He is a prominent Cambodian academic, legal scholar, and higher education leader. He currently serves as the Rector of the National University of Management (NUM) in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. He holds a Doctor of Laws (PhD) and a Master of Laws (LLM) from Nagoya University Graduate School of Law in Japan, specializing in Comparative and Constitutional Law. As a legal scholar, Dr. Hor Peng has published extensive research on Cambodian constitutional law, legal transformation, and civil liberties. He actively works with international diplomats and government bodies to elevate higher education and research standards in Cambodia.

He is a professor and former Director of the Center of Excellence for R&D and Innovation and a Professor of Economics at the National University of Management. He earned a Bachelor of Economics and a Master of International Public Policy from Osaka University, and a Ph.D. in International Development from Nagoya University. He has worked in various capacities for several prestigious institutions, including the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP), United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA), the World Bank, the Asian Development Bank, and Kobe University.

He is the Director of ASEAN Economic Research Institutes (AERI) at the National University of Management and a deputy secretary general at the National Committee for ESCAP. He earned his master's degree in International Development and completed his PhD course in the same field at Nagoya University, Japan, in 2015. His teaching and research interests include microeconomics, macroeconomics, and the Cambodian economy. In these roles, he has been directly involved in and conducted numerous research projects, providing policy recommendations to address social and economic challenges in Cambodia.

He is a digital economy advisor to H.E Rector of the National University of Management, a supervisor of the Digital Economy Lab, and a lecturer. He is also the managing director at E-KHMER Technology Co., Ltd. He holds a Master's degree in Management and Information Technology from Kyoto University (Japan, 2004) and a PhD in Applied Informatics from University of Hyogo (Japan, 2011). The university is now launching the Master of Science in Digital Economy at the graduate level. NUM is launching a Master of Science in Digital Economy, led by expert Professor Sengtha Chay, aiming to strengthen research capability and provide practical solutions in the digital economy sector.

He teaches Intellectual Property Law and Business Law at the National University of Management (NUM). He holds a Doctor of Laws (Comparative Law) from Nagoya University Graduate School of Law, Japan. He is a Founding Partner of SDS & Partners. His legal practice spans various domains, reflecting his versatility and depth of understanding. His areas of expertise include Intellectual Property (IP), Competition/Antitrust Law, Corporate and Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A), Data Privacy Protection, Public Policy and Law, Oil & Gas, and Commercial Arbitration Resolutions.

He is a German lawyer, economist, and political scientist. He holds a doctoral degree in political science from the University of Potsdam, Germany, and was appointed professor of law. In addition to teaching public law and politics at several universities, he has worked in various positions for German government agencies and as an attorney. Since his retirement, he has been on missions for the German Senior Expert Service in Indonesia and Cambodia. He is now going to support the new Master’s program on Public Policy at the National University of Management in the area of public policy and law.

He is an Australian legal practitioner, legal academic and political scientist, holding a PhD from the University of Queensland in 2002. He has held a number of senior positions, including Director of Research in the Australian Senate, a Barrister-at-law, as Counsel Assisting the Coroner in Queensland, Australia, and as a military lawyer in the Royal Australian Air Force.  His international work has included representing Australia at OECD negotiations, and participation in parliamentary development activities in the Cook Islands and Indonesia, and leading New Columbo Plan scholars on study tours of Cambodia.  Prior to his appointment as a lecturer at the National University of Management, he was a lecturer at James Cook University, also in Queensland, Australia.

He is the Chairman of the Smart Cities Network and the ASEAN Exec Director of the US-based Smart Cities Council, the world’s largest network of smart cities ecosystem stakeholders. He holds a Master of Science in Computer Science from the City University, London, United Kingdom. He has been involved with Smart Cities since his tenure with IBM, where he led global partnerships for Smarter Planet and Smarter Buildings in ASEAN from 2011 to 2013. He has since led numerous Smart Cities workshops for the Cambodian government, Sarawak State Government, the Philippines government, and many cities globally, establishing strategic MOU partnerships for inclusive and sustainable smart cities.  In 2012, he project managed the Smart Cities Challenge in collaboration with the Singapore government.