Plenary Session 1: History Versus International Law? - Understanding Historic Rights and Modern Maritime Zones in the South China Sea
Plenary Session
Grand Ballroom
November 6, 2025
9:00 am - 10:15 am
DR. BILL HAYTON
Associate Fellow, Asia-Pacific Program, Chatham House, LondonPresenter
DR. WU SHICUN
Chairman, Huayang Center for Martime Cooperation and Ocean Governance; Chairman, Academic Committee, NISCSSPresenter
FRANCOIS-XAVIER BONNET
Senior Fellow, Research Institute on Contemporary Southeast Asia, BangkokDiscussant
ANTONIO CARPIO
Chair, Philippine Advisory Board, WPS, ManilaDiscussant
TRANG PHAM, LL.M.
Research Fellow, The Max Planck Foundation for International Peace and the Rule of LawDiscussant