List of Moderators/Speakers

List of Moderators/Speakers/

Committee Members/ Interpreters

Opening Speakers

Jien-ming Jue

President, Huafan University

Shou-chungTing

Legislator, Legislative Yuan

Ray Hua-weiMou

Director General, Department of NGO International Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Cheng-taungWang

Deputy Minister, Council of Agriculture, Executive Yuan

Der-zen Liu

President, Hsuan Chuang University

Moderators（listed in alphabetical order by last name）

Chang-ter Chang

Vice Chairman, Life Conservationist Association

Rong-chi Chen

Retired Professor,College of Medicine, National Taiwan University; Advisory Professor, En Chu Kong Hospital

Sechin Yeong-shyang Chien

Research Fellow, Research Center for Humanities and Social Sciences, Academia Sinica

Kun-hung Hou

Director, Department of Historical Compilation and Research, Academia Historica

Jien-ming Jue

President, Huafan University

Chao-shun Kuo

Dean of Liberal Arts College, Huafan University

Jack Lee

Associate Professor, Graduate Institute of Philosophy, National Central University

Shui-chuen Lee

Professor, Graduate Institute of Philosophy, National Central University

Yih-ren Lin

Associate Professor and Director, Graduate Institute of Humanities, Taipei Medical University

Georg Gesk

Professor and Chair, Department of Law, Hsuan Chuang University

Jenn-bang Shiau

Professor, Graduate Institute of Philosophy, National Central University

Po-lang Tsai

VicePresident of Office of Administration,Dharma Drum Buddhist College

Simon Yang

President, Taipei Veterinary Medical Association

Hai-yen Yeh

Professor and chair, Department Of Chinese Literature, National Cheng-Kung University

Keynote Speakers（listed in alphabetical order by last name）

Tom Regan

Emeritus Professor of Philosophy, Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies, North Carolina State University

Peter Singer

Ira W. DeCamp Professor of Bioethics, University Center for Human Values, Princeton University; Laureate Professor, School of Historical and Philosophical Studies, University of Melbourne

Sulak Sivaraksa

Founder of the International Network of Engaged Buddhists

Special Guests（listed in alphabetical order by last name）

Joyce D’Silva

Ambassador and former Chief Executive of Compassion in World Farming

Jörg Luy

Founder and head of the Private Research and Consulting Institute for Applied Ethics and Animal Protection INSTET in Berlin; Animal Welfare Officer of the Veterinary Faculty of the Freie Universität Berlin

Jason, Lih-Seng Yeh

Professor,School of Veterinary Medicine, National Taiwan University

Overseas Invited Speakers（listed in alphabetical order by last name）

Azizan Baharuddin

Deputy Director-General, Institut Kefahaman Islam Malaysia (Institute of Islamic Understanding Malaysia); Professor, Department of Science & Technology Studies, University of Malaya

Somboon Chungprempree

Executive Secretary,International Network of Engaged Buddhists

Jean-Luc Guichet

Professor of Philosophy, École Supérieure du Professorat et de l’Éducation, Université de Picardie Jules Verne

Dhammachari Lokamitra

Founder and President of Nagarjuna Training Institute

Shusuke Sato

Professor,Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University

Alvin Wei-liang See

Assistant Professor of Law, School of Law, Singapore Management University

Jin-song Jiang

Associate Professor, Institute of Science, Technology and Society, Tsinghua University

Local Invited Speakers（listed in alphabetical order by last name）

Doris Li-wenChang

Associate Professor, Department of English Language and Literature, Fu Jen University

Hsin-wen Chang

Lecturer, Center for General Education, Hsuan Chuang University

Nancy Tzu-mei Chen

General Secretary, Taiwan Ecological Stewardship Association

Ju-yin Chen

AssociateProfessor, Department of Law, Hsuan Chuang University

Wei Chen

Adjunct Assistant Professor, Applied English Department, Chien Hsin University

Wei-yi Cheng

Assistant Professor, Department of Religious Studies, Hsuan Chuang University

Marcus Günzel

Associate Professor, Department of Religious Studies,Hsuan Chuang University

Tsung-hsun Ho

CEO, Life Conservationist Association

Yun-shi Huang

Professor, Department of Religious Studies, Hsuan Chuang University

Shui-chuen Lee

Professor, Graduate Institute of Philosophy, National Central University

Chin-mu Lin

Associate Professor, Department of Religious Studies, Hsuan Chuang University

Chien-te Lin

Associate Professor, Institute of Religion and Humanity, Tzu-Chi University

Chao-cheng Lin

Professor, Department Of Chinese Literature, National Cheng-Kung University

Kwang-ming Liu

Professor,Institute of Marine Affairs and Resource Management, National Taiwan Ocean University

Chao-hwei Shih

Dean, College of Art and Sciences; Professor and Chair, Department of Religious Studies,Hsuan Chuang University

Huei-ying Shih

Assistant Professor, Department of Hakka Language and Social Sciences, National Central University

Hsuan-ju Wang

Ph.D. Candidate, Graduate Institute of Philosophy, National Central University

Kuang-ping Wu

Assistant Professor, Department of Law, Kainan University

Chuang-hsien Wu

Associate Professor of Public Administration and Management, National University of Tainan

Hui-ling Wu

Ph.D. Candidate, Graduate Institute of Philosophy, National Central University

Roundtable Forum Speakers（listed in alphabetical order by last name）

Der-zen Liu

President, Hsuan Chuang University

Jörg Luy

Kurtis Jai-chyi Pei

Professor, Institute of Wildlife Conservation; Director, Pingtung Rescue Center for Endangered Wild Animals, National Pingtung University of Science and Technology

Tom Regan

Emeritus Professor of Philosophy, Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies, North Carolina State University

Chao-hwei Shih

Dean, College of Art and Sciences; Professor and Chair, Department of Religious Studies, Hsuan Chuang University

Peter Singer

Ira W. DeCamp Professor of Bioethics, University Center for Human Values, Princeton University; Laureate Professor, School of Historical and Philosophical Studies, University of Melbourne

Sulak Sivaraksa

Founder of the International Network of Engaged Buddhists

I-feng Yen

Director, Taipei City Animal Protection Office

Jeff Zun-guo Zhou

Head of China, Compassion in World Farming

Organizing Committee

Chao-hwei Shih, convener

Dean, College of Art and Sciences; Professor and Chair, Department of Religious Studies, Hsuan Chuang University

Sing-kuang Shih, chief executive officer

Dean of Buddhist Hongshi College, Assistant professor of Department of Religious Studies, Hsuan Chuang University

Doris Li-wenChang, co-chief executive officer

Associate Professor, Department of English Language and Literature, Fu Jen University

Committee Members

Department of Religious Studies, Hsuan Chuang University / Life Conservationist Association / Others
Yun-shi Huang
Professor / Jian-an Shih
Chair / Sechin Yeong-shyang Chien
Chin-mu Lin
Associate Professor / Chang-ter Chang
Vice Chairman / Research Fellow, Research Center for Humanities and Social Sciences, Academia Sinica
Marcus Günzel
Associate Professor / Tsung-hsun Ho
CEO / Shuo-hsiu Chang
Wei-yi Cheng
Assistant Professor
Chin-chun Hsing
Lecturer / Research Scientist, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

List of Interpreters（listed in alphabetical order by last name）

Doris Li-wenChang

Associate Professor, Department of English Language and Literature, Fu Jen University

Shu-chen Chang

Conference Interpreter

Christine Cheng

Conference Interpreter

Tricia Lee

Conference Interpreter