SEA Observatory / Tim

Tim multidisiplin untuk tata kelola AI, peluncuran produk, dan pelaksanaan kepentingan publik.

SEA Observatory dan GovSim dibangun oleh para pemimpin dengan pengalaman di Google AI, Forum Ekonomi Dunia, Perserikatan Bangsa-Bangsa, Bank Dunia, TikTok, Meta, USAID, Stanford, Harvard, dan kerja kepentingan publik di seluruh Asia Tenggara.

Google AIWorld Economic ForumUN / World BankTikTokMeta / FacebookStanfordHarvard
Co-founders and leadershipProduct, design, and capacity buildingPolicy, research, and global affairsOperations, communications, and coordinationAlumni

Mengapa tim mempercayai kelompok ini

Platform ini dibangun oleh orang-orang yang pernah bekerja di perusahaan teknologi besar, lembaga multilateral, organisasi kepentingan publik, dan tim produk lintas fungsi.

Kedalaman tata kelola

Pengalaman kepemimpinan mencakup Google AI, Forum Ekonomi Dunia, PBB, Bank Dunia, USAID, Asia Society, dan kerja tata kelola tingkat negara.

Pengalaman produk dan peluncuran

Latar belakang produk, kebijakan, desain, dan teknik di TikTok, PBB, pengiriman perangkat lunak, dan desain berpusat pada manusia.

Pelaksanaan regional

Pengembangan kapasitas, urusan global, komunikasi, kemitraan, dan implementasi kepentingan publik yang berakar di Asia Tenggara.

Kepemimpinan

Co-founder dan kepemimpinan

Pendiri dan pemimpin senior yang membawa keahlian tata kelola, arah produk, strategi institusional, dan pembangunan jaringan ke dalam satu 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
Produk & peluncuran

Produk, desain, dan pengembangan kapasitas

Tim yang menerjemahkan wawasan kebijakan menjadi alat yang dapat digunakan, antarmuka yang berorientasi kepentingan publik, dan pengalaman belajar yang praktis.

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
Kebijakan & penelitian

Kebijakan, penelitian, dan urusan global

Ketelitian penelitian dan keahlian negara yang membantu platform tetap relevan, berbasis bukti, dan berakar pada konteks regional.

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
Operasional

Operasional, komunikasi, dan koordinasi

Dukungan lintas fungsi untuk penceritaan, acara, pemosisian eksternal, dan pelaksanaan sehari-hari.

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
Alumni

Alumni

Kontributor terdahulu yang membantu membentuk fase-fase awal pekerjaan ini.

Lee Shi Hao

Lee Shi Hao

Former Project Lead

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

  • Alumni
  • Project lead