<strong>Centre Associates </strong>

Centre Associates comprise experts who are scholars and practitioners of international repute. The Centre marshals a global network of experts who provide training and advice in their respective areas of competence. Centre Associates also produce on-demand research for the Centre and contribute to building and sharing knowledge on main areas of research of the Centre that are listed on the Research and Publications Page.

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<strong>Jason Briggs</strong>
J<img class="alignleft wp-image-2150" src="http://asiacentre.co.th/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Jason-Briggs.png" alt="Jason Briggs" width="175" height="173" />ason Briggs graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of Iowa and Juris Doctor from Creighton University School of Law. Jason also holds a Master of Laws in International and Comparative Law from The George Washington University School of Law. After serving as a Senior Legislative Assistant in the United States House of Representatives and United States Senate, Jason worked at the law firm of Covington &amp; Burling. In addition, Jason was the Regional Legal Coordinator for a United Nations Development Programme project in Bangkok, Thailand, focused on combating human trafficking in the Greater Mekong Sub-region. Before joining Webster University-Thailand, Jason was an International Justice Advisor for the United States Department of State - Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Justice Sector Support Program in Kabul, Afghanistan. Jason also served as a Community-Based Development Volunteer with the United States Peace Corps in Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand.

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<strong>Alexandra Demetrianova</strong>

<img class="alignright wp-image-2147" src="http://asiacentre.co.th/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Alexandra-Demetrianova.png" alt="Alexandra Demetrianova" width="175" height="193" />Alexandra Demetrianova is a freelance journalist and former Southeast Asia/Asia correspondent for Slovak Radio – the public broadcaster in Slovakia. For four years she has been covering Thailand and the wider region for radio and major Slovak press titles. As a sole Slovak correspondent in Asia, she has also focused on commentary and analysis of China, Japan, Korea and India. Alexandra studied journalism and mass media at Comenius University and later Pan-European University in Bratislava, Slovakia, where she achieved Bachelor of Arts in 2010. She went on to do a Master's degree at Thammasat University in Bangkok, where she extended her work to academic research and event projects.

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<strong>Dr. Kenneth Houston</strong>

<img class="alignleft wp-image-2151" src="http://asiacentre.co.th/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Kenneth-Houston.png" alt="Kenneth Houston" width="175" height="173" />Dr Kenneth Houston is a lecturer in international politics specializing in conflict studies. He currently teaches and works in Thailand. Dr Houston’s teaching and research areas include conflict resolution, regional governance and political discourse and he has published in the areas of regional integration, peace and conflict and religion and politics. A qualified mediator, he entered academia after over twelve years of experience in the Irish military where he served both in domestic security operations and on several tours of duty with the United Nations peacekeeping forces in the Middle East. He teaches a range of subjects including peace and conflict studies, regional politics and political theory at undergraduate and graduate level in International Relations. Currently he serves as head of department at a liberal arts university with responsibility for program management.

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<strong>Yasuyuki Kato</strong>

<img class="alignright wp-image-2153" src="http://asiacentre.co.th/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Yasuyuki-Kato.png" alt="Yasuyuki Kato" width="175" height="198" />Yasuyuki Kato has worked as a social changer and researcher in various parts of the Asia-Pacific region and beyond. He has worked as an independent researcher with local as well as international organisations; including the Institute of Urban Politics in Sakai City, Osaka, International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies and the International Labour Organization. His research and social activism has spanned a diverse range of issues from grassroots mobilisation against political corruption to comparative disaster law, human rights protection in relation to migration and the role of the media in Asia. Yasuyuki has extensive media experience including working as an editor on multiple media platforms, in both the non-profit and private sectors. Yasuyuki holds a Master of Laws from Kobe University, Japan, where he is currently he pursuing a doctoral degree.

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<strong>Professor Dr. Gustavo A. Olivares Marcos</strong>

Professor Dr. Gustavo A. Olivares Marcos is professor of international economic relations at the Postgraduate School of the National University of San Marcos in Lima, Peru, and executive director of ILAGOB (Instituto Latinoamericano para la Gobernanza Global). He received his PhD and MPhil (DES) degrees in international relations, with specialization in international law, from the Geneva Graduate Institute of International Studies (HEI). He studied law in Lima, Geneva and London, has been a visiting research fellow and scholar at The Hague Academy of International Law, London School of Economics and Political Science and Columbia University Law School and School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA). Prof. Olivares works as an independent consultant on trade policy for various governments in Latin America and East Asia as well as several European consulting firms, NGOs and international organisations including the International Trade Centre, the World Trade Organisation and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development.

<strong>Simon Osborne</strong>

Simon Osborne has over 10 years retail banking experience and is a multi award winning Visa Qualified Fraud Analyst. He initiated and developed the UK’s first electronic fraud declaration and PARS (Proactive, Asset, Recovery, Strategy), which has helped UK banks save millions in fraud losses. Simon graduated with a first class honors degree in Fraud and Criminal Justice from Visa Inc Business School and currently serves as Senior Vice President for the <a href="http://www.broadgatefinancial.com/">Broadgate Financial Group</a> where he also sits on the Executive Board. He is also the Group Managing Director for <a href="http://www.aipglobal.co/">AIPGlobal.co</a> a unique student eco-system that works in partnership with the Asia Centre.

<strong>Dr. Eilo Wing-yat Yu</strong>

Dr. Eilo Wing-yat Yu is Associate Professor and programme coordinator at the Department of Government and Public Administration, University of Macau. His research focuses on politics and public administration in Greater China, including Macau, Hong Kong and Taiwan. Elio obtained his Masters from the Hong Kong University of Science &amp; Technology and his Ph.D from the University of Hong Kong. He has published extensively in both English and Chinese.

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