30th AMIC ANNUAL
CONFERENCE PROGRAM  

 CONFERENCE PROGRAM
(as of 27 September 2024 )

7:30 – 8:30 a.m. Registration

8:30 – 9:30 a.m. OPENING PROGRAMME

National Anthem of China

WELCOME MESSAGES

DR. CRISPIN C. MASLOG

Chairperson, AMIC Board of Directors

SHOUXUN LIU

Vice President

Communication University of China 

SPECIAL NUMBER

DONG Lina

Former Special Host of the China National Radio

Second Price in the Final of the First “Xiaqing Cup” National Recitation of the China 

National Radio

Ll Cangmao

National Champion of Sichuan TV’s “Sing a Poem for You”, 2017

Best Actor in the Ethnic Screening Section of the 10th Beijing International Film Festival 

9:30 – 9:45 a.m. KEYNOTE MESSAGES

PROF. SHAHBAZ KHAN

Director and Representative to UNESCO Regional Office for East Asia

PROF. SUI, YAN

Dean, School of Journalism, Communication University of China

9:45 – 9:55 a.m. CONFERENCE OVERVIEW 

MR. RAMON R. TUAZON

AMIC Secretary-General

9:55 – 10:10 a.m. CONFERMENT OF 2023 AND 2024 AMIC ASIA COMMUNICATION AWARDS

DR. CRISPIN C. MASLOG

Chairperson, AMIC Board of Directors

DR. JOHN A. LENT

Professor, Temple University

AMIC Lifetime Member

2006 AMIC Asia Communication Awardee

MR. RAMON R. TUAZON

AMIC Secretary-General

DR. ARVIND SINGHAL        

2023 AMIC Asia Communication Awardee

DR. CHERIAN GEORGE

2024 AMIC Asia Communication Awardee

10:10 – 10:20 a.m. RESPONSES

DR. ARVIND SINGHAL        

2023 AMIC Asia Communication Awardee

DR. CHERIAN GEORGE

2024 AMIC Asia Communication Awardee

10:20 – 10:30 a.m. AMIC COMMUNITY PHOTO OPPORTUNITY

10:45 a.m. – 12:00 noon PLENARY SESSION 1:
Updates on Internationalization of Higher Education in Asia

DR. JANETTE H. MALATA-SILVA

Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs

University of the Philippines - Los Banos

DR. FUTAO HUANG

Professor

Vice Director of Research Institute for Higher Education

Hiroshima University, Japan

DR. ROMYEN KOSAIKANONT

Director, Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization

Regional Centre in Higher Education and Development

HON. JEANNIE N. SANDOVAL

Mayor, City of Malabon, Philippines

Chairperson of the Board of Regents, City of Malabon University

MODERATOR:

DR. CHANDRABHANU PATTANAYAK

AMIC Representative to India

Centurion University of Technology and Management

Khurda, Odisha, India

1:30 – 3:00 p.m. PLENARY SESSION 2:

Journalism and Communication Education: Asia’s Best Practices

DR. YUEZHI ZHAO

Chair Professor, Humanities Studies

Tsinghua University

DR. SAULE BARLYBAYEVA
AMIC Representative to Kazakhstan

Professor, Faculty of Journalism
Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Kazakhstan

DR. KARLYGA MYSSAYEVA

AMIC Representative to Kazakhstan

Vice-Dean, Faculty of Journalism for the Scientific

and Innovational Service and International Relations
Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Kazakhstan

DR. FERNANDO C. PARAGAS

Professor, Department of Communication Research

Dean, College of Mass Communication

University of the Philippines 

DR. DAYA K. THUSSU

President, International Association for Media and Communication Research

Professor of International Communication

Department of Journalism, School of Communication

Hong Kong Baptist University

MODERATOR:

DR. S M SHAMEEM REZA

Professor, Department of Mass Communication and Journalism

University of Dhaka, Bangladesh

3:15 – 5:15 p.m. 5 PARALLEL SESSIONS

S1: ICT, Digital Transformation, and Artificial Intelligence

S2: Media, Information, and Digital Literacy

S3: Communication and Journalism Education

S4: Communication and Sustainable Development: Are We Making a Difference?

S5: Health and Science Communication

5:30 – 6:30 p.m. 3 MASTER CLASSES

• Trends in Gamification for Entertainment and Learning

Dr. Zhaogong Zhang

Associate Professor, Communication University of China Director, Game Design Department

Vice President, Game Socialization Research Institute

• Excellence on Peer Reviewer: How to Be an Effective Reviewer

Ms. Jia Yang
Research Development and Outreach Manager Routledge Taylor & Francis Beijing

• How to Engage in Mobile and Smartphone Filmmaking

Prof. Zhongguang Yu
School of Journalism, Communication University of China

8:30 – 10:00 a.m. PLENARY SESSION 3:

Journalism Issues Across Asia: Commonalities & Differences

DR. GUY BERGER

Independent Expert and Consultant in Media and Internet Policy Issues

Professor Emeritus, Rhodes University, South Africa

DR. SADIA JAMIL
Assistant Professor, School of International Communications,
University of Nottingham, Ningbo, China

MR. MOHAMMAD SAJJAD YASA

AMIC Representative to Afghanistan

Former Journalist, News Anchor
Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Kazakhstan

DR. BIDU BHUSAN DASH

Associate Professor

Acting Dean, School of Mass Communication

KIIT Deemed to be University, India

MODERATOR:

DR. DANILO A. ARAO

Professor, Department of Journalism

University of the Philippines

Editor, Media Asia

10:15 a.m. – 12 noon 6 PARALLEL SESSIONS

S6: Gender Equity and Social Inclusion: Gains and Losses

S7: STUDENT – Advertising, Public Relations, and Marketing Communication: New Strategies for the Young Asian Market

S8: STUDENT – Media and Information Literacy and Digital Competencies

S9A: STUDENT – Communication, Culture, and Society (Group A)

S9B: STUDENT – Communication, Culture, and Society (Group B)

S9C: STUDENT - Communication, Culture, and Society (Group B)

1:30 – 3:00 p.m. PLENARY SESSION 4:
The Bandung Spirit in the Era of AI, Meeting 2.0

DR. GUY BERGER

Independent Expert and Consultant in Media

and Internet Policy Issues

Professor Emeritus, Rhodes University, South Africa

DR. DADANG RAHMAT HIDAYAT

Dean, Faculty of Communication Sciences

Universitas Padjadjaran, Bandung, Indonesia

DR. JACK LINCHUAN QIU

Shaw Foundation Professor of Media Technology

Chair, Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information

Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

DR. JOHN A. LENT

Professor, Temple University

AMIC Lifetime Member

2006 AMIC Asia Communication Awardee

MODERATOR:

DR. MIRA K. DESAI

Head, Department of Extension and Communication
In-charge Head, Department of Food Science and Nutrition
SNDT Women’s University, India

3:15 – 5:15 p.m. 5 PARALLEL SESSIONS

S10A: Culture and Marketing Communication: Strategies for Diversity (Group A)

S10B: Culture and Marketing Communication: Strategies for Diversity (Group B)

S11A: Chinese Abstracts (Group A)

S11B: Chinese Abstracts (Group B)

S11C: Chinese Abstracts (Group C)

5:30 – 6:30 p.m. 3 MASTER CLASSES 

• • • • • • • • • How to Get Published in Internationally Indexed Academic Journals

Dr. Peng Hwa Ang, Editor, Asian Journal of Communication

Dr. Danilo A. Arao, Editor, Media Asia

• • • • • • • • • How to Advance Film Studies with Machine Learning

Prof. Nuttanai Lertpreechapakdee, Lecturer

Chulalongkorn University, Thailand

• • • • • • • • • How to Use Link-Building Techniques to Enhance PR Campaign Visibility
                  and Engagement in Digital Environments
                  W.Mahesha Piyumali

Assistant Lecturer

University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka

8:30 – 10:00 a.m. Signing of Memorandum of Agreement / Memorandum of Understanding to Formalize Collaboration Between and Among Higher
Education Institutions in Asia

10:15 a.m. – 12nn 2 PARALLEL SESSIONS

S12: STUDENT – Our Online and Digital Learning Space: What Works and Do Not Work Per Learners’ Experiences

S13: STUDENT - Communication and Sustainable Development: Are We Making A Difference?

S14: Promotion of Inclusive and Adaptive Communication Toward Better User Experience 

1:30 – 3:00 p.m. CLOSING CEREMONY

Conference Declaration

Closing Messages

Conference Delegation’s Photo Opportunity

3:15 – 4:15 p.m. Tour of Media Museum

Communication University of China

7:00 p.m. onwards GALA NIGHT: CUC’s 70th Anniversary Celebration

Whole day Tour of Mutianyu Great Wall of China