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Agenda
Wednesday, 26 November 2025
Welcome Remarks
- Mr. Paul Linnarz, Country Representative Japan, Director Regional Economic Programme Asia (SOPAS, KAS)
- Dr. Jamil Paolo S. Francisco, Associate Professor/ Academic Program Director/ Executive Doctor of Business Administration/ Executive Director, Rizalino S. Navarro Policy Center for Competitiveness, Asian Institute of Management (AIM), Philippines
Session 1: From Policy to Action: Turning National AI Strategies into SME Impact
Lead Remarks:
- Dr. Prohim Tam – Lecturer, American University of Phnom Penh, Cambodia
- Mr. Chanty Pisal – Director of Digital Policy Research Center, Cambodia Academy of Digital Technology, Cambodia
Moderated by Dr. Abraham Salazar Lugo – Project Manager, KAS Japan
Session 2: AI on the Ground: Lessons from SMEs in Practice
Lead Remarks:
- Ms. Patchanee Tungjan – PhD Candidate, College of Public Health Sciences, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand
- Dr. Rina Buoy – Machine Learning Engineer & Researcher, Osaka Metropolitan University (OMU), Japan
- Dr. Prasanta Dey – Professor of Operations and Information Management, Aston Business School, United Kingdom
- Ms. Manvi Tripathi – Program Officer, The Asia Foundation, India
Moderated by Mr. Paul Linnarz, Country Representative Japan, Director Regional Economic Programme Asia (SOPAS), KAS Japan
Session 3: Innovation Ecosystems – Infrastructure, Hubs and Support Systems
Lead Remarks:
- Dr. Riccardo Corrado, Associate Professor, CamEd Business School, Cambodia
- Dr. Vutha Hing, Lecturer, Institute for International Trade (IIT), University of Adelaide, Australia
- Dr. Rachel Gong, Deputy Director of Research, Khazanah Research Institute, Malaysia
- Dr. Supavadee Aramvith, Professor, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand
Moderated by Dr. Abraham Salazar Lugo, Project Manager, KAS Japan
Session 4: Building Trust – Ethics and Regulation of AI for SMEs
Lead Remarks:
- Mr. Sohom Banerjee, Doctoral Fellow, Jaipuria Institute of Management, Noida; Senior Research Associate at CUTS International, India
- Dr. Anuja Shukla, Associate Professor, Jaipuria Institute of Management, India
- Mr. Ros Sayumphu, Secretary General, AI Forum Cambodia
- Dr. Karthik Nachiappan, Research Fellow, Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS), National University of Singapore, Singapore
Moderated by Mr. Paul Linnarz, Country Representative Japan, Director Regional Economic Programme Asia (SOPAS), KAS Japan
Closing of Seminar Day 1
Thursday, 27 November 2025
Session 5: Skills for the AI Age – Talent, Training and Inclusion
Lead Remarks:
- Ms. Nadya Subramaniam, Deputy Country Representative, The Asia Foundation, Malaysia
- Dr. Upalat Korwatanasakul, Associate Professor, Waseda University, Japan
- Mr. Ros Sayumphu, Secretary General, AI Forum Cambodia
- Dr. Eylla Laire M. Gutierrez, Executive Director, Asian Institute of Management (AIM), Philippines
Moderated by Mr. Christopher Caboverde, Supervising Research Specialist, Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS), Philippines
Session 6: Future Collaboration – Scaling Partnerships Across Asia and Europe
Lead Remarks:
- Dr. Riccardo Corrado, Associate Professor, CamEd Business School, Cambodia
- Mr. John Paul C. Flaminiano, Project Lead, Asian Institute of Management (AIM), Philippines
- Dr. Prasanta Dey, Professor of Operations and Information Management, Aston Business School, United Kingdom
- Dr. Karthik Nachiappan, Research Fellow, Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS), National University of Singapore, Singapore
Moderated by Mr. Paul Linnarz, Country Representative Japan, Director Regional Economic Programme Asia (SOPAS), KAS Japan
Study Visit: AIM – Asian Institute of Management
Closing Remarks by Mr. Paul Linnarz – Country Representative Japan & Director, Regional Economic Programme Asia (SOPAS), KAS Japan
