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CECILE VICTORIA ALCANTARA DOMINGUEZ
Cecile Victoria Alcantara Dominguez is the Executive Director of Conrado and Ladislawa Alcantara Foundation, Inc, a non-profit, civil society, family foundation. In this role, Cecile develops and implements programs in education, health, enterprise development, and environment. The foundation's operations cover more than 15,000 beneficiaries in six municipalities. She was previously program director for education at the League of Corporate Foundations. Cecile is also the convener of Sarangani Youth Forum and YouthVote Philippines-Sarangani and General Santos Chapter. She graduated with a degree in international relations from Connecticut College.
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DENNIS ECLARIN
Dennis Eclarin is a Director in the Philippines Army and the Founder of Hometown Corporation, a company whose aim is to alleviate poverty in geographically-isolated highland and island towns. After graduating from the United States Military Academy at West Point, Major Eclarin served as a combat commander in the elite Scout Ranger Regiment of the Philippine Army. While in the war zones, he authored two books on combat techniques. Convinced that he had to fight another war, he soon advocated social entrepreneurship. Thus he founded Hometown Corporation, a microfinance company solely dedicated to serving hard to reach areas. He is an Asia Society Asia 21 Fellow in the Class of 2007.
engineer, he is a member of arts collective Five Arts Centre, partner at creative studio Bright Lights At Midnight, principal coordinator of wayang experimentation group Projek Wayang, and host for the online interview program, The Fairly Current Show. He writes for various online and print media on urban youth culture. Fahmi was the recipient of the Most Promising Artist Award at the BOH Cameronian Arts Awards 2006, and was a theatre finalist for the Rolex Mentor and Protege Arts Initiative 2008/2009.
MING FAN
Ming Fan is an award-winning TV producer for News Probe, the only in-depth investigative reporting program at China Central TV Station (CCTV). Her work, The Unnatural Death of a Cat, investigated one of the most infamous incidents in China's powerful Internet culture, and received the 2006 Special Jury Award from the China Documentary Association. Another piece, In the Name of Life, was the first show to cover the real life of homosexuals in China, and won the 2006 Chinese Academic Award for best TV documentary. Fan has also won numerous Golden Awards at CCTV for her investigation into sensitive news issues and scandals, including high ranking corruption, child suicide, medical malpractice, environmental pollution, and social injustice. From September 2007 to July 2008, she studied under the auspices of the Nieman Foundation at Harvard University. She participated in the Tallberg Forum in Sweden in June 2008. She was held in custody in Chengdu Prison for
participated in the Asia 21 Young Leaders Summit in November 2008 as a delegate, and became an Asia 21 Fellow in March 2009.
EVELYN N. FARKAS
Evelyn N. Farkas is a Senior Fellow at the American Security Project. In 2008 she served as Executive Director of the congressionally-mandated Commission on the Prevention of Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferation and Terrorism. From 2001 to 2008, she served as a Professional Staff Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, conducting policy and budget oversight of the Department of Defense policy office and military commands including the US Pacific Command, Special Operations Command, Southern Command, Northern Command, and US Forces Korea. Her issue areas included foreign and defense policy in Asia Pacific and the Western Hemisphere, and worldwide special operations, combating terrorism, foreign military assistance, peace and stability operations,
counternarcotics efforts, homeland defense, and export control policy. Prior to assuming that position, she was a professor of international relations at the US Marine Corps Command and Staff College, Marine Corps University. She served in Bosnia as a Human Rights Officer for the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) in 1996, and as an Election Supervisor in 1997. She is also the author of Fractured States and US Foreign Policy: Iraq, Ethiopia, and Bosnia in the 1990s. She is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, International Institute for Security Studies, Women in International Security Studies. Evelyn obtained her MA and
PhD from The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy.
MICHAEL R. FENZEL
Michael R. Fenzel is an active duty army lieutenant colonel (selected early for promotion to the rank of colonel). He is currently a PhD student in national security studies at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California. He has recently served as an airborne battalion task force commander in Afghanistan (2007-08) and as the deputy commander for the 1st Brigade of the 82d Airborne Division (2005-06). As a field grade officer, he served a year- long tour in Iraq, after taking part in the parachute assault into northern Iraq in March 2003. He served close to two years as a Director for Transnational Threats at the National Security Council. In this capacity, he oversaw the coordination and implementation of US counter-terrorism policy. He has also served as a Strategist and Policy Analyst for the Army Chief of Staff at the Pentagon. As an infantry officer in the US
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Army, Michael has led soldiers through Operation Desert Storm, served as a battalion logistics officer in Bosnia in 1995, commanded two paratrooper companies in Italy (through the defense of the US embassy and evacuation of 1,400 people during Operation Assured Response in Liberia in 1996), and served as an airborne battalion executive officer in Iraq. Michael was a Term Member with the Council on Foreign Relations and is a former White House Fellow. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from the Johns Hopkins University and holds Masters degrees from Harvard University and the US Naval War College, both with an emphasis on international security.
BHAVANI FONSEKA
Bhavani Fonseka is presently working as a Senior Researcher with the Centre for Policy Alternatives, a think tank in Sri Lanka, conducting research, documentation, national and international advocacy and litigation. She is a human rights lawyer and activist, with a focus on assisting victims and affected populations in various parts of Sri Lanka. She has worked on a range of issues including the rights of the displaced, women, children, minorities, HIV/AIDS, land and legal issues. She has been involved in and supported several key fundamental rights cases protecting the rights of victims in recent times in Sri Lanka. Bhavani has an LLB (Hons) (UK) and LLM (in international human rights law) (USA). In 2007, she was awarded 'The Young Outstanding Persons' (TOYP) in the category of human rights by the Junior Chamber International and HSBC Bank.
KOK JWEE FOO
Kok Jwee Foo is a Singaporean diplomat. He is currently leading a team that oversees Singapore's relations with Indonesia in the Foreign Ministry. Kok Jwee is also the Deputy Head of two study groups looking at inter- disciplinary issues in the Ministry. From 2002 to 2006, he served in the Singapore Embassy in Jakarta, first as First Secretary and then as Counselor. In 2002, he represented Singapore as a delegate at the 57th United Nations General Assembly. Kok Jwee has won several Singapore Foreign Ministry awards for excellence in political analysis. He speaks fluent Indonesian in addition to English and Mandarin. He graduated with a Bachelor of Engineering from the National University of Singapore, and his final year research thesis was published in the International Journal of Impact Engineering. Kok Jwee earned his Master in Public Administration from Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government as a Mason Fellow.
VAHID FOTUHI
Vahid Fotuhi is British Petroleum (BP) Solar's Middle East Director, based in Dubai. He is responsible for developing solar power partnerships and projects in the fast-growing Middle East region. He is also in charge of working closely with the Persian Gulf governments to help them define and meet their renewable energy targets by harnessing their abundant supply of solar power. Prior, Vahid was the head of BP's Middle East Market Analysis for the Supply & Trading division. Previous to that, Vahid was the Manager for BP's communications and corporate social responsibility in North Africa. Whilst based in Algeria, he was able to implement initiatives which ranged from providing 600 local artisans with the tools to enhance their trade, to helping promote a world-scale
CO2 carbon sequestration scheme in the Saharan desert. Over the past 15 years, Vahid has had the privilege of working with distinguished institutions such as Transparency International in Washington, DC, and the World Economic Forum in Davos. He has a Masters degree from Johns Hopkins University (SAIS) in Washington, DC, and a BA from McGill University, Canada. He is the proud father of two young boys, Cyrus and Luca, who are a constant reminder to him of how important his job is in helping make this world a more sustainable place.
GREGORY FOX
Gregory Fox is an Australian doctor specializing in respiratory medicine, and is a Clinical Associate Lecturer with the University of Sydney. He has also previously undertaken clinical research in East Timor. Greg was co-founder of two international health groups in Sydney that encourage young doctors to apply their training to the benefit of the global poor. He has a strong interest in medical education, and for a number of years, served on peak organizations implementing post-graduate medical training reform. He has a Masters degree in international public health. He is currently pursuing a PhD through the University of Sydney and research into tuberculosis and lung disease in Vietnam. He is a part of the 'Hoc Mai' medical partnership between Hanoi Medical University and the University of
Sydney.
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GAN SU-LIN
Gan Su-lin has led Republic Polytechnic's (RP) Centre for Culture and Communication since 2004, and concurrently served as the Founding Director of the School of Technology for the Arts from January 2005 to October 2007. Prior to RP, she was a tenured professor at Nanyang Technological University's School of Communication and Information, serving as Sub-Dean from 2001-2003. A media psychologist by academic training, Su-Lin gained professional experience in journalism and public relations through work in Singapore, Brunei, London, and the United States, including at CNN. Since returning to Singapore in 1996, she has become a familiar face in Singapore's youth development scene. Her public service appointments include the National Youth Council and the North West Community Development Council. Her vision for youths is “Heads that understand,
Hearts that empathize, Hands that freely give.” Two values most often manifest in her youth development work are a definition of wealth that extends far beyond material possessions, and the belief that “hang hang chu zhuang yuan” (Mandarin for "every field of work can produce a top scholar"). In 2006, in recognition of her community contributions, Su-Lin was awarded the Public Service Medal by the President of Singapore.
Jared Genser is a partner in the government affairs group of DLA Piper LLP and President of Freedom Now (www.freedom-now.org), an NGO that works to free prisoners of conscience worldwide. He previously taught a semester-long seminar on the UN Security Council at the University of Pennsylvania and University of Michigan law schools. His human rights clients have included Nobel Peace Prize Laureates Aung San Suu Kyi, Desmond Tutu, and Elie Wiesel. Previously, Jared was a management consultant with McKinsey & Company. Jared holds a BS from Cornell University, an MPP from Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government, and a JD from the University of Michigan.
advocacy organization. World Vision is dedicated to working with children, families and communities regardless of religion, race, ethnicity or gender to overcome poverty and injustice. Previously, he worked as community development coordinator and then project manager of World Vision's projects in Eastern Indonesia focusing on basic education, health and economic development programs. He then worked as National Program Officer overseeing nine World Vision's development projects across Indonesia. He worked as Junior Poverty Analyst at the World Bank Office Jakarta and with his team, provided substantial inputs to the Government of Indonesia in the development of National Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper and Medium Term Development Program. At the World Bank he also led some social researches on the immediate impact of decentralization in increasing the poor people access to public services. In 2005, he joined the Asia Foundation as the Program Officer supporting some 19 local and national Civil Society Organizations in advocating pro poor policies in three provinces in Indonesia. In 2006, he moved to the Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID) and administered the design and implementation process of AusAID's HIV and AIDS and Maternal and Neonatal Health Programs in Indonesia. In March 2009, he returned to World Vision Indonesia. At his current role, he is responsible to facilitate the strategic integration of World Vision's Programs to leverage its program's impacts in nine provinces, 40 districts across Indonesia with 95,000 children as direct beneficiaries. Janes graduated from Bogor Agricultural University (majoring in Agribusiness). As a Chevening Scholar, he received his Masters degree from the London School of Economics in Social Policy and Planning in Developing Countries.
JAIME ENRIQUE Y. GONZALEZ
Jaime Enrique Y. Gonzalez is President and CEO of IPVG Corporation, a publicly listed company on the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE: IP) engaged in information technology and communications. He directly handles all investment-related activities of IPVG including fund-raising, mergers & acquisitions, and exit. Jaime has been intimately involved in the start-up process of all business units, and responsible for working with business unit heads in meeting or exceeding operating targets. He holds a successful track record in the internet space; having founded a series of internet start-ups that have been acquired by larger US-based firms (match.ph/itzamatch.com) and has taken IPVG from garage to public. Among Jaime’s recently concluded deals are a US$22M BPO Venture inked by IPVG and PCCW in August 2009, a major Investment Agreement with
institutional investors such as ING, BDO, RCBC Capital, Abacus Securities and Philippine Star, and acquisitions of Influent, one of the top 15 call center companies in the US, and Prolexic Technologies, a leader in Distributed Denial of Service (DDOS) mitigation services in the world. Jaime is also Deputy Chairman of IP Foundation (IPF), IPVG's corporate social responsibility arm (CSR) formed in June 2007.
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RYAN CAMADO GUINARAN
Ryan Camado Guinaran is the Local Reform Implementation Coordinator of Mountain Provinces for Formula One for Health. He is a medical doctor and consultant for the European Commission Technical Assistance to the Health Sector Policy Support Program in the Philippines. He is a researcher and author and has published articles on varied topics both technical and literary. Ryan was a university instructor and sits as a member of the Regional Quality Assessment Team of the Commission on Higher Education. He is founding executive director of NGOs focusing on culture and indigenous health and has led national, regional and local youth groups involved in youth formation, leadership and social responsibility, research and documentation, and socio-civic programs. As an artist, he does poetry, drawings and short documentaries on Cordillera history and traditions. Ryan is also
ASHISH GUMASHTA
Ashish Gumashta is a Managing Director – Investments at DSP Merrill Lynch. With 16 years of experience in the wealth management business, Ashish has been a founder member of the Global Private Client business at DSP Merrill Lynch; and is also a part of the Merrill Lynch ‘Circle of Champions’ a title assigned to only the most outperforming Advisors of Merrill Lynch from across the world. Recently, Ashish also won the David Brady Award, which honors employees who consistently go beyond expectations as they embody the company’s core values of client service and dedication. Ashish graduated from the Mumbai University and holds a Masters in Business Administration.
Tamao Gunn is a Managing Director at Bank of America Merrill Lynch. For the last 10 years, she has worked in the investment banking division covering Japanese financial institutions including Japanese mega banks. She was an attorney in New York for Skadden Arps and Milbank Tweed, mainly focusing on corporate finance and project finance that originated in emerging markets. She has truly enjoyed investment banking work at Merrill Lynch as it has provided her with the opportunity to work on business origination in addition to transaction execution. In particular, the recent financial turmoil and the drastic change in the financial landscape globally via consolidation has been very interesting for her as a banker, and has given her the opportunity to reassess the importance of global financial stability and the role that Japanese financial institutions could play in this event.
New South Wales in Australia.
DENNIS GUPA
Dennis Gupa is a stage director at the University of the Philippines Los Banos. He helped establish the theatre group Teatrong Sikap, affiliated with Sibikong Kabataang Pinoy, Inc. (SIKAP), a non-government organization that he encountered while in high school. During a period of church missionary training in Mindanao, Dennis led children’s workshops and performed among tribal community groups. Subsequently, he returned to SIKAP as a full-time volunteer staff. He directed many small shows for Teatrong Sikap and created performances that aimed at teaching high school students about nationhood. The group performed in
different artists and theatre scholars to implement a project called, "Telon-telong Makabayan: Teatro sa Edukasyong Pagkamakabayan." This received a $1 million grant from the first World Bank's Panibagong Paraan, and in the same year, SIKAP was endowed with the Quezon City Most Outstanding Organization Award for Community Service. Dennis studied Broadcasting Communication at the Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP) and received his MA in Theatre Arts from the University of the Philippines-Diliman.
AMRIT GURUNG
Amrit Gurung is a poet, musician, singer, photographer, filmmaker and traveler, and one of Nepal's most recognized faces. His art reflects his strong beliefs about protecting peace, justice and nature. Amrit is the man behind Nepal's foremost folk rock band, Nepathya, and is a role model for Nepal's young adults. He uses the medium of music and photography to spread his message of peace directly to the people. He is a compulsive traveler and has trekked across 70 of Nepal's 75 districts, collecting folk lyrics and music. Amrit took his peace
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