Dr. In-gill Ra is the Regional Representative for Asia Pacific at the Global Peace Foundation and the Secretary General of the Indo-Pacific Peace Forum (IPPF). A prominent international peacebuilder with a doctorate in public administration, Dr. Ra integrates high-level governance experience from past roles with FIFA, AFC, and the UN FAO into his strategic initiatives. Under his leadership, the IPPF serves as a Track II diplomacy platform, facilitating monthly dialogues that unite cross-sector leaders to champion universal principles, cultivate regional solidarity, and mitigate geopolitical tensions.

As a lecturer with higher education institutions in the Philippines, Dr. Ra champions values-based peace education as a vital catalyst for national transformation, regularly addressing major events such as the Global Youth Summit. Connecting these regional efforts, he promotes the Korean Dream movement as a strategic blueprint, leveraging its values-based framework to support the national transformation process of countries across the Indo-Pacific. He demonstrates that these shared moral principles serve as the foundation for achieving regional stability and peace under the vision of “One Family under God.”