Participant Biographies

Abe Nobuyasu

Abe Nobuyasu

Commissioner, Japan Atomic Energy Commission
Session 3 - "Living with Nuclear Insecurity"

Amb. Abe Nobuyasu is serving as Commissioner of the Jap […]

Mely Caballero-Anthony

Mely Caballero-Anthony

Associate Professor and Head, Centre for Non-Traditional Security Studies, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University
Plenary Session III - "Non-Traditional Insecurity"

Dr. Mely Caballero-Anthony is Associate Professor and H […]

Henri Barkey

Henri Barkey

Director, Middle East Program, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
Session 2 - "What is the Middle East’s “New Normal”?"

Dr. Henri J. Barkey is Director of the Middle East Prog […]

Bessho Koro

Bessho Koro

Ambassador, Embassy of Japan to the ROK
Plenary Session IV - "Same Old New North Korea?"

H.E. Bessho Koro is the Ambassador Extraordinary and Pl […]

Steven Blockmans

Steven Blockmans

Head of EU Foreign Policy, Centre for European Policy Studies
Session 2 - "Can the EU Return to Normal?"

Dr. Steven Blockmans is Head of EU Foreign Policy of th […]

Kurt Campbell

Kurt Campbell

Chairman, Chief Executive Officer & Founding Partner, The Asia Group, LLC

Dr. Kurt M. Campbell is Chairman and CEO of The Asia Gr […]

Victor Cha

Victor Cha

Senior Adviser and Korea Chair, Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)
Session 4 - "Next Chapter in Korea-U.S. Relations", Book Launch

Dr. Victor Cha joined CSIS in May 2009 as Senior Advise […]

Chen Ping

Chen Ping

Deputy Editor, Global Times English Edition

Mr. Chen Ping is the Deputy Editor of the Beijing-based […]

Chen Zhimin

Chen Zhimin

Dean and Professor, Fudan University
Session 1 - "Whose Rule? Which Order?"

Dr. Chen Zhimin is Dean of Fudan University’s School of […]

Cheng Xiaohe

Cheng Xiaohe

Professor, Renmin University of China
Session 4 - "China Between the Two Koreas"

Dr. Cheng Xiaohe is Associate Professor at the School o […]