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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
SUVARNABHUMI GRAND BALLROOM
09:10 am - 09:30 am
Government Welcome Speech
SUVARNABHUMI GRAND BALLROOM
Speaker
Chief Guest from Ministry of Labor
Thailand
09:30 am - 10:15 am
Assessment Will Be at the Heart of the Global Mobility and Technology Revolution
Opening Keynote SUVARNABHUMI GRAND BALLROOM
Speaker
Karan Khemka
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 SUVARNABHUMI GRAND BALLROOM
Speaker
Jullada Meejul
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 SUVARNABHUMI GRAND BALLROOM
Speakers
William G. Harris
William G. Harris
CEO
ATP Global
Jimmy de la Torre
Jimmy de la Torre
Professor
The University of Hong Kong
Alex Tong
Alex Tong
Vice President
ATA Online
12:00 pm - 01:00 pm
Lunch
LAN-NA, BAGAN, SRIVICHAI
01:30 pm - 02:30 pm
Innovation Roadshow: Emerging Business in Asia
Roadshow SUVARNABHUMI GRAND BALLROOM
Moderator
Alex Tong
Alex Tong
Vice President
ATA Online
Taweesuk (Jack) Srisumrid
Taweesuk (Jack) Srisumrid
Managing Director
Empire Asia Group
Speakers
Ricky Doyle
Ricky Doyle
CEO & Founder
Day One
Phyllis Zhang
Phyllis Zhang
Vice President
ClassIn Global
Mark Cadman
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 CHIANG-TUNG
Speakers
Won Kim
Won Kim
Managing Director
Berlitz Asia
Changhua Rich
Changhua Rich
Senior Program Director
International, ACT
Jerry Gorham
Jerry Gorham
Chief Psychometrician
ExamRoom.AI
Jaime Fiorucci
Jaime Fiorucci
Founder & CEO
HealthEd Global
Fairness in Assessments: Navigating DEIB Challenges in Asia
Featured Presentation CHIANG-RUNG
Speaker
Krista Pederson
Krista Pederson
Managing Director
Asia Pacific, Hogan Assessment Systems
The New Talent Competence Profile We Seek for an AI-Enabled Workplace
Featured Presentation CHIANG-THONG
Speaker
Anusorn Lubpanagawgiart(Jize)
Anusorn Lubpanagawgiart(Jize)
President
Digital Technology Association (DTA)
The Accelerating Pace of Change: Transitioning the Malaysian University English Test (MUET) from Paper-Based to AI-Enhanced Computer-Based Testing (CBT)
Panel Discussion CHIANG-NGERN
Speakers
Paul Edelblut
Paul Edelblut
Vice President
Vantage Labs
Shafiza Mohamed
Shafiza Mohamed
Exams Officer
Malaysian Examinations Council
Norlisa Mohamed
Norlisa Mohamed
Officer
Malaysian Examinations Council
03:30 pm - 04:00 pm
ATA Online: Let’s Go Hand-in-Hand: Transforming Your Program for Secure Testing Tomorrow
Sponsor Session Breakout
Speakers
Panupat Poocharoen
Panupat Poocharoen
Chairman
ATA Testing (Thailand)
Darren Yin
Darren Yin
Overseas BDM
ATA Online
Cassie Li
Cassie Li
Overseas BDM
ATA Online
Elevating Large-Scale Scoring Automation with LLMs: Precision, Reliability, and Grounded Success
Sponsor Session CHIANG-RUNG
Speakers
Humphrey Chan
Humphrey Chan
SVP and Managing Director
APAC-Prometric
Lan Wei
Lan Wei
COO
Learnable.AI
Evaluating 3-Option Multiple-Choice Items in Computerised Adaptive Testing
Sponsor Session CHIANG-THONG
Speaker
Edward Feng Li
Edward Feng Li
Principal Psychometrician
Pearson VUE
Berlitz Thailand: Drama Education & Language Learning
Sponsor Session Breakout
Speaker
Eder Espinoza​
Eder Espinoza​
Drama-Based Educator and Spanish Language Instructor
Berlitz Thailand
04:00 pm - 04:15 pm
Coffee Break with Exhibitors
Networking
04:15 pm - 05:00 pm
Using Auto-Marking to Assess the Writing Skills of Police Service Candidates
Featured Presentation CHIANG-TUNG
Speaker
Alistair Macleod
Alistair Macleod
Director, Tertiary and Professional Education Services
Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
Navigating Your Professional Growth through Certifications: Learning Path for Mastering the Latest Technologies
Featured Presentation CHIANG-RUNG
Speaker
Clarence Ng
Clarence Ng
Director of Global Training Operations and Strategic Growth
Alibaba Cloud Academy
Lost in Translation? Strategies for Ensuring Cross-Cultural Assessment Equivalence
Featured Presentation CHIANG-THONG
Speaker
Anne Marie Paiment
Anne Marie Paiment
Regional Manager, Asia Pacific
Asia Pacific, Hogan Assessment Systems
Using AI-Powered Language Assessments to Improve Recruitment Processes and Learner Development
Featured Presentation CHIANG-NGERN
Speaker
Sergio Lewis
Sergio Lewis
Head of Emmersion Assessments
Rosetta Stone
05:00 pm - 05:45 pm
Will “Technologies Enhanced Assessment” Put an End to the Protracted War Against “Bad Genius” in Asia?
Panel Discussion CHIANG-TUNG
Speakers
Jullada Meejul
Jullada Meejul
Director General
Thailand Professional Qualification Institute (TPQI)
Alex Tong
Alex Tong
Vice President
ATA Online
Khristian G. Kikuchi
Khristian G. Kikuchi
College Dean
Mapua Malayan Colleges Laguna
Shafiza Mohamed
Shafiza Mohamed
Exams Officer
Malaysian Examinations Council
The Impact of AI Powered Feedback on Formative Assessment in Hong Kong Schools
Panel Discussion CHIANG-RUNG
Speakers
Kittipat "Tee" Chaleysub
Kittipat "Tee" Chaleysub
K12 Product and Country Manager
mangoSTEEMS Co. Ltd.
Paul Edelblut
Paul Edelblut
Vice President
Vantage Labs
Item Analysis and Test Equating Using Rasch-GZ in the Age of AI
Featured Presentation CHIANG-THONG
Speaker
Zhang Quan
Zhang Quan
Professor
Jiaxing University/The World Sports University,Macau, China
Building your Leadership Journey: Assessing and Developing Leadership Capability, Skills and Behaviours
Featured Presentation CHIANG-NGERN
Speakers
Helen Fung
Helen Fung
Head of Consulting Asia
Talogy
Eddie Chua
Eddie Chua
Principal Consultant
Talogy
06:00 pm - 08:00 pm
Learnable.ai Night Gala
SUVARNABHUMI GRAND BALLROOM
Tuesday | 19 November 2024
Time
Sessions
08:45 am - 09:30 am
Opening Keynote: Reimagining Assessment and Learning Through Modern Psychometrics and Technological Advances
Keynote SUVARNABHUMI GRAND BALLROOM
Speaker
Jimmy de la Torre
Jimmy de la Torre
Professor
The University of Hong Kong
09:30 am - 10:15 am
SE Asia SIG Session: Second Language Learning Market in Southeast Asia
Regional SIG Workshop CHIANG-TUNG
Speakers
Won Kim
Won Kim
Managing Director
Berlitz Asia
Christine Hoe
Christine Hoe
Regional Director of Southeast Asia
ACT
Anjar Kartaputra
Anjar Kartaputra
COO
Faxtor
Charles Singh
Charles Singh
Regional Director Thailand
EC Council International Limited
CN SIG Session: Driving Forces Behind China’s Assessment Market
Regional SIG Workshop CHIANG-RUNG
Speakers
Humphrey Chan
Humphrey Chan
SVP and Managing Director of APAC-Prometric
Sun Yue
Sun Yue
Vice President
ATA Online
Yi Feng
Yi Feng
Vice President
Learnable.AI
JP SIG Session: Rapidly Advancing CBT in Japan: What Are the Key Factors for Success?
Regional SIG Workshop CHIANG-THONG
Speakers
Shoichiro Taniguchi
Shoichiro Taniguchi
Representative Director
GAKKEN CC
Yasuhiro Saito
Yasuhiro Saito
Principal Test Education Research Center
e-communications
Soichiro Nagai
Soichiro Nagai
Managing Director
The Institute for International Business Communication (IIBC)
KR SIG Session: Brainstorming - AI Technology Ideas in Education in Korea
Regional SIG Workshop CHIANG-NGERN
Speaker
Sanghwan Lee
Sanghwan Lee
Executive Director
YBM
10:15 am - 10:30 am
Coffee Break with Exhibitors
Networking
10:30 am - 11:15 am
A New Science of Skills
Featured Presentation CHIANG-TUNG
Speaker
Rab Maciver
Rab Maciver
R&D Director
Saville Assessment
Developing Community Led Principals of Artificial Intelligence
Panel Discussion CHIANG-RUNG
Speakers
Jim Crawford
Jim Crawford
Chief Commercial Officer
Surpass Assessment
Alex Tong
Alex Tong
Vice President
ATA Online
Paul Edelblut
Paul Edelblut
Vice President
Vantage Labs
College Readiness, College Admission, and Skills for Life
Panel Discussion CHIANG-THONG
Speakers
EngHan Tan
EngHan Tan
Vice President
ACT Education Solutions
Changhua Rich
Changhua Rich
Senior Program Director
International, ACT
Chi-Linh Jeremy Nguyen-Phuong
Chi-Linh Jeremy Nguyen-Phuong
Co-Founder and CEO
Udentity
The Future of Schools and Skills: A Strategic Framework of Better Preparing for Digital and Sustainable Future
Featured Presentation CHIANG-NGERN
Speaker
Xin NIE
Xin NIE
Founder & CEO
Global New Energy Academy
11:15 am - 12:00 pm
Charting New Pathways with AI
Featured Presentation CHIANG-TUNG
Speaker
Simmy Ziv-El
Simmy Ziv-El
Chief Strategy & Business Development Officer
Finetune by Prometric
Building Bridges: Pathways for Engagement Between Asia and US
Featured Presentation CHIANG-RUNG
Speakers
Jing Liu
Jing Liu
Commercial Officer-The U.S. Commercial Service
U.S. Embassy Bangkok
Paul Edelblut
Paul Edelblut
Vice President
Vantage Labs
Developing Accessible Assessments
Featured Presentation CHIANG-THONG
Speaker
Rajeev Sathyadevan
Rajeev Sathyadevan
Head of Digital
Coelrind Ltd UK
Multimodal And Adaptive Assessments with Generative AI
Panel Discussion CHIANG-NGERN
Speakers
Harneet Singh
Harneet Singh
Director-TechCurators
Officer-Rabbitt AI
Nandini Marwah
Nandini Marwah
Member & Leader-Forbes Business Council
Kshitij Goel
Kshitij Goel
Senior Consultant Digital India (Skilling and Assessments)
Vineet Mehta
Vineet Mehta
Partner EY
12:00 pm - 01:00 pm
Lunch
LAN-NA, BAGAN, SRIVICHAI
01:30 pm - 02:15 pm
AATP Board Panel Discussion: Burning Questions about Education and Testing in Asia
Panel Discussion SUVARNABHUMI GRAND BALLROOM
Speakers
Alex Tong
Alex Tong
Vice President
ATA Online
Humphrey Chan
Humphrey Chan
SVP and Managing Director of APAC-Prometric
Sanghwan Lee
Sanghwan Lee
Executive Director
YBM
Changhua Rich
Changhua Rich
Senior Program Director
International, ACT
Krista Pederson
Krista Pederson
Managing Director
Asia Pacific, Hogan Assessment Systems
02:15 pm - 03:15 pm
Generative AI for Education: Accelerating Digital Transformation with Responsible AI
Featured Presentation SUVARNABHUMI GRAND BALLROOM
Speaker
Dongping Liu
Dongping Liu
Senior Industry BDM, Higher Education & Research
Amazon Web Services
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 SUVARNABHUMI GRAND BALLROOM
Speaker
Khristian G. Kikuchi
Khristian G. Kikuchi
College Dean
Mapua Malayan Colleges Laguna
04:15 pm - 05:00 pm
Emerging Opportunities in Asia's Assessment Market
Featured Presentation SUVARNABHUMI GRAND BALLROOM
Speaker
Humphrey Chan
Humphrey Chan
SVP and Managing Director of APAC-Prometric
05:00 pm - 05:45 pm
Key Opinion Leaders Closing Panel: Stepping into the Future of Asian Education and Assessment!
SUVARNABHUMI GRAND BALLROOM
05:45 pm - 06:00 pm
Conference Wrap up
SUVARNABHUMI GRAND BALLROOM