The 18th South China Sea International Conference
DAY ONE
POWER, RISK, AND MARITIME RESILIENCE
OPENING AND WELCOME REMARKS
09.00–09.15
Dr. Nguyen Hung Son, President, Diplomatic Academy of Viet Nam, Viet Nam
KEYNOTE REMARKS
09.15–09.30
Leader of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Viet Nam
GUEST REMARKS
09.30–10.30
Moderator: Dr. Nguyen Hung Son, President, Diplomatic Academy of Viet Nam, Viet Nam
H.E. Mr. Leo M. Herrera-Lim, Undersecretary of Foreign Affairs, ASEAN-Philippines SOM Leader, Philippines
Lieutenant-General Derek A. Macaulay, Senior Military Representative – Indo-Pacific, Canada
H.E. Ms. Michelle Chan, Deputy Secretary of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Australia (virtual)
GROUP PHOTO
SESSION 1: South China Sea Strategic Landscape: Power, Presence, and Positional Advantage
10.45–11.55
Session Chair: Amb. Dang Dinh Quy, former Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Viet Nam
Panelists:
– Prof. Hu Bo, Director, Centre for Maritime Strategy Studies, Peking University, China
– Rear Admiral (Ret.) Rommel Jude Ong, Professor of Praxis and Senior Research Fellow, Ateneo School of Government, Philippines
– Mr. Peter Leavy, PhD Candidate, National Security College, Australia National University, Australia
– Dr. Do Thanh Hai, Deputy Director-General, East Sea (South China Sea) Institute, Diplomatic Academy of Viet Nam, Viet Nam
SESSION 2: Managing the New Maritime Race: Partnerships and Strategic Stability
11.55–13.05
Session Chair: H.E. Mr. Rajpal Singh, Ambassador of Singapore to Viet Nam
Panelists:
– Captain Liu Xiaobo, Director of the Marine Study Center, the Grandview Institution, Beijing, China
– Commander Amanda Hood, National Security Fellow, Carnegie Mellon Institute of Strategy and Technology, USA
– Prof. Vitaly Kozyrev, School of Social Sciences, Communication, and Humanities, Endicott College, USA
– Ms. Marianne Péron-Doise, Senior Research Fellow, Co-Head of the Asia Pacific Programme and Director of the Indo-Pacific Geopolitical Observatory, Institut de Relations Internationales et Stratégiques (IRIS), France
SESSION 3: From Hormuz to the South China Sea: Oil Shock, Shipping Disruption, and Regional Energy Security
14.30–15.40
Session Chair: H.E. Ms. Gillian Bird, Ambassador of Australia to Viet Nam
Panelists:
– Commodore Jai Bedi, Executive Director, National Maritime Foundation, India
– Mr. Beni Sukadis, National Security Researcher and Program Manager, Institute for Defence and Strategic Studies of Indonesia (LESPERSSI), Indonesia
– Ms. Jane Chan Git Yin, Senior Fellow, Coordinator of Maritime Security Programme, Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies (IDSS), S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
– Dr. Jacopo Maria Pepe, Research Cluster on Climate and Energy Policy,
Institute for International and Security Affairs, Germany (virtual)
SESSION 4: Contested Seas, Connected Systems: Maritime Cyber, Subsea Infrastructure, and Digital Resilience
15.50–17.00
Session Chair: Prof. Robert Beckman, Centre for International Law, Singapore
Panelists:
– Dr. Lin Yu-Hsien, National Cheng Kung University, Chinese Taipei
– Dr. Vu Hai Dang, Acting Director of the Centre for Maritime Diplomacy and
Cooperation, East Sea (South China Sea) Institute, Diplomatic Academy of Viet Nam, Viet Nam
– Dr. Toby Feakin, Managing Director, Protostar Strategy, former Australian Ambassador for Cyber Affairs and Critical Technology, Australia
– Mr. Sepasitiano Patelisio, Assistant Crown Counsel, the Attorney General’s Office, Tonga
END OF DAY ONE
DAY 2
LAW, COOPERATION, AND SHARED MARITIME STEWARDSHIP
SESSION 5: UNCLOS, Maritime Legitimacy, and Pathways to Cooperation
09.00–10.10
Session Chair: Dr. Nguyen Dang Thang, Chairman of the National Boundary Commission, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Viet Nam
Panelists:
– Dr. Martin Ratcovich Leopardi, Senior Legal Advisor on International Law, Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Sweden, Sweden
– Prof. Wang Hanling, National Center for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, China
– Prof. Robert Beckman, Centre for International Law, Singapore
– Dr. Nguyen Thi Lan Huong, Assistant Director-General, Director of the Center for International Law, South China Sea (East Sea) Institute, Diplomatic Academy of Viet Nam
SESSION 6: ASEAN, the COC, and a Cooperative Security Architecture
10.20–11.30
Session Chair: Amb. Pham Quang Vinh, former Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Viet Nam
Panelists:
– Amb. Pou Sothirak, former Executive Director, Cambodian Institute for Cooperation and Peace, Cambodia
– Mr. Vathouniyom Douangmala, Director-General, Institute of Foreign Affairs, Laos
– Ms. Joanne Lin, Senior Fellow and Coordinator at ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute, Singapore
– Assoc. Prof. Do Thi Thuy, Diplomatic Academy of Viet Nam, Viet Nam
SESSION 7: BBNJ, Deep-Sea Governance, and Stewardship of the Ocean Commons
13.00–14.10
Session Chair: H.E. Mr. Marco della Seta, Ambassador of Italy to Viet Nam
Panelists:
– Dr. Yu Minna, Lecturer, School of Law and Political Science, Ocean University of China, China
– Dr. Lan Nguyen, Utrecht University, Netherlands
– Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mohd Hazmi Mohd Rusli, Associate Professor, Faculty of Syariah and Law, Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia, Malaysia
– Ms. Nguyen Thi Hong Quyen, Deputy Director-General, Department of International Law and Treaties, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Viet Nam
SESSION 8: Beyond Capitals: Practical Partnerships for Port, Coastal, and Community Resilience
14.20–15.30
Session Chair: H.E. Mr. James Nickel, Ambassador of Canada to Viet Nam
Panelists:
– Dr. Makrita Solitei, ANCORS, University of Wollongong, Australia (virtual)
– Dr. Therese Nguyen, Lecturer, Community Development Department,
Faculty of Social Science, National University of Timor-Leste, Timor-Leste
– Mr. James Borton, Non-resident Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy Institute,
School of Advanced and International Studies, Johns Hopkins University, USA
– Dr. Tobias Burgers, Lecturer, Fulbright University Viet Nam, Viet Nam
YOUNG LEADERS’ POLICY PITCH: Eight Ideas for a Cooperative Maritime Order
15.30–16.10
Introductory Remarks: H.E. Mr. Julien Guerrier, Ambassador of the European Union to Viet Nam
Session Chair: Dr. Ngo Di Lan, Research Fellow, Diplomatic Academy of Viet Nam, Viet Nam
CLOSING REMARKS
16.10–16.25
Dr. Nguyen Hung Son, President, Diplomatic Academy of Viet Nam, Viet Nam
END OF PROGRAMME
