Assoc. Prof. Dr. Kong Pui Wah
Keynote Speaker
Associate Dean for Continuing Education & Training
Associate Professor, National Institute of Education – Physical Education & Sports Science
Dr Kong Pui Wah (Veni) is the Associate Dean for Continuing Education and Training at NIE’s Office of Graduate Studies and Professional Learning. She is also an Associate Professor at the Physical Education and Sports Science Department. She obtained her BEd (first class honour) in Physical Education and Sports Science from the Chinese University of Hong Kong. She went on to study at Loughborough University in the United Kingdom for her MSc in Sports Science (Distinction) and PhD in Sports Biomechanics. Prior to joining NTU, she was an Assistant Professor at the University of Texas at El Paso and a visiting faculty member at the Emergency Responder Human Performance Laboratory at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Dr Kong teaches graduate, undergraduate and teacher-training courses related to biomechanics, anatomy and gymnastics. She received several teaching and mentoring awards, including MOE’s Outstanding Mentor Award, NTU’s Koh Boon Hwee Scholars Award, and NIE’s Excellence in Teaching Commendation Award. Her research interests include sports and clinical biomechanics, with applications in human performance and musculoskeletal health. In 2020, she was the recipient of the Fellow of International Society of Biomechanics in Sports (FISBS). She is currently an Associate Editor for Sports Biomechanics and Journal of Mechanics in Medicine and Biology. She also serves on the editorial board for Research in Sports Medicine, Journal of Exercise Science and Fitness, and World Scientific Annual Review of Biomechanics.
Dr. Stuart Evans
Keynote Speaker
Lecturer in Teacher Education, Physical Education, Sport & Movement and Course Coordinator for the Master of Education, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia
Dr Stuart Evans (PhD, First Class Hons) has worked as a sport and exercise scientist, a teacher, a teacher educator, and in physical education teaching and sport development since 2016. Stuart is a current Lecturer in Teacher Education, Physical Education, Sport & Movement and Course Coordinator for the Master of Education at La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia. Stuart is a multi-disciplinary researcher with an applied exercise and sport science, teaching, teacher education and health and physical education (HPE) pedagogy background. Stuart also lectures in biomechanics and motor control and remains an active researcher of how wearable technology can be used for biomechanical performance analysis and performance interventions. In addition, Stuart’s research includes the fields of wearable technology in HPE, action-based pedagogy in HPE, curriculum, and learning outcomes in initial teacher education and recently graduated HPE teachers. Stuart is also the education director for STEMfit, an NGO that creates exciting and engaging, enquiry-based STEM educational experiences through the lens of physical activity, health, wellbeing and sport. He is also an established publisher and peer reviewer for Sports Biomechanics (ISBS), Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, Strategies, BMC Biomedical Engineering, Symmetry (MDPI), Teachers and Teaching, Children (MDPI), Education Sciences (MDPI), Sensors (MDPI), Applied Science (MDPI), Biomechanics (MDPI), International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (MDPI), Research Directs in strength and Performance, Journal of Science and Cycling, and Journal of Sports Engineering and Technology (Proc IMechE Part P). He is an editorial board member for the US-based journal Research Directs in Strength and Performance and has served as a guest editor for MDPI’s Biomechanics and has been recognized as an Exceptional Reviewer for MDPI’s Children journal.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Stephen Burns
Conference Co-Chair
Physical Education & Sports Science, National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University
Dr Stephen Burns is an Associate Professor within the Physical Education and Sports Science Academic Group, National Institute of Education at Nanyang Technological University (NTU). He holds a PhD in Exercise Physiology from Loughborough University in the U.K. and has previously held posts at the University of Texas at El Paso and the Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh in the U.S. before coming to NTU. He is a member of the American College of Sports Medicine. He serves as an Associate Editor for the Journal of Exercise Science & Fitness; as a member of the Editorial Board for the International Journal of Obesity and the International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism; and as a Review Editor for Frontiers in Nutrition, and for Frontiers in Sports and Active Living. Dr Burns’ research interests examine how physical activity can mitigate risk factors for cardiometabolic diseases and more recently he has conducted research into areas of sport nutrition, including the role of dietary supplements – caffeine and nitrate – in improving sports performance and the detrimental effects of low energy availability on performing sport. Internationally, Dr Burns collaborates with colleagues from the UK, US, Japan, Taiwan and New Zealand.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mike Climstein
(FASMF, FACSM, FAAESS)
Conference Co-Chair
• Course Coordinator – Master of Clinical Exercise Physiology , Faculty of Health – Southern Cross University (Gold Coast, Qld, Australia)
• Director – Aquatic Based Research – Southern Cross University (Gold Coast, Qld, Australia)
• Physical Activity, Lifestyle, Ageing and Wellbeing Faculty Research Group, University of Sydney (NSW, Australia)
Dr Mike Climstein is an academic specializing in clinical exercise physiology and exercise/sport science. He is an Associate Professor at Southern Cross University. Mike has published 154 peer-reviewed scientific publications, 14 book chapters, 6 peer-reviewed conference papers, 110 conference presentations/abstracts and attained over $7.8 million in research funding. His academic and clinical accomplishments have been peer recognized having has been awarded fellowship by the American College of Sports Medicine (FACSM), Sports Medicine Australia (FASMF) and Exercise and Sports Science Australia (FAAESS). Additionally, he is an Academic Editor for the Journal PeerJ, Editorial Board Member for Sports MDPI and reviewer for numerous sports science and medical journals. His current research involves surfing, skin cancer in surfers/swimmers/stand up paddle boarders, world master games/veteran athletes, physiological monitoring of athletes and patients with smart textiles and assessing punching and kicking power in black belt martial artists. Mike was recently recognized for academic excellence in teaching and research by Southern Cross University.
Dr. Tan Jing Hee
General Chair
Deputy Chairman of the Management Council, Chairman of East Asia Institute of Management Academic Board.
Dr. Tan Jing Hee is the Deputy Chairman of the Management Council, Chairman of East Asia Institute of Management Academic Board. In 1973, he joined the Singapore Institute of Management, initially as Information, Publications and Research officer before moving into management development responsibilities. During his 25 years stay in the institute, he helped to build it into the premier HRD organisation in the region. While in SIM, Dr Tan was also involved in establishing enterprise-wide MBO systems in six medium and large organisations in Singapore. In 1987, he co-edited a book on Developing Managers In Asia, published by Addison-Wesley. Dr Tan was the Chief Operating Officer of SIM before leaving it to pursue other interests. In 1994, he wrote doctoral thesis on Developing A Factor Model of Management Work in Singapore, for which he was awarded his Ph.D from Henley Mangement College/Brunel University.