Technical Session 2 – Defence and Strategic Studies

Chairperson

HMGS Palihakkara
Former Foreign Secretary and Former Ambassador and Permanent Representative to UN

Prof. Ken Jimbo
Managing Director (Representative Director) President, Asia Pacific Initiative Faculty of Policy Management, Keio University, Japan

Mr. Erik Leklem
Regional Program Lead, Indo-Pacom, Advising and Consulting Division, Institute for Security Governance (ISG), USA

Mr. Pred Evans
Assistant Dean for International Affairs Faculty of Social Administration, Thammasat University, Bangkok, Thailand

Dr. Rajiv Ranjan, Ph.DAssistant Professor, Department of East Asian Studies, University of Delhi, India

Mr. Kevin C. PriceEconomic and Commercial Specialist of Political and Economic Section of Embassy of US in Sri Lanka, US Embassy of Sri Lanka

Ms. Siji SongProgramme Coordinator Indian Ocean East Team of the Global Maritime Crime Programme (GMCP)/ UNODC