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