APEC Groups

Dr. Su-San CHANG

Lead Shepherd (Current and incoming 2026-2027)

Dr. Jelle Van Loon

Deputy Lead Shepherd (Incoming 2026-2027)

Teddy Edmund PAVON (Mr)

Program Director

CHEN Long (Mr)

ACTWG Chair

Senior Inspector of the International Cooperation Department
The National Commission of Supervision, China

Li Lu (Ms)

ACTWG Chair's Assistant

Baiq NOUVIA (Ms)

Program Director

Julia Torreblanca (Mrs)

ABAC Chair

Antonio I. BASILIO (Mr)

Director

32/F, Zuellig Building
Makati Avenue Corner Paseo de Roxas
Makati City 1225 Philippines
Tel: +63 2 843 6536 +63 2 845 4564
Fax: +63 2 845 4832

Lucie VERREAULT (Ms)

Program Director

To be advised

Program Director

Dong-il PARK (Mr)

Automotive Dialogue Co-Chair

Director General for Manufacturing Industry, Ministry of Trade, Investment and Energy

Nam Hoon KANG (Mr)

Automotive Dialogue Co-Chair

President & CEO, Korea Automobile & Mobility Association

PARK Jungoh (Mr)

Program Director

Jorge GARCÍA (Mr)

BMC Chair 2025

Counselor and advisor to the APEC and Specialized Forums Directorate
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Peru

Jiyoon LEE (Ms)

BMC Vice-Chair 2025

APEC Senior Official
Deputy Director General
International Economic Affairs Bureau
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Korea

Celine KWOK (Ms)

Program Director

David Wootton (Mr)

BMG Convenor

Anna BUTNOR (Ms)

Program Director

Kent C. SHIGETOMI (Mr)

Government Co-Chair of Chemical Dialogue

Director for Multilateral Non-Tariff Barriers, Office of the United States Trade Representative

Sergio BARRIENTOS H. (Mr)

Industrial Co-Chair of Chemical Dialogue

General Manager
Chilean Association of Chemical Industries
Asiquim A.G.

NGUYEN Thu Tra (Ms)

Program Director

Julio CHAN (Mr)

CTI Chair

Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism
Peru

Budiman MOHAMED SALLEH (Mr)

Program Director

Lolibeth Ramit-Medrano (Ms)

CPLG Convenor

Commissioner, Philippine Competition Commission

Alice MCKENZIE (Ms)

Program Director

ICHWAN Nasution (Mr)

DESG Chair

Director of Center of International Affairs,
Ministry of Communications and Digital Affairs, Indonesia

Elspeth DAVIDSON (Ms)

Program Director

Dr James Ding

Economic Committee Chair

Alice MCKENZIE (Ms)

Program Director

Cheon Soo Park (Mr)

EPWG Co-Chair 2026-2027 (Korea)

Director General of Disaster Management Policy Division
Ministry of the Interior and Safety, Republic of Korea

Wesley Ho (Mr)

EPWG Co-Chair 2026-2027 (Singapore)

Director, Planning & Organisation Department
Singapore Civil Defence Force

Kathy KO (Ms)

Program Director

Weiguo SHAN (Mr)

EWG Lead Shepherd

Head of Oil Market Study
Research Institute of Economics & Technology (ETRI), CNPC

Takayuki NIIKURA (Mr)

Program Director

Anna Tyler (Ms)

EGILAT Chair (2026-2027)

Principal Adviser International Forestry
Ministry for Primary Industries, New Zealand

REN Hao (Mr)

Program Director

LIAO Min (Mr)

FCBDM Chair

Vice Minister, Ministry of Finance,
People's Republic of China

CHENG Zhijun (Mr)

SFOM Chair

Director General
Ministry of Finance People's Republic of China

Alice MCKENZIE (Ms)

Program Director

Alice MCKENZIE (Ms)

Program Director

Jillian DeLuna (Ms)

GOS Convenor

Director for ICT Services & Digital Trade
Office of the U.S. Trade Representative

MIWA Goshima (Ms)

Program Director

Junho Choi (Mr)

HWG Chair

Director-General for International Cooperation
Ministry of Health and Welfare
Republic of Korea

Kathy KO (Ms)

Program Director

Teddy Edmund PAVON (Mr)

Program Director

Zhao LI (Mr)

HRDWG Lead Shepherd 2025-2026

Deputy Director, International Relations & Economic Research,
U.S. Department Of Labor

Nur Hazirah binti JAMAL (Ms)

Program Director

María Gloria Riethmuller (Ms)

Chair

Legal Advisor
Intellectual Property Department
Undersecretariat of International Economic Affairs

Anna BUTNOR (Ms)

Program Director

Mariana Pinto Schmidt (Ms)

Legal Advisor, Investment, Services and Digital Economy Department

Directorate-General for Multilateral Economic Affairs
Undersecretariat for International Economic Relations
Chile

Takayuki NIIKURA (Mr)

Program Director

ANDREA CERDA VÁSQUEZ (Ms)

MAG Convenor 2024-2025

Head of Market Access Department
Undersecretariat of International Economic Affairs (SUBREI), Ministry of Foreign Affairs Chile

MIWA Goshima (Ms)

Program Director

Jinhee Seo (Ms)

Lead Shepherd

Director of International Cooperation Division,
Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries,
Republic of Korea

NGUYEN Thu Tra (Ms)

Program Director

Victor Hugo Parra Puente (Mr)

PPFS Chair

Teddy Edmund PAVON (Mr)

Program Director

Dr. Hwanil Park

PPSTI Chair (2026-2027)

Science and Technology Policy Institute (STEPI), Korea

Hazami Habib (Mdm)

PPSTI Vice Chair (2025-2026)

Academy of Sciences Malaysia (ASM)

REN Hao (Mr)

Program Director

Anna BUTNOR (Ms)

Program Director

Anita Peña Saavedra (Ms)

PPWE Chair

Head of the International Affairs Department, 
Ministry of Women and Gender Equity
Chile

Baiq NOUVIA (Ms)

Program Director

Maria Jesus PRIETO ARRIAGADA (Ms)

APEC SMEWG Chair

Undersecretariat of International Economic Affairs

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Chile

Lucie VERREAULT (Ms)

Program Director

TRAN Bao Ngoc (Mrs)

Viet Nam's Senior Official for APEC

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Carlos (Calin) OBANDO (Mr)

Program Director

Ju-yeon Lim (Ms)

SCCP Chair for 2025

Director
International Cooperation Division
Korea Customs Service 

Nur Hazirah binti JAMAL (Ms)

Program Director

Byung Goo KANG (Dr)

SCSC Chair 2025

Professor Emeritus, Korea University

Natta AKAPAIBOON (Ms)

Program Director

Clare Spring (Ms)

TEL Co-Chair

Australian Government Department of Infrastructure

Hayun Kang (Dr)

TEL Co-Chair

Korea Information Society Development Institute (KISDI)

Elspeth DAVIDSON (Ms)

Program Director

Alex M. Macatuno (Mr)

Lead Shepherd

Chief of Policy Formulation and International Cooperation
Philippine Department of Tourism

Deborah Dongeun Park (Ms)

Deputy Lead Shepherd

Deputy Director
International Tourism Division
Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism

NGUYEN Thu Tra (Ms)

Program Director

Baesung KIM (Mr)

TPTWG Chair (Korea)

Director General for Public Housing Supply
Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport

PARK Jungoh (Mr)

Program Director