Program Director, Planetary Health Alliance

Dr. Marie Studer is an executive leader with more than 20 years of scientific and education program and operational experience delivering results for mission-oriented organizations supporting sustainable community development and audience engagement.

As a collaborative leader, Marie has worked closely with stakeholders to create strategies, partnerships and innovative approaches to deliver programs that provide measurable outcomes. Her career has focused on public accessibility and understanding of science through government and public policy positions, to scientific and education leadership for international citizen science projects, to engaging formal and informal educators and youth in biodiversity learning using hands-on and online resources and tools. She is especially interested in creating awareness and action around the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and other international sustainability targets.

Marie has executive leadership experience in non-profit organizations and multi-institutional consortiums, with a proven record in strategic planning, strategic partnership development, organizational management and development, budgeting, fiscal control, staff development, stakeholder relations and fundraising. As a collaborative leader, she listens and finds common ground, while ensuring vision- and mission-guided decisions. She enjoys networking and connecting people, ideas and projects to deliver outcomes and impact. She has held positions as Staff Scientist for the Massachusetts Bays National Estuary Program, Chief Scientist for Earthwatch Institute, and as Director of Learning + Education for the Encyclopedia of Life (EOL). She serves on several boards and committees for organizations working to support sustainable communities and environments.

Deputy President, YouthCare Malaysia

Anwar Felix is an ACCA graduate and holds the position of Deputy President in YouthCare Malaysia, a fast growing youth-based volunteer organization. Anwar has expertise in non-profit related leadership, stakeholder management, and financial management using his knowledge in accounting and finance. His passion lies in ESG reporting and planetary health, firmly believing in the responsibility of businesses to operate sustainably and contribute to a positive impact on the environment and society. Anwar advocates for incorporating environmental, social, and governance factors into business operations to create long-term value for stakeholders and foster a more sustainable future.

Chief Executive Officer, Asian Strategy & Leadership Institute (ASLI) 

Danial, is the CEO of Asian Strategy and Leadership Institute (ASLI), a 30-year old non-profit think-tank, owned and governed by the Jeffrey Cheah Foundation. A former lawyer focusing on human rights and constitutional law, his career has spanned policy, education, media, and technology, with roles such as Press Secretary for Federal Ministers. He is also a columnist, TV show host, public speaker, and coach, focusing on topics like AI, disinformation, and sustainable development. Danial holds a master's in law from Oxford University and an LLB from the International Islamic University Malaysia. In his spare time, he enjoys playing sports and managing his cats' Instagram account.

Professor Donald T. Simeon is Director of the Caribbean Centre for Health Systems Research and Development, and Professor of Biostatistics and Public Health at the Faculty of Medical Sciences, The University of the West Indies, Trinidad and Tobago. He is a Chartered Statistician, Fellow and Council Member of the Royal Statistical Society, UK as well as a Registered Public Health Nutritionist. He is also Chair of the Caribbean Regional Hub of the Planetary Health Alliance as well as Chair or member of various Research Ethics Committees. His professional interests include public health, planetary health, research and data ethics, biostatistics, nutrition, and health policy and systems research.

Dr. Jelena Malogajski has over 15 years of professional experience in healthcare, public health, and academia. Her research focuses on STIs and various aspects of women’s reproductive health.

She is the Educational Manager with the Planetary Health Alliance. Her role involves actively contributing to the momentum of expanding and integrating Planetary Health curriculum into international medical, nursing, and public health education systems through the Planetary Health Expand initiative.

She received her medical degree from Belgrade University Medical School in Serbia, her MSc in Health Policy, Economics and Management, and a PhD in Public Health Genomics, from Maastricht University in the Netherlands.

Global Outreach Fellow, Planetary Health Alliance

Joshitha Sankam is a public health professional specializing in the domain of climate change and health. Currently working as a Consultant for Climate Change and Health at the Divecha Centre for Climate Change, Indian Institute of Science, she is actively involved in designing training programs, conducting surveys, and advocating for climate-related health issues among communities and healthcare professionals. As a Global Outreach Fellow at the Planetary Health Alliance, she is dedicated to building a global planetary health community and promoting planetary health science through public outreach and engagement with policymakers. With a keen interest in the nexus of international relations and planetary health, she is deeply passionate about advancing the health and well-being of communities in the face of climate change.

Adjunct Professor, Sunway Centre for Planetary Health

Datuk Dr. Anis Yusal Yusoff is currently Director at the Centre for Leadership and Professional Development (UM LEAD) at University Malaya. He was previously Principal Fellow at the Institute of Ethnic Studies of the National University of Malaysia (UKM), a position held since January 2009. Between 2015-2020 he was seconded to the Prime Minister’s Department to lead three government agencies; 1) as Deputy Director General of the National Centre for Governance, Integrity & Anti-Corruption (GIACC); 2) as Director General of the National Integrity and Good Governance Department; and 3) as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Malaysian Institute of Integrity (INTEGRITI).  

Datuk Dr Anis Yusal also spent more than ten years with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) between 1994-2005 including a stint with the United Nations Volunteers (UNV) Headquarters in Bonn, Germany in 2001. He was the Assistant Resident Representative and Head of Programme responsible for Human Development and Governance initiatives for UNDP Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei Darussalam and was Programme Specialist responsible for UNV in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) Region.  

Datuk Dr Anis Yusal was appointed by DYMM the King between 2014-2018 as Commissioner and Deputy Chairman of The Enforcement Agency Integrity Commission (EAIC). Most recently, Datuk Dr. Anis Yusal was appointed as an Adjunct Professor with the School of Liberal Arts & Sciences of Taylor’s University, Adjunct Practice Professor with Sunway Centre for Planetary Health of Sunway University and as an Honorary Professor in the field of Information and Human Sciences at Faculty of Business, Information and Human Sciences of The Infrastructure University Kuala Lumpur (IUKL). He is also currently serving as a Member of the Advisory Board of Tan Sri Omar Centre for STI Policy Studies at UCSI University.  

Datuk Dr. Anis Yusal has authored over 10 books, and edited more than 20 publications, besides writing many policy papers and articles for journal and newspapers. In addition to his published works, he is also regularly invited by the national and international media as an analyst of Malaysian socio-politics to discuss areas related to integrity, anti-corruption, money politics and ethnic relations.  

Program Director, Planetary Health Alliance

Dr. Marie Studer is an executive leader with more than 20 years of scientific and education program and operational experience delivering results for mission-oriented organizations supporting sustainable community development and audience engagement.

As a collaborative leader, Marie has worked closely with stakeholders to create strategies, partnerships and innovative approaches to deliver programs that provide measurable outcomes. Her career has focused on public accessibility and understanding of science through government and public policy positions, to scientific and education leadership for international citizen science projects, to engaging formal and informal educators and youth in biodiversity learning using hands-on and online resources and tools. She is especially interested in creating awareness and action around the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and other international sustainability targets.

Marie has executive leadership experience in non-profit organizations and multi-institutional consortiums, with a proven record in strategic planning, strategic partnership development, organizational management and development, budgeting, fiscal control, staff development, stakeholder relations and fundraising. As a collaborative leader, she listens and finds common ground, while ensuring vision- and mission-guided decisions. She enjoys networking and connecting people, ideas and projects to deliver outcomes and impact. She has held positions as Staff Scientist for the Massachusetts Bays National Estuary Program, Chief Scientist for Earthwatch Institute, and as Director of Learning + Education for the Encyclopedia of Life (EOL). She serves on several boards and committees for organizations working to support sustainable communities and environments.

Postdoctoral Scholar, University of California San Francisco

Dr. Ante-Testard is an epidemiologist with a clinical background in nursing. Her training has been focused on equity research in HIV in sub-Saharan Africa using advanced and novel epidemiological and biostatistics methods. She conducted advocacy works and initiatives in planetary health as a Planetary Health Campus Ambassador and co-founder and president of the PlaHNet of Young Professionals. She was part of the Programme Committee during the PHAM 2022. During her postdoctoral fellowship at the UCSF, part of her research has investigated the effects of water, sanitation and handwashing interventions in Bangladesh on child diarrhea by monsoon season and socioeconomic position.

Movements and Advocacy Lead, Wellbeing Economy Alliance (WEAll)

Simon Ticehurst is the Movements Lead at the Wellbeing Economy Alliance (WEAll). Between 2015-2022 he was Oxfam International’s Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean. A Latin American specialist, Simon has lived in Latin America since 1986 and is based in Mexico. He has joint British and Mexican citizenship. 

Simon has a Masters and PhD in Latin American Studies at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). His research looks at Latin America's development perspectives and limitations in the context of globalization. He spends his free time connecting with nature, hiking and cycling. 

Associate Professor, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul

Biologist. Associate Professor at Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul. Member of Planetary Health (PH) Brazil, IEA/USP. She coordinated the Brazilian PH Ambassadors Program. She is Co-coordinator of the Latin American HUB for PH. Integrates the Lancet Countdown South America and The Lancet Countdown Policy Briefs for Brazil teams. Senior Education Fellow at PH Alliance, Harvard University.

Community Coordinator, Planetary Health Alliance

Ursula Gately is the Community Coordinator with Planetary Health Alliance, where she provides administrative and communications support for all aspects of PHA programs.


Before joining PHA, she completed her studies at Georgetown University, where she earned a degree in Biology of Global Health. At Georgetown, Ursula demonstrated her leadership and initiative by establishing several organizations. Notably, she founded Cura Terra, a research journal focused on intersectional and transdisciplinary environmentalism, and played a pivotal role in the establishment of the Undergraduate Environmental Health Collaborative. She was recognized as one of the American Public Health Association's 2022 Student Champions for Climate Justice. Her dedication to the field of planetary health extends to her passion for exploring the interplay between planetary health, environmental justice, and clinical practice.

Co-Chair of Programme Committee, Professor of Public Health and Policy, School of Medical Life Sciences, Sunway University

Senior international expert with extensive leadership experience and expertise in public health, epidemiology, global health, programmatic evaluation and organizational learning, strategic planning and governance. Has worked extensively with governments, UN agencies, nongovernmental organizations and academic institutions. Over the past thirty years, held positions in international public health with a spectrum of strategic and managerial responsibilities, including over 24 years in leadership and global roles in the World Health Organization.

Bristol Moonga Ntebeka is an epidemiologist affiliated with the University of Zambia in Central Africa. His professional focus revolves around the convergence of epidemiology and planetary health. His specific areas of interest encompass the prevention and management of Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs), the improvement of maternal and child health, and the promotion of community well-being. Mr. Ntebeka holds the position of representative on the planetary health Next Generation Steering Committee, working to shape the trajectory of planetary health.

A/Prof. Claire Henderson-Wilson leads the Health Nature Sustainability Research Group at Deakin University, Burwood, Australia. In this role, Claire provides oversight and leadership on several research projects investigating how people-environment relationships influence health and wellbeing. Specifically, her research focuses on the relationships between people, health and the natural environment (i.e., parks and gardens) and the impacts of environmental change (i.e., climate change) on people’s health and wellbeing. She has a track record of multidisciplinary collaboration within the university sector and with industry and local government and is currently Associate Investigator in the Australian ‘Healthy Environments and Lives’ (HEAL) network.

Diarmid Campbell-Lendrum leads the climate change and health unit at WHO. His training is on the ecology of infectious disease and public health, and he has worked on climate change and health for over 20 years. He has helped drive the expansion of WHO’s programme on this issue, which has now directly supported over 30 countries. Diarmid is author of over 100 papers on infectious diseases, and on the health implications of global environmental change.  He is a Member of the US National Academy of Medicine, a lead author of three reports of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, and of the first two health reports to the UN Climate Negotiations.

Iris Blom is a Ph.D. candidate at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, researching greenhouse gas mitigation of health care systems and its relation with adaptation in the context of climate change. She is a medical doctor from the Netherlands with a Master's Degree in Global Affairs from Tsinghua University in Beijing, China as a Schwarzman Scholar. She has attended the UNFCCC COP25, COP26, COP27, and the first-ever UN Youth Climate Summit to advocate for planetary health. She is the first next-generation representative on the Steering Committee of the Planetary Health Alliance. She has represented medical students worldwide to the World Health Organization from 2020 to 2022 during which she helped set up the WHO Youth Council. She now continues to support youth engagement and the council at the WHO.

Jennifer Cole is a Lecturer in Global and Planetary Health at Royal Holloway University of London. She is Co-Chair of the PHA European Hub Education Working Group and former Coordinator of the Northern European Hub.

She is a biological anthropologist with career experience in policy think tanks and publishing. Her interest in planetary health began when she accepted a position as Public Health Policy Advisor to the Rockefeller Foundation Economic Council on Planetary Health, a programme based at Oxford University, in 2017.

Her own research interests are in infectious disease risk, and she has ongoing projects in Kenya and India, funded by the Grand Challenges Research Fund and UKRI, as well as an ongoing project to develop climate and disease risk mapping software, funded by Oracle.

Planetary Health Policy Director, Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health

Liz is an internationally recognized expert in interdisciplinary policy analysis and communications with 20+ years’ experience mobilizing knowledge and engagement on biodiversity, climate change, pollution, food systems, and community health for marginalized populations. She has written landmark science-policy guides and briefs for the International Institute for Sustainable Development, the World Health Organization, and the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), and is a Newsdesk writer for the The Lancet - Planetary Health. Liz draws on 15-years’ experience tracking intergovernmental negotiations across over a dozen multilateral environmental agreements, as well as on 8 years as a community medicine clinician in low resource clinics in the U.S., Central America, and Micronesia.

International Medical Secretary, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)/Doctors Without Borders

An intensivist and pulmonary physician, Dr. Maria Guevara is the MSF International Medical Secretary based in Geneva, Switzerland since February 2021. Previously as Global Health Advisor at MSF Switzerland, she led the integration of Planetary Health as an operational strategic thematic. Since 2004, her humanitarian field work has spanned across countries in Africa, Americas, and Asia in both emergency and stable settings. She has also served as MSF’s Regional Representative in Asia from 2012 to 2017, and has been part of various advisory groups in WHO and other institutions. Her specific interests are Emergency Response, Health Security and Planetary Health.

Policy Fellow, Planetary Health Alliance

Matthew Carvalho is a student researcher at Georgetown University specializing in planetary health law and diplomacy. Originally from southeast Massachusetts, Matthew has worked multiple jobs in the global health governance fields, including work for the O'Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law, Capitol Hill, and the United States Department of Health and Human Services. He currently serves as the inaugural policy fellow for the Planetary Health Alliance, based at Harvard University’s T.H. Chan School of Public Health. He is the founder of the Global Health Governance as Public Service (GHGAPS) program, which aims to train students on global health and diplomacy, and leads them to the World Health Assembly in Geneva, Switzerland each year. His scholarly work, entitled "Reevaluating Global Health and International Law: The Relationship Between Regime Interaction and Legal Fragmentation Among Mechanisms Governing the Public Health Sphere," has awarded him commendations from environmental and global health legal experts across the globe, and he recently released a textbook chapter on the nexus between ocean law and human health this past June. Matthew is currently pursuing a joint BS/MSc.GH at Georgetown's newly launched School of Health, and will be joining Georgetown University Law Center in fall of 2024.

Associate Professor, Western Research Chair, and Director of Indigenous Planetary Health, Western University

Dr. Nicole Redvers, ND, MPH, is a member of the Deninu K’ue First Nation (Northwest Territories, Canada) and has worked with Indigenous patients, scholars, and communities around the globe her entire career. She is an Associate Professor, Western Research Chair, and Director of Indigenous Planetary Health at the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry at Western University. She has been actively involved at regional, national, and international levels promoting the inclusion of Indigenous perspectives in both human and planetary health research and practice. Dr. Redvers is the author of the trade paperback book titled, ‘The Science of the Sacred: Bridging Global Indigenous Medicine Systems and Modern Scientific Principles’.

Planetary Health Alliance Japan Hub

Director of the Center for the Planetary Health and Innovation Science (PHIS), The IDEC Institute, Hiroshima University


Associate Professor of Environmental Health Sciences Laboratory, Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Hiroshima University

Saori Kashima is an environmental epidemiologist, Member of the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology, the Planetary Health Alliance Japan Hub, and so on. Her research emphasizes evaluating health effects from environmental factors including air pollution, natural disaster, accessibility to the health facility, and other health system and policy. She is also working on the research “Community-oriented practice for planetary healthy aging”, in which the concepts of Healthy Aging and Planetary Health are integrated.

Executive Director, Health Promotion Forum of New Zealand

President, International Union for Health Promotion and Education (IUHPE)

Founder and Co-Chair, IUHPE Global Working Group on Waiora Planetary Health and Human Wellbeing

Sione is the Executive Director of the Health Promotion Forum of New Zealand. At the global level, he is the President of the International Union for Health Promotion and Education (IUHPE), and the founder and Co-Chair of the IUHPE Global Working Group on Waiora Planetary Health and Human Wellbeing. Sione is an educator, a writer and public health leader. In recognition of his significant contributions to health promotion and public health at the national and international levels, Sione was awarded the 2019 New Zealand Public Health Champion award by the Public Health Association of New Zealand.

Director of Planetary Health and Clinical Professor School of Nursing, University of Minnesota School of Nursing

Dr. Potter is deeply committed to climate change and planetary health education. She is a member of the Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments and the American Academy of Nursing Environment and Public Health Expert Panel. She is a member of the Coordinating Committee of Columbia University’s Global Consortium on Climate and Health Education, and the Steering Committee of the Planetary Health Alliance (PHA). She chairs Clinicians for Planetary Health (C4PH) for the PHA. She serves on the National Academy of Medicine’s Action Collaborative on Decarbonizing the US Health Sector. Dr. Potter is the first Director of Planetary Health for the School of Nursing at the University of Minnesota.

Professor of Occupational and Public Health, Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Malaya

Dr. Victor Hoe is a highly qualified professional in medicine, public health, engineering, and occupational safety and health. His interdisciplinary collaboration with engineers, IT specialists, and dental experts led to innovative approaches for COVID-19 risk assessment in hospitals. He actively engages in research and consultation projects on occupational and environmental health. Additionally, Dr. Hoe holds the position of Chair for the Association of Academies and Societies of Sciences in Asia Working Group, overseeing the IAP's Climate Change and Health project. His broad expertise enables him to contribute significantly to the development of solutions for public health challenges in diverse settings.

Chair of Planning Committee, Programme Manager, Sunway Centre for Planetary Health, Sunway University

Nazia is the Program Manager at Sunway Centre for Planetary Health, Sunway University. She is a qualified professional with a strong background in social work and human rights. She completed her postgraduate studies in Social Work from Jamia Millia Islamia University in India. She also holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Human Rights and International Humanitarian and Refugee Laws, indicating her specialization in these areas. 

Previously, she has worked with National Commission for Women, Government of India with special focus on supporting female prisoners, female patients in psychiatric homes, and women in distress.  

Her professional background also includes collaborations with German and Dutch organizations, where she focused on capacity building and facilitation. 

Her career has majorly focussed on addressing social issues, advocating for human rights, and supporting vulnerable populations. 

Group Registrar, Sunway University

Beng Lean NG is the Group Registrar of Sunway Education Group which is owned and governed by the Jeffrey Cheah Foundation. She provides leadership direction to ensure that the various academic-related support services and departments under the Office of the Group Registrar run smoothly and efficiently. She forms strategic partnerships and collaborations with internal and external stakeholders to meet the needs and aspirations of institutions within the Sunway Education Group. 

Beng Lean has more than 20 years of experience working in private higher education institutions in Malaysia. A Malay linguist by training, she lectured at two higher learning institutions before moving into an administrative role to fully utilise her skills in educational management. She thrives on developing new projects and works well in diverse scenarios and challenges. She advocates awareness-based leadership and has a strong passion to promote education at all levels. 

Senior Communications Officer, Sunway Centre for Planetary Health, Sunway University

Nur Hazirah Marzuki is the Senior Communications Officer at Sunway Centre for Planetary Health, Sunway University. She is a graduate from International Islamic University Malaysia with a bachelor's degree in human sciences (English Language and Literature) (Hons).  

She is an accomplished communications professional with a keen eye for crafting compelling narratives and building meaningful connections. With a background in internal communications and public relations, she has honed her skills in strategic communication, media relations, and content development.  

Throughout her career, Hazirah has demonstrated a remarkable ability to communicate complex ideas with clarity and impact. As a dedicated advocate for authentic and ethical communication, Hazirah strives to create meaningful and positive change through her work, earning her the reputation of a trusted and influential communications expert.  

She has also received the “Swiss Army Knife” award from a previous organization for being flexible, adept, and multi-purposed.  

Associate Professor, Department of Film and Performing Arts and Associate Dean (International) for the School of Arts, Sunway University

Dr. Mayco is a Associate Professor at the Department of Film and Performing Arts and Associate Dean (International) for the School of Arts, Sunway University, Malaysia. He studied at the University of Hawaiʻi as an East-West Center Fellow researching music and dance traditions of the extended Sulu Zone (east Malaysia, southern Philippines, and eastern Indonesia) and its links to the Nusantara region. He conducted research for his doctoral studies in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia, as a Fulbright research grant recipient.

He is the author/co-editor of Made in Nusantara: Studies in Popular Music (2021) and Popular Music in East and Southeast Asia: Sonic (under)Currents and Currencies (2022).

Co-Chair of Planning Committee, Head of Governance and Data Management, Registry Department, Sunway Education Group (SEG)

Dr Jason Lee holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and MBA from University of Saskatchewan, Canada and PhD in Finance from University of Science Malaysia. His research and teaching areas are in investment management, corporate finance, and corporate governance. He has had more than 21 years of working experience in higher education and has served in several academic departmental leadership positions at various universities.

Dr. Lee is the Head of Governance and Data Management in the Registry Department, Sunway Education Group (SEG). His main portfolio includes overseeing regulatory compliance aspects of MOHE, MOE, and MQA standards and requirements, and establishing data governance and management framework, policies, and procedures within all SEG entities. Prior to this, Dr. Lee was an Associate Professor at Tunku Abdul Rahman University of Management and Technology.

Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (UK)

Dr. Ho Wai Kee is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (UK), PhD holder, Chartered Accountant (Malaysia) and Fellow of ACCA Malaysia with over 10 years of industry experience in accounting and auditing and 19 years of teaching experience.

Programme Officer, Sunway Centre for Planetary Health, Sunway University

Revan Lim Tai Jie is the Programme Officer at Sunway Centre for Planetary Health, Sunway University. He is a graduate from Monash University Malaysia with a Bachelor’s in software engineering and a highly accomplished individual who has made significant contributions in various fields.

Revan's talents extended beyond academics, as he also displayed immense leadership qualities. From organizing school events to leading various clubs and organizations, he exhibited a natural ability to motivate and inspire others.

Throughout his journey, Revan developed a deep passion for entrepreneurship and innovation. His ability to identify opportunities and turn them into successful ventures earned him recognition in the business community.

His commitment to making a positive impact on society has led him to actively engage in philanthropic endeavors. He actively supports initiatives focused on education, environmental conservation, and community development.

Project Executive, Sunway Centre for Planetary Health, Sunway University

Michelle Cheong holds a First-Class Honours degree in Communication from Sunway University, Malaysia, and Lancaster University, UK. With an upbringing and educational background spanning across four continents and six countries (amongst them, the USA, Russia, Hong Kong, Ghana and Hungary), Michelle aspires to bring back her intercultural perspectives and experience to the place that remains home to her: Malaysia.

She is now a Projects Executive at the Sunway Centre for Planetary Health, Malaysia, where she assists the team with communications as well as in planning and implementing campaigns or activities to help advance the planetary health agenda, including the Planetary Health Summit 2024 and 6th Annual Meeting.

Adjunct Professor, Sunway Centre for Planetary Health

Datuk Dr. Anis Yusal Yusoff is currently Director at the Centre for Leadership and Professional Development (UM LEAD) at University Malaya. He was previously Principal Fellow at the Institute of Ethnic Studies of the National University of Malaysia (UKM), a position held since January 2009. Between 2015-2020 he was seconded to the Prime Minister’s Department to lead three government agencies; 1) as Deputy Director General of the National Centre for Governance, Integrity & Anti-Corruption (GIACC); 2) as Director General of the National Integrity and Good Governance Department; and 3) as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Malaysian Institute of Integrity (INTEGRITI).  

Datuk Dr Anis Yusal also spent more than ten years with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) between 1994-2005 including a stint with the United Nations Volunteers (UNV) Headquarters in Bonn, Germany in 2001. He was the Assistant Resident Representative and Head of Programme responsible for Human Development and Governance initiatives for UNDP Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei Darussalam and was Programme Specialist responsible for UNV in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) Region.  

Datuk Dr Anis Yusal was appointed by DYMM the King between 2014-2018 as Commissioner and Deputy Chairman of The Enforcement Agency Integrity Commission (EAIC). Most recently, Datuk Dr. Anis Yusal was appointed as an Adjunct Professor with the School of Liberal Arts & Sciences of Taylor’s University, Adjunct Practice Professor with Sunway Centre for Planetary Health of Sunway University and as an Honorary Professor in the field of Information and Human Sciences at Faculty of Business, Information and Human Sciences of The Infrastructure University Kuala Lumpur (IUKL). He is also currently serving as a Member of the Advisory Board of Tan Sri Omar Centre for STI Policy Studies at UCSI University.  

Datuk Dr. Anis Yusal has authored over 10 books, and edited more than 20 publications, besides writing many policy papers and articles for journal and newspapers. In addition to his published works, he is also regularly invited by the national and international media as an analyst of Malaysian socio-politics to discuss areas related to integrity, anti-corruption, money politics and ethnic relations.  

Director of Planetary Health and Clinical Professor School of Nursing, University of Minnesota School of Nursing

Dr. Potter is deeply committed to climate change and planetary health education. She is a member of the Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments and the American Academy of Nursing Environment and Public Health Expert Panel. She is a member of the Coordinating Committee of Columbia University’s Global Consortium on Climate and Health Education, and the Steering Committee of the Planetary Health Alliance (PHA). She chairs Clinicians for Planetary Health (C4PH) for the PHA. She serves on the National Academy of Medicine’s Action Collaborative on Decarbonizing the US Health Sector. Dr. Potter is the first Director of Planetary Health for the School of Nursing at the University of Minnesota.

Oliver Lacey-Hall is the Senior Adviser on Partnerships and Communications for the Sunway Centre for Planetary Health at Sunway University. He concurrently is employed as Lead Adviser to the SIAP SIAGA Disaster Risk Management Programme, managed by the Palladium Group in Indonesia. Previously he was most recently Director of the UK’s Humanitarian and Stabilisation Operations Team (HSOT), leading provision of humanitarian and stabilisation services to the UK Government by the Palladium Group.

Policy Fellow, Planetary Health Alliance

Matthew Carvalho is a student researcher at Georgetown University specializing in planetary health law and diplomacy. Originally from southeast Massachusetts, Matthew has worked multiple jobs in the global health governance fields, including work for the O'Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law, Capitol Hill, and the United States Department of Health and Human Services. He currently serves as the inaugural policy fellow for the Planetary Health Alliance, based at Harvard University’s T.H. Chan School of Public Health. He is the founder of the Global Health Governance as Public Service (GHGAPS) program, which aims to train students on global health and diplomacy, and leads them to the World Health Assembly in Geneva, Switzerland each year. His scholarly work, entitled "Reevaluating Global Health and International Law: The Relationship Between Regime Interaction and Legal Fragmentation Among Mechanisms Governing the Public Health Sphere," has awarded him commendations from environmental and global health legal experts across the globe, and he recently released a textbook chapter on the nexus between ocean law and human health this past June. Matthew is currently pursuing a joint BS/MSc.GH at Georgetown's newly launched School of Health, and will be joining Georgetown University Law Center in fall of 2024.

Dr. Jelena Malogajski has over 15 years of professional experience in healthcare, public health, and academia. Her research focuses on STIs and various aspects of women’s reproductive health.

She is the Educational Manager with the Planetary Health Alliance. Her role involves actively contributing to the momentum of expanding and integrating Planetary Health curriculum into international medical, nursing, and public health education systems through the Planetary Health Expand initiative.

She received her medical degree from Belgrade University Medical School in Serbia, her MSc in Health Policy, Economics and Management, and a PhD in Public Health Genomics, from Maastricht University in the Netherlands.

Dr. SanYuMay Tun has an international presence in bringing Education for Sustainable Healthcare and Planetary Health into core health professions education. She has a background in medicine as a former family physician, in environmental science and policy, and in medical education. SanYuMay leads education for sustainable healthcare at Oxford University Medical School, in the strategic role of providing leadership and inspiration to integrate ESH and Planetary Health across the institution. She led the national working group that developed ‘Education for Sustainable Healthcare – A curriculum for the UK’ which has been endorsed and published by the UK medical education bodies and regulator. This curriculum has also informed planetary health and ESH curricula in other health professions, postgraduate training, and in countries around the world.

Chief Executive Officer, Asian Strategy & Leadership Institute (ASLI) 

• Danial is Chief Executive Officer of the Asian Strategy and Leadership Incorporated (ASLI), a 30-year old non-partisan not-for-profit think-tank, which is owned and governed by the Jeffrey Cheah Foundation.  

 

• Having started his career as a lawyer, Danial’s professional journey has traversed policy, education, media and technology. He has served as Press Secretary to two Federal Ministers across three Ministries (Education, Higher Education and Finance). Among his career highlights include co-writing the 2021 National Budget speech and a successful IPO with an Australian EdTech company on the Australian Stock Exchange in 2019.  
• An avid writer, Danial has been a columnist for TheStar newspaper since 2014 and has written over 95 columns ranging from education, technology, and social issues. (List of columns here: www.thestar.com.my/opinion/columnists/whats-your-status?bycat=418_1564141574)).  
• He occasionally hosts “The Nation”, a current-affairs TV talk show on BERNAMA (Malaysia’s National News Agency) where he focuses on economic, social, and finance related matters. He has interviewed the Minister of Economy Malaysia, Minister of Investment, Trade & Industry, Chief Economist of the World Bank, as well as various CEOs, ambassadors, and international organisation representatives.  
• Danial has also provided insights on Malaysia’s Budget 2024 for Astro Awani, BFM89.9 and more. 
• As a speaker, Danial has been invited to give talks on the history and trends in artificial intelligence, future of work, disinformation and UN Sustainable Development Goals to government, financial institutions, GLCs and more. As a debate and public speaking coach, he has conducted training around the region, including China and South Korea.  
• In his younger days, Danial was a volunteer with Yayasan Anak Warisan Alam (Children’s Environment Heritage Foundation) where he was exposed to environmental concerns and sustainable development. He is also a trained facilitator on the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UN CRC) where he was facilitated workshops for UNICEF, Malaysia’s Department of Social Welfare, and SUHAKAM (Malaysia’s Human Rights Commission).  
• Danial has conducted workshops on public policy, strategic communications, and power dynamics and leadership for civil servants with various institutions including Universiti Malaya, Universiti Malaysia Kelantan, Institute for Diplomatic and Foreign Relations (Ministry of Foreign Affairs), and more. He is also a qualified NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming) Coach.  
• Danial has a master’s in law from the University of Oxford, and an LLB from the International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM). 
• Fun facts: He enjoys playing badminton and squash. He has 2 cats and runs their Instagram account - @tuanramses.