include Feminist Philosophy, Philosophy for Children, and Filipino Philosophy. Her extension work includes program leadership of Mindanao

• Research, Training and Philippine Studies Program, and project leadership of Teachers’ Training on Philosophy for Children.

• She served as College Secretary of CSSP from 2011-2014 and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs from 2014-2017. She also served as University Registrar of UP

• Diliman from 2017-2020 before she was appointed Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs.

♦ Professor Banchong Mahaisavariya

President, Mahidol University, Thailand

1. Professor Banchong Mahaisavariya completed his medical degree, internship and residency training in orthopaedic surgery at the Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University in 1983. 

2. He then undertook a range of fellowships in Europe, Canada and Australia. 

3. He returned to his alma mater in 1993 as an associate professor and rose through various leadership roles to his current position. 

4. In addition to his academic and executive roles, he was a founding member of the Asian Association for Dynamic Osteosynthesis, and serves as president of the Royal College of Orthopaedic Surgeons of Thailand.

5. His special interests include: the biomechanics of fracture fixation, the development of new implant designs for fracture fixation, new surgical techniques for fracture fixations, etc. 

6. He has served on several committees in the Orthopaedic Societies both domestic (RCOST) and global levels such as ASEAN Orthopaedic Association (AOA), Asia Pacific Orthopaedic Association (APOA), AADO, EFORT and SICOT.

♦ Professor Djoko Santoso Abi Suroso

Director of Climate Change Center, Institute of Technology Bandung, Indonesia 

• Professor Djoko Santoso Abi Suroso is the Director of the Climate Change Center at Institute of Technology Bandung or known as ITB, Indonesia.

• He completed his PhD in this field at the University of Queensland, Australia in 2000, following a BSc Honours degree in Geological Engineering from the Institute of Technology Bandung in 1988.

• Currently, Professor Djoko also holds the position of Ketua Kelompok Keahlian Perencanaan Wilayah dan Perdesaan (KK-PWD) -SAPPK  at ITB.

• He is recognized as an expert in his field of climate change and disaster aspects in planning, environmental assessment, carrying capacity, and resilience for spatial planning.

♦ Assoc. Prof. Dr. Sharina Abdul Halim

Deputy Director, Institute For Environment and Development (LESTARI), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Selangor.

• Dr. Sharina Abdul Halim, an environmental sociologist, is a Senior Lecturer at the Institute for Environment and Development (LESTARI, UKM). Currently, she holds the position of Deputy Director of Institute for Environment and Development (LESTARI) starting from 2022-2025.

• Her research interests include islands and indigenous community development, sustainable livelihoods, tourism development, and heritage conservation. She was part of the Editorial Board for Shima: The International Journal of Research into Island Cultures 2015-2021.

• Actively involved as a member of the National Geopark Implementation Committee (Malaysia) and a member of the Scientific and Technical Team for the Langkawi UNESCO Global Geopark since 2007. She was directly involved during the Langkawi UNESCO Global Geopark Revalidation Assessment in 2011, 2015 and 2019.

• She is assigned as one of the Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change (IPCC) Lead Authors for Chapter 5 on the Special 1.5 degrees Report (2017-2018) and Chapter 10: Asia for the Working Group II contribution to the IPCC Sixth Assessment Report (AR6-WG2) (2019-2022).

8.30 – 9.00 am

Registration

9.00 – 9.20 am

Welcoming Remarks by:Assoc. Prof.  Dr. Zaini Sakawi

Director, Institute of Climate Change, UKM

Opening Remarks by:

Dato’ Prof. Dr. Nasrudin Mohammed

Director, AKEPT

9.20 – 9.30 am

Introduction of session and the panelists by moderator:

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Sharina Abdul Halim

Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia

9.30 – 11.30 am

 Forum session starts

Panelists:

1. Assoc. Prof. Datuk Dr. Ramzah Dambul

   Chief Executive Officer, Institute for Development Studies, Sabah, Malaysia

2. Professor Banchong Mahaisavariya

   President of Mahidol University

3. Professor Djoko Santoso Abi Suroso

   Director of Climate Change Center of ITB and Professor in the School of Architecture, Planning and Policy Development of ITB, Indonesia

4. Professor Ma. Theresa T. Payongayong

   Vice-Chancellor for Academic Affairs, University of the Philippines Diliman, Philippines

11.30-12.30 pm

Q&A Session

12.30-1245 pm

Closing remarks by:

Mr. Azrul Izham Hamzah

Deputy Director

Centre for Leadership Sustainability AKEPT