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Meet the world-class keynote speakers and featured presenters sharing cutting-edge research on AI, language assessment, and academic integrity at AsiaCALL 2026.

Distinguished Keynotes

Keynote Speakers

Plenary and keynote addresses from leading global authorities

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Pham Vu Phi Ho
Presidential Keynote
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Pham Vu Phi Ho
President of AsiaCALL · Industrial University of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Pham Vu Phi Ho is a prominent scholar in CALL and Applied Linguistics. He has published over 90 articles, of which 26 articles in Scopus and 15 articles ISI-indexed journals, and 11 books, of which 3 are course books and 3 books indexed in Scopus. He currently serves as the Managing Editor of CALL-EJ (Scopus Q1) and is a Vice-President of the International Association of TESOL & Education (ICTE). His research focuses on the intersection of technology and language acquisition.

Keynote Presentation Title
AI for Language Assessment and Academic Integrity
AsiaCALL President Managing Editor of CALL-EJ ICTE Vice-President
Prof. Dr. Jozef Colpaert
Keynote Speaker
Prof. Dr. Jozef Colpaert
Emeritus Professor · University of Antwerp, Belgium

Prof. Dr. Jozef Colpaert is an Emeritus Professor at the University of Antwerp, Belgium, best known for his monumental 21-year tenure as Editor-in-Chief of the premier Taylor & Francis journal, Computer Assisted Language Learning (2002–2023) (SSCI/Scopus Q1). Through this leadership, he profoundly shaped global research standards in educational technology and language acquisition. He continues to guide the field as the editor of Language and Motivation and serves on the Editorial Board of the International Journal of TESOL & Education (IJTE). A pioneering advocate for pedagogy-driven educational engineering, his research explores motivational task design and transdisciplinarity. Having organized the International CALL Research Conferences for two decades, his exceptional legacy in language education was recently celebrated with a 2024 Lifetime Achievement Award.

Keynote Presentation Title
How to Determine the Added Value of AI Based on an Ontological Specification?
University of Antwerp Former Editor-in-Chief of CALL Lifetime Achievement Award
Prof. Dr. Andrew Lian
Keynote Speaker
Prof. Dr. Andrew Lian
Former President of AsiaCALL · Suranaree University of Technology, Thailand

Professor Andrew Lian is the President of the International Association of TESOL & Education (ICTE) and former President of AsiaCALL. He is a Professor of Foreign Language Studies at Suranaree University of Technology, Thailand, and Professor Emeritus at the University of Canberra. He has held positions at Rice University, Western Illinois University, and has decades of experience as a director and department chair in foreign language education. His research focuses on technology-enhanced language learning (TELL) and self-organizing learning environments.

Keynote Presentation Title
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Former AsiaCALL President ICTE President Emeritus Professor
Prof. Dr. Jeremy White
Keynote Speaker
Prof. Dr. Jeremy White
Vice President of AsiaCALL · Ritsumeikan University, Japan

Prof. Dr. Jeremy White is a professor in the College of Information Science and Engineering at Ritsumeikan University, Japan. He has taught English as a Foreign Language in Japan for over 20 years. He earned his PhD from Kyoto University, where his dissertation focused on Minecraft and task-based learning to support English language communication. He is the editor-in-chief of CALL-EJ and co-editor-in-chief of the International Journal of AI in Language Education.

Keynote Presentation Title
From Policing to Pedagogy: Rethinking Language Assessment in the Age of AI
AsiaCALL Vice President Editor-in-Chief of CALL-EJ IJEALE Co-Editor-in-Chief
Dr. Ania Lian
Keynote Speaker
Dr. Ania Lian
Vice President of AsiaCALL · Charles Darwin University, Australia

Dr. Ania Lian is a senior lecturer in Education at Charles Darwin University, Australia. Her work has focused on technology in second language learning, software development, inclusive learning environments, and learner-centredness. She has also built collaborative academic networks across Australia and Asia. As Vice-President for Research & Innovation, she established the AsiaCALL Professional Learning Community and the AsiaCALL Ph.D. and Research Chat Page.

Keynote Presentation Title
Inclusive Learning Ecosystems in the Hybrid Era
AsiaCALL Vice President CDU Senior Lecturer Research & Innovation Leader
Assistant Professor Thanis Tangkitjaroenkun
Keynote Speaker
Assistant Professor Thanis Tangkitjaroenkun
Vice-President for Publication · King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi, Thailand

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 since 2022, he teaches English and English literature to undergraduate and graduate students. His primary academic research interests include postcolonial literature, world literature, sociolinguistics, and the applications of multicultural education.

Keynote Presentation Title
(Coming soon)
Vice-President for Publication KMUTT Thailand rEFLections Editor-in-Chief
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Featured Speakers

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