The Human Development Forum Foundation (HDFF), a Thai Foundation focused on human security issues, is co-hosting a full-day forum with The Asia Foundation (TAF) to promote further understanding and awareness of ASEAN integration 2015. In its fifth session, HDFF’s Chairman’s Circle will focus on non-traditional security challenges and the efforts of ASEAN member states to create bilateral and multilateral approaches to emerging challenges. The forum aims to address the major current issues affecting global politics today and the potential impacts towards the ASEAN region. Particular focus will be on religious extremism, with in-depth analysis on the rapid expansion of the Islamic State (IS) by Dr. Rommel Banlaoi, Executive Director of the Philippine Institute for Peace, Violence and Terrorism. Our expert panelists will also explore ASEAN policies towards refugees and migration, regional health issues, and non-traditional security issues.
Speakers:
Panel 1: ASEAN 2015: Religious Extremism as a Non-Traditional security Issue
– ‘Case of the Islamic State (IS): Challenges of outside religious extremism for ASEAN’ by Dr. Rommel Banlaoi, Executive Director of the Philippine Institute for Peace, Violence and Terrorism
– ‘Non-traditional Security Issues for ASEAN’ by Dr. Wilfried A. Herrmann, Executive Director of the Human Development Forum Foundation.
Panel 2: Migration, Health and Travel as Non-Traditional Security Issue
– World Health Organization and its regional response towards health-related issues’ by Dr. Yonas Tegegn, Thailand Country Representative, WHO
– ‘The impact of the ASEAN Economic Community on the labour market and migration’ by Yuko Hamada, International Organization for Migration
Date: Tuesday 2 September
Time: 08:30-15:00
Location: Imperial Queen’s Park Hotel, Bangkok
Lunch and Coffee included!
View the full September Programme (PDF)