An Laishun is a Professor and PhD Supervisor at the School of Cultural Heritage and Information Management, Shanghai University, specialising in cultural heritage and museum studies with decades of scholarly leadership. He holds concurrent roles as Vice President of the Chinese Museums Association, Chairman of the International Council of Museums Asia-Pacific Alliance (ICOM-ASPAC), and Director of the ICOM International Museum Research and Exchange Centre (ICOM-IMREC), Guest Researcher at the Palace Museum Academy, External Expert Advisor to the National Museum of China, and Chair of the Board of Zhejiang Museum of Natural History.