Category: 2025-Session 5-Speakers
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Mr. Kenichi Hirose, Senior Social Protection Specialist at the International Labour Organization (ILO)
Mr. Kenichi Hirose is Senior Social Protection Specialist in ILO Decent Work Team in Bangkok. His main expertise is social security. Prior to this position, he worked in ILO Offices in Geneva, Manila and Budapest, as well as in Prime Minister’s Office and the Ministry of Health and Welfare of the Government of Japan.
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Mr. Athit Kong is President of the Coalition of Cambodia Apparel Workers Democratic Union (C.CAWDU). he began working in Phnom Penhโs garment sector in 1998 at Tack Fat Garment Factory. That same year, he became a union activist with NIFTUC. He joined C.CAWDU in 2002 as a volunteer staff member, was elected General Secretary in…
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Mr. Cheuong Thani, Director of the Department of Operational Support, General Secretariat of the National Social Protection Council
Mr. Theany CHOEURNG is the Director of Operational Support (DOS) at the General Secretariat for the National Social Protection Council (NSPC), Cambodia. He holds master degree in Public Finance and Social Policy from KDI School of Public Policy and Management. He joined the NSPC in 2020 supporting the development of social assistant program design and…
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Mr. Samrith Mony, Vice-Chair of the Social Security Committee of the Cambodian Federation of Employers and Business Associations (CAMFEBA) and Director of ATA-MS (Cambodia) Co., Ltd.

Mr. Samreth Muny is an accomplished finance and tax professional with extensive leadership experience in global firms and multinational corporations, blending technical expertise with strategic and commercial insight. Before founding and leading ATA-MS (Cambodia) Co., Ltd., he served as CFO and Chief Agency Officer at AIA (Cambodia) Life Insurance Plc., where he managed finance, actuarial,…
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H.E. Khun Channarith is the Deputy Director General of the National Social Security Fund (NSSF).

H.E. Khun Channarith is the Deputy Director General of the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) in Cambodia, with over 15 years of leadership experience in policy advisory, research, and business and investment management. H.E. Channarith has been instrumental in advancing Cambodiaโs public employment service, universal health coverage, cash transfer programs, and social security initiatives. As…
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Mr. Sim Pirun, Senior Advisor to the National Social Security Fund
Mr. Phirun SIM is a Senior Advisor at the National Social Security Fund of Cambodia, where he provides technical expertise across major areas, including fund management, investment, actuarial modeling, and business analytics. His work supports the long-term financial sustainability of NSSF and strengthens its role as a core labour-market institution advancing formalization, worker protection, and…
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Ms. Franziska Fรผrst, Head of the Social Protection Team for the Project on Promoting Social Protection and Health (Phase II) at the Deutsche Gesellschaft fรผr Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)

Ms Franziska Fuerst (Dipl. Pol; MPH) is the Component Leader for Social Protection in the GIZ Improving Social Protection and Health (ISPH) project. In her role as team leader within ISPH, she focuses on the nexus of climate resilience and social protection, just transition, gender and social inclusion, and the digital transformation of health and…
