Keynote Speakers

Dr. Uichol Kim

Dr. Uichol Kim is a professor at College of Business Administration, Inha University, Korea (2005-present). A graduate from the Queen's University, Kingston Canada with a PhD. in Social and Cross-Cultural Psychology (1988). He has taught at universities in Asia, Europe, USA and the Middle East. He has conducted research in indigenous and cultural psychology, focusing on organizational culture, business ethics, strategic and knowledge management, health and quality of life, democracy, human rights and political culture, and has published over 200 articles and 15 books and monographs, among others Individualism and collectivism (Sage, 1994), Democracy, human right and Islam in Modern Iran (with H. S. Aasen & S. Ebadi, Nobel Laureate, Fagbokforlaget, 2003) and Indigenous and cultural psychology (2006, Springer.). He is currently serving as the president of Asian Association of Social Psychology. He is the founding editor of the Asian Journal of Social Psychology and Asian Journal of Indigenous and Cultural Psychology. He has provided consulting services for governmental agencies and global companies such as Pfizer, Stryker Corporation, La Poste, BASF, LG and Samsung. The title of Dr. Kim's presentation is, "Creativity, innovation, and organizational effectivenesss: Psychological, indigenous and cultural analysis of human potential".

Dr. Colonel Peter Murphy

Dr. Colonel Peter Murphy served as a military psychologist in the Australian Regular Army from 1982 until 2010; a career which culminated in the position of Director Defence Force Psychology. Colonel Murphy continues to support the Australian Defence Force as an Army Reserve consultant. Peter is a Fellow of the Australian Psychological Society, and holds adjunct positions at the University of New South Wales, University of Canberra, and Adelaide University. He is an Associate Editor of the new journal Aviation Psychology and Applied Human Factors. His professional interests include operational stress and leadership; applied human factors; aviation psychology; accident investigation; fatigue, performance and safety management in high-reliability occupations; organisational climate assessment and interventions; strategic human resource management; the design and implementation of selection systems; resilience and recovery from high-stress events (particularly body recovery tasks and unlawful captivity); veteran mental health; and human sciences research in real-world settings. Peter has over 70 publications related largely to the human dimensions of military service. His awards include the Royal Aeronautical Society (Australian Division) Field Award for Flying Safety in 2006, a Canadian Forces Chief of Military Personnel Commendation in 2009, and The Technical Cooperation Program Award for Research Leadership in 2010. Peter’s formal qualifications span the areas of psychology, defence studies, international relations, human resource management, aviation human factors and accident investigation. He has been kept busy since his retirement from the full-time military with consulting, selection, technical writing and teaching duties. The title of Dr Murphy’s presentation is: “Performance enhancement: The neglected domain of military psychology?”.

Ichsan Malik, Msc

Ichsan Malik, Msc. is a peace activist and lecturer in social psychology. A graduate from the University of Indonesia with an Msc. in Social Psychology, he is currently a doctoral candidate in peace psychology at same insitution. He is a member of the Steering Committee for South East Asian Global Partnership for Armed Conflict, coordinator for the Indonesian Peace Committe, and the chairman of a peace building institute, Titian Perdamaian. He facilitated conflict resolution programs in Myanmar and Indonesia (Ambon & Poso), reintegration program for former combatans in Aceh, and is a researcher and speaker on conflict resolution, peace initiave and terrorism in many parts of the world, including the United States, Europe, Asia, and Australia. His effort in the Baku Bae peace building program related to the religious conflict in Ambon, was chosen by the European Centre for Conflict Prevention as one of 65 successful stories about conflict resolution in the world. The stories were immortalized in a book, tittled "People Building Peace", which was launched at the Global Conference on Conflict Prevention at the UN, New York in 2005. The title of Mr. Malik's presentation is, "Conflict Resolution and the role of the military: Lessons from the field – A psychological perspective".

Dr. Urip Purwono

Dr. Urip Purwono, is a psychometrician and a lecturer in psychology at the University of Padjadjaran, Bandung, Indonesia, and currently is serving as the Vice President of the Indonesian Psychological Association A graduate from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, USA with a PhD. in Psychology/ Psychometrics, he also has a Master's degree in Education from Indiana University, Bloomington, USA, and is a clinical psychologist from the University of Padjadjaran holding a REBT certificate from the Albert Ellis Institute, New York. He has designed various psychological tests, including a General Cognitive Ability Test (GCAT), Personality Types Inventory, Indonesian Scholastic Ability Test and an Interest Inventory (II). He has published in various international journal, including the Developmental Psychology Journal (APA) and the American Academic Medicine Journal (AAMC). He has contributed chapters in books, such as The Science of Compassionate Love: Theory, Research, and Applications (Blackwell Publishers, 2008), Worldwide Survey of Cultural Display Rules (University of Hawaii Press, 2005), 50 Years of Indonesian Psychology Association: Redefining Indonesian Psychology in Diversity (HIMPSI, 2010), and Sixty Years of Service: The Psychological Service of the Indonesian Army (Dispsiad, 2010). The title of Dr. Purwono's presentation is, "Ensuring equivalences of multilanguage instrument adaptation for military crosslingual and cross cultural comparison : A structural equation model approach".

Lieutenant General Hotmangaraja Pandjaitan

Lieutenant General Hotmangaraja Pandjaitan, is currently the secretary for the Coordinating Minister for Politic, Legal and Security Affairs. A graduate of the Indonesian Army' s Military Academy (1977). Spending most of his career in the Special Forces, his postings among others are Defence Attache in Germany, Territorial Assistant to the Chief of Army, and the Udayana Territorial Commander. He was a keynote speaker at the Pacific Armies Management Seminar in Australia (2007). The title of General Panjaitan's presentation is, "Territorial Building Capacity: A social approach to warfighting – The Indonesian Context".