아궁 수리아완 위라나타 박사(Dr Anak Agung Suryawan Wiranatha) holds a master's degree in Environmental Management (Griffith University) and a PhD degree in Regional Planning (The University of Queensland). He has been the Director Research Centre for Culture and Tourism at Udayana University, Bali, since 2004. He is also a lecturer at the Postgraduate School of Tourism, Udayana University, Bali. He was involved in the Sustainable Tourism Advisory Committee of PATA International (2005-2007). He was the Secretary General of the Bali Tourism Board for two terms (2005-2011). He is also the initiator of Gema Perdamaian (Echo of Peace) in Bali since 2003, and is also a board member of the World Peace Gong Foundation.
He has extensive tourism research and project experiences in Indonesia. He was appointed as the chairman of the Tourism Advisory Committee for the Governor of Bali (2004-2007). He is also one of the initiators of the Tri Hita Karana Tourism Award & Accreditation, a regional green tourism certification since 2000. He is also the representative of Green Globe Certification for the Travel & Tourism Industry in Indonesia (2000-2006). He becomes a speaker for many national and international tourism conferences. He wrote several books about tourism in Bali and published many articles in international scientific journals.