Sarlito Wirawan Sarwono - Persada Indonesia University, Jakarta, Indonesia

Sarlito Wirawan Sarwono is a professor in psychology. Currently he is the head of Graduate programs on Police Studies at the University of Indonesia and Dean of Faculty of Psychology, Persada Indonesia University. He is a social-clinical psychologist by training. He obtained his Bachelor degree and Doctor in Psychology at the University of Indonesia, and continued his graduate programs on Community Development and Social Psychology at Edinburgh University and Leiden University. He used to be a research fellow at the East West Center, Hawaii, USA, and a visiting professor to numerous foreign universities including Cornell (USA), Nijmegen (the Netherlands), Malaya (Malaysia), and Victoria (New Zealand). His current research areas are family, violence (contra-terrorism), religion, and environmental and issues. He is an activist in several nationals and international psychological associations (Indonesian Psychology Association, International Council of Psychologists, and International Association of Applied Psychology). Currently, he is also the President of the Asian Psychology Association, and a psychology consultant to the Chief of Indonesian National Police. He will give a talk on Asian Psychology through an Indonesian experience.