In 2006, Shahriman joined the Malaysia Government Civil Servant as a Diplomatic and Administration Officer. His has experience working in high-level government ministry, department and agencies in Malaysia involved in national security affairs. He possess vast knowledge and experience in the implementation of Internal Security policy, public and special prevention order, public order policy, national border security, immigration policy, human trafficking.

In 2014, Shahriman commenced at Ministry of Home Affairs, He takes lead in Security evaluation, international terrorism and public order in the Security Division, Ministry of Home Affairs. He manages monitors and assesses the national security and public order policies formulation and implementation in the Ministry focusing on international security and public order issues such us terrorism and terrorism financing.

He also has experience in charge of Appeal and Representation Unit, Division of Security and Public Order, Ministry of Home Affairs and directly involve in monitoring all detainee charged under preventive law. He was monitoring whole process from detention, judgments, rehabilitation and evaluation of detainee.

In 2015, He is involve actively in formulate and establish the Prevention of Terrorism Act Board in Malaysia. He also actively represents Malaysia in International/regional meeting and workshop such as Asean Regional Forum (ARF), Global Counter Terrorist Forum and others.

In recognition for his knowledge and experience, Shahriman has appointed as one of Panel of Trainers of Counter Terrorist Financing (CTF) seminar and workshop organize by South East Asia Regional Centre for Counter Terrorist (SEARCCT).

Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje was born on 25th December, 1949 at Ganduje town in Dawakin Tofa local government area of Kano state. He attended Dawakin Tofa Primary School (1956-1963); Government Secondary School Birnin Kudu (1964-1968); Advance Teachers College, Kano (1969-1972); Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria (1972-1975) where he graduated with B.Sc. (Education) and Bayero University, Kano (1977-1979) for M. Ed. Psychology; Institute of Administration, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria (1984 to 1985) for another Masters degree in Public Administration and University of Ibadan (1989 to 1993) for a Doctorate Degree (Ph. d) in Public Administration.

He was lecturer at the Advance Teachers’ College, Gumel (1976-1978) and Bayero University, Kano (1978-1979). He was Personal Manager of Norait Limited, Kano (1979-1983).

From 1981 to May 1993, he worked for the Federal Capital Development Authority, Abuja in various capacities, rising to become the Acting Director, Personnel Department. He was also chairman of three area councils in the Federal Capital Territory that included Abaji, Gwagwalada and Bwari.
He was appointed Hon. Commissioner, Kano state Ministry of Works, Housing and Transport (1994-1998), Special Adviser (Political) to the Hon. Minister of Defence (2003-2006) and the Executive Secretary, Chad Basin Commission (2009-2011). Ganduje was two-term Deputy Governor (1999-2003) and (2011-2015). He was elected Governor, state of Kano on 11th April, 2015.

On the 29th September, 2014, President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan awarded him with the National Honours Award of OFR and is a recipient of many national awards to include Fight Against Drug Abuse; crowned as Peace Ambassador by the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN); Peace Ambassador/Grand Patron, National Youth Council of Nigeria for initiation of various development/empowerment programmes; Anti-Corruption Crusade/the only state with anti-graft and public complaints agency in Nigeria; Good Governance Award by the Nigeria Union of Journalists; many national dailies.

He established the Ganduje Foundation which champions the cause of education and support for the less privileged.
He has many publications and papers to his credit. He is married to Dr Hafsat and is happily blessed with seven children.

Achaleke Christian aged 28 is a youth civil society activist with main focus on peace building and preventing violent extremism with over 11 years of experience working with about 1 million young people across Cameroon and abroad. He grew up as a victim of violence and radicalisation but later transformed into a peace activist by using his experience of violence to provide solutions to combat violence and promote sustainable peace. Achaleke has greatly worked in advancing national and global actions and policies in line with promoting youth participation in peace building including; serving with the UNOY Youth Advocacy Team who advocated for the adoption of UNSCR2250. Most recently, Achaleke championed a Commonwealth youth campaign through the Commonwealth Youth Peace Ambassadors Network that led to the endorsement of UNSCR 2250 by Commonwealth Heads of Government during the CHOGM. Across Cameroon, Achaleke has huge experience working with violent and violent extremist offenders in facilitating their rehabilitation and reintegration. Achaleke is currently a University lecturer on peace and conflict studies at the University of Buea, Cameroon and most recently named the winner of the Luxembourg Peace Prize as Outstanding Youth Peace maker for 2018. Achaleke also serves as the National Coordinator of Local Youth Corner Cameroon as well as the Pan- Commonwealth Coordinator of the Commonwealth Youth Peace Ambassadors Network. Christian is a member of the UN Inter-Agency working Group on Youth and Peace building.

Ahmad Kamareddine is the mayor of the city of Tripoli and the President of the urban community of al-Fayhaa municipalities. He has been a municipal council member since 1998 and has extensive experience in municipal work. Mayor Kamareddine is partner and general manager of a contracting company. He studied civil engineering at the American University of Beirut.

Dr Aishath Ali Naaz is the founder and Consultant Clinical Psychologist of Maldives Institute for Psychological Services, Training and Research. She won the National award in recognition for developing Mental Health Services in the Maldives (2012). Previously she worked as the Deputy Director, National Narcotics Control Board (2000 to 2005); was a member of the first Human Rights Commission of the Maldives (2003 to 2005); and was a member of the Parole Board, Maldives (2012-2014).

She has a PhD in Clinical Psychology (2010), The University of Manchester, U.K. Her research focus was on anger, aggression and violence in a South Asian sample with and without mental health problems selected from India, Sri Lanka and Maldives She has an M.Phil in Clinical Psychology, NIMHANS, India (1999); MSc in Psychology, India (1996) and in the a16th International Gang Specialist Training Conference, Chicago, USA, 2013 she was certified as an International gang specialist trainer. She has successfully run a two year project of rehabilitating 79 violent gang members selected from Malea city. She has presented papers, and chaired sessions in conferences, seminars held in USA, UK, Nepal, India, Malaysia, Singapore, Turkey, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Indonesia, China and the Maldives. She has written several books in her local language and regularly appears on local TV and radio shows to create awareness on mental health issues.

She was the local consultant to the Ministry of Islamic Affairs, on the Leaders of Influence Program under Asia Foundation. She was the national consultant and lead researcher of the Rapid Situation Assessment of Gangs in Malea Asia Foundation Publication, 2012; a Prison Assessment and Proposed Rehabilitation and Re-integration of offenders, UNDP, Maldives 2011; Rapid Situation Assessment of Drug Abuse in Maldives, UNDP/FASHAN/NCB, 2003. Current research interests of Dr Naaz includes radicalisation, violent extremism, gang violence and mental health issues.

Bgen Alexander Leaño Macario is a graduate of the Philippine Military Academy “Sandiwa” Class of 1985 and a well accomplished member of the Armed Forces of the Philippines. He finished his Masters in Public Administration in 2004, took a Senior Executive Course in National Security at NDCP (National Defence College of the Philippines).
Right after his retirement from the Armed Forces of the Philippines, he was appointed to the Department of the Interior and Local Government as Assistant Secretary for Peace in Security where he oversees the governments National Advocacy on Violent Extremism and Insurgency
He is actively engage in the security sector as well as represents the department in the different committees of the Anti-Terrorism Council, National Security Council and National Peace and Order Council.
He has been actively participating and involve in various Anti-Terrorism/PCVE Workshops and Conferences in the Philippines as well as overseas.

Alpha Cheng is a Canberra based High School Teacher, Multiculturalism and Diversity Advocate and 2017 ACT Young Australian of the Year Finalist.

Alpha is the son of Curtis Cheng who was tragically shot by a 15-year old extremist outside NSW Police Headquarters in Parramatta in October 2015. Since then Alpha has become a vocal advocate for gun control and speaking out against racism hate and prejudice. He is a champion for intercultural education and has delivered keynote addresses for organisations such as Courage to Care, Together for Humanity and the Adelaide Holocaust Museum and Steiner Education Centre. Alpha is currently on a speakers’ circuit Generation Next, using his personal story to highlight the links between crime, mental health and violent extremism for vulnerable young people and communities in Australia.

Amina Rasul-Bernardo is the President of the Philippine Center for Islam and Democracy (Council) and member of the board of Magbassa Kita Foundation, Inc (MKFI) which promotes literacy for peace & development for adult learners.

She is a member of the Board of Regents of Mindanao State University (MSU) and previously a member of the Board of the Mindanao Development Authority. She is one of the leading Muslim leaders in the Philippines working to strengthen peace and development as well as promote human rights, justice and democratic practices in Muslim Mindanao. She has spearheaded the organizing and capacity-building of Muslim women, particularly those who teach in the madrasah, for peace-building and prevention of violent extremism. Her efforts led to the establishment of the Noorus Salam (Light of Peace), an organisation of Muslim women active in Marawi, Iligan, Maguindanao, Tawitawi, Zamboanga City, and NCR.

She has written & edited several books on the Mindanao conflict, Islam, and democracy such as Broken Peace? Assessing the 1996 GRP-MNLF Final Peace Agreement and The Radicalisation of Muslim Communities in Southeast Asia.

She holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of the Philippines, an MBA from the Asian Institute of Management, and a master’s in public administration from Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government.

She was a member of the Philippine cabinet under former president Fidel V. Ramos, serving as presidential advisor on Youth Affairs and appointed concurrently as the first chair of the National Youth Commission (NYC), which she organized. In addition, she has served as commissioner of the National Commission on the Role of Filipino Women, representing Muslims; as a board member of the Philippine National Oil Corporation (PNOC) and the Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP); and as founding director of the Local Government Guarantee Corporation (LGGC).

In 2007, she received the Muslim Democrat of the Year Award from the Washington, DC-based Center for the Study of Islam and Democracy (CSID) and is recognized as one of the 500 Most Influential Muslims by the Royal Aal al-Bayt Foundation of Jordan.

Andhika Chrisna Yudhanto is currently the Director for Regional and Multilateral Cooperation in the Directorate Regional and Multilateral Cooperation at the National Counter Terrorism Agency, Indonesia. From 1996 to 2017, he served in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, including as Deputy-Director for Transnational Organized Crime, Directorate of International Security and Disarmament, Directorate General of Multilateral Affairs (2009 – 2010) and Deputy-Director for Political and Security Treaties, Directorate Political, Security, and Territorial Treaties, Directorate General of Treaty Affairs (2013-2017). He is a graduate of the Universitas Nasional and Monash University (MA).

André Duvillard is the delegate of the Swiss Security Network since 2012. He moderates the dialogue in the Swiss Security Network between Confederation and cantons, elaborates and manages the affairs of the Political Platform, the Operational Platform and the working groups. He directs the Operational Platform, safeguards its concerns in the Political Platform and carries out the assignments of both platforms.

André Duvillard completed his studies in jurisprudence at the University of Neuchâtel in 1987. Then, he served as delegate of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Iraq, Israel and Lebanon. From 1991 to 1997, he served as secretary of the Security Policy Committees (SiK) in the Parliamentary Services. From 1997 to 2012, he was employed by the police force of the canton of Neuchâtel; first as as deputy commander, and from 2005 on as police superintendent.

Born and raised in Chattanooga, Tennessee, Andy Berke served as State Senator for Tennessee’s 10th District from 2007 to 2012 before becoming the 65th Mayor of Chattanooga in 2013. As Mayor, Andy is focused on growing the local economy, ensuring every child has the opportunity to succeed, making Chattanooga’s streets safer and neighbourhoods stronger — all while running a high-performing and effective government. Under Mayor Berke’s leadership, Chattanooga has maximized their gigabit infrastructure and become a leader in the 21st century economy. In 2014, Mayor Berke established the first Innovation District in a mid-sized city and has since focused his efforts on digital equity, to ensure more citizens have the opportunity to participate in this burgeoning tech sector. To increase connectivity in the home, Mayor Berke has partnered with Chattanooga’s local fibre optic provider, EPB, to offer reliable, low-cost, high speed broadband to all families with a child on free or reduced lunch. In addition to digital equity, Mayor Berke works hard to strengthen Chattanooga families through a variety of initiatives, including Baby University which provides new parents with the tools and resources they need to get their child off to a great start in life and a Pre-K Scholarship program to increase access to early learning for families caught in the gap. In 2017, Mayor Berke established an Office of Workforce Development in City Hall to help build paths to the middle class for more Chattanoogans. Mayor Berke was named 2015’s Municipal Leader of the Year by American City and County magazine for these innovative initiatives and for his leadership during a domestic terror attack on July 16, 2015, that took the lives of four Marines and a Naval Officer.

Anthea Hancocks (B.Sc, MA, MBA, FAICD) is the CEO of the Scanlon Foundation. A private philanthropic organisation dedicated to social cohesion and the transition of migrants into Australian society. She has an extensive background in strategic planning, business development, community service, education, communications and relationship and services marketing through senior leadership experience in private, ASX listed, government, professional services, academia and not for profit organisations here and in the US. She is a Member of the Australian Multicultural Council, an accredited mediator, a non-executive Director of YMCA Victoria and a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Archana Kapoor is an activist, filmmaker, and a publisher. She is the Founder of Seeking Modern Applications for Real Transformation (SMART) – a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) that works with marginalized communities in India, particularly women and children.

Archana believes in information as a vital tool for improving governance, inclusion and empowering communities. She runs a community radio in the most backward district of India, Mewat in the state of Haryana. Her radio serves as a platform to build resilient communities by providing an opportunity to everyone to share their voices and concerns in the predominantly Muslim community, where it operates. The radio is invested in capacity building of people, particularly women and children, to make the right choice and fight gender based violence too.

Archana’s work is focused on the minority regions of Assam, a state in the north-eastern part of India, Maoism impacted areas of Jharkhand, extremism impacted Kashmir and in backward and Muslim area of Haryana, some of the most challenging geographies in India. She is committed to look for local solutions for the global problem of violent extremism and build ambassadors of peace all along.

SMART, under Archana’s leadership has set up Mother Support Groups in conflict zones across India, to help women move beyond victimhood and become mediators, educators, care-givers and supporters. By encouraging the mothers to speak and share, she has provided a platform to build understanding and peace within communities: Mothers on Air. She has produced 30 podcasts on why mothers want peace from the insurgency impacted regions of both Pakistan and India.

Archana is a three-time national award winner for her work on community radio in India.

Brahmpreet Kaur Gulati is a 17-year-old college student. She is part of the Leicester Youth Consultant programme whilst nationally she represents young people on platforms such as the UK Youth Parliament and the British Youth Council.

Brahmpreet believes that the voices of young people are always present, so it is not the matter of giving young people a voice but more importantly the matter of listening to them. As a former elected youth councillor, she has had the opportunity to scrutinise and work collaboratively with her local decision-makers. This includes the city mayor, deputy mayor and local police crime commissioner and mostly as a result of the consultation process for the closure of youth centres. Furthermore, Brahmpreet has had the honour to work with the local counter terrorism department – PREVENT – in researching the meaning of radicalisation and the cultural and religious barriers prevent faces.

Nationally, she is a former dispatch box speaker who spoke about the position of international youth, and democracy at the House of Commons London. Whilst Brahmpreet has also been part of a Youth Select Committee on racism and religious discrimination, this enquiry stemmed from the local “Don’t hate, educate” project, which was about breaking misconceptions of various religion and identities.

Currently, Brahmpreet is working with the UK Youth Parliament on organising various events and conventions for her local region, the East Midlands, whilst studying Government and Politics, Sociology and English Literature.

Daniel Hooton is a Strong Cities Network Project Manager at ISD, responsible for managing SCN regional engagement, training and strategic development, with a focus on Africa, the Western Balkans and South Asia. In addition to developing and delivering training and cooperation on local action planning, regional collaboration and direct city consultations on local P/CVE strategy and practice, Daniel works to expand inter-disciplinary learning and expertise across violent extremism and urban violence prevention, including related integration and cohesion agendas. Prior to joining ISD in January 2016, Daniel worked in the UK Parliament as a researcher and policy advisor to the Shadow Minister for Communities, developing Labour Party national policy and government scrutiny on community cohesion, social exclusion and public services. He holds a Master’s degree with Distinction from the London School of Economics and a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Bristol.

Dr David Scharia, Chief of Branch, UNCTED. Dr. Scharia is in charge of counter terrorism policy and heads a large group of international counter terrorism experts, advising the Security Council on counter terrorism matters. Dr. Scharia is an internationally recognized expert on counter terrorism. His articles and books have been published in the most prestigious academic forums including Oxford University Press, Harvard National Security Journal, and Hebrew University Press. Recently, he was invited to serve as a scholar in residence at Columbia Law School and NYU Center for Global Affairs.

Eric Rosand is the President and Founder of PVE Solutions, the Director of the Prevention Project and non-resident Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution. He has spent more than 15 years working in the fields of international counterterrorism and countering and preventing violent extremism, having spent the past eight focusing primarily on developing the international P/CVE architecture and analysing national and local CVE efforts in different regions, with a recent focus on supporting the development of “whole of society” approaches and strengthening cooperation around P/CVE. From January 2010-March 2016, he was a senior official in the U.S. Department of State, where, among other things, he was the policy coordinator for the White House CVE Summit and follow-on process. While serving in the Obama Administration he spearheaded the design and launch of a number of international CT and CVE initiatives, including the Global Counterterrorism Forum, Global Community Engagement and Resilience Fund, the International Institute for Justice and the Rule of Law, Hedayah, and the Strong Cities Network, the first-ever global platform to connect cities and other sub-national authorities involved in CVE. From 2006 to 2010, he co-directed the Center on Global Counterterrorism Cooperation (now the Global Center on Cooperative Security) and served as a non-resident fellow at New York University’s Center for International Cooperation. Prior to that, he served in the State Department’s Office of the Legal Advisor, as the Department’s Rule of Law Adviser for Bosnia, and as a counterterrorism adviser at the United States Mission to the United Nations.

Mr. Rosand’s op-eds, blogs, reports, and articles on a range of CT and CVE topics have appeared in publications such as Foreign Affairs, Time, Just Security, Lawfare, War on the Rocks, The Hill, Order from Chaos, the Baltimore Sun, and the Global Observatory.
He graduated from Haverford College (BA), Columbia Law School (JD), and Cambridge University (LLM with honours).

Faiz Sobhan has over two decades of work experience on a wide range of international political, economic, social and security issues. Prior to joining the Bangladesh Enterprise Institute (BEI) in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Mr. Sobhan spent 13 years at the Commonwealth Secretariat, in London, England, working on a range of economic, social and environmental issues. He joined BEI as Research Director in the Foreign Policy, Security and Countering Violent Extremism Section in 2009.

Mr. Sobhan has authored articles and publications on international affairs, international security, countering radicalisation and violent extremism. His research includes issues related to regional cooperation, security, radicalisation, terrorism, counter-terrorism, preventing and countering violent extremism. His presentations at national, regional and international seminars and conferences have included the following topics: “SAARC: Towards Meaningful Cooperation”; “India-Bangladesh Relations”; “Bangladesh-Myanmar Relations; “Bangladesh-China Relations”, “Countering Violent Extremism (CVE) through Strategic Communications”; “Role of Civil Society in CVE”; “The Role of Women in CVE”; “The Role of Media in CVE”; “The Boat Migrant Crisis of South and Southeast Asia”; “Countering Radicalisation in Bangladesh; “The Role of the Private Sector in CVE” presented at Australia’s Regional Summit to Counter Violent Extremism; “Countering ISIL Radicalisation Modalities Globally and in South Asia”, “Regional workshop on Countering Violent Extremism in Asia through Development Assistance”, and “Territorial Demise of ISIS: Implications for South Asia”.

Mr. Sobhan has a MA degree in International Studies and Diplomacy from the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London, and a BA degree in International Studies from George Mason University in USA. He is an alumnus of the Near East and South Asia (NESA) Center for Strategic Studies of the National Defence University in Washington D.C., USA.

Mr. Sobhan has been interviewed by New York Times, CNN, Wall Street Journal, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Xinhua News, China Central Television Network (CCTN), Channel News Asia, and Yomiuri Shimbun, among others. His articles have been published in the Nikkei Asian Review, the Council for Asian Terrorism Research (CATR), Macquarie University, Australia, the Daily Star, Dhaka Tribune and Dhaka Courier, among others.

Farah Pandith has been a political appointee in the George H.W. Bush. George W. Bush and Barack H. Obama administrations. She left government at the end of January 2014 for Harvard University as Kennedy School of Government where she maintains an affiliation.

Faton (Tony) Bislimi, founder of TBG Foundation, was born and raised in Gjilan, Kosovo. He holds honours (summa cum laude) bachelor degrees in computer science (BS) and mathematics (BA) from Texas Lutheran University (2005), a Master’s in Public Administration and International Development from the Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University (2007), where he was a Kennedy Fellow, and an MA in International Relations from Dalhousie University (2010), as a Centre for Foreign Policy Studies research fellow. He has lectured and presented at several international conferences on issues related to education, economic and social development, conflict resolution, and interethnic relations. A member of many honour and academic societies in the US (such as Alpha Chi, U.S. National Scholars Honor Society, Who’s Who, etc), he has also earned important academic distinctions and awards.
His work experience includes positions with major international organizations and companies – such as UNDP, RTI International, etc. He also has a passion to teach and has served as lecturer at the Victory University College in Pristina, American University in Kosovo, Dalhousie University and Mount Saint Vincent University. Between 2009 and 2012, Tony served a Research Fellow at the Centre for Foreign Policy Studies & EU Centre of Excellence (Dalhousie University). Currently, he serves as a Senior Fellow at the Kosovo Public Policy Center and is pursuing his PhD studies in Political Science at the University of Alberta on a SSHRC Joseph Armand Bombardier Scholarship. His wife Nora, daughters Fiona and Olsa, and he live in Edmonton, Alberta.

Gopaul Boodhan is the Mayor of the Borough of Chaguanas, Trinidad and Tobago, West Indies. He has served as the Councillor for three consecutive terms, Deputy Mayor from the period of 1999-2003 and 2010-2013, and Mayor from the period of 2013-2016 and 2016 to present.

He was a former Journalist at both the Trinidad Express and Trinidad Guardian Newspaper. During the period of 1995-2010 Mr. Gopaul Boodhan served as the Managing Director of his family Business in Advertising, Public Relations, Imaging and Allied Communications.

Mr. Gopaul Boodhan completed several courses in Project Management, Human Resource Development, Protocol and Diplomacy. Management Courses, at the University of the West Indies as well as Governance, from The Hague Institute of Local Government, Hague, Holland. Mr. Boodhan also completed the Seminar on Economic Cooperation and Mutual Development for Developing Countries at the Academy for International Business Officials in Beijing, China.

Presently Mr. Boodhan continues to pursue a Master’s Degree in Leading Innovation and Change at the York St. John University, UK, at the Robert Kennedy School.

Professor Greg Barton is Research Professor in Global Islamic Politics in the Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation, Deakin University where, since August 2015, he has led research on Islam and civil society, democratisation, and countering violent extremism. From 2007 to 2015 he was the Herb Feith Professor at Monash University where he led research on radicalisation in the Global Terrorism Research Centre (GTReC). He taught at the Asia Pacific Center for Security Studies in Honolulu from 2006 to 2007, and at Deakin University from 1992 to 2006. He is a Senior Fellow with the UAE-based Hedayah Center in Abu Dhabi working on CVE. Greg is one of Australia’s leading scholars of both modern Indonesia and of terrorism and countering violent extremism and has near-native fluency in Indonesian/Malay.

Over the past 30 years Greg has undertaken extensive research on politics and society in Indonesia, and to a lesser extent Malaysia, especially of the role of Islam as both a constructive and a disruptive force. He has been active in the inter-faith dialogue initiatives and has a deep commitment to building understanding of Islam and Muslim society. The central axis of his research interests is the way in which religious thought, individual believers and religious communities respond to modernity and to the modern nation state. He also has a strong general interest in international relations and comparative international politics and democratisation. He has a particular interest in security studies and human security in countering violent extremism. He continues to research the offshoots of Jemaah Islamiyah, al-Qaeda, ISIS and related radical Islamist movements. Since 2016 Greg has been leading the Home Affairs’ Southeast Asian Network of Civil Society Organisations working together against extremism (SEAN-CSO).

Greg is a frequently interviewed by the Australian and international electronic and print media on Islam, Islamic and Islamist movements, security and terrorism around the world, and on Southeast Asia and the politics of the Muslim world.

Gulmina Bilal Ahmad has a rich sixteen years of experience in the development sector with a sharp focus on communications, sensitization, research and capacity building. Gulmina has developed a client portfolio of national, regional and international clients. Over the years, she has been recognized as an international facilitator whose clients include organisations based in United States of America, Germany, Romania, Bulgaria, Pakistan and India. In addition, she is also recognized and invited as an able resource person on public policy and communication studies. Moreover, she writes regularly for the opinion pages of leading Pakistani English newspapers and political magazines besides having hosted a TV show on international politics. Since 2009, Gulmina has been managing a thirty plus team of employees and a Consultants database of fifteen consultants at Individualland Pakistan (IL).

Under Gulmina’s leadership, IL has conducted intensive research on topics related to media responsibility and freedom, governance, human rights, youth development, violent extremism and etc. Under her supervision, IL recently implemented youth development initiatives including capacity building of youth on the themes of human rights, civic education and leadership. The initiatives targeted youth (at risk) from different cities.

Gulmina has developed a number of political advocacy campaigns and has also penned a report documenting the experience of women parliamentarians titled, “Women Parliamentarians: Swimming against the tide” as well as an impetus report on the need for reforms in the Election Commission of the country titled “Conducting elections for truly public representatives” as well as another report titled Power to the grassroots or grass without roots? “Revisiting Reservations” and “Re-examining Federalism in Pakistan”.

Educational qualifications:
– Quaid-I-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan: M.Phil Psychology 2001-2003
– Peshawar University, Pakistan: M.Sc (Psychology) 1998-2000

Hamzah Ahmed Nordahl-Rajpoot has a Masters in political science from the University of Oslo. He is a Senior Advisor at (Norwegian) Directorate of Integration and Diversity, working especially with combating negative social control, forced marriages and female genital mutilation. Hamzah works closely with volunteer organisations, including immigrant organisations, who work towards integration of foreigners and refugees. He is also involved in the work to review and evaluate new measures Government’s National Action Plan against Radicalisation and Violent Extremism.
Hamzah is also an active participant in the interfaith dialogue in Norway.

Hannah Rose Manaligod is a Researcher at the Philippine Center for Islam and Democracy (PCID). Her work primarily focuses on PVE. Recently, Hannah was part of the editorial team that produced PCID’s book titled, Ramadi to Marawi: Proceedings of the Conference on Peace and the Prevention of Violent Extremism in Southeast Asia. She also worked as a support staff in Task Force Bangon Marawi’s Voices of the Most Affected Area of Marawi City Project which sought feedback from local stakeholders on the rehabilitation of the city.

Prior to joining the organisation, she previously worked under the Research and News Monitoring team of the Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process wherein she handled the operations of both Luzon and Mindanao based teams.

H.E. Hassan Ali Joho is the first Governor of Mombasa County in the Republic of Kenya and currently serving his second and final term. Founder of the Hassan Joho Foundation a charity organisation that focuses in fighting poverty, He’s known as a highly philanthropic Entrepreneur. Governor Joho is credited with the formation of a multi religion dialogue platform in Mombasa, that salvaged the Port City from the brink of collapse from violent extremism in 2013. He is the serving Chairman of the Strong cities steering committee on communication and Counter Narrative. He’s also the Co-President of the International Maritime Trade and Investment Cooperation Committee for Cities and Local Governments. His vast experience in matters security and foreign relations was gained while serving as a member of Parliament and Assistant Minister in 2011 in the Government of Kenya. Governor Joho is also an ardent reader and great golfer.

Herizal Hazri became the country representative in The Asia Foundation’s Malaysia office in January, 2014. He is responsible for program design and coordination for the Foundation’s programs in Malaysia.

Hazri was formerly the deputy country representative in The Asia Foundation’s Malaysia office. Prior to joining the Foundation, he served as a consultant with several think tanks and public policy consulting firms internationally as well as in Malaysia. Hazri is known for his civil society development efforts in Malaysia, particularly in the area of human rights and democracy. He has worked in twelve Asian countries to promote democratization efforts, namely in Indonesia, East Timor (now Timor-Leste), Thailand, Philippines, Cambodia, Myanmar, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Taiwan, and his home country, Malaysia.

In 2004, Hazri managed the only International Election Observation Mission for the Afghanistan Presidential Election and deployed 45 long-term and short-term observers to Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Iran. This marked the first time an election observation team was allowed to observe an electoral process in Iran. Herizal Hazri has published three books on election observation and electoral politics: Report of the Indonesian Legislative and Presidential Election 2003-2004, Afghanistan Presidential Election 2004, and Politics of the Straits: An Observation of the Taiwan Legislative Election. He served as a member of the International Contact Group (ICG) for the peace process in Mindanao where he assisted the Malaysian Government’s facilitator to the peace process, the Mindanao Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) peace panel, as well as the Government of Philippines peace panel from 2009-2014. He has been widely quoted on issues such as countering violent extremism, peace processes, and development economics, as well as contemporary ASEAN issues. He has received fellowships on economics, politics, and democracy from Stanford University and the International Monetary Fund. In 2007, Hazri was a recipient of the prestigious Chevening Scholarship to read International Political Economy at the University of London.

Education: Bachelor’s degree in Economic Development, with honours, from the University of Malaya, master’s degree in Global Politics from the University of London.

Hussein Khalid is currently the Executive Director of HAKI Africa – a national human rights organisation based in Mombasa, Kenya. In 2016, HAKI Africa was the recipient of the James Lawson global award for active non-violence advocacy by the US based International Centre for Non Violent Conflict (ICNC). For the last 20 years, Mr. Khalid has been at the forefront of agitating for the rights of communities at the grassroots level in Kenya and the general East African region. Mr. Khalid has worked with and served as a member of numerous civil rights groups and institutions, including Muslims for Human Rights (MUHURI), Government Taskforce on Grievances of Coast People, the Centre for Law and Research International (CLARION) and the Kenya Human Rights Commission (KHRC). He has been involved in various national and international processes to promote and protect fundamental rights and freedoms of the people including giving testimonies to numerous taskforces. Mr. Khalid is a lawyer by profession and has also undertaken different courses including Fundamentals of Social Accountability at Rhodes University (South Africa), International Human Rights Conventions at the University of Nottingham (United Kingdom) and Crime Prevention in Kenya with the United States International University (Kenya).

Ismail AL-Hawary was born in Irbid in 1962. He graduated from Yarmouk University in Irbid and holds a Bachelor degree in Journalism and Media Engineering.

Currently, he works as a public relations consultant for Mayor of Irbid Greater municipality as well as official media spokesman for the municipality, Jordan.

MR. AL-Hawary previously served as Director of the Office of the Mayor and Director of the Public Relations Department.

MR. AL-Hawary is the focal point of Irbid Strong cities prevention violence extremism network. He is well-known as “social activist” and he is Member of local peace and safety council as well as a number of charitable and community based organisations, voluntary and cultural organisations.

Jacqui True, FASSA, is Professor of International Relations and Director of Monash University’s Centre for Gender, Peace and Security. She is an Australian Research Council (ARC) Future Fellow and a Global Fellow, Peace Research Institute (PRIO), Oslo. She received her PhD from York University, Toronto, Canada, an honorary doctorate from Lund University Sweden in 2018, and has held academic positions at Michigan State University, the University of Southern California, and the University of Auckland as well as visiting fellowships at the Australian National University and Gothenburg University, Sweden.
Her current research is focused on three areas of relevance to the broader Women, Peace and Security agenda: Understanding the political economy of violence against women, including sexual and gender-based violence in conflict in Asia Pacific; Examining the gender dimensions and women’s roles in recruitment, support for and prevention of violent extremism and; Analysing gender-sensitive peace agreements and their impact on women’s participation after conflict. This research is funded by the Australian Research Council, the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, and the United Nations. Her book, The Political Economy of Violence Against Women (Oxford, 2012) won the American Political Science Association’s 2012 biennial prize for the best book in human rights, the British International Studies Association International Political Economy book prize in 2013, and the 2015 biennial Australian Political Science Association’s Carole Pateman book prize for gender and politics. She recently edited the volume Scandalous Economics: The Politics of Gender and Financial Crises (Oxford, 2016) with Aida Hozic and is co-editor with Sara Davies of the Oxford Handbook on Women, Peace and Security (2018).

Jason Ipe is Deputy Director for the Global Center where he is responsible for oversight of the organisation’s programmatic activities on countering terrorism and violent extremism. The Global Center works with local, regional, and international partners to promote holistic responses to violent extremism that underscore the critical importance of human rights, the rule of law, and community engagement. The Global Center’s CVE program focuses on undertaking context-specific research to inform CVE policy and practice, advancing the CVE capacity of local and regional stakeholders and networks, and fostering collaborative engagement among CVE actors to promote inclusive dialogue across different sectors. The Global Center’s research and programing on reintegration and rehabilitation focuses on strengthening the networks, capacity, and readiness of civil society to support the rehabilitation and reintegration of individuals associated with and impacted by violent extremism.

Jonathan Birdwell is Head of Policy & Research at ISD, overseeing ISD’s policy work and networks including the Policy Planners’ Network and the Strong Cities Network, as well as overseeing ISD’s work on education policy and programming. On the research side, Jonathan oversees ISD’s research and primary datasets, programme monitoring and evaluation, and edits all of ISD’s written outputs. Since starting at ISD in 2015, Jonathan has overseen the launch and expansion of the Strong Cities Network from 25 to over 110 cities from every global region and growing. In addition to convening Global Summits in Turkey and Denmark, bringing together over 800 practitioners from nearly 75 countries, Jonathan leads on an exciting Strong Cities capacity building project in the Middle East, supported by the Danish Government. Overseeing a growing ISD team in the Middle East, Jonathan has worked closely with ISD Regional Manager Khadije Nasser to build six new ‘Prevention Networks’ and provide training to over 90 local stakeholders across six municipalities in Lebanon and Jordan. On research, Jonathan is currently focused on building out ISD’s unique partnerships and online analytic technology and capabilities to provide up-to-date understanding of extremist propaganda and recruitment tactics in addition to the evaluation of online campaigns and ISD’s online one-to-one interventions. Prior to joining ISD, Jonathan was Head of Programme at the UK cross-party think tank Demos, where he published over forty research reports on topics including violent extremism both Islamist (The Edge of Violence, 2010) and Far-Right (The New Face of Digital Populism, 2011). Jonathan has also written extensively on education (The Forgotten Half, 2011), social and emotional learning (Character Nation, 2015), youth social action and attitudes towards politics (Tune In, Turn Out, 2014), digital politics and marketing (Like, Share, Vote, 2014), trust in government (Trust in Practice, 2010) and religion and integration (Rising to the Top, 2015), among other topics. Jonathan holds a Master’s degree (with distinction) from the London School of Economics and Political Science as well as Bachelor’s degrees in Political Science and Philosophy from Tulane University in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Dr Joshua M. Roose is the Director of the Institute for Religion, Politics and Society at the Australian Catholic University.

Joshua currently sits on the Australian Federal Attorney-General Department’s Panel of Experts for Countering Violent Extremism and the Victorian Government’s Department of Premier and Cabinet Expert Reference Group for the Research Institute on Social Cohesion (RIOSC).

Joshua was a Visiting Scholar at the East Asian Legal Studies Program at Harvard Law School 2014-16 where he worked on research related to Sharia in Indonesia and remains the Australian Editor of the Harvard Law School SHARIA source database. Prior to this he was a visiting scholar at the Graduate Centre, City University of New York and Hagop Kervorkian Centre for Near Eastern Studies at New York University whilst conducting research on Islamic law and legal practice in global cities.

An authority on Islam in Western contexts, Joshua is the founder of the New Directions in Islam series with Palgrave Macmillan. He has researched and published extensively on topics including the centrality of masculinity to Islamic State recruitment narratives, western foreign fighters, citizenship and multiculturalism, legal pluralism, Islamic law, political Islam and more recently, the emergence of global populist movements and their relationship with organised religion. His most recent book was titled Political Islam and Masculinity: Muslim Men in Australia (New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2016) whilst his forthcoming book is tilted The New Demagogues: Religion, Masculinity and the New Populism (Oxon: Routledge, 2019).

Joshua has been interviewed for national and international media outlets including The Sydney Morning Herald, The Australian, Deutsche Welle, The Jakarta Post, Asia Correspondent SBS World News and The Australian Broadcasting Corporation.

He is the current Secretary of the Australian Association of Islamic and Muslim Studies and a commissioned Officer in the Infantry Corps of the Australian Army Reserve.

Joumana Silyan-Saba currently serves as a Director in Mayor Eric Garcetti’s Office of Public Safety. Mrs. Silyan-Saba carries extensive expertise in conflict management, cultural diplomacy, intergroup relations, and public policy. As the inaugural Director of SAVE, she has taken a public health models aimed at building resilience and community-led processes to reduce hate, bias, and violence. With her collaborative leadership, this work has garnered national attention, prompting Los Angeles to be featured at the White House in 2015.

Mrs. Silyan-Saba has conducted trainings with the U.S. Department of State on community-law enforcement partnerships in both Nepal and India. She has also been featured as an expert speaker at national and international conferences, academic publications, and on media outlets.

Mrs. Silyan-Saba is the recipient of the 2017 Citizen Diplomat of the Year Award from the International Visitors of Los Angeles (IVCLA). She earned her B.S. in Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement and received her M.A in Negotiation and Conflict Management at California State University Dominguez Hills, where she served an Adjunct Assistant Professor.

Julia Ebner is a Research Fellow at the Institute for Strategic Dialogue (ISD) and author of the bestselling book “The Rage: The Vicious Circle of Islamist and Far-Right Extremism”. She leads ISD’s research on cumulative extremism and coordinates the Online Civil Courage Initiative in cooperation with Facebook Germany. Julia spent two years working for the world’s first counter-extremism organisation, Quilliam, where she carried out research projects on terrorism prevention for the European Commission and the Kofi Annan Foundation and gave evidence to the Home Affairs Select Committee on far-right extremism. In her role as the coordinator of the pan-European network Families Against Terrorism and Extremism (FATE), she led radicalisation-prevention projects across Europe and North Africa. On the basis of her research, Julia advises parliamentary working groups, frontline workers and tech firms; speaks at international conferences; and delivers workshops in schools and universities. She regularly writes for The Guardian and The Independent and gives interviews in English, German and French on the BBC, CNN, ZDF, ARD, France24, Al Jazeera, LBC and others.

Dr Kate Barrelle is a clinical and forensic psychologist with over 20 years of applied experience working in community mental health, private practice and government. Kate’s PhD research, which won two international awards, involved interviews with former radicals about disengagement from extremism and their subsequent societal reintegration. This work resulted in an ideologically-neutral model of disengagement from violent extremism, called the Pro-Integration Model. This model informs a holistic, strengths-based, structured approach to early intervention. Kate has co-developed a range of tools, resources and evaluation frameworks. She consults to community organisations, clinicians, as well as professional bodies and government departments. Kate is regularly engaged to deliver talks and training on disengagement from violent extremism, with a particular focus on how to support young people within a voluntary early intervention framework. Kate sits on various advisory groups and works with professional bodies and government departments to design and deliver awareness training packages on this topic.

Kate is also the co-founder and Chief Impact Officer of STREAT, a Melbourne-based social enterprise (www.STREAT.com.au). For almost a decade STREAT has been providing vocational training, tailored and holistic support, along with supported work experience to a diverse range of marginalised and at-risk youth, including those in the justice system. Kate is committed to supporting young people through direct engagement in the STREAT programs, as well by capacity building within the community sector. She advises on extremism, disengagement and reintegration, as well as early interventions for risky and at-risk young people. The key to disengagement from violent extremism, as with many other self-destructive trajectories, is engagement elsewhere in a way that is meaningful to the young person.

As a Regional Project Manager based in Beirut, Khadije Nasser leads ISD as implementation of a Strong Cities Network Municipality Project with Lebanon and Jordan promoting the role of sub-national actors in PVE funded by the Government of Denmark. Khadije manages the team of Lebanese and Jordanian project staff including overseeing capacity building of six local Prevention Networks across the two countries. She maintains relations with mayors, Prevention Network focal points and Danish project stakeholders as well as national and international interlocutors in Lebanon and Jordan involved in formulation of national P/CVE policies. Prior to joining ISD, Khadije worked as Projects Manager and Cultural Advisor to the Danish Embassy in Beirut responsible for managing its projects and NGO relations. Earlier on she worked for national and international NGOs in the region managing prevention and advocacy projects in Lebanon and as a trainer/facilitator in Jordan. In Denmark, Khadije has managed crime prevention initiatives targeting marginalised youth in Copenhagen and integration of former prisoners. As a former Role Model and Dialogue Ambassador for the Danish Ministry of Refugees, Immigrants and Integration she has extensive experiences in working with direct interventions with youth at risk. Khadije is fluent in Arabic, English and Danish, and holds B.A. and M.A. degrees in Anthropology from the University of Copenhagen.

Kumar Ramakrishna is a tenured Associate Professor and Head Policy Studies, as well as Coordinator of the National Security Studies Programme, in the Office of the Executive Deputy Chairman, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS), in Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. He was previously the Head of the Centre of Excellence for National Security (CENS) at RSIS from 2006-2015.

A historian by background, Associate Professor Ramakrishna has been a frequent speaker on counter-terrorism before local and international audiences, a regular media commentator on counter-terrorism, and an established author in numerous internationally refereed journals. His first book, Emergency Propaganda: The Winning of Malayan Hearts and Minds 1948-1958 (2002) was described by the International History Review as “required reading for historians of Malaya, and for those whose task is to counter insurgents, guerrillas, and terrorists”. His second major book, Radical Pathways: Understanding Muslim Radicalisation in Indonesia (2009) was featured as one of the top 150 books on terrorism and counterterrorism in the respected journal Perspectives on Terrorism, which identified Associate Professor Ramakrishna as “one of Southeast Asia’s leading counterterrorism experts”. His most recent books are Islamist Terrorism and Militancy in Indonesia: The Power of the Manichean Mindset (2015), Original Sin? Revising the Revisionist Critique of the 1963 Operation Coldstore in Singapore (2015), and Singapore Chronicles: Emergency (2016).

Atty. Majul U. Gandamra is the incumbent Mayor of Marawi City who recently assumed office after the winning in the May 2016 local elections.

As first time Mayor of Marawi City, Atty. Gandamra began governance and public service reforms in his city with a commitment to improve the waste management and mobility situation. He also initiated the paving of new roads linking Marawi’s far-flung barangays to the city proper, heightened security in the barangay level by improving the BPAT and the City PNP, improved existing social welfare programs like basic medical services, and initiated new ones. In response to the Marawi City siege, the City Government under his helm launched the City Humanitarian Response and Coordination Center, which has been leading the City’s humanitarian activities since the beginning of the siege, enabling the City Government to keep in constant touch with the displaced Marawi City residents scattered in Lanao del Sur and other nearby areas. Currently, he is actively coordinating with various government and non- government agencies in the task of rebuilding Marawi City.

Prior to his stint as local chief executive, Atty. Gandamra served as a Legislator/Assemblyman of the 1st District of Lanao del Sur. He also once worked at the Commission on Audit as State Auditor and later on as Attorney IV. He is also a member of different civic organisations which eventually facilitated his work as a public servant. Among his advocacies include proper education of the young (as a means to fight against extremism), honest and clean livelihood among the people, better care and services for the elderly, eradication of vices, peace and order, environmental conservation, and
sustainable economic development, among many others.

Atty. Gandamra’s law practice includes a broad range of clients and concerns. This includes, but is not limited to, legal counselling, negotiating, documentation of various arrangements, and consultancy work. He is a member of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines, Alpha Phi Omega, and the Masons.

As a member of the League of Mayors in the Philippines, Atty. Gandamra is the focal person for Muslim Affairs, and constantly ensures that policies and resolutions made by the group are in touch with the cultural sensitivities inherent among the Muslim ethnolinguistic groups in the country.
Atty. Gandamra is the ninth of the 12 children of Sultan Camid Gandamra Sr. and Bae Saira Usman. He is married to Princess Pala Amera Lantao with whom he is blessed with six children. He enjoys basketball games in his free time. He is a graduate of Philippine School of Business Administration and of the Xavier University (Ateneo de Cagayan) Law School.

Malek Kochlef held different senior positions in governmental institutions in Tunisia. He is serving currently as Director General in charge of international relations at the National Counterterrorism Commission of Tunisia in the Presidency of the Government. He was prior to that an advisor to the Minister of Civil Service and Governance. Mr. Kochlef spent 13 years managing international programs in the field of higher education, science and technology. From 2012 to 2016 he was the director of bilateral and EU cooperation in the ministry of higher education and scientific research.

He holds a BA in Public Law from the University of Tunis El Manar and the Higher Cycle Diploma of the National School of Administration (ENA) of Tunis.

The National Counterterrorism Commission of Tunisia is a strategy, coordination, regulatory, outreach and advisory body under the supervision of the Presidency of Government created by the CT Law of August the 7th, 2015.

Maria Isabelle “BENG” Climaco finished her Secondary Education in New Jersey, USA. She is a Teacher by profession and holds a Master’s Degree in Family Counseling from the Ateneo de Manila University. She holds a rank of Lieutenant Colonel as a Reservist in the Philippine Army. She is a volunteer in the Stress Debriefing program for Filipino soldiers. Amongst them are the Scout Ranger Battalion- the liberators of the recent Marawi Siege. She was also a Resource Person on Crisis Management for newly elected Mayors of the country.

Served as a topnotch City Councillor for two terms and Vice Mayor. In 2007, she was elected member of the House of Representatives and headed the delegation to the Australian Political Exchange. She was one of the principal authors of Republic Act 9710, the Magna Carta of Women. She then became the youngest and only woman Deputy Speaker in the 15th Philippine Congress. These roles enabled her to continue her grandmother Isabel’s legacy, who was a suffragist in championing the Women’s right to vote.

She became the 2nd Lady Mayor of Zamboanga City. Three months into her leadership, she faced her biggest challenge, the 2013 Zamboanga Siege, a Humanitarian Crisis as declared by the United Nations. She rallied the City, and led a unified effort towards its rebuilding and rehabilitation- building back a better Zamboanga.

In 2016, she was appointed by President Duterte as Chairperson of the Regional Peace and Order Council IX. Under her watch, Zamboanga City, one of the largest cities in the country with almost a million people, was adjudged as the Most Improved City in the country. In 2017, Mayor Climaco was recognized as the Most Outstanding Mayor in the Philippines by the Federation of Local Councils for Women.

Security, Health and Education are her priorities.

Ms. Marissa Aho, Chief Resilience Officer, Office of Mayor Garcetti, Los Angeles, USA. Marissa leads citywide resilience-building efforts, including implementation of the mayor’s “Resilience by Design” report. Previously, Aho held senior staff positions at two Los Angeles planning and land use consulting firms. She previously served as co-chair of the 2012 APA National Planning Conference, on the executive committee of APA’s California Chapter, and as section director for the chapter’s Los Angeles Section. She also serves as a board member on the USC Price School of Policy Alumni Association. She received her bachelor’s degree from American University and her Master of Planning from the University of Southern California.

Marryam Khan is a Pakistan Administrative Service Officer, which constitutes the executive backbone of government of Pakistan. At the outset of her career, she handled most challenging security situations including an operation (Lal Masjid Operation) against militant elements right in the heart of Federal Capital Islamabad, Pakistan. She has extensive experience in service delivery, handling of law and order, administration of justice, development and policy making. She was instrumental in developing 300 residential units in Faisalabad, which were constructed on government land through donations and distributed to the underprivileged population in Faisalabad. She also served as Additional Deputy Commissioner/ Additional District Magistrate Islamabad, wherein she was responsible for management of administrative and security issues in the Federal Capital. Marryam Khan has served/worked in both urban and rural areas of Pakistan. She remained the Director (Security) at Ministry of Interior, Islamabad, wherein she was responsible for coordination and review of implementation status of National Action Plan against terrorism across Pakistan. In her role as Director General (CVE & Policy Implementation), she steered the process for formulation of the first National Counter Extremism Policy Guidelines (NCEPG) for Pakistan through a deliberative process involving 300 plus multi-disciplinary stakeholders. Marryam Khan has done her LLM (International Law) from School of Oriental & African Studies, UK. She is an alumni of the Stanford Draper Hills Summer Fellows Program at Centre for Democracy, Development and Rule of Law, FSI Stanford University. She is also an alumni of Daniel K Innouye Asia Pacific Center for Security Studies, Hawaii. Presently, she is working as the Additional Home Secretary to the Government of Punjab, which is home to almost 60% of population of Pakistan. This portfolio enabled her to obtain essential provincial approval for the NCEPG to make their implementation a reality.

Matthew Lawrence is the executive director of the Co-Existence team at the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change. The team’s work focuses on responses to extremism that first understand the underlying ideology and then address it by disrupting its spread, reducing its appeal and building resilience to its messaging.

The team’s work includes innovative and internationally acclaimed research and highly regarded programmes that seek to prevent radicalisation and counter-extremism in over 25 countries. Programmatic work includes the Institute’s international education programme, Generation Global; work supporting leaders in Nigeria and Egypt; and the development of new pilot projects, including one that works with young women from British communities affected by extremism.

Matthew has overseen the development of the Institute’s research team, which focuses on understanding and addressing the role of religious ideology in extremism. The team also invests heavily in the monitoring and evaluation of its programmes, both informing the development of those programmes and providing new opportunities for research and understanding.

Matthew speaks regularly on issues relating to extremism and radicalisation, and has authored articles and papers on the topic. He leads the Institute’s advocacy and policy work in the field, in particular the role education reform can play in addressing the threat of radicalisation.

Before becoming director of programmes at the Tony Blair Faith Foundation in 2013, Matthew spent 15 years in the investment-banking industry, most recently as a director at Deutsche Bank and J.P. Morgan Cazenove. He has a long involvement with several education, health, and faith-based charities and initiatives.

Matthew is a member of the Institute’s Executive Committee and sits on the Board of the Global Community Engagement and Resilience Fund (GCERF), based in Geneva.

Maye Seck SY is the Technical Advisor to the Mayor of Dakar in charge of urban security and the Head of External relations and Cooperation Department, City of Dakar. Maye has worked since 2006 on urban security issues and local security policies. She is specifically concerned with the role of mayors in security specially in prevention, municipal police forces, juvenile justice, knowledge tools (local safety audits, victimization surveys) and governance (local security councils). Before his return to Dakar, Maye was Program Manager for the European Forum for Urban Safety (Efus) and for the French Forum for Urban Safety (FFSU). In particular, she managed the program to support the Ivory Coast Mayors in local governance of urban security.

Maye is member of the scientific commission of the International Dakar Forum on Peace and Security in Africa and of the Advisory Council of the African Forum for urban security (AFUS). Maye holds a Master’s degree in Political Science in Risk Management and a Master’s Degree in Political Science in Conflict Regulation in Public Spaces.

Mira Kusumarini is one of the co-founders and has been leading Civil Society Against Violent Extremism (C-SAVE) as the Executive Director since it was established in June 2016. C-SAVE is a network of civil society organisations collaborating to address violent extremism in Indonesia, the region and globally. C-SAVE envisions Indonesia free from violent extremism. Departing from a silo approach C-SAVE is working together to build synergy and collaboration, spur the development of innovative local initiatives, boost partnership with international community, and thrive programmatic strategy based on evidence and research development. C-SAVE Indonesia is the first social hub of organisations, acting as catalyst and providing a platform for multi-stakeholder collaboration at the local, national, and international levels in contributing towards the world free from violent extremism. Mira is also leading Empatiku (My Empathy), a civil society organisation mainstreaming empathy and emotional competence into the society especially the learning sector. As one of C-SAVE members, Empatiku is working with ISIS affiliated children deportees to ensure a smooth recovery and reintegration into the society. Before leading C-SAVE, Mira joined Search for Common Ground Indonesia’s programming, working with youth, correction officers, inter and intra faith organisations in preventing and countering violent extremism. Mira has also led Ashoka Indonesia for 12 years leveraging social entrepreneurship movement in Indonesia, the Asia Region and Globally. From her past 30-year-career in the citizen sector, Mira has shown high entrepreneurial quality and extensive managerial and programmatic experience in building the sector through civic engagement in countering violent extremism, social entrepreneurship, youth development, maternal and neonatal health, clean water supply and environmental sanitation, micro-finance, biodiversity conservation, and peace integrated programmes. She also has a considerable experience in the art of facilitation in organising and training civil society organisations and community groups, developing partnerships with the business sector, international funding agencies, and the Government of Indonesia.

Mirna Sabbagh is Focal Point of the Prevention Network of Saida, South Lebanon. She is an editor at the administrative department of the municipality of Saida. Mirna holds a degree in Arabic Literature from the Lebanese University and is involved in the work of several municipal committees.

Mohammad AL-Zawahreh was born in Zarqa in 1969. Graduated from university of Jordan in 1986. And holds MSc. In Engineering.

He is running the Local development unit in Zarqa municipality, Jordan. Mr. Zawahreh is working for Zarqa municipality since 1990. He participated in several regional and international conferences of various issues. Mr. Zawahreh is the focal point of Zarqa Strong cities prevention violence extremism network. Also he is the chairman of independent trade union of municipalities workers and founder of Zarqa city youth council (Youth imitative), that aims to engage youth in local issues, support governance and enhance dialogue through youth.

Sheikh Muhammed Abu Zaid, a self-described salafi, is the Chairman of the Sunni Court of Saida [Sidon] in Lebanon. An expert in Islamic jurisprudence, as well as a leader of a local mosque, Sheikh Mohammed has become known for strategic initiatives and partnerships to meet the needs of Syrian refugee children that have settled in his region. His passion and cultural understanding has assisted groups like World Vision in mobilizing effective interfaith assistance and a variety of faith leaders in responding to the crisis.

Sheikh Mohammad has been a vocal opponent of violent extremism and terrorism in whatever faith form it finds itself. With practical leadership in the greatest refugee crisis since World War II, he provides an insider’s view and analysis of Lebanon and the Syria crisis. Many US leaders are sceptical of cooperation with Muslims given the challenges of religious extremism. While Sheikh is a self-identified Islamic conservative, he contradicts common stereotypes. Sheikh Mohammad is a great resource for understanding how an Islamic view of human rights and religious freedom contributes to the well-being of all Muslims and their neighbours.

He has published 18 books and many studies and researches in Arabic related to issues of: Jihad and Islamic extremism, peace Building and reconciliation from an Islamic perspective, contemporary Islamic thought, law, and Islamic-Christian dialogue. Three of his books were translated into English: The America I have seen (Sponsored by “World Vision”, USA), Copenhagen in Arabic eyes (Sponsored by “Danmission”, Denmark), and From The Heart of the Syrian Crisis (Sponsored by Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, Germany).

He is married to Safaa El Saleh and has three young children.

Munira Hamisi is a peace and security expert and a PAR- Participatory Action Research practitioners from USIP (United States Institute for Peace). She is also a Generation Change Fellow Alumni from the same institute. She currently heads the de-radicalisation CVE unit under the office of H.E the Governor Hassan Ali Joho. She previously worked as a project manager to various community based organisations in Mombasa, HURIA, KECOSCE, Aghakhan Foundation. She has served the community extensively especially women and vulnerable youths.

My mission is to enhance peaceful mechanisms in a community that is led by Women and youth leaders, in achieving security resolutions 2250 and 1325 respectively.

Najia Ichlan is Focal Point of the Prevention Network of Tripoli, North Lebanon. She works as a mediator and head for the registry of complaints at the municipality of Tripoli where she handles local cases. She holds a degree in mediation from Saint Joseph University and she actively supports local youth activities, such as the Tripoli YouthCAN campaign raising awareness about the dangers of celebratory gunfire.

Nidal Khaled is Focal Point of the Prevention Network of Majdal Anjar, East Lebanon.
He is President of Youth Initiatives Association, which works across the Biqaa valley in East Lebanon on youth engagement and peace-building. Nidal studied Political Science at the Lebanese University.

In 2008, Noor Huda Ismail established the Institute for International Peace Building in Indonesia. Through the Institute, he reincorporates former convicted terrorists including returned foreign fighters and families back into mainstream Indonesian society.

Ashoka, a global social entrepreneur organisation awarded him as Ashoka Fellow 2013 for his social innovation on civic engagement.

He made two documentary films: Jihad Selfie (2016) and The Bride (2018) and two books: My Friend the Terrorist? (2010) and Escape from Raqqa (Forthcoming).

His PhD on masculinity among the Indonesian foreign fighters at Monash University on Australian Award Scholarship will be submitted this year.

Olivier Plasman is a sociologist who is currently the Director General in charge if the counter-radicalisation prevention network (Réseau de lutte contre l’extrémisme violent et la radicalisation violente) for the Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles Government in Belgium. He began his career as a sociologist researcher at the Free university of Brussels and in different public research institutes. After several years of advising Ministers at Federal and regional level, he works for public administration in in charge of culture, education, youth policies, and sport for the French-speaking people in Belgium.

Patricia Crosby currently works with the Commonwealth Secretariat as a Countering Violent Extremism (CVE) Project Officer where she manages the implementation of capacity building and technical assistance programmes across all five regions of the Commonwealth. Previously she worked for Global Affairs Canada in the Emergency Watch and Response Centre managing the Canadian government’s response to manmade and natural consular crises abroad. She also holds experience in implementing humanitarian projects while working with the Middle East and North Africa Development team at Global Affairs Canada. Patricia commenced her career by working on Parliament Hill in issues management for the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans and as a stakeholder engagement officer within the national party office. Patricia studied International Development and Political Science at the University of Ottawa where she focused on peace operations and the development-security nexus.

Dr Paul Hedges is Associate Professor in Interreligious Studies at the Studies in Interreligious Relations in Plural Societies Programme, RSIS, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. He has previously worked for, or lectured at, other universities in Asia, Europe, and North America. He researches, teaches, and publishes widely in such areas as Interreligious Studies, theory and method in the study of religion, contemporary global religious ideologies, and interreligious hermeneutics. He has engaged in work beyond academia with the media, NGOs, faith groups, and governments. Recent books include Comparative Theology: Critical and Methodological Perspectives (Brill, 2017), Towards Better Disagreement: Religion and Atheism in Dialogue (Jessica Kingsley, 2017), and Contemporary Muslim-Christian Encounters (Bloomsbury, 2015). He is currently working on a book exploring method and theory in the study of religion, provisionally entitled Understanding Religion: Method and Theory for Exploring Religiously Diverse Societies (California University Press, due 2019).

Paul Turner is a conflict prevention, mitigation, and response leader, focusing on countering violent extremism, with more than 20 years of field and policy experience promoting innovative approaches to local, national, and international conflicts. Mr. Turner brings expertise across the national security paradigm such as developing local and national strategies, leading assessments, analysing and mapping conflicts, developing strategies, designing projects, facilitating implementation, and evaluating impacts of efforts to prevent or mitigate conflict. Currently, he is serving as the Technical Director for Countering Violent Extremism and Senior Peacebuilding Advisor at Creative Associates International. Mr. Turner is adjunct faculty at American University’s Graduate School of International Service where he leads a course on CVE: Policy and Practice and also with the University of Maryland, where he teaches Conflict Management. As a member of the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Conflict and Stabilization Operations, he designed interagency assessment and planning frameworks, developed civ-mil doctrine, and led integrated teams in stabilization initiatives on 6 continents. During his career, Mr. Turner has led teams to advance stability or promote peace in more than 30 countries as well as encouraged proactive conflict prevention and international development initiatives from Washington, D.C. supporting another 40 countries. Prior to working at the U.S. Department of State, Mr. Turner worked with Chemonics International managing conflict transformation, governance, and natural resource related development initiatives in Africa, Europe, and Eurasia. In South Africa, he designed and directed an award-winning organisation in the conflict-ridden townships and shantytowns striving to overcome the legacy of apartheid.

Philip Mundia Githiora is the Head of the Diplomatic Liaison Office and advisor on multi-lateral and bi-lateral affairs at the National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC). Prior to this role, he has held a variety of positions at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) of the Republic of Kenya allowing him to shape or implement foreign policy on various parts of the world. His most recent post before joining NCTC was Deputy Head of Mission, Kenya Embassy Moscow. He has been Deputy Head of the International Organisations and Conferences Directorate (now UN &Multilateral), the Americas Directorate as well as in the Political and Diplomatic Secretary’s office at MFA.

Philip holds a B.A. Sociology/Geography from Kenyatta University, Kenya and a Master of Arts in National Security Studies from the American Military University, USA.

Phillip Ullmann is the Chief Energiser of Cordant Group, the UK’s second largest recruitment and services firm with revenues of £840 million employing 125,000 people. Phillip has been responsible for driving the business forward since joining in 1996. This has been achieved through a series of acquisitions and organic growth but also by hiring highly talented people in key roles. As the original architect of the Social Enterprise at Cordant, it is now a vision owned just as much by the board and the senior management. Phillip has an Engineering degree from Cambridge University, an MBA from Brunel and is a qualified Chartered Accountant. He is married to Deborah and has four children and two grandchildren. He began his career at KPMG and Sainsburys’ and is a keen Arsenal supporter.

Rafia Bhulai is a Senior Programs Officer at the Global Center on Cooperative Security, an independent organisation that works with governments, international organisations, and civil society to develop and implement comprehensive and sustainable responses to international security challenges like terrorism and violent extremism. She conducts research and analysis, manages programs, and helps shape policy related to the Global Center’s work on preventing and countering violent extremism (P/CVE). Her work focuses on advancing the role of civil society and other local actors, as well as the inclusion of a gender perspective, in P/CVE efforts. Rafia holds an MA in Diplomacy and International Relations from Seton Hall University and BA in political science from Florida International University.

Rajan Basra is a Research Fellow at the International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation (ICSR). His research focuses on the crime-terror nexus and on the criminal backgrounds of European jihadists. Rajan is a PhD candidate in the Department of War Studies, King’s College London, and holds an MA in Terrorism, Security, and Society from King’s College London, as well as a BA in Politics from the University of Warwick.

Prior to joining ICSR, he travelled independently for over three years through Latin America, the Middle East, and South Asia. This involved a year in the Levant during the ‘Arab Spring’, including time in Syria at the onset of the anti-government protests in March 2011. He has also worked professionally to plan expeditions and community projects throughout the developing world.

Rebecca Skellett is a Senior Programme Manager at the Institute for Strategic Dialogue (ISD) managing the Strong Cities Network (SCN) and working across ISD Policy Portfolio. Rebecca also supports ISD Education and Prevention activities regularly representing ISD at international events and in the media. Rebecca spearheads the Strong Cities Network (SCN), advocating for cities to have a central seat at the table in preventing and countering violent extremism in all its forms. The SCN is the first ever global city network devoted to uniting cities around the world to build social cohesion and community resilience to counter violent extremism in all its forms. The network comprises 114 cities from across 40 countries. Rebecca oversees the SCN activities ranging from advising cities directly, arranging global and regional training and capacity building activities engaging with mayors, municipal-level policy makers and practitioners to its long term strategies such as designing regional models for P/CVE. Previously, Rebecca worked on the front-line of the UK Prevent CVE Programme across several London boroughs, and has extensive experience in overseeing individual case work, conducting community engagement, developing local CVE programming, training and policy frameworks for local government and the education sector. Rebecca also advises national level policy-makers in the UK as a member of the UK Department for Education Expert Advisory Panel for Extremism.

Robin Scott MP was first elected to the Victorian Parliament in 2006 as the Member for Preston, where he lives with his wife Shaojie and their son Lucas. He is the current Minister for Multicultural Affairs and the Minister for Finance.

Influenced by his parent’s commitment to public service, Robin gained an understanding of the needs of communities in the northern suburbs; which has a very large proportion of people who were born overseas. Interaction with family members from China, Japan and the West Indies provided him with a very personal insight into how multicultural communities function both in their public and private capacities.

This appreciation inspired Robin into public life and he is honoured to serve as the Minister for Multicultural Affairs.

The ability to highlight the needs of marginalised communities has prepared Robin well to be a key representative of the multicultural community in the State Cabinet. Most recently in the state budget, he has secured a record investment for multicultural communities, expanding the programs and outreach capacity of the state government to address the particular needs of our settled and establish multicultural communities but also our newest migrant groups.

Robin believes in creating a community where diversity is not just tolerated, but fully celebrated, by all who choose to call Victoria home.

“By ensuring that everyone is given an opportunity to make a meaningful contribution and participate in our decision-making processes, we will enrich Victoria and we will all benefit.”

Robin is also a self-confessed ‘cricket tragic’.

Born and raised in Indonesia, Dwi Rubiyanti Kholifah is currently representative of the Asian Muslim Action Network (AMAN) in Indonesia. The AMAN Indonesia has been focusing on building culture of religiosity promoting gender justice and non-violence. To achieve that, AMAN has been engaging more than 1296 interfaith women from 30 community based Women’s School for Peace, the incubator process for women leadership, promote counter narrative on gender in Islam with women friendly interpretation, set up women-led community resilience to prevent conflict and violent extremism, and perform advocacy. We are currently working with local government and CSO in 15 provinces to localizing and integrating PVE into Local Action Plan on 1325 on women peace and security. We believe that if local key actors have strong capacity to tackle prevention of VE, reintegration and rehabilitation of radicalized families and promote resilience in family and community, it will slow down the spreading of radical ideology. As one of Steering Committee of Working Group on Women and P/CVE (WGWC), our role to strengthen movement building on resilience to VE through the role of women at local level, including advocating gender mainstreaming on policy and program on PVE. At regional level, our roles are strengthening bilateral exchange program with other Muslim community to start reform on the role of religious leaders and dissemination of progressive Islamic interpretation. Her engagement in peacebuilding area has been awarded with several appreciations from international organisation such as fellows of Asia Development Fellows (2014), 100th woman by BBC in 2015, and 23rd of the most inspiring women by Salt Magazine in 2015 and UNDP N-Peace Awardee 2016.

Ruici Tio is the CVE Practice Lead and Head of Innovation at Love Frankie, a social change research and communications agency based in Bangkok. He has been working in Asia for the last 10 years on using communications to mobilize communities and change behaviours on a range of social issues including CVE, migration and trafficking, gender, and governance.

Over the past 3 years he has been supporting a number of tech partners, civil society, media, and non-traditional actors to tackle intolerance and hate speech, with a particular focus on public-private partnerships and developing innovative research approaches to better inform and evaluate the impact of P/CVE interventions.

Ruici will serve as the senior strategic communications advisor for a upcoming donor-funded CVE project in Indonesia. His academic work at the University of Chicago and Georgetown University focused on identity politics and extremism in Indonesia.

Sabine Barton is a Project Manager at ISD, working on the Institute’s Strong Cities Network (SCN), with a particular focus on youth engagement in P/CVE. Sabine is responsible for managing SCN regions and member engagement and training, including through city exchanges, practitioner workshops, and direct city consultations on local P/CVE strategy and practice to counter all forms of violent extremism and polarisation. Sabine is currently focussing on developing regional models for local youth engagement in Europe, Africa and MENA, including through a joint project with the Nordic Council of Minister’s Nordic Safe Cities Network. She also works on the topics of integration and cohesion, in particular through the SCN’s workstream on Refugees and IDPs. Sabine was previously involved in a research project on countering lone actor terrorism (CLAT) implemented by a consortium led by the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI), in cooperation with the Institute for Strategic Dialogue, Chatham House and Leiden University. Prior to joining ISD in June 2015, Sabine worked as a research assistant focussing on consumer rights and ethical consumption in Australia.

Saleh Obisat was born in 1977, He holds a Bachelor degree in Mechanical Engineering from Mutah University in Karak. He is the Head of Local development unit / Karak Greater municipality.
He is a social activist and member of a number of charitable and community based organisations in Karak.

Shinya Kukita ([email protected]) received his B.E. degree in electrical engineering from Tokyo University in 1981. After he joined NEC Corporation in 1981, he engaged in the development of various Optical Transport system and Network Management System. Currently he is responsible for establishing the business and technical strategies for the international market regarding Cloud Computing, Software Defined Networking, Big Data, IoT(Internet of things) and Smart City. He is a regular speaker in various international conferences.

Suzanne Baker joined West Midlands Police in 1995 and has worked in various roles in my 23 years’ service, including Criminal Investigation, Public Protection & Neighbourhood Policing.

She is currently Deputy Head of the Prevent portfolio at West Midlands Counter Terrorism Unit(WMCTU). This work focuses on five core elements; Consequence Management, Contact officer provision, safeguarding, community resilience and prevent case management.

Prior to taking on the above role Suzanne was a Senior Investigating Officer (SIO) in Investigations at WMCTU. Whilst in this role she was the SIO for several high profile terrorist investigations working alongside their main partner, MI5.

Suzanne is married to Richard, who is a Chief Superintendent in West Midlands Police. They have three daughters, Emily age 16, Sophie age 15 and Lily Rose age 6. To relax and de stress she enjoys running, HIIT gym sessions and spinning. She also loves travelling and skiing.

Thomas Morgan is a Senior Research Fellow at the Institute for Economics and Peace. For the past four years he has been the lead researcher on the Global Peace Index, and he is the creator of many of IEP’s peace and conflict metrics, including the Global Terrorism Index, Positive Peace Index, and World Internal Security and Policing Index, as well as national level peace indices in the US, UK, and Mexico. From 2013 to 2014 he was a visiting researcher at the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative.

Thomas is currently working on developing indicators of violence and conflict derived from large event databases. His other research interests include the link between corruption and violence, governance and conflict, and long-term cycles in political violence and conflict.

Tim Holding is an expert in public policy having worked across all three levels of government in Australia. He served as an elected representative in both local and state government and was a senior Minister in complex and challenging portfolios for eight years.

His particular interest is in exploring the development, implementation and evaluation of public policy to respond to violent extremism.
Tim was elected as a local Councillor for the City of Waverley in 1992 and then as a State Member of Parliament in 1999.

He was Minister for Police in Victoria in November 2005 when the most significant terrorist arrests in Australia were carried out in Melbourne and was also the Minister responsible for the Corrections system during the initial incarceration of those arrested.

As Minister for Emergency Services, Tim was responsible for the roll-out of new assets acquired as a consequence of the 9/11 attacks and the establishment of the State Emergency Service (VicSES) as a statutory authority. He was Victoria’s representative on the National Police Ministerial Council and the National Emergency Services Ministerial Council both of which coordinated national efforts to respond to the threat of terror attacks.
During his time as Finance Minister, Tim had a unique insight into whole-of-government responses to managing risk across the Victorian Public Sector.
In 2006 Tim travelled to the US as a guest of the State Department to review emergency response nationally and in several US States. His professional travel has also taken him to Israel, Iraq, Lebanon, all of the member states of the Gulf Cooperation Council, Nigeria and Ethiopia.

Tim retired from Parliament in 2013.

He has a Bachelor of Laws from Melbourne University and a Masters in Advanced Global Studies from SciencesPo in Paris.

In February, 2018 Tim was appointed as a Visiting Professor in the Department of War Studies within the Faculty of Social Science and Public Policy at King’s College, London.

Torsten Akmann is the Permanent Secretary for the Interior, Senate Department for the Interior and Sport in Berlin. From 2014-2016 he served as Head of Division in the Directorate-General for Public Security in the Federal Interior Ministry. From 2012 – 2013 he was the Head of the Office of the Federation-Länder Commission on Right-Wing Terrorism; from 2010 – 2014 he worked in the Federal Interior Ministry, serving as the Head of the Division for the Protection of the Constitution, Counter-Intelligence and Economic Security. Prior to that he held positions in the Directorate for Home and Legal Affairs in the Federal Chancellery, the Directorate-General for Police in the Federal Interior Ministry in Berlin as well as working for the Interior Minister’s Office in Thuringia.

William Baldet has been a practitioner in Countering Violent Extremism (CVE) for 10 years. He has worked in both policing and policy within the Prevent strand of the UK’s counter terrorism strategy, CONTEST. He has been rooted in grassroots communities throughout this time, giving him an acute understanding of the challenges they face in relation to polarisation, radicalisation and extremism.

He teaches two modules, ‘A History of Terrorism and CVE in the UK’ and ‘Xtreme Hate: the Links between Hate Crime and Extremism’, for the University of Leicester Criminology Dept. He also teaches on their Hate Crime CPD course.

Will has been a consultant for the Office for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) and is a member of the EU-funded Radicalisation Awareness Network (RAN) Europe. He has been involved in the Global Counter Terrorism Forum (GCTF) and has consulted on behalf of EU member states to inform their responses to countering violent extremism from the perspectives of national and local government, Police and civil society. He has been enlisted by several Governments to assist with their development of CVE programmes, including the Netherlands, Malta and Kazakhstan and was the UK representative for the 2015 UN General Assembly Youth Summit in New York.

He is currently the Leicester City Prevent Strategy Coordinator in the UK where he manages multiple CVE projects that focus on youth and female participation, far-right extremism, social media counter narratives and street-based outreach and interventions.

Yenny Wahid, the second daughter of H.E. Abdurrahman Wahid, was a former journalist for Australian newspapers, The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age. Graduated from Harvard Kennedy School of Government and obtained a master’s degree in Public Administration, she was appointed as a special staff for political communication for President Yudhoyono in 2006, which she left a year later to concentrate on her work on the grass roots. In 2009 she was named as one of the Young Global Leader honourees by the World Economic Forum, along with the likes of Tiger Woods and Mark Zuckenberg. Currently she serves, among other positions she holds, as a member of the Global Council on Faith.