APEC Groups

Dr. Su-San CHANG

Lead Shepherd

Teddy Edmund PAVON (Mr)

Program Director

Sungsim MIN (Ms)

ACTWG Chair

Director General for Anti-Corruption
Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission, Republic of Korea

Jongpil Moon (Mr)

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

Benjamin TAN (Mr)

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

Fernando SALAS (Mr)

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

Christopher TAN (Mr)

CTI Chair 2024-2025
Ministry of Trade and Industry
Singapore

Benjamin TAN (Mr)

Program Director

Nguyen Thi Quynh Nga (Ms)

CPLG Convenor

Alice MCKENZIE (Ms)

Program Director

Andhika Chrisnayudhanto (Mr)

Interim-Chair

Deputy for International Cooperation
National Counter Terrorism Agency-Indonesia

Steven MILON Esparza (Mr)

Program Director

Ekapong RIMCHARONE (Mr)

DESG Chair

Inspector General, Ministry of Digital Economy and Society, Thailand

Taran OSIRI (Mr)

Assistant to DESG Chair

Junichi ISHII (Mr)

DESG Data Privacy Subgroup (DPS) Chair
Personal Information Protection Commission, Japan

Elspeth DAVIDSON (Ms)

Program Director

Dr James Ding

Economic Committee Chair

Alice MCKENZIE (Ms)

Program Director

Alicia CEBRIAN Lopez (Ms)

EPWG Co-Chair 2025 (Chile)

National Director
National Disaster Prevention and Response Service (SENAPRED)
Chile

Dr. Kimberly D. COLEMAN

EPWG Co-Chair 2024-2025 (USA)

Director
International Affairs Division
Office of Policy and Program Analysis
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
United States of America

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

Noraihan ABDUL RAHMAN (Ms)

EGILAT Chair

Chief Executive Officer
Malaysian Timber Council (MTC)

REN Hao (Mr)

Program Director

Deputy Minister JI-young CHOI (Mr)

FCBDM Chair

Deputy Minister
Ministry of Economy and Finance of Korea

Jung-in YOUN (Mr)

SFOM Chair

Director General APEC 
Ministry of Economy and Finance of Korea

Alice MCKENZIE (Ms)

Program Director

Alice MCKENZIE (Ms)

Program Director

To be advised

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

Dr. Victor Yosef Melt Campos

HWG Chair 2024-2025

Director General
Office of International Technical Cooperation
Ministry of Health, Peru

Jimena LIMAY CASTILLO (Ms)

HWG Chair’s Assistant

Multilateral Affairs Unit
Office of International Technical Cooperation
Ministry of Health, Peru

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

Siti HARLENA Harris Lee (Ms)

Program Director

María Gloria Riethmuller (Ms)

Chair

Legal Advisor
Intellectual Property Department
Undersecretariat of International Economic Affairs

Ara Cho (Ms)

Vice Chair

Deputy Director, Trade & Cooperation Team
Korean Intellectual Property Office

Elspeth DAVIDSON (Ms)

Program Director

Faizal Mohd Yusof (Mr)

IEG Convenor

Senior Director 
Investment Policy and Trade Facilitation Division Office
Ministry International Trade and Industry (MITI), Malaysia

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

Rahima Kandahari (Ms)

PPSTI Chair (2024-2025)

US Department of State

Hazami Habib (Mdm)

PPSTI Vice Chair (2025-2026)

Academy of Sciences Malaysia (ASM)

REN Hao (Mr)

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

Carlos (Calin) OBANDO (Mr)

Program Director

Lindsey MacKINNON (Ms)

Program Director

Heon Park (Mr)

SCCP Chair for 2025

Director General
International Affairs Bureau

Carlos (Calin) OBANDO (Mr)

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

Yasmeen Yasim (Dr)

Lead Shepherd

Deputy Secretary-General (Tourism)
Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture of Malaysia

Fernando SALAS (Mr)

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