Plenary speakers for the East Asia Agents Conference 2026

Treenat Jaiyasarn

CEO and Founder, Westminster International Group, Thailand 

Treenat is the CEO of Westminster International Group – a diverse education company that promotes overseas study in the UK, offers IELTS teaching and testing, and delivers UK/international academic curricula in Thailand. The mission of Treenat’s next venture – WIN Career – is to create a complete ecosystem that guides students from UK education to career success. 

Vonny Agustine

Director of Product & Business Development 
SUN Education Group (part of StudyIn), Indonesia

Started as an international student in Singapore and Australia, Vonny began her international education career in 2004. Having worked at education agencies, UK and USA institutions, her outstanding performance brought her back to SUN Education Indonesia in July 2024. Her current role as Director of Product and Business Development is to oversee global recruitment and partners engagement 

 

Summer Xia

Country Director Indonesia & Director South East Asia, British Council

Summer Xia is the British Council Country Director for Indonesia and Director for Southeast Asia, leading the organisation’s strategic vision and impact across the ASEAN region. With over 20 years of global experience in international cultural relations, Summer has held senior leadership roles across China, Turkmenistan, Indonesia, Thailand, Singapore, Azerbaijan, Jordan, and the British Council Headquarters in London.

Stuart Easter

Director of Student Recruitment & International, Edinburgh Napier University
BUILA Executive Vice Chair and Scotland Representative

Stuart is the Director of Student Recruitment and International at Edinburgh Napier University, where is a member of the university Senior Leadership Team and leads a team of over 50 staff in 8 countries with responsibility for all student recruitment, widening participation and international partnership development. 

Harry Anderson

Deputy Director (Policy and Global Engagement), Universities UK International

Harry Anderson is Deputy Director for Policy and Global Engagement at Universities UK International (UUKi), the body which supports over 140 UK universities with their international ambitions. 

As Deputy Director, Harry oversees UUKi’s work across a range of policy areas, including International Mobility, Global Research & Innovation, and Transnational Education (TNE). 

 

Sonia Wong

Regional Research Analyst Education Insights Hub East Asia, British Council

Sonia provides data analysis and coordinates insights for the East Asia region, informing UK education institutions and stakeholders of recent trends and policy developments in the region. She has 15 years of working experience as an analyst and economist across various organisations in Malaysia and Singapore, the British High Commission in Kuala Lumpur, and an international organisation for macroeconomic surveillance. 

 

Jazreel Goh MBE

Country Director Malaysia and East Asia Education Insights Hub Director, British Council

Jazreel joined British Council China in June 2004 where she led on the UK’s largest education marketing and partnership initiatives in mainland China. She has worked in various organisations in Malaysia, Australia, as well as Hong Kong in the areas of brand management, corporate planning and investment, international education consultancy, as well as in intellectual property licensing.

Satyadhi Hendra

Director, Indonesia-Britain Education Centre (IBEC)

Satyadhi Hendra, with over 25 years of experience in the education business, began his career as the Personal Assistant to the Managing Director of KING'S Group of Education. Simultaneously, he worked as a junior counsellor at IBEC, receiving training from the British Council in both Indonesia and Manchester. Since 2003, he has served as the company's director. 

Devina Sivagurunathan

Executive Director, MABECS, Malaysia

Devina Sivagurunathan is the Executive Director of MABECS, Malaysia’s most experienced UK education agency. Devina has 20 years of student recruitment experience in Malaysia and the UK. She was an International Officer at The University of Warwick and SOAS, University of London. She had a short foray into the world of football when she spent a year as the International Marketing Manager at UCFB. 

Van Nguyen

Country Head for Vietnam, AECC Global, Vietnam

A UK alumnus with a commitment to international education, Van specializes in student mobility rooted in career orientation. He has represented Bournemouth University across Vietnam, Southeast Asia, and East Asia, and now serves on AECC's global leadership team, focusing on strategic partnerships and sustainable recruitment practices.