Ma Cyrrel Valentin has twenty-two years in government service as National Security Specialist at the Policy and Strategic Studies Office, of the National Security Council, Philippines.

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H.E. Dr. Nicolas Brühl is the current Swiss Ambassador to the Philippines, Palau, Marshall Islands and Micronesia. He has been in the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs for more than 30 years.

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Capt. Elfin Nur Rakhim born on August 14, 1999, is an ADC of Chief of Indonesia Coast Guard since 2024.

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LCDR Komang Sukrawan born on October 5, 1984, is an Technical Policy Analyst at the Indonesia Coast Guard (Bakamla RI) since 2023.

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LCDR Kustriyani, S.T., M.Eng.Sc., born on December 21, 1985, is an Associate Policy Analyst for Bilateral and Regional Cooperation at the Indonesia Coast Guard (Bakamla RI) since 2022.

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Katja Bego is a senior research fellow in Chatham House’s International Security programme and co-editor of the Journal of Cyber Policy. Katja’s primary research interest lies in topics related to the geopolitics and geoeconomics of emerging technology, European security, competitiveness and defence, and the future of warfare.

Her forthcoming book about the weaponisation of undersea communications cables will be published by Polity in 2026.

Prior to joining Chatham House, Katja led the Emerging Technology team at the UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office and was the head of the future internet portfolio at innovation foundation Nesta. While at Nesta, Katja led the €3 million NGI Forward project, the strategy arm of the European Commission’s flagship Next Generation Internet programme. She regularly advises policymakers and comments in the leading global media outlets on issues at the intersection of technology, geopolitics and security.

Katja holds an undergraduate degree in economics and political science from Wellesley College, and an MA in the History of War from King’s College London.

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Henrik Braun has taken over the management of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation’s office in Seoul with effect from 1 September 2025. Prior to this, he was Head of Finance of the Foundation in Berlin for more than 19 years. After graduating from high school, he completed a banking apprenticeship at Commerzbank AG in Berlin and then studied business administration at the Technical University of Berlin (Dipl. Kfm.). Henrik Braun initially worked in commercial functions in the oil trading business in Hamburg. He then worked in a management consultancy for reorganisation cases.

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First Admiral Askari, P.S.C., S.I.Kom., M.Sc., M.A., born on January 13, 1973, is the current Director for Cooperation of Indonesia Coast Guard (Bakamla RI). Throughout his distinguished naval career, he has been instrumental in advancing Indonesia’s maritime diplomacy and international collaboration, particularly in strengthening partnerships to enhance maritime domain awareness and security operations. Under his leadership, Bakamla RI has expanded its cooperative framework with various global partners.

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Sr.Col Luong was appointed to be Defense Attaches of Vietnam to the Philippines in December 2024. He has been working for years in the Institute for Defense International Relations. His background of research was international security issues, defense relations, and defense and security cooperation frameworks. He is interested in and has been engaged in many maritime forums.

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