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Indry Oktaviani, MA, is the Senior Manager for GEDSI at KONEKSI. She has years of experience dedicated to advancing gender equality and feminism. Her expertise spans public policy advocacy, awareness-raising, and research, focusing on integrating gender justice, disability inclusion, and environmental perspectives. She has been working with CSOs focused on gender-based violence, particularly child marriage and sexual violence.  

Sorang Saragih serves as a Senior Consultant for GEDSI Networks and Program Coordinator at KONEKSI. She is also a PhD candidate in the Department of International Relations at the Coral Bell School of Asia Pacific Affairs at The Australian National University. Prior to her roles at KONEKSI and ANU, Sorang worked at the grassroots level with NGOs, churches, and local activists. She helped document the experiences of women victims/survivors of violence in conflict and post-conflict settings, using participatory action research methods, and advocating for their rights with various institutions. She holds double MA degrees in Global Politics from Ateneo de Manila University in the Philippines and in Gender and Peacebuilding from the University for Peace in Costa Rica. Sorang also earned her bachelor’s degree in International Relations from the University of Indonesia.

Dr Marilyn Metta is a social anthropologist, researcher and trauma practitioner with over 25 years’ experience working with culturally diverse, First Nations, and marginalised communities in Australia and the Asia-Pacific region in addressing sustainable development, gender equity, diversity and inclusion. As an internationally award-winning author and researcher, she has published widely on gender rights and social justice issues and best practice research methodologies. She serves in the Advisory Group to the Western Australian Minister for the Prevention of Family and Domestic Violence. She is a Senior Research Fellow at the Indo-Pacific Research Institute at Murdoch University in Western Australia. She is currently the Head of GEDSI and Strategic Partnerships at KONEKSI, a knowledge and innovation partnership program between Australia and Indonesia.

Zohaib Altaf is Associate Director at the Centre for International Strategic Studies Azad Jammu and Kashmir (CISS AJK), Pakistan. His work focuses on nuclear strategy, deterrence stability, and emerging military technologies. He has written for the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, the Stimson Center, The Diplomat, and the South China Morning Post. He is also an alumnus of the Near East South Asia Center for Strategic Studies (NESA), National Defense University, Washington, DC.

Ali Rizk is a security analyst and holds a master’s degree in Counterterrorism from Macquarie University, Sydney.

Lauren Lowe is a PhD candidate in the School of Social Sciences at Monash University, Australia, examining gender and Kosovo’s peace process. She is also a research officer at the Monash Global Peace and Security (GPS) Centre researching women’s participation in peacebuilding and peacekeeping.

Daniel Garnett holds a Master of International Security from Massey University. He is a former board member of the New Zealand Institute of International Affairs in Palmerston North, and a serving member of the New Zealand Defence Force. He is currently on an exchange with the Royal Australian Air Force in Canberra.

Dr Eka Nugraha Putra is a research fellow at the Centre for Trusted Internet and Community, National University of Singapore. His research interests include criminal law, human rights and cyber law.

Mr Richard Neumann is Chair of the Smart Energy Council Pacific Working Group and a member of the Advisory Council of the Franco-Australian Centre for Energy Transition at Swinburne University. Richard is a former diplomat who served overseas in Beijing, Seoul, and Taipei, and was Director of the Climate Mitigation and Investment Section in the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade from 2019 to 2024. He has a Master's Degree in Foreign Affairs and Trade from Monash University, co-designed a Grid Integration of Renewable Energy Course with the Australian National University, and managed the Australia-Germany Hydrogen from Renewable Energy Supply Chain Feasibility Study with the University of New South Wales.

Nabeela Siddiqui is an Assistant Professor at the Vinayaka Mission’s Law School, VMRF-DU, Chennai.