Check out our engaging interactive sessions and presentations for this year's A-ATP Conference below!
Schedule is subject to change.
ALL
Sunday | 17 November 2024
Monday | 18 November 2024
Tuesday | 19 November 2024
Sunday | 17 November 2024
Time
Sessions
03:00 pm - 06:00 pm
Registration Starts
04:00 pm - 05:00 pm
Exhibitors Move-In
05:30 pm - 06:30 pm
Reception Party
Monday | 18 November 2024
Time
Sessions
08:30 am - 09:10 am
Conference Opening
Grandball Room
09:10 am - 09:30 am
Government Welcoming Speech
Grandball Room
Speaker
Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn
Labour Minister
Thailand
09:30 am - 10:15 am
Assessment Will Be at the Heart of the Global Mobility and Technology Revolution
Opening Keynote Grandball Room
Speaker
Karan Khemka
EduTech Investor and Board Member
Leverage Edu & Prometric
10:15 am - 10:30 am
Coffee Break with Exhibitors
Networking
10:30 am - 11:15 am
Digital Empowerment for Inclusion and Lifelong Learning
Inaugural Presentation Grandball Room
Speaker
Jullada Meejul
Director General
Thailand Professional Qualification Institute (TPQI)
11:15 am - 12:00 pm
We Need Education, But Do We Need Schools in Our Future?
Debate Grandball Room
Speakers
William G. Harris
CEO
ATP Global
Jimmy de la Torre
Professor
The University of Hong Kong
Alex Tong
Vice President
ATA Online
12:00 pm - 01:00 pm
Lunch
01:30 pm - 02:30 pm
Innovation Roadshow: Emerging Business in Asia
Roadshow
Moderator
Alex Tong
Vice President
ATA Online
Taweesuk (Jack) Srisumrid
Managing Director
Empire Asia Group
Speakers
Ricky Doyle
CEO & Founder
Day One
Phyllis Zhang
Vice President
ClassIn Global
Mark Cadman
Managing Director-ebilities
Lewis Cadman Consulting Pty Ltd
02:30 pm - 02:45 pm
Coffee Break with Emerging Business Leaders
Networking
02:45 pm - 03:30 pm
Exploring Models for Improved Workforce Skills and Education in Southeast Asian Markets
Panel Discussion Breakout
Speakers
Won Kim
Managing Director
Berlitz Asia
Changhua Rich
Senior Program Director
International, ACT
Jerry Gorham
CEO
Tropical Gulf Measurement Consulting
Jaime Fiorucci
Founder & CEO
HealthEd Global
Fairness in Assessments: Navigating DEIB Challenges in Asia
Featured Presentation Breakout
Speaker
Krista Pederson
Managing Director
Asia Pacific, Hogan Assessment Systems
The New Talent Competence Profile We Seek for an AI-Enabled Workplace
Featured Presentation Breakout
Speaker
Anusorn Lubpanagawgiart(Jize)
President
Digital Technology Association (DTA)
03:30 pm - 04:00 pm
ATA Online
Sponsor Session Breakout
Prometric
Sponsor Session Breakout
Pearson VUE
Sponsor Session Breakout
Berlizt Thailand
Sponsor Session Breakout
04:00 pm - 04:15 pm
Coffee Break with Exhibitors
Networking
04:15 pm - 05:00 pm
Coming Soon
Featured Presentation Breakout
Speaker
Xi Gao
Alibaba
Using Auto-Marking to Assess the Writing Skills of Police Service Candidates
Featured Presentation Breakout
Speaker
Alistair Macleod
Director, Tertiary and Professional Education Services
Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
Lost in Translation? Strategies for Ensuring Cross-Cultural Assessment Equivalence
Featured Presentation Breakout
Speaker
Anne Marie Paiment
Regional Manager, Asia Pacific
Asia Pacific, Hogan Assessment Systems
05:00 pm - 05:45 pm
Will “Technologies Enhanced Assessment” Put an End to the Protracted War Against “Bad Genius” in Asia?
Panel Discussion Breakout
Speakers
Jullada Meejul
Director General
Thailand Professional Qualification Institute (TPQI)
Alex Tong
Vice President
ATA Online
Khristian G. Kikuchi
College Dean
Mapua Malayan Colleges Laguna
Shafiza Mohamed
Exams Officer
Malaysian Examinations Council
The Impact of AI Powered Feedback on Formative Assessment in Hong Kong Schools
Panel Discussion Breakout
Speakers
Walter Chow
General Manager
iGroup Hong Kong
Paul Edelblut
Vice President
Vantage Labs
Item Analysis and Test Equating Using Rasch-GZ in the Age of AI
Featured Presentation Breakout
Speaker
Zhang Quan
Professor
Jiaxing University/The World Sports University,Macau, China
Tuesday | 19 November 2024
Time
Sessions
08:30 am - 09:15 am
Opening Keynote: Reimagining Assessment and Learning Through Modern Psychometrics and Technological Advances
Keynote Grandball Room
Speaker
Jimmy de la Torre
Professor
The University of Hong Kong
09:15 am - 10:00 am
SE Asia SIG Session
Regional SIG Workshop Breakout
Speakers
Won Kim
Managing Director
Berlitz Asia
EngHan Tan
Vice President
ACT Education Solutions
Anjar Kartaputra
COO
Faxtor
Charles Singh
Regional Director Thailand
EC Council International Limited
CN SIG Session
Regional SIG Workshop Breakout
Speaker
Humphrey Chan
SVP and Managing Director of APAC-Prometric
JP SIG Session
Regional SIG Workshop Breakout
Speakers
Shoichiro Taniguchi
Representative Director
GAKKEN CC
Yasuhiro Saito
Principal Test Education Research Center
e-communications
Soichiro Nagai
Director
The Institute for International Business Communication (IIBC)
KR SIG Session: Brainstorming - AI Technology Ideas in Education in Korea
Regional SIG Workshop Breakout
Speaker
Sanghwan Lee
Executive Director
YBM
10:00 am - 10:15 am
Coffee Break with Exhibitors
Networking
10:15 am - 11:00 am
A New Science of Skills
Featured Presentation Breakout
Speaker
Rab Maciver
R&D Director
Saville Assessment
Developing Community Led Principals of Artificial Intelligence
Panel Discussion Breakout
Speakers
Jim Crawford
Chief Commercial Officer
Surpass Assessment
Alex Tong
Vice President
ATA Online
Paul Edelblut
Vice President
Vantage Labs
College Readiness, College Admission, and Skills for Life
Panel Discussion Breakout
Speakers
EngHan Tan
Vice President
ACT Education Solutions
Changhua Rich
Senior Program Director
International, ACT
Chi-Linh Jeremy Nguyen-Phuong
Co-Founder and CEO
Udentity
11:00 am - 11:45 am
Charting New Pathways with AI
Featured Presentation Breakout
Speaker
Simmy Ziv-El
Chief Strategy & Business Development Officer
Finetune by Prometric
Building Bridges: Pathways for Engagement Between Asia and US
Featured Presentation Breakout
Speakers
Jing Liu
Commercial Officer-The U.S. Commercial Service
U.S. Embassy Bangkok
Paul Edelblut
Vice President
Vantage Labs
11:45 am - 01:00 pm
Lunch
01:30 pm - 02:15 pm
AATP Board Panel Discussion
Panel Discussion Grandball Room
Speakers
Alex Tong
Vice President
ATA Online
Humphrey Chan
SVP and Managing Director of APAC-Prometric
Sanghwan Lee
Executive Director
YBM
Changhua Rich
Senior Program Director
International, ACT
Krista Pederson
Managing Director
Asia Pacific, Hogan Assessment Systems
02:15 pm - 03:15 pm
The Accelerating Pace of Change: Transitioning the Malaysian University English Test (MUET) from Paper-Based to AI-Enhanced Computer-Based Testing (CBT)
Panel Discussion Grandball Room
Speakers
Paul Edelblut
Vice President
Vantage Labs
Shafiza Mohamed
Exams Officer
Malaysian Examinations Council
Norlisa Mohamed
Officer
Malaysian Examinations Council
03:15 pm - 03:30 pm
Coffee Break with Exhibitors
Networking
03:30 pm - 04:15 pm
Transitioning to Digital: The Driving Forces Behind Online Testing in Philippines Private Universities
Featured Presentation Grandball Room
Speaker
Khristian G. Kikuchi
College Dean
Mapua Malayan Colleges Laguna
04:15 pm - 05:00 pm
Emerging Opportunities in Asia's Assessment Market
Featured Presentation Grandball Room
Speaker
Humphrey Chan
SVP and Managing Director of APAC-Prometric
05:00 pm - 05:45 pm
Closing Keynote
Grandball Room
05:45 pm - 06:00 pm
Conference Wrap up
Grandball Room