By Dr. Daniel Schmücking, Country Representative of Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung to Cambodia & Mr. Thomas Hesketh, Deputy Director at EuroCham Cambodia. 

_{Dr. Daniel Schmücking studied political science and sociology in Jena (Germany) and in Olomouc (Czech Republic). His professional and scientific focus is on political communication and election campaigns. He worked as a campaigner for the Christain Democratic Union (CDU). As part of his doctorial studies, he spend time at the University of Maryland (USA) and the University of California (USA). Before being posted to Cambodia as a Country Representative of Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung in 2018, Dr. Schmücking headed the Foundation's Office in Mongolia from 2015 until 2017.} 

_{Thomas Hosketh is the Deputy Director of the European Chamber of Commerce, where he is Deputy Director of the 20 person EuroCham team and heads the Investment Services Department. Prior to this, Thomas was manager of the Investment Services Department for 3 years. He managed the implementation of consulting projects across Cambodia and facilitated the entry of European firms interested in the Kingdom. His projects have focused on trade & investment promotion, and private sector development for clients such as Swisscontact, Oxfam, GIZ, as well as several embassies and private corporations. Prior to joining EuroCham, Thomas was a consultant at Emerging Markets Consulting (EMC), where his work included the development and the implementation of project methodologies for development partners, embassies, and private sector companies, including the UK Embassy to Lao PDR, Save the Children, Plan International, The World Bank, IFC and GIZ. In the UK, Thomas worked as a Business Management Scheme entrant for BT Group Plc, and prior to venturing into telecommunications, at Pfizer Pharmaceuticals as a Regulatory Strategist.}

By Mr. Todd Hunkin, Managing Director at Spear Insights

_{Todd Hunkin is a British National who has lived in Cambodia for 8 years. He has a BA in Human Geography from Swansea University in Wales, UK and an MA in International Development Studies from Utrecht University in the Netherlands. During his time in Cambodia, he has been a researcher working to understand an eclectic mix of topics in the public and private sectors. At the start of 2020, Todd founded the research and consultancy agency Spear Insights based in Cambodia, where he currently works as the Managing Director.}

Panelists: 

1. Dr. Fidero Kuok, Director-General, National Institute of Science, Technology, and Innovation
2. Ms. Chey Nalin, Instructor's Assistant, DataCamp
3. Mr. Tom Hunkin, Managing Director, Spear Insights
4. Mr. Chum Pharino, Dean, Faculty of Engineering, CamTech

Moderated by: Mr. Thomas Hesketh, Deputy Director at EuroCham Cambodia

• ^{Dr. Fidero holds a Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering from Tokyo Institute of Technology (TIT), Japan. Before joining NISTI, he worked as Dean of Faculty of Chemical and Food Engineering at Institute of Technology of Cambodia (ITC), where he offered courses in Genetic Engineering, Integrated Waste Management and Project Management. He is also an active member of the Agro-Ecology Learning Alliance in South East Asia (ALiSEA) and Health Impact Assessment Network in ASIA PACIFIC and Cambodian Youth Agro-ecology Team (CYAT). Dr. Fidero was award an ASEAN Science Diplomats in 2019, ASEAN Science & Technology Fellow 2018/19 by the ASEAN Foundation, and 2021 Science Diplomacy Alumni of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.}
• ^{Ms. Chey Nalin is currently an instructor’s assistant for a classroom on DataCamp, a massive and interactive online learning platform for Python, R, and SQL etc., and a research fellow at VOHAR-Strategic Sight Center. Prior to that, she was a junior researcher at the Cambodia Development Resource Institute (CDRI). She graduated her Bachelor of Arts in International Studies with Honors from the Department of International Studies, Royal University of Phnom Penh. She was also one of the winners in 2020 ASEAN-Korea Academic Essay Contest. Her research interests revolve around digital economy, Cambodia’s foreign policy, education (particularly secondary education improvement), and technology and innovation.}
• ^{Mr. Todd Hunkin is a British National who has lived in Cambodia for 8 years. He has a BA in Human Geography from Swansea University in Wales, UK and an MA in International Development Studies from Utrecht University in the Netherlands. During his time in Cambodia, he has been a researcher working to understand an eclectic mix of topics in the public and private sectors. At the start of 2020, Todd founded the research and consultancy agency Spear Insights based in Cambodia, where he currently works as the Managing Director.}
• ^{Mr. Chum Pharino is the Dean of Faculty of Engineering of Cambodia University of Technology and Science. Mr. Pharino Chum, is currently a PhD candidate for Human Centered Studies Major in Information and Communication Engineering from Tokyo Institute of Technology in Japan through the JICA program. He graduated with a master degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Chung-Ang University from the Republic of Korea through Chung-Ang University Young Scientist Scholarship program. With engineering expertise and enthusiastic in advance robotic and biomedical engineering, he received various grants inform of researches and scholarship, including grant for developing prototype mobile robot for disable patient using brain-computer interface technology. His research interests aim to promote sustainable development for developing countries through technology in the context of social and environmental impact. He is a member of Robocon Cambodia Committee and an IEEE fellow.}