Dr. Ichikawa-sensei started her EAP career as an internal EAP counselor of Motorola in Japan, and later became an Asia Pacific EAP director and is president of APEAR. She is active in EAPA and served on the Board there, and has expanded CEAP certification in Japan and throughout APAC. She is clinical director at Resilie Labs and is a prominent player in EAP and workplace wellness around the globe.

Miyen Low, a Clinical Psychologist and has been one of Malaysia’s foremost proponents of the application of psychology for individual, couple, family, workplace and community for more than 30 years, providing psychotherapy, psychological assessment, coaching, training and EAP which she pioneered since 1999 in Malaysia. She has written 3 articles on EAP Development in Malaysia for an international publication in 2004, 2010 and 2024.

Michelle is an industry expert, leading successful organizations in compassionate, employee-focused HR policy and services, and respected leader in global EAP. She leads APM’s global workplace wellness services, and serves on the Board of EAPA.

Amber is a seasoned workplace wellness professional with 19+ years. He runs global operations and employee wellness services for Optum, responsible for global service delivery of Emotional Wellbeing. Amber lives in Melbourne with his spouse and two kids and is often in India as part of his role at Optum. He keeps himself updated with latest in health tech and enjoys bike riding and running. Amber has served as a board member of APEAR since 2015.

Jamie is a Senior Vice-President and Managing Director for Asia-Pacific at TELUS Health. He has operated extensively across the APAC Region for over 20 years in financial and operational management roles.

She is the senior EAP professional of Linzi EAP China Delivery. Grace has over fifteen years of sales and account management leadership

She is the CEO of a leading EAP company in Korea, Dain C&M, Inc. and a trained counselor for addiction management and prevention

Dave has pioneered workplace-based counseling and wellness services, and has been active in Asia Pacific and APEAR over the past 20 years. He is founder and principal at Global Care Experts LLC and also serves on the Board of APEAR’s ‘sister’ organization in Europe, EAEF.

Majella is the President and CEO of my-CORD PH Corporation. Having moved back to the Philippines after more than 35 years living in Sausalito, CA USA, Majella draws from her broad depth of experience in the field of international EAP.

Jimmy Kim is a Senior Manager at DAIN EAP in Seoul, Korea, where he leads global partnerships and workplace well-being initiatives. With a background in professional counseling, he develops and delivers culturally tailored mental health programs for multinational organizations and spearheads cross-cultural projects that foster healthier, more connected teams.