Category: Delegate

J.D. Faisal Mangotara

Faisal Gani Mangotara, born on May 27, 1987, in Medina, Saudi Arabia, is a dedicated professional and community leader. He currently serves as Director of the Human Resource Development Office at Mindanao State University Main Campus, a position he has held since August 10, 2022. Prior to this, he contributed significantly as a Land Management Officer at the Department of Environment and Natural Resources in Marawi City, Lanao del Sur, from July 4, 2011 to October 31, 2019.

Faisal graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Business Management in Xavier University – Ateneo de Cagayan in Cagayan de Oro City in 2009 and earned his Juris Doctor degree at the Mindanao State University – College of Law Iligan Extension in 2014.

In addition to his professional accomplishments, Faisal is a proud member of Beta Sigma Lambda, Inc. Iligan Chapter since 2009, where he was elected as the Most Illustrious Brother in 2011.

Faisal is married to Sittie Aiza Dimakuta Mangotara, and they are proud parents of four (4) children. Today, they resided in Tubod, Rosario Heights, Iligan City, Lanao del Norte, continuing to make a positive impact in both his professional and personal life.

Dr Apasrah Mapupuno

Dr. Apasrah M. Macumbal-Mapupuno is a seasoned medical professional and educator with extensive experience in both clinical practice and public health administration. She currently serves as a Professor of Medicine at the Mindanao State University-College of Medicine. Prior to this, she was the Assistant Provincial Health Officer at the Integrated Provincial Health Office (IPHO) of Lanao del Sur under the Ministry of Health of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (MOH-BARMM) from 2023 to 2024.

Dr. Macumbal-Mapupuno has held several key roles in public health over the past two decades. From 2009 to 2023, she was a Medical Specialist IV at the IPHO-Lanao del Sur, after serving as Medical Officer IV at the same institution from 2005 to 2009. Her career began at the Medical Services & Hospital of MSU-Marawi, where she worked from 1996 to 2005.

Dr. Macumbal-Mapupuno obtained her Doctor of Medicine degree from Mindanao State University-College of Medicine in 1994. She furthered her expertise in health systems management, earning a Master in Public Management with a specialization in Health Systems and Development from the Development Academy of the Philippines in 2018. She also holds a Bachelor of Science in Zoology from Mindanao State University-Marawi, earned in 1990.

Throughout her career, Dr. Macumbal-Mapupuno has played an instrumental role in several key health programs, serving as the Provincial Medical Coordinator for the Family Planning & Reproductive Health Program, National Immunization Program, National Tuberculosis Program, and Non-Communicable Disease Program from 2005 to 2023. Her leadership was also crucial during the 2017 Marawi Siege, where she managed the operation center for the Marawi Siege Response in Iligan City.

Dr. Macumbal-Mapupuno is also a sought-after speaker, facilitator, and lecturer for health program capacity-building, planning workshops, and consultative meetings. She has served in the Medical Team for the Hajj Mission in 2010, 2012, and 2014.

In addition to her professional responsibilities, she is affiliated with several prestigious organizations, including the Philippine Medical Association, Lanao del Sur Medical Society Chapter (where she was President from 2020 to 2022), the Philippine Academy of Family Physicians, and the Islamic Medical Association of the Philippines. She is also an active member of the Ranao Council Inc. and the Order of the Eastern Star.

Dr. Macumbal-Mapupuno’s commitment to public health, leadership in medical programs, and academic contributions have significantly impacted her community and beyond. She continues to inspire and guide future medical professionals in her current role as a professor.

Her home is in Marawi City, Philippines, and she maintains close ties to her community both in her professional and personal life.

Professor Engobo Emeseh

Engobo Emeseh is a Professor of Law, with extensive experience in higher education spanning over 28 years within and outside the UK. In 2017, she was appointed as the Head of the School of Law, University of Bradford, and since April 2024 has been the Interim Dean of the Faculty of Management, Law and Social Sciences.

Engobo’s research expertise is broadly in environmental law and policy, particularly within the context of the regulation and governance of the extractives industry in Africa. She has worked on these issues with distinguished international organisations such as UNECA IDEP, Oxfam Mozambique, the African Capacity Building Foundation, and the African Community of Practice on Managing for Development Results (Governance and Social Responsibility in Natural Resources Exploitation). She recently completed a four year-long project as a member of the Bayelsa State Oil and Environment Commission, which published its report in May 2023: An Environmental Genocide: The Human and Environmental cost of Big Oil in Bayelsa, Nigeria. She holds various editorial board membership of academic journals, including being the founding Managing Editor of the Nigeria Yearbook of international Law (Springer).

Engobo obtained her PhD from the Centre for Energy Petroleum and Mineral Law and Policy, University of Dundee. She graduated with first class from the Nigeria Law School and Distinction from the University of Wales Cardiff. She is a former British Council Chevening Scholar, and a Ford Foundation (IFP) doctoral fellow. Prior to her academic career, she practiced as a barrister and solicitor in Nigeria.

Dr. Supattarayan Thongjit

Dr. Supattarayan Thongjit is the Vice Dean, Director of the Advance Dental Assistance Program, Institute of Dentistry, Suranaree University of Technology.

Supattarayan worked in a government hospital in 2006, starting as a dental public health officer. Supattarayan performed duties to the best of his ability, helping people to promote, prevent, treat, and restore health in the area without expecting anything in return. Supattarayan always tried to study and seek knowledge until graduated with the highest level of education, which is a Doctor of Philosophy in Community Health Development, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University.

Dr. Supattarayan continues to attend various training courses that can be used to help in studies and research to find new knowledge in solving health problems in the community until Supattarayan has the opportunity to work with Suranaree University of Technology in the Institute of Dentistry as a lecturer.

Currently, Dr. Supattarayan is the Vice Dean and Director of the High Dental Assistance Program and is still interested in research along with teaching with people in the community to explain the phenomenon of solving health problems continuously so that it can be applied to solve problems and monitor health, especially dental health, Supattarayan thinks will be able to help people and create innovations from the research process in the future.

Dr Qun Shao

Dr. Qun Shao is an Associate Professor and Deputy Director of Bradford-Renduchintala Enterprise Ecosystem (BREE) at the University of Bradford. He is actively involved in managing entrepreneurship programmes for students, graduate entrepreneurs, and aspiring entrepreneurs in our local community. He is also co-founder of both the Bradford UK-China Healthtech Open Innovation programme and the RCUK (Research Council UK) China Science Bridges programme. Qun has many years of knowledge transfer experience in both academic and industrial organisations across China and UK. During his role as China Programme Manager the University of Bradford was awarded a UK first-ranked RCUK Science Bridges programme (£1.3m). Qun has built strong networks with Chinese academia, industry and government and has led programmes and co-facilitated workshops that have created over 40 funded collaborations and joint venture companies between UK SMEs and academics, and counterparts in China.

Qun is also a co-founder and Chief Operations Officer of Crystec Ltd, a spin-out of the University of Bradford, focused on pharmaceutical particle design and crystal engineering. He has overall responsibility for coordinating international research, supply chain and manufacturing operations.

Qun holds a PhD in the field of knowledge engineering and artificial intelligence applied to pharmaceutical manufacturing, and has a multi-disciplinary educational background covering science, engineering and information technology. His research expertise relates to application of knowledge engineering and artificial intelligence to pharmaceutical formulations and Traditional Chinese Medicine modernisation. He has published over 30 scientific articles in major international journals and has received a number of research grants/awards. Prior to moving to the UK, Qun worked in a national chemical research institute in China. Qun is fluent in English, with Mandarin as his native language.

Professor Abhishek Bhati

Professor Abhishek Singh Bhati is the Pro Vice-Chancellor and CEO at the Newcastle Australia Institute of Higher Education. Previously, Abhishek held Associate Dean, Interim Deputy Vice Chancellor and Campus Dean roles at Universities in Australia and Singapore. He obtained his Doctor of Philosophy in Tourism Management (PhD) from James Cook University and Master of Business Administration in Marketing Management (MBA) from Maastricht School of Management. In addition, he obtained post-graduate learning and teaching qualifications, Graduate Certificate in Education Tertiary Teaching (GCETT) and Diploma in Adult and Continuing Education (DACE). Abhishek is the Regional Vice-President (SE Asia) of International Tourism Studies Association and makes regular contributions to print media and appearances on TV and radio on tourism-related matters. He serves as a volunteer with Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) and mentors Universities in Malaysia and Thailand. He actively participates as a National Environment Agency (NEA) community engagement volunteer and in Purple Parade activities. He is recognised as a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA) and graduate of Australian Institute of Company Directors (GAICD). He contributes to corporate governance through his Board Directorship of Singapore based enterprises. He serves as a member of the WIL SIG under Australian Collaborative Education Network (ACEN) and is a member of the Academy of Management, USA. Abhishek is an active researcher, and his research has been published in a wide variety of reputable publications in the field of tourism and scholarship of learning and teaching. In particular, he is interested in technology and the role it has as a catalyst for tourism industry changes, Low-carbon tourism for future sustainable development, and the need for tourism to deliver United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). His current research interest is tourist behaviour management, resilience planning and scholarship in Teaching and Learning.

Mr Surain Thapanangkun

Mr. Surain Thapanangkun is director of Royal Project Foundation and King’s Recommended Project Supporting Center, King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi (KMUTT), Thailand.

Surain is an economist interested in development and addressing inequality issues. Currently, he oversees KMUTT’s overall work in community and social engagement, a field in which the university has been involved for over four decades. KMUTT has used its academic excellence in science and engineering to develop relevant and meaningful research questions that address community problems. He now oversees the university’s work areas covering local villages and remote regions across Thailand. Most of these areas are rural societies and ethnic groups facing inequality issues and ecosystems threatened by monoculture farming.

Surain and his research team emphasize participatory work with communities and local stakeholders, analyzing the real needs of communities. By doing so, they create a learning platform called a “social lab” to foster joint problem-solving. Areas of work cover various aspects, such as ensuring food security, developing education for children and community learning, promoting alternative occupations for villagers to replace monoculture farming, promoting community health and well-being, and restoring ecosystems.

In addition to promoting the application of knowledge for community development, Surain and his colleagues also emphasize using the social lab as a learning platform for KMUTT students and staff. This is to encourage them to understand Thai social structures and real problems. It also aims to develop awareness of being global citizens responsible for society and sustainable development.

Atty Basari Mapupuno

Atty. Basari D. Mapupuno brings a wealth of experience and dedication to his role as the 8th President of the Mindanao State University System. Installed in June 2022, he has a distinguished career marked by public service, legal expertise, and educational leadership.

President Mapupuno’s prior roles include Provincial Prosecutor of Lanao del Sur and the longest-serving dean of the MSU College of Law (1998-2008). He actively led the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) Marawi City and Lanao del Sur Chapter, holding positions of Vice President and President.

President Mapupuno’s 10-point agenda focuses on propelling MSU to new heights. Key areas include academic excellence, research, fostering a culture of peace, international collaboration, and cultural heritage preservation.

A respected member of a noble Lanao family, President Mapupuno was enthroned as Sultan of Malaig in 2003. This deepens his understanding of the region’s rich heritage and diverse communities.

Dr N Manoharan Narayanasamy

Dr. N. Manoharan, presently serving as Director – Projects and International Affairs of Hindustan Group of Institutions has served as Vice Chancellor of Sathyabama University, Chennai and Pro Vice Chancellor of AMET University, Chennai. He is Doctorate in Mechanical Engineering with over 39
years of Teaching, Research and Administrative experience in Engineering College / University level. He has specialized in the area of Internal Combustion Engines, Thermography, Radiography, Materials, Micro Electronics and Nano Technology.

He has filed and published Twenty-Nine Patents with Two Patents granted in different areas of Engineering and Technology. He has published Three Hundred and Ninety-Four Technical papers in different National / International Journals / Conferences of various areas of research. He has
organized several Conferences, Seminars, Workshops, Symposia, Short-term and Long-term courses. He is a life Member / member of TWENTY-ONE Professional Societies.

He has served in various higher positions in different Organizations including Vice-Chancellor, Pro Vice Chancellor, Director, Dean, Principal and Professor. He has been nominated by the various GOVERNMENT OF INDIA Apex bodies to serve in the following on various capacity.

MEMBER OF DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (DST) – NRDMS COMMITTEE to formulate guidelines for the conduct of Remote Sensing & GIS courses in Indian Institutes.
MEMBER OF THE UNIVERSITY GRANTS COMMISSION (UGC) EXPERT COMMITTEE to assess the physical and academic infrastructure of Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University (JNTU),
Anantapur – December 2009.
MEMBER OF SELECTION COMMITTEE OF BHAVINI (Bharatiya Nabhikiya Vidyut Nigam Ltd.,) Govt. of India, Kalpakkam for various Scientist and Executive posts.
CONVENOR OF ANNA UNIVERSITY EXPERT COMMITTEE to assess the physical and academic infrastructure of Several Engineering Colleges in Tamil Nadu.
BOARD MEMBER OF BOARD OF APPRENTICESHIP AND TRAINING, Ministry of Human Resources Development, Government of India.
PRESENTLY SERVING AS NATIONAL ASSESSMENT AND ACCREDITATION COUNCIL (NAAC) PEER TEAM CHAIRMAN to offer Grading and to assess the physical and academic infrastructure
of Several Universities and Engineering Colleges in India.
SERVED AS NATIONAL CO COORDINATOR for the DST – ICPS Networking Research Project on Digital Poompuhar.

He has served as Executive Council Member of Indian Society for Technical Education (ISTE) for four years and Chairman of Tamil Nadu & Pondy section of ISTE for two years. He has worked around 50 sponsored projects and organized to receive 59 sponsored projects from various Government of
India funding agencies. He has guided more than 200 Under Graduate Projects, 100 Post Graduate Projects and produced 12 Ph.D scholars in different areas of research.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Kasemsan Manomaiphiboon

Kasemsan Manomaiphiiboon holds a PhD degree in Environmental Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology (US) with his thesis on air quality modeling and related mathematical analysis. He has taught at the Joint Graduate School of Energy and Environment, King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi (Thailand) since 2006 and supervised many graduate students and post-graduate researchers from various countries. His research involves air quality, climate, weather, and ambient energy using data analytics and numerical modeling as the main driving tools. He has published research findings in various journals, and co-written a book chapter, a book on local administration (environment section), and a mini-book on climate change & air quality. He has regularly engaged in professional services (as expert and reviewer) and occasionally shared opinions to the public through newspaper articles and media channels.