The distinguished panel comprised Ms. Sommanat Juaseekoon, Director of TIJ Academy; Associate Professor Dr. Auschala Chalayonnavin, Dean of the Faculty of Social Administration, Thammasat University; Dr. Poramez Kumarnboon, Senior Academic Officer at the International Institute for Trade and Development (Public Organization); and Mr. Wisitsak Singkhan, Director of Financial Transaction Analysis Division 1, Anti-Money Laundering Office. The discussion was moderated by Police Lieutenant Colonel Seksin Seemapollakul, Secretary of the Center for Crime Science.

The panelists exchanged views on several important issues, including the challenges of connecting knowledge, research, policy, and practice; developing a Practitioner Research Pool to transform practice-driven questions into research with real-world applications; and advancing people-centered innovations in justice and public safety. They also discussed the roles of the Center for Crime Science, the Thailand Institute of Justice, and partner organisations in jointly advancing Thailand’s Crime Science Ecosystem.