Speakers 

(in alphabetical order, continuously updated) 

Brenda R. Alegre

Brenda R. Alegre

Lecturer, University of Hong Kong

Lee Badgett

Lee Badgett

Professor of Economics, University of Massachusetts Amherst

Nicholas Booth

Nicholas Booth

Policy Advisor, UNDP Bangkok Regional Hub

Xavier Louis J. Bilon

Xavier Louis J. Bilon

University of the Philippines

Aengus Carroll

Aengus Carroll

Independent Researcher

Morgan Carpenter

Morgan Carpenter

Consultant, GATE

Kangwan Fongkaew

Kangwan Fongkaew

Lecturer, Burapha University, Thailand

Ging Cristobal

Ging Cristobal

Project Coordinator, Asia & Pacific Islands Region, OutRight Action International

Gary Gates

Gary Gates

Research Director (retired)

Commissioner Karen Gomez-Dumpit

Commissioner Karen Gomez-Dumpit

Commission on Human Rights, Philippines

Jody Herman

Jody Herman

Williams Institute Scholar of Public Policy, Williams Institute, UCLA

Orlidy Inoa Lazala

Orlidy Inoa Lazala

Human Rights Lawyer, Caribbean

Joanne Leung

Joanne Leung

Transgender Resource Center, Hong Kong

Andrew King

Andrew King

Senior Lecturer, Department of Sociology, University of Surrey

Boyan Konstantinov

Boyan Konstantinov

Policy Specialist, UNDP New York

Peter A. Newman

Peter A. Newman

Professor, Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work; Canada Research Chair in Health & Social Justice; University of Toronto

Jaevion Nelson

Jaevion Nelson

JFLAG in Jamaica

Katri Kivioja

Katri Kivioja

Programme Specialist, UNDP Bangkok Regional Hub

Phylesha Brown-Acton

Phylesha Brown-Acton

Co-chair, Asia Pacific Transgender Network

Travis Kong

Travis Kong

Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, The University of Hong Kong

Miguel Mesquita

Miguel Mesquita

Office of the Rapporteur for the Rights of LGBTI Persons, Inter-American Commission on Human Rights

Andrew Park

Andrew Park

Director of International Programmes, Williams Institute, UCLA

Small Luk

Small Luk

Founder, Beyond Boundaries – Knowing and Concerns Intersex

Midnight Poonkasetwattana

Midnight Poonkasetwattana

Executive Director, APCOM

Nareeluc Pairchaiyapoom

Nareeluc Pairchaiyapoom

Thailand Ministry of Justice

Edmund Settle

Edmund Settle

Regional Policy Advisor, UNDP Bangkok Regional Hub

Kabir Singh

Kabir Singh

UNESCO Regional Center

Suen Yiu Tung

Suen Yiu Tung

Assistant Professor, Gender Studies Programme & Director, Sexualities Research Programme, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Bowen Tan

Bowen Tan

Project Officer, Beijing LGBT Center

Kasper Wan

Kasper Wan

Gender Empowerment

Eric Wright

Eric Wright

Professor of Sociology and Head of Sociology Department, Georgia State University

Sam Winter

Sam Winter

Associate Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences, Curtin University

Wu Lijuan

Wu Lijuan

Associate Professor, Institute of Sociology and Anthropology, Department of Sociology, Peking University

Mike Wilson

Mike Wilson

Love Frankie, Thailand

Wei Wei

Wei Wei

Professor, Sociology, East China Normal University

Xu Bin

Xu Bin

Director, Common Language, China

Bui Thanh Xuan

Bui Thanh Xuan

Researcher, Viet Nam Institute of Educational Sciences, MOET Viet Nam