(As of 13 August 2012)

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1 (As of 13 August 2012) Workshop Outline The Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies (APCSS) Alumni Continuing Engagement 2-day workshop entitled Cyberia: Identity, Cyberspace and National Security will focus on the issue of identity and security in Southeast Asia. The region, one of the most ethnically, culturally and linguistically diverse in the world, is also host to deeply entrenched ethnic hostility creating security concerns among the countries. The workshop will examine national, ethnic and cultural self-representations in the cyber domain, discuss the priority security risks associated with the issue and then recommend actionable steps in response. Goals: To conduct, through prominent subject matter experts, some active learning sessions where an opportunity for the right interagency mix of our Alumni to share experiences and practices, will through carefully focused and facilitated discussions: 1. enable a well-founded conversation about regional threats from identity-based movements 2. develop a common frame of reference to build a shared understanding of current actors, challenges and opportunities to cope with such threats 3. stimulate thinking related toward strengthening and integrating whole of government approaches that mitigate violence resulting from identity-based extremism 4. build common perspectives and capacities of participating countries to respond more effectively to challenges 5. outline the next steps needed to improve cooperative security initiatives related to the issue of identity-based extremism foster greater connectivity among the community of inter- and intra-state actors Methodology On Day 1, participants will articulate experiences and perceptions of identity-based exclusion and extremism in cyberspace Day 2, participants will share experiences and perceptions of the use of cyberspace by governments and formulate a set of opportunities and constraints in regional cooperation in the cyber domain. Daily sessions include plenary and panel overviews to frame issues for facilitated discussion by participants in plenary and small work group sessions. VENUE: SHANGRI-LA HOTEL, SINGAPORE Page 1 of 4

2 MONDAY, AUGUST 20, 2012 DAILY THEME: REGISTRATION AND WELCOME RECEPTION All Day Delegate Arrivals and Early Registration Lobby Area Workshop Icebreaker/APCSS Alumni Update Meeting Red Azalea Room TUESDAY, AUGUST 21, 2012 (DAY 1) WHAT IS AT STAKE? Objective: On this opening day, participants will examine from a variety of perspectives, the strategic trends in Identity formation and how their impact on security in the region. The day will conclude with small-group work sessions, during which participants, aided by framing questions, will attempt to identify and consider the threats posed by identity-driven movements to the security of the region Registration & Coffee/Tea Service Foyer Opening Remarks - Mr. Lou Mazel, Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of the United States of America, Singapore - Ambassador (Ret) Lauren Kahea Moriarty, Dean, College of Security Studies, Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies (APCSS) Group Photo Front Lobby Workshop Overview & Polling Exercise - Professor Shyam Tekwani, Associate Professor, APCSS Opening Keynote Address - Dr. Amitav Acharya, UNRSCO Chair in Transnational Challenges and Governance and Chair of the ASEAN Studies Center, School of International Service, American University, Washington, D.C Plenary I: The Challenge and Purpose of Cooperation in the Region Session will provide an overview of key global identity-based trends that impact on national and regional security - Ms. Elina Noor, Assistant Director, Foreign Policy & Security Studies, Institute of Strategic and International Studies (ISIS) Malaysia - Dr. Kumar Ramakrishna, Head (Studies), Associate Professor, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies Moderator: Ambassador (Ret) Charles Salmon Jr., Foreign Policy Advisor, APCSS Refreshment Break Foyer Plenary II: Identity and Conflict in the Network Society (1) Session will provide an overview of key regional identity-based trends that impact on national and regional security in Southeast Asia - Ms. Mina Al-Lami, Senior Visiting Fellow, London School of Economics - Ms. Nur Azlin Mohamed Yasin, International Centre for Political Page 2 of 5

3 Violence and Terrorism Research; Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS) Singapore Moderator: Dr. Alfred Oehlers, Professor, APCSS Working Lunch (in Work Groups) Plenary III: Identity and Conflict in the Network Society (2) Session will provide an overview of key identity-based trends that impact on national and regional security in South Asia The Line Restaurant - Dr. Maya Ranganathan; Macquarie University, Australia - Dr. Namrata Goswami, Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA), India Moderator: Dr. Shanthie D Souza, Research Fellow, Institute of South Asian Studies, National University of Singapore Refreshment Break and Work Group Session I Session will allow breakout groups to discuss plenary presentations, identify and prioritize key identity-based issues and trends and security risks in the region., White Peony & Pink Peony Framing Question: 1. Why are identities important? 2. What are the key threats posed by identity-driven movements to the security of the region? Key deliverable for each group: A slide summarizing a prioritized list of security risks 1700 Close for the day WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 22, 2012 (DAY 2) OPPORTUNITIES AND CONSTRAINTS IN MEETING THE CHALLENGES AND PRESENTATION OF FINDINGS Objective: The concluding day will be used by participants to finalize, present and discuss their findings from the previous plenary sessions. The day will conclude with the final plenary session which, guided by framing questions, will result in an agreed upon set of workshop findings about the opportunities and constraints in state and regional cooperation Coffee/Tea Service Foyer Work Group Presentations from Day Plenary IV: Governments and the Construction of Social Identity in the Network Society Page 3 of 5

4 Session will highlight key challenges and opportunities in addressing security risks related to identity-based issues at a national level through cross-national comparison between Singapore and Pakistan - Dr. Cherian George, Senior Research Fellow of the Institute of Policy Studies at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore - Ms. Marvi Sirmed, National Project Manager, United Nations Development Project (UNDP), Pakistan Moderator: Dr. Alfred Oehlers, Professor, APCSS Refreshment Break Foyer Plenary V: Information Technologies and the Globalization of Social Movements Session will provide a comparative perspective on identity-based security risks and responses, drawing on the experiences of Nepal and Bangladesh - Dr. Ang Peng Hwa, Director, Singapore Internet Research Centre, Singapore - Dr. Shahidul Alam, Board Member, Private Rural Initiatives Program and Chairman, Majority World, Bangladesh Moderator: Dr. Shanthie D Souza, Research Fellow, Institute of South Asian Studies, National University of Singapore Refreshment Break Foyer Plenary VI: Government Strategies towards Social Media Session will provide a comparative perspective on state policies towards risks and responses in the cyber domain from identity-based movements - Mr. Arun Mahizhnan, Deputy Director, Institute of Policy Studies, Singapore - Dr. Gregory Barton, Herb Feith Research Fellow, PSI, Monash University The Line Restaurant Moderator: Ambassador Charles Salmon Jr, Foreign Working Lunch (in Work Groups) Work Group Session II Session will allow breakout groups to review plenary presentations and previous breakout discussions, and identify and prioritize key next steps to enhance collaboration in addressing security risks associated with identitybased issues in the region., White Peony & Pink Peony Framing Questions: 1. What opportunities exist for regional collaboration in the network society to address the identified challenges? 2. What next steps would you suggest to initiate such collaboration? Page 4 of 5

5 Key deliverable for each group: A slide summarizing a prioritized list of next steps Refreshment Break Foyer Work Group Presentations and Plenary discussion Combating Terrorism Fellowship Program (CTFP) - Ms. Ginger Blanken, Director of Outreach & Communications - CTFP Evaluation Forms APCSS Alumni & Communities of Interest - Mr. John Gasner, APCSS Alumni Chief Closing Remarks - Ambassador (Ret) Lauren Kahea Moriarty, Dean, College of Security Studies, APCSS 1700 End of Workshop Page 5 of 5