Contributors – Page 57

Rory Padfield

Rory Padfield is an environmental social scientist working as a lecturer in the School of Earth and Environment at the University of Leeds.

Runchana Pongsaparn is Group Head and Lead Economist at the ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office (AMRO). Since joining AMRO in 2022, she has served as Mission Chief for Japan, Malaysia, the Philippines and Singapore. Before joining AMRO, Dr. Pongsaparn was in charge of the Bank of Thailand’s cooperation with international organisations.

Rusli Cahyadi

Rusli Cahyadi is a researcher at the Human Ecology Department, Research Centre for Population, Indonesian Institute of Science (LIPI) since 2000, now known as the National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN).

Ruth Lusterio-Rico

Ruth Lusterio-Rico is Professor and currently Associate Dean for Academic Affairs of the College of Social Sciences and Philosophy, University of the Philippines Diliman.

Ryan Hass

Ryan Hass is Director of the Thornton China Center and Koo Chair in Taiwan Studies at the Brookings Institution. From 2013 to 2017, he served as National Security Council Director for China, Taiwan, and Mongolia. He was a Visiting Senior Fellow at ISEAS - Yusof Ishak Institute.

Ryan Wong

Ryan Wong was Lead Researcher (Climate Policy) at the Climate Change in Southeast Asia Programme, ISEAS - Yusof Ishak Institute.

Said Effendy Said Iziddin

Said Effendy Said Iziddin is a Research Associate in the Regional Social and Cultural Studies Programme at ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute. He is a recipient of the ISEAS Tun Dato’ Sir Cheng Lock Tan Scholarship.

Saifuddin Abdullah

Malaysia’s former foreign minister, Saifuddin Abdullah, is a Malaysian Member of Parliament and Chairman of Parti BERSATU’s International Bureau.

Sanchita Basu Das

Sanchita Basu Das is an Associate Fellow with ISEAS - Yusof Ishak Institute, and an Economist with the Economic Research Department of the Asian Development Bank.