Plenary & Featured Scholars

Distinguished Keynote Speakers

Renowned thought leaders in Computer-Assisted Language Learning, AI in Education, and TESOL pedagogy.

Prof. Dr. Jeremy White
Presidential Keynote Address

Prof. Dr. Jeremy White

President of ICTE · Ritsumeikan University, Japan · Editor-in-Chief of CALL-EJ (Scopus Q1)

Keynote Address: "Immersive Technologies, Virtual Realities, and Agentic AI in Language Learning Classrooms"

Jeremy White, President of the International Association of TESOL & Education (ICTE), is a professor at Ritsumeikan University in Japan. He is a specialist in task-based learning and immersive technologies. As the Editor-in-Chief of CALL-EJ (Scopus Q1) and co-editor-in-chief of IJAILE, he explores cutting-edge intersections of Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality, and EFL pedagogy.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Pham Vu Phi Ho
Keynote Speaker

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Pham Vu Phi Ho

Vice President of ICTE · President of AsiaCALL · Industrial University of Ho Chi Minh City (IUH), Vietnam · Managing Editor, CALL-EJ (Scopus Q1)

Plenary Talk: "A Complementary Feedback Model: Harmonizing Teacher Guidance, Peer Review, and AI Scaffolding"

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Pham Vu Phi Ho is a prominent scholar in CALL, AI in education, and applied linguistics. He currently serves as Managing Editor of CALL-EJ (Scopus Q1), Editor-in-Chief of IJTE and IJLI (ICTE Press), and President of AsiaCALL. He has published over 88 scientific articles and authored/co-edited 10 books with Springer Nature and IGI Global.

Assistant Professor Thanis Tangkitjaroenkun
Keynote Speaker

Assistant Professor Thanis Tangkitjaroenkun

Vice-President for Publication · King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi (KMUTT), Thailand · Editor-in-Chief, rEFLections (Scopus Q1)

Plenary Talk: "Multicultural Education, World Literature, and Critical AI Literacies in Language Education"

Assistant Professor Thanis Tangkitjaroenkun is a faculty member in the Department of Language Studies at King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi in Thailand. Serving as Editor-in-Chief of the rEFLections journal (Scopus Q1) since 2022, he teaches English and English literature to undergraduate and graduate students with research interests in postcolonial literature, world literature, sociolinguistics, and multicultural education.

Prof. Dr. Andrew Lian
Keynote Speaker

Prof. Dr. Andrew Lian

Suranaree University of Technology, Thailand · Professor Emeritus, University of Canberra, Australia · Former President of ICTE

Plenary Talk: "Rhizomatic Learning, Neuroscience, and Generative Multimodal AI in Language Acquisition"

Professor Andrew Lian is a global pioneer in Computer-Assisted Language Learning (CALL) with over 40 years of international leadership across Australia, Thailand, and Vietnam. He is internationally recognized for his work on self-organizing learning environments, rhizomatic learning, and precision language education.

Dr. Ania Lian
Keynote Speaker

Dr. Ania Lian

Charles Darwin University, Australia · Vice President of AsiaCALL / ICTE · Chief Editor, AsiaCALL Online Journal

Plenary Talk: "Inclusive Learning Environments, Learner Agency, and Ethical AI Pedagogies"

Senior Lecturer in Education at Charles Darwin University, Australia. Internationally recognized specialist in inclusive learning environments, learner-centred pedagogy, ethical AI, and quality assurance in TESOL.