Conference organizer: IAF, Taiwan Facilitators Forum
Conference co-organizer: CP Yen Foundation
Sponsor: Brain Communication Ltd.; Taipei Department of Information & Tourism; ASUSTek Computer Inc. ;Open Quest; Right Management; Much Idea
Media Sponsor: Brain Magazine ; EMBA

Steering committee:
Anta Yap (CPF), Evie Lin, Evelyn Kurihara Philbrook, Hong MI Chae (CPF), Janice Lua (CPF), Jawad Ahmed, Jackie Chang, Jim Clark, Jorie Wu (CPF), Karen Lim, Keke Quei, Kim Leischner (CPF),Laura Hsu (CPF), Lawrence Philbrook (CPF), Lee HM (CPF), Prabu Naidu (CPF), Ren Wei, Samsul Hadi, Shan Mugam, Tara Hsueh, Theresa Ratnam Thong, Vincent Chen

Program Committee: Jim Clark, Jorie Wu(CPF), Laura Hsu (CPF), Lawrence Philbrook (CPF), Shawn Chung (CPF)

Execution Committee: Elizabeth Tsai, Evie Lin, Jackie Chang, Tara Hsueh, Vincent Chen

Supporting: Eve Lo, Evelyn Kurihara Philbrook, Gail West, Keli Yen, Douglas Gan, Shih-ning Han

Logo Design: Carlos Lin, Elsa Wu

About the IAF Asia Conference:
Over the years IAF Asia Conferences have built a reputation for being innovative, informative, enlightening, and enjoyable. On an average the 150-250 participants have come from ten different countries in the Asia Pacific region and beyond, including Europe, Australia, United States, Canada and Africa. One of the keys to making these facilitator conferences successful is the quality of the facilitated workshops: both the concurrent sessions as well as the day-long pre conference and post conference workshops.

Responding to the Crisis
This is a time of Crisis. Changes are being imposed on individuals and organizations. As people are in the ¡§firefighting¡¨ mode, facilitators are often asked to join the fire brigade. Most importantly, people need to regain confidence and community connectedness when the fire eases off.
¡´ What competencies do we need to have to help people deal with inevitable changes and challenges?
¡´How do we support leaders to ask the right questions?
¡´ What value do we provide as facilitators?

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Leveraging diversity
A strength we have in Asia is diversity. It is the source of creativity and innovation. Through facilitation group strengths become aligned and people are able to gain new insights on future directions.
¡´ What are innovative approaches to linking people together socially and technologically?
¡´ What are ways for diverse ideas to come together?
¡´ How do we bridge differences and use facilitation as social glue?

Creating Sustainability in Collaboration
As we clearly see the consequences of unsustainable ways of life, it is time for us to enable conversation about what really matters. As facilitators, we have the means to help groups create conversations about what solutions will be demanded in the future, to evoke heart and spirit, and to offer tools and methods to enhance participation and democracy.
¡´ What competencies, awareness and capacities do we need in order to deal with the most challenging situations in the world?
¡´ What positive cores can we amplify to lead a sustainable future?
¡´ How can we be a force for sustainability and sanity in the current system?