Opening Panel: Genealogy of Southeast Asian Studies

• Dr. Charnvit Kasetsiri, The Foundation for the Promotion of Social Sciences and Humanities Textbooks Project, Thailand
• Dr. Taufik Abdullah, Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI)
• Dr. Maria Serena I. Diokno, University of the Philippines, Diliman
• Dr. Danny Wong, University of Malaya
• Mr. Misael Racines, Australian National University
• Ms. Morragotwong Phumplab, Thammasat University

Panel 1: “Applied Tourism:” History, Impact, Assessment 

• Wiwik Mahdayani, University of Indonesia, Visitor Management for Ecotourism Development, Khao Yai National Park, Thailand
• June Taguiwalo, University of the Philippines Diliman, Medical Tourism and the Globalization of Healthcare in Thailand 
• Abegail Rose Valenzuela, University of the Philippines, Rethinking Green Tourism as Driver of Development in Megabiodiversity Countries of Southeast Asia: Tales from Grassroots Communities 

Panel 2: World War II and Decolonization 

• Pham Van Thuy, Vietnam National University-Hanoi, Same Fate, Different Choices: Decolonization in Indonesia and Vietnam, 1930s-1960s
• John Lee Candelaria, University of the Philippines Los Baños, Visual Discourses on the Japanese-trained Military Armies in Southeast Asia Through Japanese Propaganda Images in the Tribune, 1942-1944
• Frank Dhont, University of Brunei Darussalam, Memories of a World War: Similarities and Differences Across the Three Countries on Borneo Island
• Yumiko Himemoto-Hiraishi, The Toyota Foundation, Greater Asia Propaganda Activities and Nationalism in Java Prior To and During the Japanese Period: Japanese and Indonesian Writers, 1941-1942

Panel 3: Border Studies I 

• Yekti Maunati, Indonesian Institute of Sciences, Minorities and Tourism in the Border Areas of Thailand and Myanmar
• Kunnawut Boonreak, Chiang Mai University, Neither Migrant Refugee: Identity Construction and Economic Survival Strategy of the Rohingya Community in the Thai-Burma Borderland
• Lamijo, Indonesian Institute of Sciences, From Battlefield to Marketplace: Border Trade Activities in the Vietnam-Laos Cross-border Areas
• Vilashini Somiah, National University of Singapore, Grasping the Back and Forth: A Reexamination of Detained and Deported Filipino Returnees in Sabah, Malaysia 

Panel 4: Education 

• Vicente Handa, West Visayas State University, Philippines, On Local Wisdom/ Indigenous Knowledge: The Creation Of Hybrid Spaces In Thai and Philippine Science Education
• Olivia Anne Habana, Ateneo de Manila University, Taking Up the White Man’s Burden: Survey of Colonial Education Projects in Vietnam, Malaya and the Philippines in the Early 20th Century 
• Achariya Choowonglert, Naresuan University, “We Don’t Want to be Inferior:” Cultural Politics of Teaching and Studying White Tai Language in the Northwest Upland of Vietnam
• Odine Maria de Guzman, University of the Philippines, Diliman, The Politics of Education and Empowerment: A Comparative Analysis of the Issues and Challeges Facing Women’s Studies Program in Southeast Asia

Panel 5: Conflict and Peace I 

• Ricardo Roy Lopez, University of the Philippines Diliman, Peace and Autonomy: Indonesia and the Philippines
• Syaiful Anam, Mataram University, Indonesia, Gender and Peacebuilding in Aceh and Mindanao
• Khobtham Neelapaichit, Chulalongkorn University, Conflict Management in Aceh: From Confrontation to Non-Violence, 1998-2014      
• Jasmine Ferrer, Save the Children-Philippines, Forging Peace in South Thailand:  “Building Peace By Teaching Peace Program” in Pattani  Province

Panel 6. Religion and Politics

• Amanah Nurish, Gadjah Mada University, Religious Conversion in Northeast-Thailand: The Baha’i Movement in Contemporary Southeast Asia 
• Mohd Mohiyuddin Bin Mohd Sulaiman, Universiti Teknology MARA Malaysia, Muslims’ Response towards the Recent Re-emergence of Buddhist Monks-led Religious Hatred in Myanmar 
• Veronica Alporha, University of the Philippines Los Banos, Islamic Fundamentalism and Kinship in Southeast Asia 
• Samak Kosem, Chiang Mai University, Muslim, State Relations and Ethnic Boundaries in Myanmar: Transition to Multiculturalism

Panel 7: Southeast Asia as an Economic Community

• Ridha Amaliyah, UIN Sunan Ampel Surabaya, Merger and Acquisition (M&A) Strategies to Strengthen ASEAN Economic Competitiveness
• Diana Mendoza, Ateneo de Manila University, The Limits and Contradictions of Developmental Regionalism: BIMP-EAGA and the Palm Oil Industries in Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines
• Yoshihide Sugimoto, National University of Singapore, The Indonesia-Malaysia-Singapore Growth Triangle (IMS-GT) and Its Impact on the Ferry Transportation in the Riau Islands
• Pittaya Suvakunta, Thammasat University, Geo-economic in the North-South Economic Corridor (NSEC):  Case Study of Chiang Khong District, Chiang Rai Province (Thailand), and Huay Xai City, Bor Kaew Zone (Lao PDR)

Panel 8: Media Representations of Politics 

• Mohammad Rokib, Surabaya State University, Poetry as Resistance to Corruption: Literature and New Media in Indonesia and Malaysia
• Kasamaponn Saengsuratham, Independent Lecturer, National Pride: The Production of Narratives of Artistic Heroes in the Philippines
• Miguel Paolo Reyes, University of the Philippines Diliman, Untouchable, or Merely Untouched? Satirical News Websites and Freedom of Speech Limitations in Selected Southeast Asian Countries
• Ann Lee, National University of Singapore, “For a Keen and Naked Posing of ‘Ultimate Questions:” Analyzing Republik Mimpi/News Dotcom

Panel 9: Urbanization and Life in Southeast Asian Cities I

• Irmayanti Meliono, University of Indonesia, Multicultural Dynamics of the Community in Kampong Glam, Singapore: A Cultural Analysis 
• Nicha Tovankasame, Prince of Songkla University, Phuket, Social Spaces of Local Enterprises in the Historical Context of Penang, Malaysia and Phuket, Thailand in the Era of Emerging Tourism 
• Thi Minh Nguyet Nguyen, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, The Birth of Spanish Colonial Cities in Southeast Asia in the 16th Century: From Cebu to Manila 
• Elizabeth Morales-Nuncio, Malayan Colleges Laguna, Bangkok as Megacity within a Southeast Asian Context: Issues and Challenges

Panel 10: Rethinking post-World War II History: The Chinese Indonesian Experiences in Indonesia, Netherlands, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Japan

• Khanis Suvianita, Universitas Surabaya, Citizenship and Identity Construction of Three Generations of Chinese Indonesian Women  
• Yumi Kitamura, Kyoto University, Recuperating “Chineseness:” Narratives of Chinese Indonesians in the Netherlands
• Sachiko Yokota, The University of Shiga Prefecture, Going Home to “Free China:” The Political Decision for Indonesian Chinese
• Nakatani Junko, Osaka Sangyo University, Identities of Young Chinese Indonesians in Japan in the Era of Globalism

Panel 11: Performing Arts: Traditional and Future Agenda 

• Yuhi Kuniko, Momoyama-gakuin University, Japan, What the Borobudur Reliefs Tell Us: The Everlasting Music Practice Among Austronesians in Southeast Asia 
• Dian Purwaningsih, Universitas Indonesia, The Figures Puppet Doll Story In Indonesia and Myanmar
• Arsenio Nicolas, Mahasarakham University, Aspects of Music Research in Southeast Asia in the Twenty-First Century

Panel 12: Democratic Transitions 

• Nattapon Tantrakoonsab, Chulalongkorn University, The Role of Business Groups in Political Reformation in Myanmar
• Fabricio Antonio Fonseca-Fernandez, National Chengchi University Taiwan, Church-State Relations and the Role of the Catholic Church in the Democratization Process of the Philippines
• Khin Maung Nyo, Myanmar Economic Association, Decentralization in Indonesia as a Possible Model for Myanmar

Panel 13: Heritage and Production in Local Communities I

• Raymond Aquino Macapagal, University of the Philippines Diliman, Participatory Cultural Mapping of Traditional Healing Practices in Present-day Surin: Experiences from the Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Anthropology Centre’s Intangible Cultural Heritage and Museums Field School 2013
• Stephen Chia Ming Soon, Universiti Sains Malaysia, The Wood Coffin Traditions of Sabah, Malaysia and Sulawesi, Indonesia
• Nurul Fatini Jaafar, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Piama and Pranatamangsa, the Traditional Agricultural Calendars of Northern Peninsular Malaysia and Java, Indonesia

Panel 14: Conflict and Peace II

• Nguyen Tuan Anh, Chulalongkorn University, Mediation on Land Conflict Transformation in Southeast Asia: Experiences from Thailand
• Mala Rajo Sathian, University of Malaya, Women Leaders in Muslim Pattani: Voices of Justice and Rights in a Conflict Zone
• Ståle Angen Rye, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, NTNU; and Nanang Indra Kurniawan, Gadjah Mada University, Participatory Mapping Local Struggle and Governmentalization of the State:  The Case of Central Kalimantan, Indonesia 
• Rosalie Arcala Hall, University of the Philippines Visayas, When Fighting Stops: Local Conflict Resolution Initiatives in Four Asian Settings

Panel 15: Urbanization and Life in Southeast Asian Cities II 

• Kengo Hayashi, Research Institute for Humanity and Nature, Japan,Lifestyle in a High Rise ‘Rusunami’ in Jakarta: Toward Affordable Housing Policy with Suitable Design for Indonesian Urban Society
• Kunika Mizuno, Kyoto University, Transformation of Urban Development Method in Yogyakarta City
• Paul Kellner, University of Oxford, Indonesian Youths’ Self-Categorization and Identification as it Relates to Public Space

Panel 16: Identity, Autonomy and Diversity in Southeast Asia

• Maria Nela Florendo, University of the Philippines-Baguio, Historical Processes in Pan-ethnic Identity Construction in Southeast Asia: Revisiting the Orang Asli, Dayak, Lumad, Igorot and Hmong
• Rhoderick Nuncio, De La Salle University, Bonding and Autonomy: Singaporeans’ Social Media Interactions and their Identity Politics
• Yulianeta and Ms. Yostiani Noor Azmi Harini, Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia, The Representation of Women in Kuntilanak Legend from Indonesia and Mae Nak from Thailand: A  Comparative Study
• Jem Javier, University of the Philippines, Diliman, Linguistics and Language Studies in the ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community Blueprint

Panel 17: Border Studies II 

• Paiboon Hengsuwan, Chiang Mai University, Living with Threats and Silent Violence in the Salween Borderlands   
• Ku Boon Dar, Universiti Sains Malaysia, The Prohibition of Sino-Vietnamese Cross-Border Trade during the Tay Son Uprising:The Rhetoric of Bilateral Relations
• I Ketut Ardhana, Udayana University, Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines: Some Issues in the Context of Sustainable Border Development
• Yuthpong Chantrawarin, Chiang Mai University and Mae Fah Luang University, Construct of a Cross-border Community between the Thailand and Myanmar’s Borders through Cross-Border Movements of Ethnic Traders
• Akkanut Wantanasombut, Chulalongkorn University, The Ant Army: A Significant Mechanism of Thailand-Myanmar Illegal Trade (1988-2012)

Panel 18: Gender, Migration and  Development  in Southeast Asia

• Maria Platt, National University of Singapore, Migration, Class and Gender: A Perspective from Two Southeast Asian Countries 
• Khoo Choon Yen, National University of Singapore, Who Migrates? Analysing Households’ Migration Decision-making Process through “Gendered Geographies of Power”
• Theodora Lam, National University of Singapore, Care Arrangements for ‘Left-behind’ Children in the Absence of Migrant Mothers in Indonesia and the Philippines
• Brenda Yeoh, National University of Singapore, Gendered Labour migration regimes in Singapore: Debt, Precarity and Strategy among Male and Female Temporary Labour Migrants 
• Agus Joko Pitoyo, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Intergenerational Migration and Livelihoods of Migrant Households in Ponorogo, East Java, Indonesia

Panel 19: Environments, Disaster Awareness and Risk Management 

• Khairulmaini Osman Salleh, University of Malaya, People-Centric Early Warning Systems in Environmental Hazards Management – Averting Disasters by Managing Risks: A Case for Southeast Asia
• Hiroko Nagai, Ateneo de Manila University, Urban Development, Informal Settlement and Disaster Risk in Metropolitan Manila, Philippines: The Case of the Housing Program for the Urban Poor in Marikina City
• Hoang Hao Tra My, Chiang Mai University, Hydropower, People’s Livelihood, and Forest Cover Change: Transnational Impact of Yali Fall Dams to Sesan Commune, Oyadaw District, Rattanakiri Province, Cambodia
• Yonariza, Andalas University, Saving the Remaining Forests: Indonesia, Philippines, and Thailand 

Panel 20: Community Service in Southeast Asia

• Benjamin Abadiano, President, Assisi Development Foundation, Philippines
• Ibu Tri Mumpini, Founder, IBEKA, Jakarta, Indonesia
• Prateep Ungsongtham-Hatta, Founder, Duang Prateep Foundation, Bangkok Thailand
• Ambrosius Ruwindrijarto, Member, Telapak, Indonesia

Panel 21: Gender and Marriage in Migrant Communities

• Analiza Perez-Amurao, Mahidol University, Examining the Gendered Migration of Filipino Workers in Thailand
• TingthongPhetsavong, UN Women, Lao PDR, Legal Rights of Lao Women Migrant Workers in Thailand: Factors, Legal Status and Rights to Access to Legal Services 
• Bich Ha Dao, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Ho Chi Minh City, Visiting Marriage in Southeast Asia

Panel 22: Heritage and Production in Local Communities II

• Seng-Guan Yeoh, Monash University Malaysia, The Town Fiesta, Sacred Food, and Indigeneous Taste: On the Dillemas of Commodifying Etag in Sagada, Philippines
• Linda Lumayag, University of Malaya, Immigrants’ Quest for Survival and their View on the Ecosystem: An Ethnographic Study of Two Fishing Communities in Kudat, Sabah
• Datu Razali Datuk Datu Eranza, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Determinants of Women’s Participation in Seaweed Farming in the Regency of Jeneponto, South Sulawesi, Indonesia

Panel 23: Contemporary Southeast Asian Economies 

• Marina Fe Durano, University of the Philippines-Diliman, Heterodox Economics: A Comparative Review of the Philippines and Malaysia
• Maria Ima Carmela Ariate, University of the Philippines Diliman, Market Ideology and Consumer Patterns in Post-Doi Moi Vietnam
• Pham Thi Bich Ngoc, Hoa Sen University, FDI and Trade Intra and Extra ASEAN in the Period 2006-2013

Panel 24: Art as Resistance 

• Rogelio Braga, University of the Philippines Diliman, On Negotiated Archipelagic Southeast Asian Identities: Patterns of Colonial Resistance and Nationalist Cultural Identity Formation in Toer’s “This Earth of Mankind” and Rizal’s “Noli Me Tangere”                
• Bourin Wungkeeree, Chiang Mai University, Liberation Wars and their Impacts in the Twentieth Century, as Portrayed in Laotian, Vietnamese, Cambodian and Burmese Literature
• Gil Turingan, University of the Philippines-Diliman, Theatre and Resistance Under  Colonial Rule in Southeast Asia  

Panel 25: Southeast Asian Film

• Patrick Campos, University of the Philippines, Reorienting the Real, Introducing the Horror:The Invention of New Lao Cinema
• Emerald Flaviano, University of the Philippines, “Not (Yet) Forever Lost: Salvaging Memories of Death and Violence in and around Lav Diaz’s Mula sa Kung Ano ang Noon and Joshua Oppenheimer’s The Act of Killing”
• Sittha Lertphaiboonsiri, Independent Scholar, Khmer Rouge Narratives in the Films: Screening Stories of Stakeholders

Closing Panel: New Approaches to Southeast Asian Studies 

• Thanet Aphornsuvan, Thammasat University, From Histories of Southeast Asia to a Shared Southeast Asian History
• Rommel Curaming, University of Brunei Darussalam, Why Decolonizing Knowledge May Not Be Enough? Another Look at the Internalist Perspectives and Indigenous Historiography in Southeast Asia