{"id":38737,"date":"2025-01-25T20:48:17","date_gmt":"2025-01-25T18:48:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/europeanvalues.cz\/?page_id=38737"},"modified":"2026-01-27T18:54:20","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T16:54:20","slug":"evc-global-advisory-board","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/europeanvalues.cz\/cs\/evc-global-advisory-board\/","title":{"rendered":"Glob\u00e1ln\u00ed expertn\u00ed rada"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"38737\" class=\"elementor elementor-38737\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6925710 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6925710\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3d5d71d\" data-id=\"3d5d71d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b0c266 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4b0c266\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Glob\u00e1ln\u00ed expertn\u00ed rada<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-790f657 elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"790f657\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ac0546c\" data-id=\"ac0546c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee4a8cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ee4a8cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-no-translation=\"\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<style>.elementor-element-ee4a8cf{display:none !important}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ffe2b35 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ffe2b35\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-no-translation=\"\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><p>V m\u011bn\u00edc\u00edm se geopolitick\u00e9m prost\u0159ed\u00ed, poznamenan\u00e9m eroz\u00ed demokracie a vzestupem autorit\u00e1\u0159stv\u00ed od Indo-Pacifiku po st\u0159edn\u00ed Evropu, Bezpe\u010dnostn\u00ed centrum Evropsk\u00e9 hodnoty (EH) <strong>zakl\u00e1d\u00e1 svou glob\u00e1ln\u00ed expertn\u00ed radu<\/strong>.<\/p><\/div><div><p>Glob\u00e1ln\u00ed expertn\u00ed radu EH tvo\u0159\u00ed <strong>19 v\u00fdznamn\u00fdch odborn\u00edk\u016f<\/strong> z \u0159ad akademik\u016f, zku\u0161en\u00fdch civiln\u00edch i vojensk\u00fdch profesion\u00e1l\u016f a renomovan\u00fdch odborn\u00edk\u016f z think-tank\u016f. Tato skupina sdru\u017euje odborn\u00e9 znalosti z oblasti zahrani\u010dn\u00ed politiky, obrany, ekonomick\u00e9 bezpe\u010dnosti, transatlantick\u00fdch vztah\u016f a z\u00e1le\u017eitost\u00ed Evropsk\u00e9 unie a p\u0159in\u00e1\u0161\u00ed tak multidisciplin\u00e1rn\u00ed a meziregion\u00e1ln\u00ed p\u0159\u00edstup k sou\u010dasn\u00fdm glob\u00e1ln\u00edm v\u00fdzv\u00e1m.<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-6d002da elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6d002da\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a971583\" data-id=\"a971583\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8285a3f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8285a3f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-no-translation=\"\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<style>.elementor-element-8285a3f{display:none !important}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7caf8f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7caf8f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-no-translation=\"\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><h2>\u010cleny glob\u00e1ln\u00ed expertn\u00ed rady EH jsou:<\/h2><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5eb21a elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"b5eb21a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ecaf6e elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-middle elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"9ecaf6e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"354\" height=\"354\" src=\"https:\/\/europeanvalues.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/marketa-adamova-pekarova_profile_picture.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-42168\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/europeanvalues.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/marketa-adamova-pekarova_profile_picture.jpg 354w, https:\/\/europeanvalues.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/marketa-adamova-pekarova_profile_picture-12x12.jpg 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h2 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Mark\u00e9ta Pekarov\u00e1 Adamov\u00e1<\/h2><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">B\u00fdval\u00e1 p\u0159edsedkyn\u011b Poslaneck\u00e9 sn\u011bmovny Parlamentu \u010cesk\u00e9 republiky\n\n\n\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1bf110 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b1bf110\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-no-translation=\"\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<style>.elementor-element-b1bf110{display:none !important}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-581f7d7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"581f7d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-no-translation=\"\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>Mark\u00e9ta Pekarov\u00e1 Adamov\u00e1 p\u016fsobila v obdob\u00ed od listopadu 2021 do \u0159\u00edjna 2025 jako p\u0159edsedkyn\u011b Poslaneck\u00e9 sn\u011bmovny Parlamentu \u010cesk\u00e9 republiky. Mezi jej\u00ed oblasti odbornosti pat\u0159\u00ed lidsk\u00e1 pr\u00e1va, soci\u00e1ln\u00ed v\u011bci, ekonomika a zahrani\u010dn\u00ed politika. V roce 2023 vedla historickou 150\u010dlennou delegaci na Tchaj-wan, kter\u00e1 vy\u00fastila v uzav\u0159en\u00ed v\u00edce ne\u017e 11 dohod o spolupr\u00e1ci mezi \u010ceskou republikou a Tchaj-wanem. Jako siln\u00e1 zast\u00e1nkyn\u011b u\u017e\u0161\u00edch vztah\u016f mezi ob\u011bma zem\u011bmi obdr\u017eela pan\u00ed Pekarov\u00e1 Adamov\u00e1 \u010destnou medaili prvn\u00ed t\u0159\u00eddy za parlamentn\u00ed diplomacii od tchajwansk\u00e9ho legislativn\u00edho dvora. B\u011bhem t\u00e9to n\u00e1v\u0161t\u011bvy tak\u00e9 slavnostn\u011b otev\u0159ela Czech Hub in Taiwan v Tchaj-peji, spole\u010dn\u00fd projekt Evropsk\u00fdch hodnot a \u010cesko-tchajwansk\u00e9 obchodn\u00ed komory.<\/div><div>Pekarov\u00e1 Adamov\u00e1 zah\u00e1jila svou politickou kari\u00e9ru v roce 2009, kdy vstoupila do strany TOP 09, p\u0159idru\u017een\u00e9 k Evropsk\u00e9 lidov\u00e9 stran\u011b (EPP), a postupn\u011b stoupala po kari\u00e9rn\u00edm \u017eeb\u0159\u00ed\u010dku. V letech 2019 a\u017e 2025 p\u016fsobila jako p\u0159edsedkyn\u011b strany.<\/div><div>Od roku 2013 byla poslankyn\u00ed Poslaneck\u00e9 sn\u011bmovny. Znovu zvolena byla v letech 2017 a 2021. V doln\u00ed parlamentn\u00ed komo\u0159e zast\u00e1vala mimo jin\u00e9 funkce m\u00edstop\u0159edsedkyn\u011b V\u00fdboru pro soci\u00e1ln\u00ed politiku (2017\u20132021) \u010di p\u0159edsedkyn\u011b Podv\u00fdboru pro lidsk\u00e1 pr\u00e1va (2014\u20132017).<\/div><div>Jej\u00ed politick\u00e1 kari\u00e9ra v\u0161ak za\u010dala ji\u017e v roce 2010 v m\u00edstn\u00ed samospr\u00e1v\u011b, kdy byla zvolena do zastupitelstva a z\u00e1hy i do Rady m\u011bstsk\u00e9 \u010d\u00e1sti Praha 8, v n\u00ed\u017e p\u016fsobila do roku 2014 jako radn\u00ed pro soci\u00e1ln\u00ed v\u011bci a evropsk\u00e9 fondy.<\/div><div>Je absolventkou oboru ekonomika a management v pr\u016fmyslu na \u010cesk\u00e9m vysok\u00e9m u\u010den\u00ed technick\u00e9m v Praze a oboru andragogika a person\u00e1ln\u00ed management na Univerzit\u011b Karlov\u011b v Praze.<\/div><div>Krom\u011b sv\u00e9 politick\u00e9 \u010dinnosti se Pekarov\u00e1 Adamov\u00e1 intenzivn\u011b v\u011bnovala dobrovolnick\u00e9 \u010dinnosti, pracovala v d\u011btsk\u00fdch domovech v Arm\u00e9nii, Srbsku i Maroku a \u00fa\u010dastnila se environment\u00e1ln\u00edho projektu ve Skotsku.<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2d5f44 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"c2d5f44\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9158fbc elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-middle elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"9158fbc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"354\" height=\"354\" src=\"https:\/\/europeanvalues.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Justin_Bassi.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-38739\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/europeanvalues.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Justin_Bassi.jpg 354w, https:\/\/europeanvalues.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Justin_Bassi-12x12.jpg 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h2 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Justin Bassi<\/h2><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Director, Australian Strategic Policy Institute, Australia\n\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76119d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"76119d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Justin Bassi is the Executive Director of the Australian Strategic Policy Institute.<\/p><p>From June 2019 to March 2022 he was Chief of Staff to the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Women, Senator the Hon Marise Payne.<\/p><p>Immediately prior to this, Justin was the Cyber Intelligence Mission Manager at the Office of National Intelligence, where he led the integration of cyber security and critical technologies across the National Intelligence Community.<\/p><p>From September 2015 to August 2018, Justin was the National Security Adviser to Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull. He led the team advising the PM and Cabinet Ministers on Australia\u2019s national security, defence and international relations. This included responsibility for all areas of security legislation, policy and operations, including counter terrorism, foreign interference, cyberspace, intelligence and border security.<\/p><p>Justin was also previously the National Security Adviser to Attorney-General George Brandis, focusing on Australia\u2019s national security legislation, policy and activities, including counter terrorism and telecommunications security.<\/p><p>Prior to that, Justin spent over 10 years in the Australian Public Service, including in the intelligence community for the Office of National Assessments and at the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet where he had responsibility for cyber security policy.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a76fa0 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"5a76fa0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2a8c10 elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-middle elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"c2a8c10\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/europeanvalues.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Butikofer.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-38740\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/europeanvalues.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Butikofer.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/europeanvalues.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Butikofer-12x12.jpeg 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h2 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Reinhard B\u00fctikofer<\/h2><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Chair, German-Taiwan Dialogue Platform, Germany<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7af19d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a7af19d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Reinhard B\u00fctikofer works with the European Policy Center in Brussels as a Senior Adviser, with the Center for European Policy Analysis in Washington, D.C., as a Non-resident Senior Fellow, and co-chairs the German-Taiwanese Dialogue Platform. He is a member of the German-Chinese Dialogue Forum, the Advisory Board of Global Taiwan Institute, and the Board of Trustees of the House of European History. B\u00fctikofer was born 1953 in Mannheim, He studied philosophy, history and some sinology at Heidelberg University, where he was a student activist. Since 1984 he has been with the German Green Party, serving in many positions including in the Baden-W\u00fcrttemberg State Parliament, as the Green party secretary general 1998-2002 and its co-president 2002-2008. He was co-president of the European Green Party 2012-2019. He served as a member of the European Parliament 2009-2024, focussing on industrial policy, international trade and foreign relations, particularly transatlantic relations and EU-China relations. 2019-2024 he chaired the EP&#8217;s China Delegation. He has been sanctioned by the PRC. B\u00fctikofer is married and father of three.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae9ab9e elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"ae9ab9e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34a97c1 elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-middle elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"34a97c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"354\" height=\"354\" src=\"https:\/\/europeanvalues.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Raquel_Garbers.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-38741\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/europeanvalues.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Raquel_Garbers.jpg 354w, https:\/\/europeanvalues.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Raquel_Garbers-12x12.jpg 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h2 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Raquel Garbers<\/h2><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Visiting Executive at the Centre for International Governance Innovation, Visiting Executive from the Canadian Department of National Defence, Canada<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6871f5e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6871f5e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Raquel Garbers is the Centre for International Governance Innovation visiting executive from the Canadian Department of National Defence (DND), where she held the role of director general, strategic defence policy, since April 2018. She served as the principal architect of Canada\u2019s new defence policy, Our North, Strong and Free; led the policy development process for developing election transition materials for new incoming governments; and represented Canada on the team that led the US-led multilateral initiative Partnership for Indo-Pacific Industrial Resilience. In her time at DND, she also held the position of deputy director general, international security policy. In this position, Raquel spearheaded the development of advice on Canada\u2019s strategic defence posture with allies\/partners and accompanied the minister of national defence and chief of the defence staff on international engagements as their principal policy advisor. Her areas of specialty include strategic military effects, geopolitical assessment and grey zone conflict. She is a frequent speaker on international affairs.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2edb40b elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"2edb40b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bdce546 elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-middle elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"bdce546\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"354\" height=\"354\" src=\"https:\/\/europeanvalues.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/James_Gomez.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-38743\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/europeanvalues.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/James_Gomez.jpg 354w, https:\/\/europeanvalues.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/James_Gomez-12x12.jpg 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h2 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">James Gomez<\/h2><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Regional Director, Asia Centre, Thailand\n\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd6cefa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bd6cefa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dr James Gomez is the Regional Director of Asia Centre, a civil society research institute with Special Consultative Status with UN ECOSOC. Dr Gomez is a highly qualified communications expert with over 30 years of international experience working for international NGOs, intergovernmental organisations, public and private universities, research institutes and think tanks. At Asia Centre, he is leading the efforts to make the Centre and its programming AI-ready and ensure its projects consider the impact of other technological developments. Specific initiatives Dr Gomez is advising include: a digital transformation project to integrate AI tools into the Centre&#8217;s operations; policy research to help political parties track and positively influence AI legislation; addressing implications of technological developments for digital security; setting up an AI Hub for CSOs; and planning for Asia Centre&#8217;s 2025 conference \u201cAI and Governance in Asia: Civil Society, Democracy and Media,\u201d scheduled for 20-22 August 2025.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37342c0 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"37342c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23ef46b elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-middle elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"23ef46b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"354\" height=\"354\" src=\"https:\/\/europeanvalues.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Sari_Arho_Havren.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-38745\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/europeanvalues.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Sari_Arho_Havren.jpg 354w, https:\/\/europeanvalues.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Sari_Arho_Havren-12x12.jpg 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h2 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Sari Arho Havr\u00e9n<\/h2><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Associate Fellow, Royal United Services Institute, United Kingdom, Finland<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0e9fed elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f0e9fed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dr Sari Arho Havr\u00e9n is currently a Senior Geopolitical Advisor for Business Finland and an Associate Fellow at the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) in London. She is also a Visiting Researcher at the University of Helsinki. She obtained her PhD in general history in the field of international relations, from the University of Helsinki. Her master&#8217;s thesis focused on general history, with a specialization in modern Chinese history, and she holds a minor degree in sinology. Additionally, she is a certified futurist. With 15 years of experience living in China and Hong Kong, she has authored numerous books, articles, and papers on China&#8217;s foreign relations, great power competition, and the future of geopolitics. Prior to her current roles, she served as an adjunct professor at the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies and as a European-China Policy fellow at MERICS, the Mercator Institute for China Studies in Germany.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b25c26 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"4b25c26\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-389c558 elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-middle elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"389c558\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"354\" height=\"354\" src=\"https:\/\/europeanvalues.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Peter_Hefele.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-38746\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/europeanvalues.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Peter_Hefele.jpg 354w, https:\/\/europeanvalues.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Peter_Hefele-12x12.jpg 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h2 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Peter Hefele<\/h2><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Policy Director, Wilfried Martens Center for European Studies, Belgium<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c95d47b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c95d47b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dr. Peter Hefele graduated in Economics and Economic History from the Catholic University of Eichst\u00e4tt-Ingolstadt in 1997. He worked as an economic researcher at the Institute for Economy and Society\/Bonn and joined the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) in 2003 as Head of the Economic Policy\/Political Education Department. 2006 he became Head of the China, Southeast Asia, and India at the Department in the Asia and Pacific Team of the KAS in Berlin.<\/p><p>From December 2010 to February 2015, he worked as Head of the China Office of the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung in Shanghai. From March 2015 to April 2019, he was Head of the Regional Project &#8220;Energy Security and Climate Change&#8221; (RECAP), based in Hong Kong SAR\/PR China. Between May 2019 and December 2020, he was the Director Asia and Pacific of KAS in Berlin.<\/p><p>Since January 2022, he has been Policy Director of the Wilfried Martens Centre for European Studies, the European People&#8217;s Party (EPP) think tank in Brussels.<\/p><p>His work focuses on foreign and security policy, economic policy, international development cooperation and energy\/climate policy. He is also an expert on Asia&#8217;s political, economic and social developments.<\/p><p>He is fluent in German, English and Hungarian, has good knowledge of French and Italian and basic knowledge of Chinese.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df614f9 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"df614f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0c0e54 elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-middle elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"b0c0e54\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"354\" height=\"354\" src=\"https:\/\/europeanvalues.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Atsuko_Higashino.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-37259\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/europeanvalues.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Atsuko_Higashino.jpg 354w, https:\/\/europeanvalues.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Atsuko_Higashino-12x12.jpg 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h2 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Atsuko Higashino<\/h2><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Professor, Faculty of International Studies at University of Tsukuba, Japan\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5abb01 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c5abb01\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dr. Atsuko Higashino is Professor in the faculty of International Studies at University of Tsukuba, Japan.\u00a0She holds a Ph.D. in Political Science from University of Birmingham, the United Kingdom, and an MA and BA in Political Science from Keio University, Japan. Before working at University of Tsukuba, she was a Lecturer at University of Birmingham and Associate Professor at Hiroshima City University. She also worked as a special assistant for the Japanese Delegation to the OECD in Paris. Dr. Higashino is currently teaching International Relations, International History, and politics and policies of the European Union. Her research interests include EU enlargement (Turkey and the Western Balkans), European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) and Eastern Partnership (EaP). Currently, she has written extensively on the Russian invasion to Ukraine and EU&#8217;s response to it.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e376b75 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"e376b75\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-abe2a20 elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-middle elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"abe2a20\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"354\" height=\"354\" src=\"https:\/\/europeanvalues.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Akira_Igata.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-37029\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/europeanvalues.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Akira_Igata.jpg 354w, https:\/\/europeanvalues.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Akira_Igata-12x12.jpg 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h2 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Akira Igata<\/h2><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Project Lecturer, Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, the University of Tokyo, Japan<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e04c42f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e04c42f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Akira Igata is a Project Lecturer at the Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology (RCAST), the University of Tokyo. He is also the Director of the Economic Security Research Program (ESRP) at RCAST.<br \/><br \/>He is also an Adjunct Senior Fellow at the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) in Washington DC, Pacific Forum (PF) in Honolulu, Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI) in Canberra, and Prague Security Studies Institute (PSSI) in Prague. He is also the Non-Executive Director at the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China (IPAC).<br \/><br \/>He has been quoted widely in Japanese news outlets such as the NHK, Nikkei, Asahi, Mainichi, Yomiuri, Sankei, Kyodo, and Yahoo! News. He also appears regularly on Japanese TVs, radios, and internet programs as an expert commentator on economic security issues.<\/p><p>Internationally, he has been quoted in the media such as CBS News, The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, Reuters, Quartz, Nikkei Asia, Le Figaro, Handelsblatt, Neue Z\u00fcrcher Zeitung, Euractiv and Al Jazeera.<\/p><p>He advises the Japanese government, bureaucracy, and the private sector in various capacities.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-480a864 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"480a864\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8135e4 elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-middle elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"d8135e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"354\" height=\"354\" src=\"https:\/\/europeanvalues.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/I-Chung_Lai.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-38747\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/europeanvalues.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/I-Chung_Lai.jpg 354w, https:\/\/europeanvalues.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/I-Chung_Lai-12x12.jpg 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h2 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">I-Chung Lai<\/h2><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">President, The Prospect Foundation, Republic of China (Taiwan)\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f62f1c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f62f1c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dr. I-Chung LAI is the President of the Prospect Foundation.<\/p><p>Dr. Lai served as Director General for Department of International Affairs (2007-2008) and Director General for Department of China Affairs (2006-2008) in the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP). Prior to that, he was Special Assistant for Policy to Taiwan Representative to Japan (2000-2003), Executive Director for DPP Mission in the United States (1999-2000), and Vice President of the Taiwan Thinktank (2013-2016).<\/p><p>He received his Ph.D. degree from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) and was Visiting Researcher at Cornell University.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a023bbe elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"a023bbe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f837d47 elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-middle elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"f837d47\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"354\" height=\"354\" src=\"https:\/\/europeanvalues.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Gabrielius_Landsbergis.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-39407\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/europeanvalues.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Gabrielius_Landsbergis.jpg 354w, https:\/\/europeanvalues.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Gabrielius_Landsbergis-12x12.jpg 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h2 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Gabrielius Landsbergis<\/h2><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Escalation management consultant. Founder of Friends of Democracy. Former Foreign Minister of Lithuania\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2329ee4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2329ee4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Gabrielius Landsbergis served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania between 2020-2024. He has been leading the arguably most significant national policy shift in relationship to China and Taiwan agendas among any European leaders in recent decades.<br \/>His previous experience entails serving as Member of the Lithuanian Parliament, Chairman of the Homeland Union Party of Lithuania, Member of the European Parliament and Lithuanian Diplomat.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0e593a elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"c0e593a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f38e20e elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-middle elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"f38e20e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"354\" height=\"354\" src=\"https:\/\/europeanvalues.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Chyungly_lee.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-38748\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/europeanvalues.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Chyungly_lee.jpg 354w, https:\/\/europeanvalues.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Chyungly_lee-12x12.jpg 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h2 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Chyungly Lee<\/h2><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Professor at Institute of International Relations, National Chengchi University, Republic of China (Taiwan)\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-519dc17 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"519dc17\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Chyungly Lee is professor of international relations at National Chengchi University in Taiwan and was the founding Vice President of Institute of National Defense and Security Research (INDSR) in 2018. Her researches cover topics on Asia-Pacific comprehensive security, Indo-Pacific regional multilateralism, and conflict prevention in East Asia. Dr. Lee has been an active\u00a0participant in track II processes, including the Council for Security Cooperation in Asia Pacific (CSCAP), the Pacific Economic Cooperation Council (PECC), and other bilateral strategic dialogues.\u00a0She was an invited visiting scholar at the Krach Institute for Tech Diplomacy at Purdue, the\u00a0ASEAN Studies Initiative at American University, Stimson Center in Washington D.C., Liu Institute for Global Studies at UBC, and Center for Cooperative Monitoring at the U.S. Sandia National Lab.\u00a0She received her Ph.D. from the Department of Government and Politics, University of Maryland, College Park.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f43337a elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"f43337a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99da9a9 elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-middle elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"99da9a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"354\" height=\"354\" src=\"https:\/\/europeanvalues.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Hsi_Min_Lee.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-38749\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/europeanvalues.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Hsi_Min_Lee.jpg 354w, https:\/\/europeanvalues.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Hsi_Min_Lee-12x12.jpg 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h2 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Hsi Min Lee<\/h2><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Admiral (retired), former Chief of General Staff of Republic of China Armed Forces, Distinguished Fellow at INDSR, Republic of China (Taiwan)\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-424f7f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"424f7f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Admiral Lee Hsi-Min is a renowned Taiwanese military strategist, scholar, and author. After decades of service, he culminated his military career as the 26th Chief of the General Staff of the Republic of China (Taiwan) from 2017 to 2019, serving as the highest-ranking military officer and key advisor to the President. His notable roles also include Chief of Navy and Vice Minister of Defense. Transitioning to academia, Admiral Lee is an adjunct professor at National Chengchi University&#8217;s International Doctoral Program in Asia-Pacific Studies and directs the Center for Peace and Security at the Taipei School of Economics and Political Science Foundation. He is also a strategic advisor to the Institute for National Defense and Security Research (INDSR). Admiral Lee introduced the &#8220;Overall Defense Concept,&#8221; a groundbreaking strategy for asymmetric warfare tailored to Taiwan&#8217;s defense needs. His 2022 book, The Overall Defense Concept \u2013 an Asymmetric Approach to Taiwan\u2019s Defense, received widespread acclaim, earning a place among Taiwan&#8217;s &#8220;10 most influential books of 2022&#8221; and winning the distinguished non-fiction award at the 47th Golden Tripod Awards in 2023.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6bd1e1e elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"6bd1e1e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-306e1d8 elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-middle elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"306e1d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"354\" height=\"354\" src=\"https:\/\/europeanvalues.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Prof_Dindo_Manhit.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-38750\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/europeanvalues.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Prof_Dindo_Manhit.jpg 354w, https:\/\/europeanvalues.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Prof_Dindo_Manhit-12x12.jpg 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h2 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Victor Andres \u201cDindo\u201d C. Manhit<\/h2><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Founder and President of Stratbase Institute, Philippines<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f862e01 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f862e01\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Prof. Victor Andres \u201cDindo\u201d Manhit founded The Stratbase Group and the Stratbase ADR Institute for Strategic and International Studies (ADRi) in 2004. Concurrently, he is the Philippine Country Head of BowerGroupAsia. He provides strategic analysis on global issues, identifying business opportunities and developing crucial relationships between government and private sectors. He has held significant government positions, including Undersecretary in the Department of Education and Deputy Secretary in the Philippine Senate. He was a former Chair and retired Associate Professor of the Political Science Department of De La Salle University, Manila. He also regularly contributes articles and columns to leading newspapers in the Philippines, such as Philippine Daily Inquirer and BusinessWorld. His professional involvement spans multiple domains: he chairs the Cybersecurity Committee for the Armed Forces of the Philippines, leads the Investment Policy Committee in the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and is active as Convenor in civil society initiatives like Democracy Watch Philippines and Philippine Business for Environmental Stewardship. Internationally, he plays a key role in the U.S. \u2013 Philippines Strategic Initiative (USPI) and serves as an advisor to Asia Society Philippines. He was appointed as one of the ASEAN Regional Forum Experts and Eminent Persons (ARF-EEP) by the Department of Foreign AZairs. He holds a master&#8217;s degree in Public Administration from the University of the Philippines.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35eb603 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"35eb603\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04aa9ec elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-middle elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"04aa9ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"354\" height=\"354\" src=\"https:\/\/europeanvalues.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Eva_Pejsova.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-37030\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/europeanvalues.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Eva_Pejsova.jpg 354w, https:\/\/europeanvalues.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Eva_Pejsova-12x12.jpg 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h2 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Eva Pej\u0161ov\u00e1<\/h2><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Japan Chair at the Centre for Security, Diplomacy and Strategy of the Brussels School of Governance, Czechia\n\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf6d11b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bf6d11b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dr Eva Pejsova is the Japan Chair at the Centre for Security, Diplomacy and Strategy (CSDS) of the Brussels School of Governance (BSoG-VUB) and an Associate Fellow at the French \u201cFondation pour la Recherche Strategique\u201d (FRS). Previously, Dr Pejsova was in charge of the Asia portfolio at the European Union Institute for Security Studies (EUISS), the EU\u2019s agency for foreign and security policy research and analysis. She holds a PhD in Strategic Studies from the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS) in Singapore and has previously worked with the Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the French Prime Minister\u2019s Office, the OECD and the Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF). Dr Pejsova leads the Japan Chair and runs a course on Japan\u2019s Foreign and Security Policy. She also lectures at SciencesPo (Paris School of International Affairs) in Paris, the Geneva Centre for Security Studies (GCSP), as well as briefs the Members of the European Parliament. Her research focuses on security issues within the broader Indo-Pacific region, notably related to maritime security, sovereignty disputes, regional cooperative mechanism and good ocean governance. She is also interested in the role of the EU as a foreign and security policy actor.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60df73c elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"60df73c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-350cf0f elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-middle elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"350cf0f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"354\" height=\"354\" src=\"https:\/\/europeanvalues.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/David_Santoro.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-38751\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/europeanvalues.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/David_Santoro.jpg 354w, https:\/\/europeanvalues.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/David_Santoro-12x12.jpg 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h2 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">David Santoro<\/h2><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">President, Pacific Forum, USA\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-276c949 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"276c949\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>David Santoro\u00a0is the President and CEO of the Pacific Forum. He specializes in strategic and security issues with a regional focus on both Asia and Europe. Dr Santoro\u2019s current interests focus on great-power dynamics, US alliances, and deterrence, particularly the role of China in an era of nuclear multipolarity. In 2021, Lynne Rienner published his volume on\u00a0<em>U.S.-China Nuclear Relations \u2013 The Impact of Strategic Triangles<\/em>. Dr Santoro also leads several of the Forum\u2019s track-1.5 and track-2 strategic dialogues. Before joining Pacific Forum, Santoro worked on similar issues in France, Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom. In the spring of 2010, Dr Santoro was also a visiting fellow at New York University\u2019s Center on International Cooperation and, in 2010-2011, he was a Stanton nuclear security fellow at the Institute for International Strategic Studies in London.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1967dd9 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"1967dd9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c8d094 elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-middle elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"2c8d094\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"354\" height=\"354\" src=\"https:\/\/europeanvalues.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Vilem_Semerak.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-38752\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/europeanvalues.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Vilem_Semerak.jpg 354w, https:\/\/europeanvalues.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Vilem_Semerak-12x12.jpg 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h2 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Vil\u00e9m Semer\u00e1k<\/h2><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Researcher at the Economics Institute (CERGE-EI) of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Czechia<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bbc60ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bbc60ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Vil\u00e9m Semer\u00e1k is a Researcher at the Economics Institute of the Czech Academy of Sciences. He graduated from the University of Economics, Prague (V\u0160E) and the Institute of Economic Studies of Charles University (IES FSV UK), studied at the London School of Economics and Political Science, and at CERGE, Charles University, and worked on research projects in China (Shandong Economic University in Jinan, 2004-2005; East China Normal University in Shanghai, 2006).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5bfc80 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"a5bfc80\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e95d968 elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-middle elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"e95d968\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"354\" height=\"354\" src=\"https:\/\/europeanvalues.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Justyna_Szczudlik.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-39408\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/europeanvalues.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Justyna_Szczudlik.jpg 354w, https:\/\/europeanvalues.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Justyna_Szczudlik-12x12.jpg 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h2 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Justyna Szczudlik<\/h2><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Deputy Head of Research, Head of Asia-Pacific Programme and China analyst at the Polish Institute of International Affairs (PISM), Poland<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27e9dfc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"27e9dfc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Justyna Szczudlik is the Deputy Head of Research, Head of Asia-Pacific Programme and China analyst at the Polish Institute of International Affairs (PISM). She holds a PhD in Political Science from the University of Warsaw (2015), an MA in Chinese Studies from the University of Warsaw (2008) and an MA in Political Science from the University of Wroclaw (2002). She studied Chinese language at the College of Advanced Chinese Training, Beijing Language and Culture University (2005-2006), Beijing and at the National Cheng-chi University in Taipei (2013). 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Matej&#8217;s research looks at China\u2019s economic and political presence and influence in Central Europe, elite relations, corrosive capital, and the role of European legal instruments in mitigating risks posed by China. In 2022, he founded the China-Europe Academic Engagement Tracker project, which aims to bring transparency to research collaborations with Chinese entities. He has a background in Law (Masaryk University, 2015) and International Relations (University of Groningen, 2016). He is also a senior associate at the Slovakia-based law firm Nechala and partners. Before that, Matej gained experience as an in-house legal counsel for the Slovak branch of Transparency International, a global anti-corruption watchdog, and several Slovak and Czech law firms.\u202f In 2021, he was listed on the Forbes 30 Under 30 list (Slovak edition) in the Governance and Social Innovation category. 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