Moderator: Amb. Dr. Dang Dinh Quy, President of the Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam

Speaker:

1. Prof. Brahma Chellaney, Professor of Strategic Studies, Center for Policy Research, New Delhi, India

Topic: Developments in the World and Its Implications for the SCS: Balance of Powers 

2. Captain (ROK Navy Ret.) Sukjoon Yoon, Senior Research Fellow, Korea Institute for Maritime Strategy, Seoul, Korea

Topic: The European Concept of Balance of Power in the South China Sea: What is the Role of the Middle Powers?

3. Dr. Shen Dingli, Professor and Associate Dean at the Institute of International Studies, Fudan University, China

Topic: A Chinese Perspective on Cooperation in South China Sea 

4. Prof. Liselotte Odgaard, Royal Danish Defence College, Denmark

Topic: International Hotspots: China’s Strategy of Deterrence and Legitimacy in the South and East China Sea Disputes 

5. Dr. Nguyen Nam Duong, Deputy Director General, Institute for Foreign Policy and Strategic Studies , DAV, Vietnam

Topic: The Evolving Maritime Security Architecture in the Asia-Pacific and its Implications for Conflict Management in the South China Sea