The plenary speakers and panellists for New Directions East Asia 2023 include key thought leaders and educational experts in the field of English Language Assessment.
Dr Quynh Nguyen, Director of the Department of Research, Science and Innovation, University of Language and International Studies, Vietnam National University (ULIS-VNU)
Prof Yukio Tono, Professor at the Graduate School of Global Studies and Director of the World Language Center, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies
Prof Sue Garton, Department of English, Languages and Applied Linguistics, Aston University
Prof Barry O’Sullivan OBE, Head of Assessment Research & Development, British Council
Mina Patel, Assessment Researcher, British Council
Dr Johanna Motteram, Manager, Integrated Learning & Assessment, British Council Australia
Dr Huu Nguyen, Director, National Foreign Languages Project, Ministry of Education and Training of Vietnam, and Vice Director, Center for Language Testing and Assessment, VNU
Director General of Early Childhood Education, Primary Education and Secondary Education, Ministry of Education, Culture, Research and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia
Dr Jessica Wu, Director General for Research & Development, The Language Training and Testing Center
Associate Professor Dr Jirada Wudthayagorn, Director, Chulalongkorn University Language Institute, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, and President, Asian Associate of Language Assessment
Prof Yan Jin, Professor, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, and Chair, National College English Testing Committee of China
Dr Jing Wei, Vice President, AI & Product Innovation, MetaMetrics Inc
Prof Kyungja Ahn, Department of English Education, Seoul National University of Education
Dr Itje Chodidjah, English Teacher Educator
Ruth Horsfall, Teaching Excellence Lead, Europe and Americas, British Council Spain