In addition to parallel sessions, the conference will also have 1 (one) keynote speaker and 3 (three) plenary speakers. The keynote and plenary speakers will speak to all participants about several topics that are specifically requested by organizing committees.
- Keynote Address
Prof. Bambang Shergi Laksmono, MSc
Dean of Faculty of Social Science & Political Science
University of Indonesia
Paper: Strengthening Policies and Multi-stakeholder Cooperation in Welfare and Social/Human Development
- Plenary Session I
Prof. Jim Ife
Curtin University of Technology, Australia
Paper: “Free Trade and Community Empowerment in Human Rights Perspective : Challenge for ASEAN Countries”
- Plenary Session II
Prof. Martha Haffey, MSW., DSW., LCSW
Project Director at Building Bridges to the Future Foundation/Jembatan Masa Depan, Indonesia-New York
Former College Professor from Hunter College School of Social Work, New York
Paper: “Professionalism: Challenge for Social Work Education n Practice in ASEAN Context”
- Plenary Session III
Julian Chow, Ph.D
Associate Professor, School of Social Welfare, University of California, California
Paper: “Strengthening Social Welfare Policy and Social Work Profession for Poverty Alleviation: A Challenge for ASEAN Countries”
PARALLEL SESSION
Parallel sessions will facilitate 9 speakers/resource persons for each of the 7 assigned tracks and 11 speakers for the special meeting with the Ministry of Social Affairs. Hence the total number of speakers is 74 of parallel sessions.
The allocation of speakers and moderators for :
- Social Work Education & Profession, 9 speakers, 3 moderators
- Aging/Older Persons, 8 speakers, 2 moderators
- Disaster Management & Post-disaster Social Reconstruction, 9 speakers, 3 moderator
- Migrant Workers, 7 speakers, 2 moderators
- Disabilities, 8 speakers, 2 moderators
- Child Welfare, 9 speakers, 3 moderators
- Corporate Social Responsibilities, 7 speakers, 2 moderators
COUNTRIES SPEAKERS:
- Indonesia, 7 speakers
- Singapore, 5 speakers
- Malaysia, 5 speakers
- Lao – PDR, 5 speakers
- Thailand, 5 speakers
- Philippine, 5 speakers
- Viet Nam, 6 speakers
- Brunei Darussalam, 5 speakers
- Myanmar, 4 speakers
- Cambodia, 5 speakers
- Japan, 2 speakers
- South Korea, 2 speakers
- Australia, 2 speakers
- Hong Kong, 1 speakers
- United States 2 speakers