Organizing Committee

The 19th Asia-Pacific Conference on Giftedness (APCG)

APFG Committee Members

Professor Kyungbin Park
Professor Kyungbin ParkPresident

Professor Gachon University, South Korea

Professor Ching-Chih Kuo
Professor Ching-Chih KuoImmediate Past President

Professor at National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan

Professor Jae Yup Jung
Professor Jae Yup JungVice President

Professor at the School of Education, University of New South Wales, Australia

Professor Manabu Sumida
Professor Manabu SumidaExecutive Committee Member

Professor at Ehime University, Japan

Dr Letchmi Ponnusamy
Dr Letchmi PonnusamySecretary

National Institute of Education, Singapore

Dr Vararom Pachimsawat
Dr Vararom PachimsawatTreasurer

President of Friends of Arts Foundation, Thailand

Dr Paromita Roy
Dr Paromita RoyExecutive Committee Member

Deputy Director of Jagadis Bose National Science Talent Search (JBNSTS), India

APCG2026 Saudi Committee Members

Dr Abdullah bin Sadiq Dahlan
Dr Abdullah bin Sadiq DahlanConference Chairman

Chairman of the University of Business & Technology

Dr Khalid Alawwad
Dr Khalid AlawwadVice Conference Chairman

Former Member of the Shura Council, Former Deputy Minister of Education

HE Dr Khaled AlMishari AlSaud
HE Dr Khaled AlMishari AlSaudExecutive Committee Member

Former Member of the Shura Council, and Former Deputy Minister of Education

Prof Abdullah Aljughaiman
Prof Abdullah AljughaimanChief Scientific Officer

Professor of Gifted Education at King Faisal University

Dr Ziyad Aldrees
Dr Ziyad AldreesChief International Cooperation Officer

Former Saudi Ambassador to UNESCO

Eng Sami AlHussayen
Eng Sami AlHussayenChief Technology Officer

CEO of Thakaat Company

Scientific Committee

NamePosition
Prof Abdullah Aljughaiman
Chairman of Scientific Committee
Professor of Gifted Education, King Faisal University
Prof Heidrun Stoeger
Vice Chair of Scientific Committee
Professor, University of Regensburg, Germany
Prof Ching-Chih Kuo
Scientific Committee Member
National Taiwan Normal University
Prof Abdulhamid Alarfaj
Scientific Committee Member
Professor of Gifted Education, King Faisal University
Dr Abdulnasser Al-Husaini
Scientific Committee Member
Associate Professor in Giftedness & Creativity, Jeddah University, CEO of Gester (Jeddah)
Dr Abdulrahman bin Khalid Al-Sayyed
Scientific Committee Member
Head of the Department of Special Education, King Faisal University
Dr Daniel Patrick Balestrini
Scientific Committee Member
University of Regensburg, Germany
Prof Fahad Al-Faiz
Scientific Committee Member
Professor of Gifted Education, King Saud University
Dr Fahad Al-Naeem
Scientific Committee Member
Associate Professor, King Faisal University
Dr Majed Wad'ani
Scientific Committee Member
Scientific Committee Member
Dr Mohammad A. Kanan
Scientific Committee Member
Vice Dean of Scientific Research, University of Business and Technology
Dr Nourah bint Fareed Al-Mulhim
Scientific Committee Member
Department of Special Education, King Faisal University
Prof Osama bin Hasan Maajini
Scientific Committee Member
Former Vice Dean for Graduate Studies and Scientific Research and Supervisor of the Center for the Care of Talented and Creative Students at King Abdulaziz University
Dr Sarah Khalid Al-Fawzan
Scientific Committee Member
Specialist in Intellectual Disability, King Faisal University

Come join us for APCG 2026

in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia!
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