The Advisory Board (AB) of DESIAP consists of world-renowned international researchers and practitioners from universities, NGOs, government and policy partners working in social innovation. They offer invaluable advice and guidance to the network activities. Our current AB members include:
- Dr Boonanan Natakun, Thammasat University (Thailand)
- Professor Fadzilah Majid Cooke, University Malaysia Terengganu (Malaysia)
- Fumiko Ichikawa (Re:Public Inc, Japan)
- Joseph Foo, 3nity, Neighbour Programme (Malaysia)
- Dr Lauren Tan, Deloitte Consulting (Australia)
- Naw Tha Ku Paul, PointB Design & Training (Myanmar)
- Nicky Wilkinson, Firetree Philanthropy (The Phillipines & Cambodia)
- Dr Penny Hagen, Auckland Co-design Lab (New Zealand)
- Sayaka Watanabe, AWSEN (Japan)
- Suthasina Chaolertseree (Fern), MATSH (Thailand)
- Dr Zeeda Mohammad, University Malaya (Malaysia)
Previous Advisory Board members include:
- Professor Ann Light, University of Sussex (UK)
- Dr Alison Prendiville, University of the Arts, LCC (UK)
- Bas Raijmakers, STBY, UK and The Design Academy (UK/The Netherlands)
- Dr Joon Sang Baek, Yongsei University (South Korea)
- Klaus Oberbauer, Impact Hub Yangon (Myanmar/Indonesia)
- Laura Smitheman, Impact Hub Phnom Penh (Cambodia)
- Dr Rachel Clarke, Newcastle University (UK)
- Rochelle Ardesher, Point B Design & Training (Myanmar)
- Professor Robert Young, Northumbria University (UK)
- Professor Adam Thorpe, University of the Arts London, (UK)
- Professor Shaowen Bardzell, (Penn State, College of Information, Science and Technology) US/Taiwan)
- Dr Viria Vichit-Vadakan, Meta (Thailand)
- Victoria Gerrard, (UK)
- Professor Idil Gaziulusoy, Aalto University (Finland)
- Mariko Takeuchi, Margin Innovation (Sub-saharan Africa, Southeast Asia)
- Dr Yanki Lee, Enable Foundation (Hong Kong)