(As Part of Opening Dinner) Opening Panel: Decades of Conferences on the South China Sea - Lessons Learned, Persistent Themes, and the Path Toward Greater Relevance

Agenda Setting & Keynote Address

Fireside Chat — featuring leading experts and practitioners from all claimant states: the Philippines, China, Malaysia, Vietnam, and Brunei. (Note: Panelists are speaking in their private capacity.)
November 5, 2025
6:15 pm - 8:30 pm
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ELINA NOOR
Senior Fellow, Asia Program, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
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CAPT. XIAOBO LIU (RET., PLA NAVY)
Director, Marine Study Center Grandview Institution, Beijing
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COMMO. JAY TARRIELA
Commander, West Philippine Sea Transparency Group, Philippine Coast Guard
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TRANG PHAM, LL.M.
Research Fellow, The Max Planck Foundation for International Peace and the Rule of Law
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DR. HAFIIZH HASHIM
Assistant Lecturer, Universiti Brunei Darussalam
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BRAD GLOSSERMAN
Director of Research, Pacific Forum, Honolulu
Chair
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