Agenda
Agenda
APRU 2024
Opening Ceremony
Surakiart Sathirathai
President of CU Council
Opening Keynote
Plenary 1: Innovations in Healthcare and Digital Transformation
Rubin Pillay
Chief Innovation Officer, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Digital Transformation in Global Health Leadership
Claudia Abreu Lopes
Research Lead, Digital Health United Nations University International Institute for Global Health
Harnessing Big Data and Digital Health to Address Health Inequity
Break
Student Virtual Case Competition
Mellissa Withers
Director, Association of Pacific Rim Universities (APRU) Global Health Program
Improving Diabetes Care Management through Technological Innovation
Petch Rawdaree
The Diabetes Association of Thailand
Improving Diabetes Care Management through Technological Innovation
Lunch
Concurrent Panels
Plenary 2: From Innovation to Impact: Driving Healthcare Access Through Digital Solutions
Robyn Whittaker
Professor, Faculty of Medical and Health Science, University of Auckland
AI Governance in Public Health System
Panyaphon Phiphatkhunarnon
Co-Founder, Love Foundation
mHealth and Engaging Communities Towards Improved Healthcare Access
Chang Foo
Chief Executive and Managing Director, True Digital Group
Innovative Telehealth Solutions for Bridging Healthcare Gaps in Thailand
Break
Global Health Program: Education and Research Collaboration
Welcome Cocktail for all conference participants
Plenary 3: One Health/Planetary Health: Integrated Approaches
Michael Wilkes
Director, Global Health, University of California, Davis
Global One Health Challenges and Health Education
Renzo Guinto
Associate Professor of Global and Planetary Health, SingHealth Duke-NUS Global Health Institute
One Health in Action: Community Engagement and Impact
Angkana Lekagul
Sustainable Development Solution Network, International Health Policy Program, Ministry of Public Health, Thailand
Global Antimicrobial Resistance and One Health: Challenges and Solutions
Break
Symposium 1: Climate Change and Health Impact: Intersections of Human and Planetary Health
Gopal Panta
Regional TB and Infectious Diseases Technical Advisor. FHI360
Climate Change and Infectious Diseases
Pisake Lumbiganon
President and Professor, Asia & Oceania Federation of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Climate Change and Reproductive Health
Suwat Chariyalertsak
Department of Community Medicine and Professor, Chiang Mai University
Air Quality and Health
Lunch and Official Photos
Concurrent Panels
Plenary 4: Climate Change, Adaptation, and Health Resilience
Mozaharul Alam
Regional Coordinator, Climate Change Programme, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Implementation of Climate Change Policies for Health Resilience
Phinith Chantalangsy
Regional Advisor, Social and Human Sciences, UNESCO BKK Office
The UNESCO Declaration of Ethical Principles on Climate Change: Applications to Planetary Health
Chris Richter
Regional Migration, Environment and Climate Change Specialist, IOM - UN Migration
The Impact of Climate Change on Human Migration: Challenges and Solutions
Break
NCDs, Mental Health, GH Education and Technology, Bioethics: Exploring the ethical issues in One Health Practices, and Humanitarian Assistance and Health
(Open to all conference participants)
Plenary 5: Economic Crises and Global Health Equity
Ronald Upenyu Mutasa
Practice Manager, Health, Nutrition and Population, World Bank (East Asia and Pacific Region)
Advancing Global Health: Strategies for Strengthening Health Systems and Promoting Human Capital Development
Thaksaphon Thamarangsi (TBC)
Director, Programme Management, WHO Regional Office for South-East Asia
Strategies for Building Resilient Healthcare Systems, Lessons Learned and Future Directions
Jiayan Huang
Professor, School of Public Health, Fudan University
Strengthening Health System In The Global South: Financial Strategies in The-COVID-19 Era
Break
Symposium 2: Building Resilient Health Systems: Healthcare Access and Cultural Sensitivity for Vulnerable and Minority Populations
Surichai Wungaeo
Director and Professor, Center for Peace and Conflict Studies, Chulalongkorn University
Fostering Peace And Sustainable Development: Sociological Insight In Addressing Border Health Issue
Rena Janamnuaysook
Program Manager, Institute of HIV Research and Innovation
Advancing Transgender Health and Rights
Thanakorn Jirasevijinda
Director and Professor, Medical Education in Pediatrics, Weill Cornell Medicine
Addressing Social Determinants of Health
Lunch
Concurrent Panels
Plenary 6: Cultural Integration & People-Centered Design for Planetary Health Solutions
Pipit Aneaknithi
President, Kasikorn Bank Public Company
Sustainable Forest Restoration: Lessons from KASIKORN-BANK’s initiative in Nan Province
Thomas Chung
Associate Professor, School of Architecture, Chinese University of Hong Kong
Regenerative Design for Well-Being: Integrating Ecological and Social Innovation in Urban and Rural Landscape
Amara Pongsapich
Professor, Representative of ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights