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2017 ProSPER.Net Leadership Programme “Building Transformational Leadership towards

Sustainable Development Goals” Hosted by Chulalongkorn University

The ProSPER.Net (Promotion of Sustainability in Postgraduate Education and Research Network) is an academic alliance in the Asia-Pacific region that is committed to creating a community of higher education institutions that plays a leading role in societal transformation for sustainable development, as well as developing a new generation of leaders equipped with the knowledge and skill required to build sustainable societies. As of August 2016, there are 37 members in ProSPER.Net, and Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, Thailand, was one of the founding member institutions.

Chulalongkorn University’s vision is Thailand’s source of knowledge and reference and a guiding light of wisdom for sustainable development. Various ongoing initiatives are focused on different aspects of development and improvement with the objective of raising the university to a level of excellence that will qualify it as a “World Class National University” and to fulfill its mission to be the “Pillar of the Kingdom”. Chulalongkorn University comprises 19 faculties, and 23 colleges and research institutes. Currently, there are over 38,000 students and 2,800 faculty members. Faculty of Science is one of the leading faculties that serves as a center for intellectual pursuits, with multi-directional research and development and technology transfer through workshops, seminars, and national and international conferences.

In commemoration of the centennial anniversary of its founding, Chulalongkorn University together with the Faculty of Science will host the 2017 ProSPER. Net Leadership Programme on the theme of “ Building

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Transformational Leadership towards Sustainable Development Goals” , from 29 June to 5 July 2017. The Programme is jointly organized with ProSPER.Net, SEA START RC, the Southeast Asia Regional Center of START - the Global Change SysTem for Analysis, Research and Training, and the Center of Excellence on Hazardous Substance Management (HSM). SEA START RC is a regional center focusing on advancing knowledge generation and dissemination that informs policy and decision- making in and across climate- sensitive sectors of the developing world. The Center of Excellence on Hazardous Substance Management (HSM), operates as a consortium of renowned universities in Thailand and from overseas under the supervision of the Science and Technology Postgraduate Education and Research Development Office (PERDO), Office of the Higher Education Commission. Activities of HSM, through synergistic collaborations with industries, government offices, overseas universities and international organizations, encompass research, human resource development programs and academic consultation.

Based on the organizers’ commitment to strengthen research and capacity building for sustainable development, the 2017 ProSPER. Net Leadership Programme is designed to collectively manage knowledge and application for potential implementation through experiences with local communities, government and private sectors. The Programme provides opportunities for participants with various backgrounds, e. g. science, public policy, economics and business, to develop interdisciplinary skills that lead to sustainable development initiatives in local, regional or global contexts. A series of plenary sessions and field trips in Bangkok and nearby provinces will be organized to enable the participants to identify the current lack of opportunity in the involved sectors that influence policy- making and to formulate scopes for advancing sustainable development.

Rationale Amongst various efforts to combat impacts of global changes, effective leadership is essential. In pursuit of the UN-initiated Sustainable Development Goals, countries are expected to cooperate to terminate poverty and hunger,

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improve education and health, encourage sustainability in cities, fight with climate change, and protect natural resources such as oceans and forests. People from all levels and sectors need to understand their challenges and work together to design and develop plans for these wide-ranging goals. With this regard, transformational leadership is an essential driving factor. Leadership for sustainability is about empowerment and transformational change for creating sustainable societies. It focuses on the ability to create vision, inspire and support the stakeholders, and eventually deliver the vision to community for execution. This kind of leadership is particularly needed in developing countries where local connections between socio-cultural, religious, socio-politic and socio-economic factors and their environments are tight. Thus, local leadership should be improved in these countries by motivating the local leaders to understand all challenges in the community and to encourage their followers to take action on the issues. Such collaboration among local communities is certainly needed for countries to fulfill the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda. The 17 goals and 169 targets will simulate our actions in the next 15 years in five areas (5Ps) of critical importance: 1) PEOPLE, 2) PROSPERITY, 3) PLANET, 4) PEACE, and 5) PARTNERSHIP.

The Leadership Programme will be conducted based on five case studies relating to the 5Ps in Bangkok and nearby locations in Thailand. These cases include ongoing challenges in the local communities which provide a platform for participants to understand the dynamics of local leadership within each area and to identify possible paths towards sustainable development. Participants are expected to engage in the discussions with multi-stakeholders, to assess the issues and to devise a vision towards sustainable development in a group-based scenario. For each case study, the assigned group will present their findings and write a report paper to deliver their visions.

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Objectives

• To improve the thinking process of transformational leadership through creative thinking, and searching for alternative scenarios.

• To gain communication skills and enhance the capacity for decision-making through inter-personal active learning and group-working environment.

• To obtain abilities for project planning, management and assessment through problem-based learning challenges in the community.

• To summarize the concepts and examples of sustainable development and initiatives in the community.

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2017 – ProSPER.Net Leadership Programme Schedule Venue: Meeting Room, 9th Floor, Chulalongkorn University Research Building

Thursday 29 June 2017

17.30 Meet at CU-iHouse lobby

18.00 –20.00 Welcome Reception

20.00 – 21.00 Ice Breaking / Briefing

Friday 30 June 2017

08.30 – 09.00 Opening Ceremony

09.00 – 10.20 Introduction to Sustainability and Leadership - UNU-IAS

10.20 – 10.40 Break

10.40 – 12.00 Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) and Implementation - UNU-IAS

12.00 – 13.00 Lunch

Session 1 – PEOPLE

13.00 – 13.40 Population Lifespan and Sustainability - Associate Professor Vipan Prachuabmoh, Ph.D., Dean, the College of Population Studies, Chulalongkorn University

13.40 – 14.00 Discussion

14.00 – 14.15 Multidisciplinary Approach to Aging Society - Assistant Professor Nunghatai Rangponsumrit, Ph.D., Assistant to the President for Research, Development and Innovation, Chulalongkorn University

14.15 – 14.55 Health and Care in Aging Society: Experience from Thailand - Associate Professor Jiraporn Kespichayawattana, Ph.D., Associate Dean, Faculty of Nursing, Chulalongkorn University

14.55 – 15.15 Discussion

15.15 – 15.30 Break

15.30 – 16.00 Transformation towards sustainability in Chulalongkorn University - Korb Limsuwan, office of Physical Resources Management, Chulalongkorn University

16.00 – 16.20 Discussion

17.00 – 18.00 Dinner

18.30 – 19.30 Sufficiency Economy and Business Sustainability - Sirikul Laukaikul, Ph.D., Chief Executive, BrandBeing Consultant Co. Ltd.

19.10 – 19.30 Discussion

Saturday 1 July 2017

Session 2 - PROSPERITY (Sustainable Industries)

09.30 – 10.00 Promotion of Business Sustainability in Thailand and ASEAN

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- Pensri Suteerasarn, President, Thai Listed Companies Association (TLCA)

10.00 – 10.15 Discussion

10.15 – 10.30 Break

10.30 – 11.30

Business Sustainability Practices in Thailand - Krisada Ruangchotevit, Manager, Materiality Integration in Sustainable Development Office of Siam Cement Group (SCG) - Sangob Auloong, Vice President of Operation, InterfaceFlor (Thailand) Co., Ltd.

11.30 – 12.00 Discussion

12.15 – 13.30 Lunch

13.30 – 17. 00 Practical Leadership Skill Development - UNU-IAS

17.00 – 17.15 Briefing – Outing program in Chonburi

17.15 Depart for Chonburi province

19.00 Dinner at Ban Khun Mam, Chonburi

Sunday 2 July 2017

Session 3 – PEACE

Case study -> Ao Udom Coastal Development Zone

08.30 – 09.45 Social Responsibility and Conflict Management - Somnuck Jongmeewasin, Ph.D., Academic Coordinator Network of Eastern Friends: Agenda of Eastern Changes (NEF:AEC)

09.45 – 10.00 Break

10.00 – 11.30 Exploring Ao Udom Coastal Development Zone - Somyos Chiewkul, Member of the Municipal Council, Laemchabang Municipality

11.30 – 12.00 Discussion

12.00 – 13.00 Lunch at Cha-Em restaurant

13.00 Depart for Panas Nikom Municipality

Session 4 – PARTNERSHIP

Case study -> Panas Nikom Environmentally Sustainable City (an active ASEAN cooperation)

14.00 – 15.00

Sustainable Development through Local Partnership / Multiple Scales of Sustainability Governance - Wijai Amaralikit, Mayor of Panas Nikom Municipality - Harin Sachdev, Ph.D., Faculty of Environment and Resource Studies, Mahidol University

15.00 – 15.15 Break

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15.15 – 16.30 Exploring Panas Nikom Municipality

16.30 – 17.30 Discussion

18.00 Dinner at Panas Nikom Municipality and then depart for Bangkok

Monday 3 July 2017

Session 5 - PLANET

Case study -> Bangkok City Farm (Baan Rangsi Nursery House)

09.15 – 10.00 Land-Water Security - Pongsak Suttinon, Ph.D., Department of Water Resources Engineering, Chulalongkorn University

10.00 – 10.30 Discussion

10.30 – 10.45 Break

10.45 – 11.30 Climate Change Adaptation - Supakorn Chinvanno, Southeast Asia SysTem for Analysis, Research and Training Regional Center (SEA START RC)

11.30 – 12.00 Discussion

12.00 – 13.00 Lunch

13.00 Depart for Baan Rangsi Roof Garden

14.00 – 16.00 Exploring Baan Rangsi Roof Garden - Jaruwit and Kunnudhapat Punyahotra, Founders of Baan Rangsi Nursery House

16.00 – 16.30 Discussion and Break

16.30 Depart for Hotel

18.30 – 19.30 Dinner at Shabuku, I’m Park

19.30 – 20.30 Stakeholder Discussion

Tuesday 4 July 2017

08.00 – 09.30 Reflection Presentation (preparation) Main objective: linking case studies with transformational leadership

09.30 – 09.50 Presentation 1: PEOPLE

09.50 – 10.10 Presentation 2: PROSPERITY

10.10 – 10.30 Presentation 3: PEACE

10.30 – 10.50 Break

10.50 – 11.10 Presentation 4: PARTNERSHIP

11.10 – 11.30 Presentation 5: PLANET

11.30 – 12.30 Overall Reflection

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12.30 – 14.00 Lunch

14.00 – 15.30 Leadership Activities I: Small Group Work

15.30 – 16.00 Break

16.00 – 17.30 Leadership Activities II: Small Group Work

18.00 – 19.00 Dinner

Wednesday 5 July 2017

09.00 – 12.00 4th Asia Research Intelligence Conference: “Universities and the Power of Data - Science for a Sustainable Society”

12.00 – 13.30 Lunch

13.30 – 14.15 ProSPER.Net Session

14.15 – 14.45 Break

14.45 – 17.00 Sharing Individual Reflections

18.00 Dinner at Thai Pavilion

The 2017 ProSPER.Net Leadership Programme is jointly conducted by experts from UNU-IAS, academic staff of Chulalongkorn University: Faculty of Science, HSM and SEA START RC, with cooperation from local communities and experts. Funding is provided by UNU-IAS through ProSPER.Net secretariat, Chulalongkorn University, HSM, Thai Oil Plc., and allies.

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SPEAKERS AND RESOURCE PERSONS

Professor Kiat Ruxrungtham, M.D. Vice President, Chulalongkorn University Kiat Ruxrungtham is a Professor of Medicine at the Department of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University. He currently serves as Chulalongkorn University’s Vice President for Research and Innovation. He has been providing teaching and patient care at the King

Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University and mentoring junior researchers on HIV, vaccine, immunology research and also on clinical trials. He has published more than 280 peer review papers on HIV, immunology and allergy. He is a faculty member of the faculty 1000 of Medicine, an editorial board member of Asia Pacific Journal of Allergy and Immunology, Immunotargets and Therapy, Asian Biomedicine, and the Scientific Report. He is also a reviewer for more than nine journals.

Assistant Professor Nunghatai Rangponsumrit, Ph.D. Assistant to the President for Research, Development and Innovation, Chulalongkorn University Dr. Nunghatai received her PhD in Linguistics from Chulalongkorn University, and M.A. in Translation from Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain. She is an Assistant Professor of Spanish in the Department of

Western Languages, Chulalongkorn University. Her research interests include foreign language education, interpreting studies and intercultural communication. She currently serves as Assistant to the President for Research and Innovation, Chulalongkorn University.

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Associate Professor Vipan Prachuabmoh, Ph.D. Dean, the College of Population Studies, Chulalongkorn University Dr. Vipan Prachuabmoh, is a Faculty Member and former Dean of the College of Population Studies at Chulalongkorn University. She received her PhD in Sociology from University of Chicago, USA.

She is a demographer whose main research interests lie in the fields of fertility, aging, and population policy. She has published many articles on these subjects. In 2009, she and her research team on the project of Setting-Up the System for Monitoring and Evaluation of the Second National Plan for Older Persons (2002–2021) received the National Research Council of Thailand’s Award for the best research in Sociology. Dr. Vipan serves on several government boards relating to issues on aging and development. She also serves as a President of Thai Population Association, Second Vice President of Thai Society of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine, Treasurer of Asian Population Association, and the co-principal investigator of the Asian Meta Centre for Population and Sustainable Development Analysis.

Associate Professor Jiraporn Kespichayawattana, Ph.D. Associate Dean, Faculty of Nursing, Chulalongkorn University Dr. Jiraporn earned her PhD from the School of Nursing, Oregon Health Sciences University, USA. Her research interest and major areas of expertise include advanced

gerontological nursing, health system and policy for elderly care and long-term care system for elderly in urban areas. She was appointed as an International Council of Nursing Expert in the area of Ageing Specialty from 2010 - 2014. Dr. Jiraporn has conducted many research projects and made great contribution to the field of ageing society in Thailand and international countries.

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Korb Limsuwan Office of Physical Resources Management, Chulalongkorn University Mr.Korb is currently working as the Head of Energy and Environment Unit at Chulalongkorn University (CU). His background is Structural Engineering. He was the President of CU Student Government from 2001 - 2002. He is an active

leader in transforming CU campus towards sustainability and green university.

Sirikul Laukaikul, Ph.D. Chief Executive/Brand Strategist & Sustainability Advisor, BrandBeing Consultant Co., Ltd. Sirikul began her career in Brand Marketing from the creative aspect, and later on moved to the strategic side of the business. She got her BA in Mass Communications from Chulalongkorn University, her MA in Advertising Management from University of Texas at Austin, and PhD in

Human Resource Development from International Program of Victoria University, Australia and Bhurapa University. After working for global network for almost 20 years, now Sirikul decided to set her own consulting firm with a mission to be a small but competent strategic advisory company, aim to work with Thai clients who truly believe in sustainable branding and systematic methodology. Her approach to develop and design brand strategy is based on the sufficiency economy philosophy. With the background ranging from creative to management to professional training plus her own unique combination of creative flair and strategic thinking make her ‘one of a kind’ consultant who can provide strategic & holistic recommendations that are sensible and practical for each client’s issues. Her strength is on compelling brand model creation and brand architecture strategy development.

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Pensri Suteerasarn President, Thai Listed Companies Association (TLCA) Ms. Pensri received her MBA from California State University, USA. She earned a Certificate Program from Harvard Extension School, USA and attended the Breakthrough Program for Senior Executives at IMD,

Switzerland. She has great experiences in Investment Banking and Finance and was the Deputy Chair of ASEAN CSR Network (CAN) Board of Trustees in July 2014. Since 2006, Ms. Pensri has been the President of Thai Listed Companies Association (TLCA) which is a not for profit organization. TLCA has 476 members which are the listed companies on the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) and the Market for Alternative Investment (MAI). TLCA has been playing an active role in the capital market development and social and economic development of Thailand. The organization emphasizes arranging activities and training to promote corporate governance and sustainable development.

Krisada Ruangchotevit Manager, Materiality Integration in Sustainable Development Office of Siam Cement Group (SCG) Krisada Ruangchotevit is Manager – Materiality Integration in Sustainable Development Office of Siam Cement Group (SCG). He began his career with SCG as an engineer in 1990,

an environmental executive consultant in 1997, a sustainable development assistant manager in 2006. Krisada is proactive in Sustainable Development. He took many leading roles in initiating sustainability projects of SCG for instances, Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction, Water Management, Green Procurement, Green Supply Chain, Sustainable Development for Suppliers, SCG eco products, and Green Building. Krisada is also a leading force to take SCG to achieve a Global Industry Leader in Construction Materials from Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI). As an expert in his field, he made contribution to various nonprofit organizations and institutes in form of lecturer, guest speaker and committee member such as Technical Committee on TISI Environmental Management: ISO 14000, Member of Natural Resources and Energy and

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Environmental Conservation Committee of the Thai Chamber of Commerce. Krisada graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering (Second Class Honors) from King Mongkut Institute of Technology Ladkrabang in 1990 and a Master’s degree, M.S. Environmental Engineering from Colorado State University in 1997.

Sangob Auloong Vice President of Operation, InterfaceFLOR (Thailand) Co., Ltd. Sangob (a.k.a. Sonny) steers Interface manufacturing plant in Chonburi under his Vice President of Operations title. His mission is to ensure that the factory

manufactures the highest quality carpet tiles and delivers to the customers in over 40 countries across Asia, Australia, Europe, and the Middle East within the shortest lead time. Beneath his calm demeanor lies a determination to successfully meet the challenges of product variety, leadership in design and technology, customization services, and all done under the company’s Mission Zero vision. Being exposed to diverse cultures and personalities through his overseas educations and world travel, Sonny has the insights to people and operations which enhance him to excel in leadership. He focuses on creating a value based culture that attracts talented people to the organization by offering them a chance to shine. Collaborative team work and sense of purpose drives Sonny and his team to perform at the highest level. The defining success story for Sonny has been the transformation of the Thailand factory to a world class leader in carpet tile manufacturing through implementation of Lean Manufacturing in key aspects of the operation. Sonny left his small northern hometown to attend high school in India before heading to Hawaii for a degree in electrical engineering, and back to Thailand to acquire his MBA. He has over 20 years of experience in manufacturing management.

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Professor Mario T. Tabucanon, Ph.D. UNU – IAS Professor Dr. Mario T. Tabucanon is Visiting Professor & Senior Research Fellow at the United Nations University Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability (UNU-IAS), Tokyo, Japan, and Emeritus Professor at the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Thailand. At UNU-IAS, he

serves as Asia-Pacific Regional Adviser to the Regional Centres of Expertise (RCEs) on Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) and takes part in overseeing the academic alliance known as the Promotion of Sustainability in Postgraduate Education and Research Network (ProSPER.Net). He leads the annual offering of the ASEAN+3 Leadership Programme on Sustainable Consumption and Production. He manages the “Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) Monitoring and Management in Asia” project at UNU-IAS. At AIT, where he served in the faculty for more than three decades (1978-2010), he assumed senior leadership positions - division chairman, dean, vice president (academic), provost and acting president. He is founding president of the International Society of Environmental and Rural Development, and International Adviser to the Executive Board of the Sirindhorn International Environmental Park Foundation under the patronage of HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn. He has made significant contributions to the academic fields of multiple criteria decision making and education for sustainable development. He has published extensively and serves on the editorial boards of many international peer-reviewed journals.

Philip Vaughter, Ph.D. UNU – IAS Philip Vaughter joined the Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) Project at the United Nations University Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability (UNU-IAS) in June of 2015. A native to Minnesota in the United States, he became interested in

sustainability issues as a youth when the forests and wetlands around his area

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of the country were converted into suburban developments that now routinely flood. He received an undergraduate degree in biology from Iowa State University in the United States and a post-graduate diploma in Environmental Sciences from University of Victoria in New Zealand before returning to Minnesota to complete his PhD in Conservation Biology with a focus on Environmental Policy. Philip became interested in science education during his post-graduate career, where he examined scientific knowledge among stakeholders and policy makers in regards to energy and climate change policy in OECD countries. Before joining UNU-IAS, he worked as a research fellow at York University in Canada. In Canada, his work focused on analysing the synergies and obstacles in linking local, regional, and national education policies to UN policy objectives. He also investigated the role of Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in promoting Education for Sustainable Development through curriculum, research, practice, and inter-institutional networks. Philip has taught undergraduate and post-graduate courses in ecology, biology, political science, sociology, and statistics during his graduate and professional career. This is his first time participating in the ProSPER.Net Young Researchers’ School.

Ikuno Suzuki UNU-IAS Ikuno Suzuki works as a Programme Associate for the ESD Programme of UNU-IAS. She joined the institute in September 2014 as a temporary staff and started her role as Administrative Programme Associate in April 2015. Before joining UNU-IAS, Ikuno worked in various

industries in the private sector, ranging from information, food, finance to travel and tourism, as well as in a couple of public institutions including JICA. She holds BA in African studies from University of Birmingham, UK and a master’s degree in African Area Studies from Kyoto University, Japan. Her academic interests include children’s education in Africa and she has lived in Ethiopia to do fieldwork for her master’s degree.

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Somnuck Jongmeewasin, Ph.D. Lecturer/Researcher, Silpakorn University International College / NEF:AEC Dr. Somnuck Jongmeewasin is a lecturer on environmental management at Silpakorn University International College (SUIC), academic coordinator of the Network of Eastern Friends: Agenda of Eastern Change (NEF:AEC), a CSO

member of World Resource Institute (WRI), and academic advisor for several public networks who are working for sustainable development between industrial sectors and their local communities in the eastern seaboard of Thailand. His background is in engineering. He had been working for over a decade as an engineering auditor for high-tech as well as oil & gas sectors domestically and internationally. He quit his job in order to pursue a doctoral degree on architectural heritage management. As an engineer, he was taught to believe that everything has a solution. But he believes the engineer's faith in solutions is not enough. He has been playing active roles in creating rules and regulations under win-win management for all stakeholders in the mentioned areas, without compromising on the environmental conservation for the next generations. He also experiences in networking more than a hundred local organizations around the country, and expertise in training and coaching with local organizations, and advocacy intensive experience with local organizations. In December 2015, he has been nominated as a member of the Community Rights and Natural Resources Sub-Commission, under the National Human Rights Commission of Thailand.

Somyos Chiewkul Member of the Municipal Council, Laemchabang Municipality Mr. Somyos is the president of the conservation network of Udom Bay in Sriracha, Chonburi province. He is an active local politician who has been the mediator between

industry and local community in the utilization and conservation of Laemchabang coastal area in Sriracha. He is currently studying political science

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at Nakhonratchasima College, Thailand.

Wijai Amaralikit Mayor, Panas Nikom Municipality Mayor Wijai earned his M.Eng in Civil Engineering from Akron University, Ohio, USA. He was the Chairman of Subcommittee on Environment, City Planning and Civil Engineering, National Municipality League of Thailand (NMT) and has contributed greatly to Model Cities in

Thailand. He has transformed many municipalities, including Panas Nikom, into sustainable cities with policies that emphasizes on waste management, low carbon environment and aging society. His leadership and successful model cities have been recognized nationally and internationally with several awards received from the Royal family, ministry and the World Health Organization (WHO).

Harin Sachdev, Ph.D. Lecturer, Faculty of Environment and Resource Studies, Mahidol University Harin Sachdev is an instructor and researcher at the Faculty of Environment and Resource Studies, Mahidol University, Thailand. His work is centered around

developing and integrating systemic approaches and scenario disciplines to advance the corporate sustainability strategy, where he has extensive experienced in the field of a Corporate Innovative Systematic-Scenario Sustainability Strategy Development. Dr. Harin has been working professionally as a project manager and consultant for a number of Local Governments and International Organizations. He currently carries out research focused on the post-2015 development agenda and the sustainable development goals (SDGs), with emphasis on the mechanisms of goal selection, monitoring and review, and means of implementation. He helped initiate the Country’s Low-carbon Society Sustainability Indicators, and lead the development of ASEAN Environmentally Sustainable City (ESC). Currently, Dr. Harin serves as a board

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and steering committee member of professional organization and networks, including in the establishment Thailand Low-carbon Society under the Self-sufficiency Economy Ideology. He also serves as the director of the Learning, Research and Technology Initiative Center for Environmental Security and Up-scaling Liable City on Local and Global Contexts.

Pongsak Suttinon, Ph.D. Lecturer, Faculty of Engineering, Chulalongkorn University Dr. Pongsak received his Doctoral degree in Infrastructure Systems Engineering from Kochi University of Technology, Japan and was an Assistant Professor there from 2009 - 2014. He used to work as

a water resources and planning engineer and project coordinator at TEAM Consulting Engineering and Management Co., Ltd., Thailand from 2004 – 2005. His research interests include climate change impact management, integrated water resources management, water economics and disaster-related economic damage assessment.

Supakorn Chinvanno Research Advisor, Southeast Asia SysTem for Analysis Research, and Training Regional Center (SEA START RC) / Program Manager for Climate Change Adaptation Research, Thailand Research Fund

Mr. Suppakorn Chinvanno graduated in Bachelor in Political Science from Chulalongkorn University, Thailand, and Master in Business Administration from University of Bridgeport, USA. He had worked in business sectors for over 15 years, mostly in management position in various IT companies, before turned to academic work with Southeast Asia START Regional Center in the year 2002. Since then, he has been working on establishing network of researchers and coordinating research teams on various climate change issues including future climate projection and climate change impact on various sectors as well as study on community vulnerability

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and adaptation to climate change. Lately, his work has been focused on development of framework and methodology for climate change adaptation planning at various scales and establishing knowledge support facilities for mainstreaming climate change into development plan.

The works on climate change consist of various regional climate change studies in the Southeast Asia region, namely, “Assessment on Impact and Adaptation to Climate Change in Multiple Regions and Multiple Sectors (AIACC)” (http://www.aiaccproject.org/), which he responsible for the regional study in the Southeast Asia under the sub-project - AIACC regional study AS07: Southeast Asia Regional Vulnerability to Changing Water Resource and Extreme Hydrological Events Due to Climate Change. In addition, he also leads a number of research capacity building programs and research projects on climate change such as Asia-Pacific Network for Global Change Research’s capacity building/capacity enhancement initiative, CAPaBLE Scientific Capacity Building/Enhancement for Sustainable Development Program CB-01/CB-02 “Building Capacity of Mekong River Countries to Assess Impacts from Climate Change – Case Study Approach on Assessment of Community Vulnerability and Adaptation to Impact of Climate Change on Water Resource and Food Production”, “Water and Climate Change in the Lower Mekong Basin: Diagnosis and recommendations for adaptation”, “Development of Regional Climate Change Scenarios for Thailand and Surrounding Countries”, “The Study on Risk, Vulnerability and Adaptation of Agriculture System and Rain-fed Farmer sub-sectors to Impact of Climate and Socio-economic Change: Case study in Chi-Mun river basin”. He also supports the study on Thailand Second National Communication to UNFCCC and the study on Capacity Building for Community to Adapt to Climate Change and Climate Risk Management for National Economic and Social Development Board, Thailand.

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Jaruwit (Kru Ussawin) Punyahotra Founder of Baan Rangsi Nursery House Having my educational and vocational diplomas earned from India and USA, I was indirectly asked by my aging parents to resign from the position of PR Manager & Guest Relations Officer at a five-star resort in Phuket, so that I could help supervise the English teachings at my parents’ school in

Bangkok. I left the post rather unwillingly because I was having the best time of life, not only by meeting people from all over the world but also by being with very clean environment, particularly food and air. However, it wasn’t food and air that I had chosen the job at the resort but it was the children, I wasn’t too pleased with children therefore, I had not chosen to be a teacher at first. As time passed by, I saw innocence in children, slowly I started loving them. At this age my wife and I have no kids but we have children of all ages to take care of. Having kindness and love for them, I supported my hard working wife making this roof veggie garden. Years passed, our home now has a tiny clean environment that gives us good food and good air.

Kunnudhapat (Kru Usa) Punyahotra Founder of Baan Rangsi Nursery House Usa loves vegetables. She seeked and selected the biotic ones from supermarkets but still she couldn’t be too sure if those expensive vegetables were purely biotic, organic and non-toxic, healthy food or those words were just commercial advertisement. She finally found out from

trustable sources that 80 % of those claimed biotic, organic, non-toxic, healthy food were fake. There exists 20 % pure vegetables yet naturally they gradually lose their original vitamins, minerals and nutrition once taken away from the soil. This inspired her to learn to grow vegetable, from 1 to 2, 2 to 4, to 8…to 100. With such inspiration, together with love for the kids at our Nursery plus the knowledge gained from Bachelor degree (Home Economics), she has successfully made our place a self-reliance home.

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Assistant Professor Somporn Kamolsiripichaiporn, Ph.D. Chulalongkorn University Dr. Somporn was the former Executive Director of the Center of Excellence on Hazardous Substance Management, a consortium of 4 universities in Thailand with Chulalongkorn University being the lead institution. Since 1997, she has played role as one of the coordinating

team members of the Greening of Industry Network which is an international network of professionals focusing on issues of industrial development, environment, and society, and dedicated to building a sustainable future. Her research interests encompass industrial ecology, chemical safety management, corporate social responsibility (CSR) and sustainability reporting. She has actively promoted sustainability reporting as a tool to develop CSR framework towards sustainability for Thai industry since the launch of Global Reporting Initiative (GRI). She was a member of the working group on indicators during the development of GRI-G3 reporting guideline. Apart from the academic responsibility, she engaged in various activities related to sustainable consumption and production, and sustainability reporting in collaboration with international organizations such as United Nations Environment Programme, Asian Development Bank, US-Asia Environmental Partnership, Salzburg Global Seminar and United Nations University, as well as local institutions, e.g. Thailand Research Fund, Science Society of Thailand, Thai Health Promotion Foundation, and Thai Listed Companies Association.

At present, she heads the Environment and Energy Commission at the Thailand International Chamber of Commerce. She is a member of the National Sub-committee for Implementation of the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal. During the past five years, she has actively performed the duty of administrative committee of the Science Society of Thailand under the Patronage of His Majesty the King, and also took two terms of chairmanship of the Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Section. For ProSPER.Net, she served as a member of the selection committee and a panelist for the 2012

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ProSPER.Net-Scopus Young Scientist Awards in Sustainable Development and she is now the official contact person of Chulalongkorn University.

Penjai Sompongchaiyakul, Ph.D. Director, Southeast Asia START Regional Center/ Assistant Professor, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University

Dr. Penjai Sompongchaiyakul received her Bachelor of Science in Marine Science and a Master of Science in Physical and Chemical Oceanography from Chulalongkorn

University, Thailand. She had worked in food industry business with a last position as an associate manager for research and development sector of the Unicord Group Company. After that she got a position at Prince of Songkla University and continued her study. She got her Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering from the University of New South Wales, Australia. She had returned to work for Faculty of Environmental Management, Prince of Songkla University. She joined Department of Marine Science, Chulalongkorn University since 2009. She was an adjunct lecturer at Coastal and Marine Environmental Management and Technology Program, School of Engineering and Resources Management, Walailak University during 2000-2012.

Other than academic, she was an associate dean for Academic Affairs and Research of Faculty of Environmental Management, Prince of Songkla University during 2002-2005; a member of Songkhla Lake Watershed Committee (academic and expert sector) of Department of Water Resources, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE) from 2003 to 2007; an expert (on Marine Pollution and Environmental Health) Committee for Mediation and Dispute Resolution of the Civil Court (Bangkok) on 2013 Rayong Oil Spill during 2015-2016; a member of the Coordination and Understanding between Thai Oil Co., LTD. and Ban Ao-Udom Communities Project Committee since 2015; a project advisory on the Environmental health impact assessment (EHIA) of New Refinery Unit Increasing Petroleum Refining Capacity and Construction of Jetties No. 7 & 8 of Thai Oil Co., LTD. since 2015; supervisory

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board on the EHIA of Laemchabang Deep Seaport Phase III Development Project since 2016; a working group on toxic marine animals and marine pollution of the Subcommittee on Marine Resources Management, Department of Marine and Coastal Resources, MONRE since 2017; an expert (on Marine Pollution and Environmental Health) committee for Mediation and Dispute Resolution of the Rayong Municipal on 2013 Rayong Oil Spill since 2017.

Pasicha Chaikaew, Ph.D. Lecturer, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University Pasicha received her Bachelor of Business Administration with first honor degree at Maejo University, Chiang Mai, Thailand. Her strong interest in nature and environment let to her studying environmental science at Mahidol

University, Bangkok, where she obtained her Master of Science in Natural Resource Management degree. She worked as an environmental analyst for international firms for nearly three years. Pasicha then received funding from the Royal Thai Government to pursue a higher education degree. She enrolled in the doctorate program at the University of Florida, USA and earned her Ph.D. degree in Soil and Water Science in 2014. Upon starting her career as a full-time faculty member after her graduation, Pasicha has maintained an exceptional commitment to the interdisciplinary studies by seeking to combine her training in the biophysical science with social science. She received extra education and training on sustainable development from the UN Winter School on Sustainable Consumption and Production in 2014 and the ProSPER.Net Leadership Programme titled ‘Transformational Leadership in Implementing and Assessing Sustainability Projects’ in 2015. Her promising goal is to create a positive impact to students and the environment she lives in by educating students and stakeholders as well as living in a more sustainable lifestyle.

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Pantana Tor-ngern, Ph.D. Lecturer, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University Pantana received her Bachelor and Master’s degrees in Electrical Engineering and Ph.D. in Environmental Science from Duke University,

North Carolina, USA. Although she was trained to be a forest ecophysiologist who studies the effects of environmental changes on forest structure and functions, her interests lie in a variety of environmental issues. She loves gaining knowledge through collaborations with people from all areas, not limited to science. One of her ultimate goals is to effectively communicate the science with those who have limited scientific backgrounds for better coping with the climate change.

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PARTICIPANTS Ahmad Agus Setiawan Lecturer/Researcher, Universitas Gadjah Mada Dr. Ahmad Agus Setiawan has research passion in Renewable Energy Systems and Applications for Sustainable Development. Realizing Indonesia is an archipelagoes country with more than 13,000 islands which many of small & remote islands are lacking of electricity supply, he undertook study focusing on utilizing

renewable energy resources to generate electricity. He obtained PhD in Renewable Energy Systems from Curtin University, Australia; MSc in Sustainable Energy Engineering from KTH, Sweden and BEng in Electrical Engineering from UGM, where he is currently teaching at the Department of Engineering Physics. He is actively involved in the Working Group on Energy Self Sufficient Program for Indonesia within the Institute of Research and Community Services of UGM and an active member of Indonesian Renewable Energy Society (IRES – METI). He is involved in the project development of hybrid energy system for outermost island of Marampit, in cooperation with the Ministry of Research and Technology (RISTEK) Indonesia. Currently he is an expert staff at Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources for National Energy Policy to be implemented throughout local government in Indonesia. Previously, winning a UNESCO & Daimler sponsored Mondialogo Engineering Award 2007, he and his students successfully implemented a Solar Water Pumping System for a rural karsts area in Yogyakarta through Student Community Services Program by utilizing Renewable Energy Technology. This work draws some other awards: PII Engineering Award 2010 from The Institution of Engineers Indonesia, Australian Alumni Award 2011 for Sustainable Economic and Social Development from Australian Embassy in Indonesia; and Energy Globe Award 2012 from an Austrian Foundation. The project is also receiving the Outstanding Flagship Project recognition in the 9th Global Regional Centre of Expertises RCE Conference Okayama, Japan 4-7 Nov 2014. He is Energy Globe Ambassador in 2013 and Energy and Innovation of Technology Team Coordinator in Australia Awards Alumni Reference Group

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ARG 2014-2016. Dr. Ahmad Agus Setiawan is the recipient of Habibie Award 2014 in Engineering from The Habibie Center.

Ahmed Aslam Waheed Student, UN Environment Tongji IESD Master of Environmental Engineering My research interests lie mostly in climate change adaptation, especially assessments of climate change adaptation. Currently I am preparing for a research into the hazardous effects of microplastics in fish guts

especially, Tuna in the Maldives. The things I love most in life are my family, my passion for learning and hanging out with friends. I love photography and it is one of my biggest hobbies. The kinds of people I’d like to meet are ones who are those who appreciate the environment around us and those who are pro-environment and persons who have an appreciation, a sensitivity, and an understanding of life fills them with compassion, gentleness, and a deep loving concern.

Amonpak Na Nakorn Lecturer, Songkhla Rajabhat University I’m Amonpak Na Nakorn who stay at the Hatyai city, Songkhla Province with my family. The province is my home town which is located of Southern Thailand. I studied the bachelor's degree, master's degree and doctoral’ degree at Prince of Songkla University. Moreover, I working at

Ratjabhatsongkhla University. No doubt that l have so familiar with Songkhla Province where had Songkhla Lake of west side and Gulf of Thailand of east side. Therefore, I realized with the issues of coastal environment which are important to communities, agriculture, aquaculture, etc. When I studied on M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Environmental Management. I attempted to learned and looked for new experience about environmental management. Those were at least three projects which included in follow: The first project is Environmental

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Impact Assessment (EIA) Project for establishment of Vachira Phuket Hospital in Phuket province, Thailand.

The second project is 2013 ProSPER.Net Young Researchers’ School Program, Partnerships in Water and Biodiversity for Sustainable Development at Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand. The third project is cooperative project between France and Thailand, Franco-Thai (2012-2013) Scholarship, Ecological Monitoring System of Bandon Bay’s Coastal Resources in Surat Thani Province (Thailand). I certainly obtained many experiences from three project. Then, I so aware with environmental management, especially coastal aquaculture area. In addition, I started a lecturer in the program of environmental and natural disaster management for master student. That is challenging to develop further of my skill and knowledge on environmental management, both research and teaching.

Darmawan PhD Student, Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia, Bandung I Graduated from Universitas Tadulako (Indonesia) and earned a Bachelor Degree in Education (B.Ed), and earned Master of Philosophy (M.Phil) specializing in Education, Development, and Peace from Tromso University (Norway). Currently, I am a Ph.D student at Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia, Bandung, majoring in Curriculum

Development. I belong to faculty members of Universitas Tadulako, and teach English to university students. My interest lies in following areas: English Education, Curriculum Development, Education for Sustainable Development, and School Bullying.

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Haslenda Hashim Associate Professor/Deputy Director, Process Systems Engineering Centre, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor Malaysia Dr. Haslenda Hashim is Associate Professor, and Deputy Director of Process Systems Engineering Centre

(PROSPECT), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia. She received her Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Chemical Engineering from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia and PhD from University of Waterloo, Canada. She specialises in process planning and optimization. Her research activities are focused on low carbon society (LCS), Renewable Energy distributed electricity generation (DEG) system, and waste to wealth. Dr. Haslenda has been providing training and technical consultancy to the industry and government, certified trainer for Asean Energy Management Schemes (AEMAS), technical expert for green technology fund scheme (GTFS) and expert panel advisor for Malaysia Green Technology Corporation and Sustainable Energy Development Authority (SEDA) Malaysia. She is the energy project lead coordinator for international joint research project with SATREPS JAPAN under project Low Carbon Society (LCS) which funded by Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). She is also the recipient of Highly Commended in the Sustainable Technology Award of the 2014 IChemE Global Awards, Winner of the Sustainable Technology Awards of the 2014 IChemE Malaysia Awards, International Exchange Programme Awards 2014: Modelling the Future – Understanding Global Challenges through Computer-Based Modelling Simulation by German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), International Visiting Scholars Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), US, Award winning software ‘Solid Waste Management Resource Tool’ (SMART) for Korea Women Inventors Special Award, 2013, Renewable Energy Research Program Award, 2009 and Low Carbon Green Energy and Environmental Green Technology for Sustainable Development, 2014 from the National Science Council of Taiwan. She is also the recipient of Young Scientist Network - Akademi Sains Malaysia, 2013. She has published more than 100 technical papers in national and high-impact international refereed journals, Low Carbon Society Blueprint for

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Iskandar malaysia and presented more than 100 papers in local and international conferences. She holds nine patents and 20 copyrights.

Hoan Nguyen Research Associate/Project Officer, Singapore Internet Research Center, Nanyang Technological University I am currently working as a research associate and project officer at the Singapore Internet Research Center, Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information, Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore. My research focuses on implications of information communication

technologies (ICTs), especially mobile phones and new media technologies, for social changes, gender and development issues in different contexts. Previously, I graduated with a Master of Mass Communication at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore, and a Honors degree in Education (with Disctinction) from Hanoi National University of Education in Vietnam. Before joing the Singapore Internet Research Center, I worked as a researcher at Multi-plAtform Game Innovation Centre (MAGIC) in NTU, involved in research activities concerning next generations of digital games for non-leisure purposes to solve social issues and contribute to policy communication.

At the Singapore Internet Research Center, I have engaged in various research projects on ICTs for development, and social consequences of technology and new media. I have carried out empirical fieldworks and contributed to theoretical building, particularly in projects on gender equality, migration, cultural diversity, and associated roles of information communication technologies. Besides, my role is to manage the overall research and admin activities of the Centre, upkeep communication activities, establish partnerships with international and local institutions, and assist in research grant applications.

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Karishma Kashyap PhD Student, RMIT University, Australia Karishma Kashyap is a final year PhD Student in School of Property, Construction and Project Management at RMIT University, Australia. Her field of study is Sustainability in Built Environment and research focus is on “closing the loop between occupant satisfaction and role of management to assist Victorian academic institutions

execute efficient performance management.” The research aims to provide sustainable solutions and best practice model for academic institutions with cooperation between the building users and the management. Her background is in Environmental Studies and Resource Management with a focus on urban planning. She has been a College and University Topper all through. She has previous work experience as Research Assistant at RMIT University on projects related to urban planning and promotion of energy efficiency in Australia, and currently working as National Consultant on a “Sustainable Cities” project with the United Nations Industrial Organisation (UNIDO) India.

Kristian July Yap Assistant Professor, University of the Philippines Diliman Engr. Kristian July R. Yap holds a M.S. in Chemical Engineering (2014) and a B.S. in Chemical Engineering (2009) from the University of the Philippines (UP), Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines. He is currently an Assistant Professor of the Department of Chemical Engineering, teaching undergraduate chemical engineering courses.

Engr. Yap is also the Head of UP Diliman’s Task Force on Solid Waste Management (TFSWM), where he leads a team of 19 people focusing on the university's solid waste management program. He envisions to have a more efficient and safe operations in the Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) and to expand the role of his unit in promoting waste segregation and management to the whole UP Diliman community. Aside from the solid waste management

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activities, the task force has its urban agriculture initiatives to support the university’s call for environmental sustainability.

Engr. Yap is the Pollution Control Officer (PCO) of the University, with accreditation from the Department of Environment and Natural Resources – Environmental Management Bureau (DENR-EMB). He deals with the university’s current issues on pollution control and the management of toxic and hazardous wastes of the university. He is a member of the Philippine Institute of Chemical Engineers (PIChE) and the Water Environment Association of the Philippines, Inc.

Kwanmanas Meethavorn PhD Student, Chulalongkorn University I am a PhD student in the department of Environmental Engineering, Chulalongkorn university, Thailand where graduated my bachelor, however I finish my master’s degree in Sustainable energy and Entrepreneurship at university of Nottingham, UK. I am interested in sustainable development and doing my PhD research on

urban water resource consumption in Bangkok. I am focusing on human behaviour to see what they are thinking about water consumption and conservation as well as their awareness on environmental aspects in order to figure out where and how water conservation could be made.

Apart from studying, I usually find activities to join both academic and non-academic. This is because it allows me to gain new experience and learn how to work with new people and in new environment. I am an enthusiastic, optimistic, open-minded, and adaptable person. I am eager to learn new things and prefer challenging new skill and tasks. I am also a good team player who can work with multi-cultural, multi-national environment.

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Lay Mei Sim PhD Student, Universiti Sains Malaysia Sim Lay Mei obtained Master of Science in Integrated Natural Resource Management (MSc.) from Humboldt University of Berlin in 2013 and Bachelor of Science in Biology (Genetics) from National University of Malaysia in 2011. She is currently doing her PhD in University Science Malaysia under supervision of Professor Chan Ngai Weng

and Professor Dr Wan Ruslan Ismail. She has a diversified research background for approximately 5 years. Additional involvement also includes volunteer experience in a non-governmental organization lead by the Water Watch Penang and AWO Bundesverband Berlin. Previously, she worked as a research assistant and collaborate with master and PhD students from Humboldt University and China Agricultural University (CAU) as well as administration officers from Naban River Watershed National Nature Reserve (NNNR) on baseline study project entitled, Sustainable Rubber Cultivation in the MEKONG Region: Interdisciplinary Stakeholder Analysis in Xishuangbanna Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China under supervision of Prof. Dr. Uwe Jens Nagel, Dr Thomas Aenis & Dr. Susanne Hofmann-Souki.

Muhammad Afzal Director, Candide-Global (Pvt) Ltd. I am Muhammad Afzal, a civil engineer by profession with specialization in Construction Management. I belong to Pakistan, a lively place indeed. I have graduated from one of the renowned engineering university of Pakistan. Thailand has always fascinated me for its beautiful beaches since childhood. So, receiving an

opportunity to pursue post-graduation from AIT, Bangkok was one of the remarkable day of my life. I have learnt both theoretical and practical knowledge during my stay in Thailand and was lucky enough to get to know awesome people there. After graduation, I have joined my family construction business and currently striving to divert the strategy towards sustainable

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construction. My aim in life to see people enjoying physiological needs in all parts of the world, and in this regards my priority area is a HOME FOR EVERYONE. Let’s join hands together to bring construction affordable for all people irrespective of class and income barriers. I have a staunch believe on freedom of the basic rights for all humans of the world. I wish that I can transform my dream to reality which is “HOME FOR ALL”. Thank you.

Mumtas Meraman Lecturer, Songkhla Rajabhat University Mumtas Meraman is a lecturer in the program of environmental and natural disaster management at Songkhla Rajabhat University. I started a lecturer in 2005. I received a B.A. in Geography from Thaksin University, a master degree and Ph.D. in Environmental Management

from Prince of Songkla University. I have expertise in Sustainable Land Management and Geographic lnformation System. My researches interest encompass Land Management, Food Security and Natural Disaster Management. I have applied the concepts of sustainable development in my works, such as: to identil, the appropriate sustainability indicators and the concepts of sustainable development in any related projects of strategic planning to distiibute the concepts to people in the local communities, to explain and discuss the concepts with graduate students.

Nhat Ha Chi Nguyen Environmental and Social Consultant, Power Engineering Consulting Firm under Electricity of Vietnam Ha Chi is an environmental and social consultant, who are working for a Power Engineering Consulting Firm under Electricity of Vietnam (EVN) since 2009. The main experiences have been provided Environmental Impact

Assessment and other Environmental and Social Safeguard documents for power projects, such as hydropower plants, coal-fired power plant, etc.

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Her bachelor of Science in Environmental Science was obtained from National University in HCM City, Vietnam. In 2014, she attended a training course in Safeguard Policy provided by the ADB, and another course in Social Impact Assessment for sustainable hydropower development provided by IFC-WB in 2015. Currently, she is pursuing a Master Degree in Asian Institute of Technology – AIT Thailand in the field of Environmental Engineering and Management under the support from Thai Royal Government’s Scholarship. Her Master’s research is working with modelling software/tools to set up a 3D modelling system for Particulate Matter air quality in Bangkok Metropolitan Region, such as WRF model, biogenic emission model and CAMx model. The objective is focusing on develop tools and scientific evidences to support decision makers to develop the air quality control program. Ha Chi lives in the south of Vietnam.

Nooshin Torabi Researcher, RMIT University Nooshin undertook her PhD in the Interdisciplinary Conservation Science Research Group within the School of Global, Urban and Social Studies in RMIT University. Her thesis title is “Understanding landholder participation in biodiverse carbon plantings”, which explores the socio-

cultural drivers of private landholders who participate in biodiverse carbon plantings on their properties. Furthermore, she explored the opinions of policy makers and academics in the field of carbon and biodiversity. She has also developed a Bayesian Belief Network model (probability modelling) to predict the probability of landholder participation rate in biodiverse carbon plantings. This model investigates the influence of program design, financial incentives and landholder’s value of co-benefits on the predicted participation rate. After the completion of her studies, she has been working with the Interdisciplinary Conservation Science Research Group on different research projects including feral cat control in Australia and measuring biodiversity co-benefits of environmental education and citizen science programs.

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Parinda Thayanukul Lecturer, King Monkut’s University of Technology Thonburi I am a lecturer on environmental study in a university in Thailand. I always try to live with low carbon footprint to be a good model for my students and colleague in order to promote the sustainable world. I believe that every new

things that we wish needs to start from our self. I would like to know more people who also aim to make the better world and contributing to that. I can learn from them, exchange idea, and development myself and society.

Pratima Singh Research Scientist, Centre for Study of Science Technology and Policy Dr. Pratima Singh holds a Doctoral Degree in Natural Resources (Energy and Environment) from TERI University, New Delhi. Her doctoral research was on “Energy use and GHG emission analysis of urban wastewater infrastructure and scoping for use of renewable energy resources”. Her work focused on different forms of energy consumption

and GHG emissions estimation for urban wastewater infrastructure. Prior to joining the Doctoral programme, Pratima worked as a Resource Scientist with Compusense Automation, in Ahmedabad and as Project Manager with Gujarat Council of Science and Technology (GUJCOST) – DST, Government of Gujarat. During the course of her Doctoral programme, she handled the responsibilities of Programme Associate for an e-learning programme called ProSPER.Net (UNU-IAS). She also worked as a Project Associate for APN funded water-energy-carbon nexus project at TERI University. Pratima has been a recipient of the Senior Research Fellowship from the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) for her Doctoral areas include energy and GHG estimation, renewable energy (solar PV), centralised and decentralised systems and water and wastewater infrastructure. Her research interests lie in field of energy, environment and policy aspect for sustainable development.

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Presently, she is working as Research Scientist with Centre for Study of Science Technology and Policy (CSTEP), Bangalore, Karnataka. She is coordinating research in the area of air and water pollution. She is involved in projects related to GHG emission estimation from Industrial wastewater as well as examining aspects related to “Sanitation for all” in a study “long term strategy for low carbon development” for India. As part of air pollution study, she is preparing framework for air quality modeling and inventory creation for Bangalore city.

Subarna Sivapalan Head of Social Transformation & Development for Sustainability Research Cluster, Universiti Teknologi EPTRONAS, Malaysia Dr Sivapalan is attached to Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Malaysia where she heads the Social Transformations & Development for Resource

Sustainability research cluster, and the Scholarship of Teaching & Learning research cluster, within the university’s Centre for Excellence in Teaching & Learning.

Subarna’s areas of expertise and interests are in translational and education research, specifically in Education for Sustainable Development, Sustainability Communication, Environmental Humanities, Blended Learning and Higher Education Teaching and Learning. Collectively, she has published close to 60 books, book chapters, journals and indexed proceedings in these areas. She is presently working on her second book, Teaching and Learning in Higher Education: Innovations for Engineering & Technology Education, which is due to be published in 2018.

She is presently an Adjunct Fellow at Western Sydney University’s School of Education, where she is attached to the School’s Centre for Educational Research and the University’s Regional Centre of Expertise on Education for Sustainable Development. She is also a Visiting Fellow at the University of New South Wales, where she works with the CRC Low Carbon Living on her work on environmental humanities. Subarna is also familiar with postgraduate supervision and external examination procedures in Australian

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universities, where she served as external reviewer for a postgraduate student in Macquarie University. She is also Deputy Chair of the National Eco-Campus Committee, and Co-Chair of the National Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) Workgroup, both hosted by WWF Malaysia.

Subarna has a good postgraduate and undergraduate teaching and supervision track record, for which she won the Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS Effective Education Delivery Award in the year 2015. She also led the Sustainable University Student Workgroup (SUSWG), which she advises to win WWF Malaysia’s Model University recognition for their efforts on Youth Empowerment for Sustainable Consumption & Production.

Thi Kim Chi Do PhD Student, Vietnam National University HCMC International University Do Thi Kim Chi hold a master’s degree in Environmental Science and has enrolled a PhD course at Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology and Griffith University in December 2015. Her research topic focuses on developing

policy framework to reduce in use of single-use items in context of SCP in Vietnam. Currently, she works as a lecturer in environmental management at HCMC Open University. She comes from a peaceful and friendly country and is willing not only to absorb professional knowledge from the program but also to share practical experience and gained knowledge of sustainable development with other participants.

Thuangsit Denpetkul Post-Doctoral Fellow, Centre of Excellence on Hazardous Substance Management My name is Thuangsit Denpetkul. I am 29 years old. Recently, I work as a postdoctoral fellow at Chulalongkorn University, Thailand. I conduct research on the willingness to pay for household hazardous waste in Thailand. I received a BA in Environmental Engineering from

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Chulalongkorn University with a focus on microbial fuel cell from swine wastewater. Then, I continued to study in a Master degree of Environmental Engineering at Asian Institute of Technology, and my research focused on copper and lead adsorption in Boraphet Lake sediment and potential removal using physico-chemical treatments. After graduation, I pursued my study in the Ph.D. level of Environmental Engineering in Kyoto University focusing on assessment and control of virological risk in reclaimed water treated by soil-aquifer treatment.

Tooba Masood Doctoral Candidate, Asian Institute of Technology Thailand Tooba is a friendly imperturbable person and considers herself as an energy economist in the making. She has diversified set of knowledges beyond conventional academic boundaries. Her area of expertise are

amalgamation of business, management, energy, and economics. For doctoral research, she decided to work on energy pricing policy touching a sensitive subject of subsidies in a niche never touched earlier for Pakistan. This solution oriented research attempts to find out best policy options while assessing impacts of subsidy policies. Her academic background involves commerce, energy management and business studies.

Apart from academic interests, she is a compassionate person who has deep conviction in solving the problems and simplifying life for the deprived masses. She is inclined more towards upscaling of life standards in underdeveloped communities by contributing to sustainable development goals in a substantial way. Moreover, she is looking forward to building collaborative network of friends in the areas of sustainability and climate finance.

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Orawan Klanbut Customer Experience and Sustainable Development Manager, InterfaceFLOR (Thailand) Co., Ltd. I am currently working as the Sustainable Development Manager at Interface Thailand. My educational backgrounds are BA in International Business and MBA in Financial

Management from University of Wales Institute, Cardiff. My first job was about rice and machinery which allowed me to travel to places that produced rice both in Thailand and in Asian countries. At that time, I never knew the word ‘sustainability’ before. My second job was about financial analysis and SAAP consulting. This job was worse, just stayed inside the office with loads of data. I thought I needed something new so I found a new job. I would say this job changed my life. Sustainability at Interface is like a life or a blood line in our body. Most of the business that I used to work with focused on profit. They may have some CSR activities for their image. But interface is different; we walk the talk “Doing well by Doing Good”. These change my life. I am one of the ‘Mission Zero’ Ambassadors. I would like to exchange my experience to other people to make our globe better.

Kittikhun Wangkanont, Ph.D. Lecturer, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University Dr. Wangkanont received a Ph.D. in chemistry from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. His research interests are in the structures of carbohydrate-binding proteins and carbohydrate biosynthetic enzymes in pathogenic bacteria. As one of the instructors for Thai high school students to participate in the International Biology Olympiads, he is

interested in the social and economic impact of science education. As a current and previous shareholder of several Thai and US companies, he is also interested in corporate decision making and sustainable business models.

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General Information for the Participants and Observers

Welcome to Bangkok, Thailand! Chulalongkorn University and the ProSPER.Net Secretariat at the United Nations University Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability (UNU-IAS) are pleased to welcome you to the 2017 ProSPER.Net Leadership Programme. Please find below useful information for all dates, venue, accommodations, transportation and other relevant details. Please make sure to read this carefully before you set off to Bangkok! Accommodations Participants are expected to arrive in Bangkok in time to attend the first session of the programme in the evening of 29 June 2017. On campus accommodation is arranged for all participants at Chulalongkorn University International House (CU iHouse) throughout the period of the LP Programme except the night of 1 July 2017 for the field trip to Chonburi. Chulalongkorn University International House (CU iHouse), Bangkok (http://www.chula.ac.th/en/prospective-student/accommodation) Address: 268 Chulalongkorn Soi 9, Charasmuang Rd., Wangmai, Pathumwan, Bangkok 10330 Tel: 02 217 3188, Fax: 02 217 3111, E-mail:cuh.remsthailand@colliers.com - Check in time: after 14:00 - Check out time: before 12:00

Note: In case of early arrival, you may leave your luggage at the 24-hour reception, free of charge. * Please note that you will be asked to clear your room at iHouse and check-out in the morning on 1 July, and check-in once again on 2 July after you come back from the field trip. You should prepare all necessary items including passport/ identification documents in a small bag to spend one night away. For the luggage, a room at iHouse will be arranged to keep them for the night, however it is recommended that you do not leave valuable items in the luggage to be stored at iHouse while you are away.

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* One key card and one key will be issued per room. In case of loss or damage, it is the responsibility of the participant to pay 1,000 THB charge. Central Place, Chonburi (188 Moo 1, Tambon Samed, Ampur Mueang, Chonburi) Upon arrival at Chonburi Province in the evening of 1 July, we will check into the Central Place Hotel and check out the next morning. Transportation • Getting to CU iHouse from Suvarnabhumi Airport by Airport Rail Link (ARL) To avoid heavy traffic jam in central Bangkok city especially at rush hours, the quick and convenient way is to take the Airport Rail Link from the Airport to Phaya Thai Station. The ride takes half an hour and costs 45 Thai Baht. Airport Rail Link: http://www.srtet.co.th/index.php/en/

Once you get off the ARL at Phaya Thai station, the easiest way is to take taxi

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ARL – Metered-Taxi On arrival to Phaya Thai Station by ARL, take elevator or the stairs down to concourse level. After going through the ticket barrier, use stairs or escalator or small elevator to level one, followed by escalator to street level for the taxi to CU iHouse. It costs approximately less than 100 baht in a normal traffic condition and takes about 20 minutes to the accommodation. Please note that travelling time may be much longer due to heavy traffic especially during rush hour. It is advisable to avoid travelling by taxi if you are in hurry. Please print out the map to show to the taxi driver. All taxis charge by the meter, starting at 35 Baht. Map of Phaya Thai BTS Station and ARL Station

Map of CU iHouse for the taxi driver

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• Getting to the Leadership Programme Venue The main programme venue is at the Center of Excellence on Hazardous Substance Management (HSM). It takes less than 10-minute walk from the iHouse. A brief map is shown below. The campus map will be provided at CU iHouse upon checking in, or you can download a map from http://www.chula.ac.th/en/about/cu-map. On 29 June 2017, all participants should gather at CU iHouse at 17.30 and will be guided to the venue. Dates and Venue 29-30 June 2017 : HSM, Chulalongkorn University 1 July 2017 : HSM 2 July 2017 : Chonburi Province 3 July 2017 : HSM 4 July 2017 : Department of Environmental Science, Faculty of

Science 5 July 2017 : ARI Conference at CU International Multi-disciplinary

Building (Chamchuri 10); Reception at Thai Pavilion next to the conference building

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Reimbursement of Your Travel Expenses (Applicable only to the participants travelled by air) You will receive the fixed amount of travel allowance to cover your local transportation cost based on the UNU regulations through bank transfer after successful completion of the Programme. Visa processing fees will be also reimbursed at the actual cost of the processing fee. The expenses will be reimbursed upon submission of the following documents:

• Original signed F 10 Form (the form will be handed to you at the Programme)

• Original stubs of your boarding passes (Please submit your outbound stubs to ProSPER.Net Secretariat (Ms. Ikuno Suzuki) on your arrival on 29 June. As for your inbound stubs, please send the scanned copy and keep the original until the payment is completed. You might be asked to submit the original.)

• Original receipts for visa processing fee (if applicable) • Vendor form (if you have not submitted it yet)

Please note that the reimburse process will take 6-8 weeks after we receive all the required documents.

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Currency The currency exchange rate as of June 2017 for Thai Baht is approximately THB 34.14 to USD 1.00. Money exchange from major foreign currencies to Thai Baht is available at the airport and banks in the city. It is advisable to have some cash in Thai Baht before you leave the airport in Bangkok for your convenience. Flights Please refer to the flight itinerary and the e-ticket that the ProSPER.Net Secretariat has sent you. <In case your flight is cancelled/delayed> Once a flight ticket is issued, it is difficult for the Secretariat to change it in any case. If your flight is cancelled/delayed (owing to the weather etc.) and you need to rearrange your flight, please contact the airline counter at the airport directly and report your situation to Ms. Pantana (Poy) Tor-ngern (local host, Tel: +66-99-394-9777, Email: pantana.t@chula.ac.th), Ms. Ikuno Suzuki (ikuno.suzuki@unu.edu), and Ms. Kiyoko Uematsu (k.uematsu@unu.edu). If your direct flight is cancelled, please request the airline to arrange a flight that brings you to Bangkok at earliest. If your flight delays and you are going to miss your connection flight, please negotiate to reschedule your connection flight at the airline counter before you take your first flight if possible. If you cannot, please obtain the certificate of your flight delay and rearrange the connection flight once you arrive at the airport for transit. In this case, it does not usually cost you to change your flights. However, if your flight is arranged by UNU-IAS and you are requested to pay for the re-arrangement of the flight, please check the price and let us know before you rearrange it. For the urgent matter, please call the ProSPER.Net Secretariat (+81-3-5467-1212 ext.1216), Ms. Ikuno Suzuki at +81-90-8217-0681 or Ms. Kiyoko Uematsu at +8170-1591-8952. Immigration Requirements We request that you check with your airlines and the embassy or consulate of Thailand in your area about visa requirements well in advance. Travelers requiring an entry visa are advised to apply early for it, since it may take 10

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days or more to obtain it. Please submit the receipt of the visa application fee (if any) After the Programme Ice Breaking/Briefing on 29 June 2017. All participants travelling from outside Thailand should make sure that you are in possession of a passport/ travel document valid for at least 6 months at the time of arrival in Thailand. Travel Insurance Please make sure to have your travel insurance covering your whole stay in Thailand. UNU-IAS, ProSPER.Net Secretariat and Chulalongkorn University will not be able to provide this and are not responsible in case any medical emergency happens. ProSPER.Net Secretariat and Chulalongkorn University will be happy to assist participants in any need they might have, but medical related expenses shall be covered by individual travel insurance. Boarding Stubs Please keep the boarding stubs (remaining part of the boarding passes) and submit them to Ms. Ikuno Suzuki after the programme Ice Breaking/Briefing on 29 June 2017. For the return flight boarding stubs, please send the scanned copy to the ProSPER.Net Secretariat (prospernet.lp@unu.edu) after the completion of the programme (and keep the original until the payment is completed), otherwise you might be charged for the full airfare. Meals

• Welcoming Dinner on 29 June 2017, at HSM, 18:00 – 20:00 • Breakfast: Provided at SASA from 06:30 to 10:00 (except for 29 June

and 2 July 2017) • Lunch and dinner: Provided mostly at the meeting facility (except for

2 July 2017) • Reception on 5 July at the Thai Pavilion from 18:00 •

Internet Access/ Wi-Fi Available in the university campus and CU iHouse (password will be provided upon arrival/check in).

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SIM Cards SIM Cards can be purchased from various telecommunication companies booth at any international airport and 7-eleven store (one available at CU iHouse). There are 3 main providers: TRUE, AIS, and DTAC. Any of them is good to use in the city. Time Local time is GMT +7 hours. Weather Although the weather in July is milder, it is advisable to bring umbrella to keep dry from the occasional rain. The average maximum temperature is 33o C and minimum temperature is 26o C. Clothes You are strongly recommended to bring suitable clothes and shoes, especially for fieldwork trip, along with sun block cream and mosquito repellent. Electricity The voltage used in Thailand is 220 volts, A.C. The frequency used in Thailand is 50 Hertz. If you bring electrical appliances that are not compatible with the voltage, you will need a transformer to convert the voltage. It is highly recommended to bring a universal adapter. The power sockets in the rooms of CU iHouse and Central Place, Chonburi is Tipping Tipping is not a general custom in Thailand. However, if you appreciate the service given, 20-50 Baht tip keeps people happy.

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Emergency contact Police 191 Tourist Police 1155 Medical Emergency 1669 Chulalongkorn University Dr. Somporn Kamolsiripichaiporn E-mail: kamolsomporn@gmail.com Tel: +66-81-802-8766 Dr. Pasicha Chaikaew E-mail: pasicha.c@chula.ac.th Tel: +66-89-631-6499 Dr. Pantana Tor-ngern E-mail: pantana.t@chula.ac.th Tel: +66-99-394-9777 ProSPER.Net Secretariat Dr. Philip Vaughter Research Fellow, ESD Project, UNU-IAS E-mail: vaughter@unu.edu Ms. Ikuno Suzuki Programme Associate, ESD Project, UNU-IAS E-mail: ikuno.suzuki@unu.edu Tel: +81-90-8217-0681 (mobile) Ms. Kiyoko Uematsu Programme Associate, ESD Project, UNU-IAS E-mail: k.uematsu@unu.edu Tel: +81-5467-1212 (Tokyo, Japan)