SEA Observatory / Koponan

Isang multidisiplinaryong koponan para sa pamamahala ng AI, produkto, at pampublikong-interes na pagpapatupad.

Ang SEA Observatory at GovSim ay binuo ng mga lider na may karanasan sa Google AI, Pandaigdigang Porum Pang-Ekonomiko, Nagkakaisang Bansa, Pandaigdigang Bangko, TikTok, Meta, USAID, Stanford, Harvard, at trabaho para sa pampublikong interes sa buong Timog-Silangang Asya.

Google AIWorld Economic ForumUN / World BankTikTokMeta / FacebookStanfordHarvard

Bakit nagtitiwala ang mga koponan sa grupong ito

Ang platform ay binuo ng mga taong nagtrabaho sa loob ng mga pangunahing kumpanya ng teknolohiya, multilateral na institusyon, organisasyong pampublikong interes, at cross-functional na product team.

Lalim sa pamamahala

Karanasan sa pamumuno na sumasaklaw sa Google AI, Pandaigdigang Porum Pang-Ekonomiko, UN, Pandaigdigang Bangko, USAID, Asia Society, at trabahong pamamahala sa antas ng bansa.

Karanasan sa produkto at delivery

Mga background sa produkto, patakaran, disenyo, at engineering sa TikTok, UN, software delivery, at human-centered design.

Rehiyonal na ehekusyon

Pagpapalakas ng kapasidad, global affairs, komunikasyon, partnerships, at pampublikong-interes na implementasyon na nakaugat sa Timog-Silangang Asya.

Pamunuan

Mga co-founder at pamunuan

Mga founder at senior lead na nagdadala ng kasanayan sa pamamahala, direksyon ng produkto, estratehiya, at pagbuo ng network sa isang platform.

Edward Tsoi
Co-Founder

Edward Tsoi

CEO

Founder of Connecting Myanmar and former Amnesty International Hong Kong board member; leads partnerships, growth, and overall direction.

  • Connecting Myanmar
  • Amnesty International HK
Dr. Supheakmungkol Sarin
Co-Founder

Dr. Supheakmungkol Sarin

Chief Research Officer

Former Google AI and World Economic Forum leader; advisor to the UN and World Bank on GovTech and national AI strategy.

  • Google AI
  • World Economic Forum
  • UN / World Bank
Wing-Yee Lau

Wing-Yee Lau

COO & Product Director

Former TikTok and United Nations product-policy leader driving operations, execution, and product delivery.

  • TikTok
  • United Nations
  • Product leadership
Alejandro Reyes

Alejandro Reyes

Chief Strategy Officer

Asia Society scholar-in-residence and public administration specialist shaping institutional strategy and global positioning.

  • Asia Society
  • Public administration
  • Strategy
Michael L. Bak

Michael L. Bak

Head of Policy & Network

Former Meta public policy leader with 25+ years across USAID and the UN, connecting policy networks to product and strategy.

  • Meta / Facebook
  • USAID
  • UN
Produkto at Delivery

Produkto, disenyo, at pagpapalakas ng kapasidad

Ang koponan na nagtra-translate ng pananaw sa patakaran sa kapaki-pakinabang na mga tool, public-interest na interface, at praktikal na karanasan sa pagkatuto.

Gordon Cheung

Gordon Cheung

Product Manager & Software Engineer

Product, data, and engineering experience across R&D and education. Building the platform's technical layer.

  • Product
  • Engineering
  • Capacity Building
Kim Theara

Kim Theara

Human-Centred AI Design

Translates governance complexity into clear, public-interest user experiences designed for Southeast Asia.

  • Human-centred AI
  • Design
  • SEA
Anonyo Mitra

Anonyo Mitra

Product Manager & Capacity Building Lead

Harvard-trained AI governance practitioner bridging product thinking, stakeholder engagement, and capacity building.

  • Harvard
  • Capacity building
  • Workshops
Patakaran at Pananaliksik

Patakaran, pananaliksik, at global affairs

Mahigpit na pananaliksik at kasanayan sa bansa upang panatilihing may kaugnayan, batay sa ebidensya, at nakaugat sa rehiyon ang platform.

Adrian Mak

Adrian Mak

Chief of Staff (Global Affairs)

Brings Stanford-linked AI governance and dispute-resolution experience into the platform's global affairs work.

  • Stanford
  • Global affairs
  • Dispute resolution
Dr. Melody Shum

Dr. Melody Shum

Chief of Staff (Research)

Applied research background across the EU, USAID, and the NHS, helping keep the platform evidence-led and rigorous.

  • EU
  • USAID
  • NHS
Zar Motik Adisuryo

Zar Motik Adisuryo

Policy Lead

Comparative policy specialist focused on Indonesia and regional governance, grounding analysis in country-level context.

  • Indonesia
  • Comparative policy
  • Governance
Operasyon

Operasyon, komunikasyon, at koordinasyon

Suporta sa kuwento, mga kaganapan, panlabas na pagtatanghal, at pang-araw-araw na ehekusyon.

Melissa Leung

Melissa Leung

Events & Communications Lead

Leads outreach, storytelling, and events with regional and global public-affairs communications experience.

  • Communications
  • Events
  • Public affairs
Ben Goldman

Ben Goldman

Chief of Staff

Supports coordination and external positioning with a background in cybersecurity, diplomacy, and AI communications.

  • Cybersecurity
  • Diplomacy
  • AI communications
Mga Alumni

Mga Alumni

Mga dating kontribyutor na tumulong hubugin ang naunang yugto ng trabaho.

Lee Shi Hao

Lee Shi Hao

Former Project Lead

Contributed to an earlier phase of the work as a project lead.

  • Alumni
  • Project lead