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
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
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 / OthersYun-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
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