This is the second of six social media training modules to be delivered over 2024-2025 designed specifically for International Science Council Regional Focal Point for Asia and the Pacific Members to build capability in science communication, improve digital storytelling and use of social media platforms. For the full list of training modules visit the Media and Communications Training programme page.
James Fitzgerald is Programme Director for Social Media Knowledge (SMK), a global EdTech business specialising in digital marketing and communication capability transformation. Now based in Australia, James possesses a wealth of social media experience, having founded two of the UK’s hottest social media knowledge businesses, The Social Media Academy and Social Media Library.
Established in 2010, SMK has educated thousands of decision-makers on how they can optimize and enhance their digital communications, including leaders and teams from Apple, Air NZ, Sanitarium, UNICEF, Ralph Lauren, News Corp, GM, Flight Centre, Tourism Australia & HSBC, to name just a few.
Jasmine is a Masters student at the University of the South Pacific with research interests in gender, disability and social inclusion, mental health, decolonization, social justice and queer culture. Jasmine is also a mentee on the Asia Pacific Academic Mentoring Program.
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Phan is the Honorary Treasurer of the Young Scientists Network – Academy of Sciences Malaysia (YSN-ASM) and a senior lecturer with a PhD focused in medical biotechnology from Universiti Malaya. Currently teaching pharmacotherapy of infectious diseases and microbiology. He is passionate about functional foods, medicinal mushroom, mycology, myconutrients, molecular biology, neuroscience, and neurodegenerative diseases.
