Speakers

As an advocate of lifelong learning, Dr. Chen’s educational career has lasted for over 35 years and has embraced education, business, and entrepreneurism in different countries. Dr. Shawn Chen is the Founder and the Chairman of the Board of Sias University, an innovative educational institution through which students, leaders, and scholars from East and West can meet and profit from an exchange of ideas expressed in multiple languages and cultures. Previously, Dr. Chen served as the President of the Association of Universities of Asia and the Pacific (AUAP). Under his leadership, AUAP successfully implemented institutional reform by designing and implementing membership benefit programs which resulted in the swift growth of the association. Dr. Chen currently serves as the Treasurer and President-Elect for the International Association of University Presidents (IAUP). He is also the co-founder of Plug and Play in Silicon Valley. Dr. Shawn Chen is an American citizen who holds a BA from Chongqing University, an MBA from Willamette University, and an MA in Education from Linfield College. He also received an Honorary Doctorate from the University of West Los Angeles, the University of the Cordilleras, and the University of Caucasus.