ASEAN ICT Forum on Child Online Protection

A1. Emerging technologies, their impact on OCSEA and considerations for prevention in ASEAN

Discussion panel

Ms April Turner (Moderator)
Senior Child Protection Advisor, ChildFund Australia

April Turner is the Senior Child Protection Advisor at ChildFund Australia, where she also serves as the strategic lead for the flagship program on online safety called Swipe Safe. With expertise in child safeguarding, online child protection, helpline management, and referral pathways, April plays a pivotal role in ensuring children's safety in both online and offline environments. She holds a Master’s Degree in International Development and a Bachelor’s Degree in Asian and International Studies and International Business. April has over 15 years of experience in child protection and community development across diverse international settings.

Ms Deepali Liberhan
Global Director Safety Policy, Meta

Deepali Liberhan is a Director at Meta and heads the Global Safety Policy, Regional and Regulatory team. In her role, she is responsible for developing and overseeing Meta’s regional safety policy and regulatory strategy on core safety issues including women’s safety; child safety and youth safety and well- being globally. This includes shaping the company responses to safety policy, legislative and regulatory developments on new and upcoming safety legislations or regulations and engaging with and responding to key stakeholders such policy makers, regulators and safety partners. Previously, Deepali was the Director and Associate General Counsel at Meta, where, as regional counsel for India and South Asia, she oversaw and handled legal and regulatory issues for the region. Prior to joining Facebook, Deepali worked with the Indian Anti-Trust Agency, the Competition Commission of India and before that, practiced intellectual property law at the law firm of Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas. Deepali has also served as a law clerk for a Judge at the Delhi High Court, India. Deepali holds a law degree from Delhi University and a Master’s degree in law from Columbia Law School, where she graduated in 2008 as a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar. She is qualified to practice in India and New York.

Ms Ella Serry
Manager, International Engagement, eSafety Commissioner

Ella Serry is the Manager of International Engagement at the eSafety Commissioner, Australia’s online safety regulator.

Ella is passionate about the power of education to make a difference, gender equality, human rights and social justice. In her current role, she leads a team focused on advancing eSafety’s international strategic priorities with other regulators, governments, multi-lateral organisations, international NGOs, academics and policy experts, as well as delivering online safety capacity building projects in the Indo-Pacific region.

Ms Hazel Bitaña
Deputy Regional Executive Director, CRC Asia

Hazel is the Deputy Regional Executive Director of Child Rights Coalition Asia (CRC Asia), in charge of the development and implementation of the overall strategy of the coalition. Aside from supervising the day-to-day operations, she provides strategic advice on the coalition’s advocacy efforts and partnership engagements.

Since joining CRC Asia in 2015, Hazel has contributed to the development of several regional and international documents. She also authored a number of CRC Asia publications and, among these, she is most proud of the child-friendly materials she helped produce. With a decade of experience in the development sector, she has gained a strong background on children’s rights, particularly on child participation and the rights of the child in the digital environment.

Before being part of CRC Asia, Hazel worked for Plan International in the Philippines (2014-2015) and Asia against Child Trafficking (2011-2013). She also served as a Creative Writer for Television and Production Exponents, Inc. for two years.

Hazel has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Broadcast Communication with a Magna cum Laude distinction from the University of the Philippines Diliman. She also holds a Master of Statistics degree from the same university.

Hazel takes pride in developing her knitting skills. She makes scarves for friends and knits hats for children survivors of cancer.

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B1. Gaming for good: promoting child safety, well-being and positive gender norms in virtual worlds

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Mr Francesco Cecon (Moderator)
Head of the Global Boys Initiative, ECPAT International

Francesco Cecon is the Head of the Global Boys Initiative at ECPAT International. He leads on the organisation’s work on ending sexual exploitation of boys, and supports the coordination of the work of the Global Alliance on the Protection of Boys from Sexual Violence (GAPB), which aims at conducting global advocacy to end sexual violence against boys, while transforming rigid gender norms and ideas of masculinity;

Ms Anthea Ow
Manager, Government and Public Affairs APAC, the LEGO Group

Anthea Ow is Manager, Government Relations and Public Affairs, APAC at the LEGO Group. She leads on the company’s sustainability policy and risk agenda in the region, and is also responsible for engaging with policy stakeholders on Learning through Play and digital wellbeing. Prior to joining the LEGO Group, she was at TheCityUK, where she developed engagement strategies and advocated for policies that create commercial opportunities for the UK-based financial and related professional services industry in Asia. She has also held roles at Asia House, a think tank driving commercial and political engagement between Asia and Europe, as well as at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Singapore.

Mr Antonio Gabriel Abad
Creative Director and Senior Game Designer, Taktyl Studios

Creative Director and Senior Game Designer, TAKTYL STUDIOS, Tobie Abad has been working in the creative industry since 1999, working with one of the major television networks in the Philippines and its expansion to other countries. Started working on game design as early as 2012, and continues to work on numerous white-labeled game experiences for varying audiences until the present. Also works on numerous other creative independent projects such as board games, card games, and tabletop role-playing games.

Ms Nina Bual
CEO, Cyberlite

Nina Bual is the Co-Founder of Cyberlite, a leading social enterprise dedicated to promoting sustainable and equitable cyber safety and generative AI education across the Asia-Pacific region, with offices in Singapore and India. Cyberlite designs and implements comprehensive programs for child online safety and cyber resilience building in diverse communities, with an innovative approach to localisation that aligns with international policies and curricula. Nina is an active online safety advocate and speaker at international events organised by the ASEAN-Singapore Cybersecurity Centre of Excellence (ASCCE), ECPAT, and the GFCE. Cyberlite is also the recipient of the Digital for Life Catalyst award by Singapore’s President Shanmugaratnam for its significant contributions to child online safety education.

Mr Terry Chen
Chief Operating Officer, Modulate

Terry was trained as a scientist at UCLA, spending time in the corporate strategy sector before returning to academia at Harvard University. After founding a recording studio specialized in vocal recordings and processing, he led the audio team at Modulate, getting the company off the ground in 2019. He currently serves as Modulate’s COO, overseeing all day-to-day operations and strategic initiatives founded on a unique company culture of continuous improvement. Born and raised in Boston, he is deeply passionate about building ethical foundational safeguards into AI technology.

Ms Josianne Galea Baron
Programme specialist (Child Rights and Business), UNICEF HQ

Josianne Galea Baron is part of UNICEF’s Business Engagement and Child Rights team, within Programme Group Leadership Team. The team leads UNICEF’s engagement around responsible business conduct in relation to children’s rights.

In this role, Josianne is the technical lead on how companies in the technology sector can take action to respect and support children’s rights throughout their activities. This includes developing tools and guidance for businesses in different industries, from online gaming to mobile network operators.

Prior to joining the team, Josianne led the digital agenda within the children’s rights and business unit at UNICEF’s national committee in the UK. She has a master’s in Development Management from the London School of Economics and Political Science.

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C1. Evidence-led policies and programs for child online safety and well-being

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Prof Sun Sun Lim (Moderator)
Vice President & Lee Kong Chian Professor of Communication & Technology, Singapore Management University

Prof Sun Sun Lim is Vice President, Partnerships & Engagement and Lee Kong Chian Professor of Communication and Technology at Singapore Management University. She has researched extensively the social impact of technology, focusing on technology domestication, future of work and AI ethics. She has over 100 publications including Transcendent Parenting - Raising Children in the Digital Age (Oxford University Press, 2020) and articles in top journals including Nature and Big Data and Society. She was a Nominated Member of the 13th Parliament of Singapore and an honoree of the Top 50 Asia Women Tech Leaders 2024 and Singapore 100 Women in Tech 2020 awards. She is also Fellow of the International Communication Association and Singapore Computer Society. She serves on fourteen journal editorial boards and the Singapore Environment Council, SkillsFuture Research Advisory Panel and Media Literacy Council. See www.sunsunlim.com

Ms Sinni Lim
APAC Regional Strategy and Impact Officer, International Justice Mission

Sinni has extensive experience in policy-making and implementation across various sectors, including health, finance, and labor. In her current role, Sinni provides regional strategic leadership to IJM’s offices across the APAC region to support governments in protecting vulnerable people in poverty from exploitation. She partners with national, regional, and global organizations to build thought leadership on emerging, cross-sector, and trans-boundary crimes such as online sexual exploitation of children and forced labor. She has also held several leadership positions in non-profit organizations, most recently being an Asia 21 Next Generation Fellow, class of 2023. Sinni holds degrees from both Oxford and Stanford Universities.

Prof Michael Salter
Director, ChildLight, University of New South Wales

Dr Michael Salter is the Director of Childlight UNSW, a research hub dedicated to research for impact on child sexual abuse and exploitation, based in the School of Social Sciences at the University of New South Wales, Australia. His research is focused on child sexual abuse, gender-based violence and complex trauma, including intersections with technology. Dr Salter is the immediate Past President of the International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation (ISSTD) where he has served on the Board of Directors since 2018. He is the Chair of the Grace Tame Foundation, which is dedicated to the prevention of child sexual abuse. Dr Salter sits on the editorial boards of the journals Child Abuse Review and the Journal of Trauma and Dissociation.

Dr Mark Kavenagh
Director, Evident “Leaked: Research on self-generated sexual content in Thailand”

Dr Mark Kavenagh is the Director of Evident, a small Bangkok-based social research company focused on sexual exploitation of children and human trafficking. Current projects include the US State Department funded ‘Project Possible’ exploring LGBTQI+ vulnerability to trafficking in Bangkok and Pattaya and ‘Leaked’ a partnership with HUG Project to research self-generated sexual content involving young people in Thailand and develop an evidence-based intervention.

Mark began his career as a registered psychologist working with children and families in Australia before moving into child protection work in the Pacific and Southeast Asia. His career has often involved translating evidence into real-world programming to protect children – now the main drive for Evident. Mark’s career has involved work with small organizations as well as in larger regional roles such as Child Online Protection Consultant for UNICEF East Asia and Pacific Regional Office in 2023. From a research perspective, Mark headed ECPAT International’s research team from 2018-2021 during which time he oversaw the release of 90+ research publications. He has authored papers in peer-reviewed journals on child sexual abuse and trafficking including guest editing issue 142(2) of the International Journal of Child Abuse and Neglect focused on the sexual exploitation of boys. Mark holds a Doctorate of Educational Psychology from the University of Melbourne.

Mr Ayel Del Valle
Program Officer, RIGHTS Click – Children and Young People’s Digital Rights, Health, and Wellbeing Program, Amnesty International Philippines

Ayel is a young digital rights advocate from the Philippines. His work focuses on supporting children and young people support to exercise their rights and freedoms in digital spaces. Since 2021, he has led the implementation of projects that provide young people the tools and resources they need to lead their own human rights research and digital campaigns. He is passionate about mainstreaming wellbeing and collective care in youth participation and integrating participatory action in policy advocacy.

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A2. The Impact of Generative AI on Detection and Takedown of CSAM

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H.E. Mr Wanchai Roujanavong (Moderator)
Thailand Children’s Rights Representative to the ACWC

H.E. Wanchai Roujanavong is currently serving his second term of services as Thailand 's ACWC Representative for Children's Rights, H.E. Wanchai is a seasoned public prosecutor and legal expert who has dedicated more than twenty years in advocating for a safer and more inclusive world for children in Thailand and beyond. Through his able leadership in chairing the joint ACWC-SOMSWD working group, the Regional Plan of Action for Protection of Children from All Forms of Online Exploitation and Abuse in ASEAN (RPA on COEA) was successfully developed and noted by the ASEAN Leaders in 2021 to supplement the Declaration on the Protection of Children from all Forms of Online Abuse and Exploitation in ASEAN which was adopted in 2019.

Ms Smita Mitra
Criminal Intelligence Officer, Crimes Against Children, INTERPOL

Smita Mitra is a Criminal Intelligence Officer with INTERPOL’s Crimes against Children Unit. Smita holds a post-graduate degree in Social Sciences with specialization in Criminology and Correctional Administration, and has previously worked with UN Women on Peace, Security and empowering women migrant workers in Asia and the Pacific. At INTERPOL she is responsible for building strategic partnerships, enhancing police cooperation with a focus on Crimes Against Children, support investigations and uptake of INTERPOL’s International Child Sexual Exploitation data-base for victim identification and child safeguarding.

Ms Soyoung Park
Manager, Digital Sex Crime Content Review Bureau, Korea Communication Standards Commission

Soyoung Park is the Manager at the Digital Sex Crime Content Review Bureau of the Korea Communications Standards Commission (KCSC), an independent statutory organization that regulates media content in South Korea. Since joining the KCSC in 2013, she has led numerous international initiatives and is currently responsible for KCSC’s activities within INHOPE and the Global Online Safety Regulators Network (GOSRN). Her primary focus is on global cooperation to protect Korean citizens from online sexual harms, including the non-consensual sharing of intimate images (NCII) and child sexual abuse material (CSAM). In addition, she has extensive experience in reviewing political programming on television.

She holds a B.A. in English Literature from Sungkyunkwan University and has completed the coursework for a master’s degree in International Law from Korea University, providing a strong foundation for her work in media content regulation.

Mr Khemachart Prakaihongmanee
Director of Bureau of Technology and Cyber Crime, Department of Special Investigation, Ministry of Justice of the Kingdom of Thailand

Mr. Khemachart Prakaihongmanee is currently working as the director of Bureau of Technology and Cyber Crime at the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) of the Kingdom of Thailand. Prior to accepting his current position at DSI, Khemachart was a senior detective in the Bangkok Metropolitan Police. His numerous accolades include Investigator of the Year and Thailand's Most Outstanding Civil Servant. He is recognized as an expert in the investigation of transnational crimes including crimes against children.

Prior to his current position, he served as the head of Transnational Crimes Division 1, Bureau of Foreign Affairs and Transnational Crime. His work mainly involves with a variety of cybercrimes: boiler room scams, romance scams, credit card fraud and identity fraud. He was also responsible for the management of MLA and extradition requests.

He began his career in Royal Thai Police as detective in Bangkok Metropolitan Police. His investigation ranged from street crimes to sophisticated organized crimes, where he put his expertise in information and communication technologies in order to bring cases to success.

Apart from his current work, he is also a special lecturer in Law for leading Universities in Thailand.

He used to be the Director of the DSI’s Child Sexual Exploitation Crime Center (CSECC) and now he is in charge of DSI’s Bureau of Technology and Cyber Crime. He is the pioneer in child sexual exploitation work at DSI. Also, he holds his expertise and experience in various type of child sexual exploitation, especially online child sexual exploitation.

Dr Marlyn Thomas Savio (virtual)
Research Manager, Global Wellness and Resiliency Division of Research, TaksUs

Marlyn is a Chartered Psychologist with a PhD specialising in health psychology. In her current role at TaskUs, she leads a global team of researchers focussed on employee wellness and productivity. Prior to this, she undertook clinical and teaching roles in healthcare and academia. Marlyn cares deeply about making research accessible and actionable in the trust and safety domain.

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B2. Mobilizing Private Sector Expertise and Resources for Impactful Social Initiatives

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Mr Ding Ping Wu (Opening remarks)
Deputy Secretary General, China Federation of Internet Societies

Ms Shailey Hingorani (Moderator)
Head of Policy, Advocacy and Research, WeProtect Global Alliance

Shailey is a human rights professional who has spent over 14 years advocating for the rights of the most marginalised women and children in South Asia, United States and Southeast Asia. She has worked with the Association of Women for Advocacy and Research (AWARE), Open Society Foundations, and Save the Children.

Ms Diena Haryana
Founder, SEJIWA Foundation

• AFS Exchange Student Program: American Field Service, Delaware, USA, Full Grant, 19/6-19/7
• Master's Degree in TEFL, Warwick Univ, Coventry, UK, Chevening Award - The British Council, UK, 1986-1987
• Graduate Degree, Teacher Training Institute, FPBS, IKIP Jakarta, 1977, scholarship
• Business Leadership in Community, TOT, Pew Partnership for Civic Change, Kenan Institute in Washington, 2003, short course, sponsored
• Living Values Education, Global Retreat Centre, Oxford-UK, TOT Program, short course, 2004, sponsored by UNESCO
• Child Protection and Good Parenting, Psychology Dept, Univ of Manitoba, Canada, 2010, sponsored
• Ashoka Fellow, 2022
• Lecturer of Teacher Training Institute Jakarta, majoring in English Language Teaching, 1990-2000
• Founder & Director of Business Dynamics, Jakarta, Corporate Training & Consulting Firm, 1993-2014
• Founder of SEJIWA Foundation, 2004-present, Working in "Violence against Children", "Parenting" and "Child Online Safety"
• Vice Chairperson of Indonesia Child Online Protection (alliance), 2019 Present
• Member of Advisory Board of Siberkreasi, National Movement of Digital Literacy, 2018-present
• Counselor and Life Coach, 2017-present
• Parental Engagement in Optimizing Children's Development, Psychology Dept, Univ of Queensland, Australia, 2016, short course
• Member of Child Rights Coalition Asia (CRC Asia), 2008-present

Ms Karen Flanagan AM
Child Protection Strategic Advisor, Save the Children Australia

Karen has been referred to as one of Australia’s foremost child protection advocates. She is a qualified social worker with many years clinical, managerial, training and research experience in child protection and safeguarding. She specialises in prevention and response to child sexual abuse and designed award winning therapeutic programs for victim/survivors and perpetrators of sexual violence.

In 2010 she was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for “Service to the community in the area of Child Protection through contributions to policy and program development and legislative reform”.

Currently Karen is Save the Children’s Strategic Advisor for Child Protection responsible for innovation and adaptation to changing digital environments and funding landscapes. She leads on the provision of technical support, program design and mentoring for staff and partners nationally and internationally, to ensure children are kept safe and protected from harm in all aspects of Save the Children's work. She has also authored numerous journal articles, edited and published in a recent book on modern slavery and developed resources and toolkits on a range of child protection and child rights issues.

Mr Syed Khairulazrin
Policy Director (Asia Pacific), GSMA

Syed is the Policy Director (Asia Pacific) for GSMA.

He has more than 20 years of experience in the telecommunications industry. Prior to GSMA, he was the Head of the Spectrum Planning and Assignment in the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC), the Malaysian regulatory agency that oversees the communication and multimedia activities. He was in charge of policy development particularly related to spectrum and was instrumental in setting the direction for the Malaysian policy of the mobile industry.

Syed holds a Bachelor's degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Universiti Tenaga Nasional (UNITEN), Malaysia and an MBA in Strategic Management from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM). He has also been awarded the title of Professional Technologist by the Malaysia Board of Technologists.

Ms Katia Potapov
VP of Membership Development, Tech Coalition

Katia Potapov serves as the Vice President of Membership Development at the Tech Coalition, an alliance of more than 45 tech companies united in the fight against online child sexual exploitation and abuse. With over two decades of experience in strategic operations, member engagement, and development, she is leading the Coalition’s growth to extend its reach and strengthen industry’s trust and safety capacities. In addition to her professional efforts, Katia is deeply committed to child safety and welfare, an attribute she demonstrates through her leadership roles in youth-focused organizations.

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C2. Generating and Sharing Evidence on What Works for Online Safety Initiatives

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Prof Amanda Third (Opening remarks)
Western Sydney University

Professor Amanda Third is Professorial Research Fellow in Digital Social and Cultural Research in the Institute for Culture and Society and Co-Director of the Young and Resilient Research Centre at Western Sydney University; and Research Stream Co-Lead in the Centre for Resilient and Inclusive Societies (Deakin; Western Sydney University and Victoria University).

An international expert in user-centred, participatory research, her work investigates children's and young people's technology practices, focusing on marginalised groups and rights-based approaches. She has led child-centred projects to understand children's and young people's experiences of the digital age in 68 countries, working with partners across corporate, government and not-for-profit sectors. She is committed to working with communities to generate research that can be activated for effective policy and practice.

From 2011-2016, Professor Third led Research Program 2: 'Connected and Creative', of the Young and Well Cooperative Research Centre, a cross-sector research entity that united young people with researchers, practitioners, innovators and policy-makers from over 75 partner organisations across the not-for-profit, academic, government and corporate sectors to explore the role of technology in young people's lives, and how technology can be used to improve the mental health and wellbeing of young people aged 12 to 25. The research program Professor Third led investigated how to better connect vulnerable young people with their communities by enhancing and leveraging their technology practices and their creative engagements. This experience led Professor Third to work with colleagues at Western Sydney University to adapt an open innovation process – known as a Living Lab – to co-research and design, with children, young people and stakeholders across sectors, technology-based strategies to support intergenerational resilience. She has co-developed a range of innovative data and analysis techniques (e.g. distributed data gathering via a workshop-based method), as well as digital tools (e.g. 'Invisible City' emotion mapping app) to enable children, young people and their communities to generate data and, thereby, enable them to tackle the challenges they face.

Dr Srida Tanta-atipanit (Moderator)
Managing Director, Internet Foundation for the Development of Thailand

Dr. Srida Tanta-Atipanit is a leading expert in online safety and child protection with over 20 years at the Internet Foundation for the Development of Thailand (IFDT).

With degrees in computer science and education administration, she has played a key role in developing and implementing national policies and educational programs for online safety. Dr. Srida oversees ThaiHotline, which has been operating for 15 years, and is a member of INHOPE, a global network of 54 hotlines across 50 countries dedicated to combating child sexual abuse materials. Her work includes capacity building for law enforcement, promoting multidisciplinary teamwork, and advancing a child-friendly justice system. She initiated Thailand's National Safer Internet Day, which received cabinet approval last year, and played a pivotal role in amending the penal code to address online child grooming. The draft law is now awaiting consideration by the parliament. Dr. Srida's efforts have made a significant impact nationally and her collaborative work extends regionally and globally.

Prof Kenneth Poon
Singapore Children’s Rights Representative to the ACWC

Kenneth Poon is Lien Foundation Chair Professor. A clinical psychologist and early interventionist by training, he serves concurrently as Dean, Education Research, as well as Centre Director of the Centre for Research in Child Development at the National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University. His research focuses on the development of children, especially those with disabilities and those from low-income environments. Kenneth currently serves as Singapore's child representative to the ASEAN Commission for the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Women and Children. He also serves in consultancy, advisory, or Board roles to the government, social service agencies, as well as international organizations.

Ms Gulsum Adas
Manager, Children, Youth and Families team, eSafety Commissioner

Gulsum an experienced regulatory and policy specialist with a proven track record in the safety, education, communications, and media sectors. With extensive involvement in high-profile federal policy development and legislative implementation, she has made significant contributions to the telecommunications and online safety industries. Gulsum has addressed critical issues such as cyberbullying among Australian children and the management of illegal online content. With a strong background in Education, Policy and Law, she has developed internationally recognized resources aimed at educators, youth, and parents.

Gulsum is deeply interested in the intersection of legislation, regulation, and the rapidly changing landscape of technological platforms.

Ms Siriprapa Weerachaising
Outreach and Partnerships Manager, Trust & Safety, TikTok

KahnJi Siriprapa Weerachaising is the Outreach & Partnerships Manager, Trust & Safety at TikTok. She focuses on building a safer, more inclusive community through policy engagement, safety education campaigns, and public safety initiatives. KahnJi cultivates strong relationships with NGOs and experts, identifying opportunities to enhance TikTok's product policies for its diverse user base.

Mr Muhamad Nuzul
Regional Online Safety Coordinator, ChildFund Australia

Muhamad Nuzul is a dynamic professional with over five years of dedicated experience at the intersection of educational technology and online safety. In his current role as the Regional Online Safety Coordinator at ChildFund Australia, Nuzul plays a pivotal role in ensuring the online world is safe for children and young people across Southeast Asia. His passion for leveraging technology to benefit the younger generation is evident in both his current position and his past roles with esteemed organizations such as ASEAN Foundation, UNICEF, and Save the Children.

With a deep understanding of the delicate balance between harnessing the advantages of technology and safeguarding the well-being of children and young people, Nuzul brings valuable expertise to his work. He continues to be a driving force in the realm of educational technology, advocating for responsible digital practices and championing online safety. Muhamad Nuzul's commitment to creating a secure and enriching digital environment underscores his significant contributions in the field.

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Understanding intersections of technology-facilitated gender-based violence and online child sexual exploitation and abuse

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H.E. Stephanie Copus Campbell (Moderator)
Australia Ambassador for Gender Equality

Ms Copus Campbell has extensive experience working across the public, private, philanthropic and community sectors in Australia and the Indo Pacific. She has served as head of Australia's bilateral aid programs with Papua New Guinea, Fiji and Tuvalu and head of Australia's Pacific Regional programs. Ms Copus Campbell has worked in senior executive roles with CARE Australia and the Oil Search Foundation.

Stephanie is a founding Director on the Femili PNG Board (providing services to survivors of family and sexual violence) and the PNG City Pharmacy Ltd. Board. From 2018 to 2023 she was Chair of the Southern Highlands Provincial Health Authority Board (the third largest province in PNG).

Stephanie holds a Master of Philosophy from Cambridge University (UK) in international relations and a bachelor's degree from the University of California in political science, where she graduated Summa Cum Laude. She is currently undertaking a Masters of Social Work through the University of Melbourne. She is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. She volunteers in palliative care at Clare Holland House Hospice and as a wildlife carer and rescuer for ACT Wildlife.

Dr Ratchada Jayagupta
Thailand Women’s Rights Representative to the ACWC

Dr.Ratchada Jayagupta (Assistant Professor Dr. Ratchada Jayagupta) is the Representative of Thailand to the ACWC for Women's Rights, the Director of The Asian Research Center for Migration (ARCM), Center of Excellence in Asian Migration at Institute of Asian Studies Chulalongkorn University, and a specialist researcher and lecturer at Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand.

In addition, she is an advisor to the Minister of Justice, Thailand, a member of a National expert working group for monitoring and follow up the implementation of Eastern Economic Corridor sub-committee work plan - on human capital development, a member of National Sub-Committee on anti-human trafficking in the Mekong Sub-Region, a member of ‘CMP Committee’: National Coordinating and Monitoring of Anti-Trafficking in Persons Performance Committee as stated in section 22 of the Thailand anti-trafficking in Person Act B.E.2551 (2008), a member of Ad-Hoc Committee on Amending the Civil Procedure Code (No.__) B.E. ___, and a Committee Member of the Master of Fine Art in Communication Design, Faculty of Architecture, Chulalongkorn University (Since 2023).

Since November 2019, she has been appointed as a Gender Champion from CU-Collar (Collaborating Centre for labour research, Chulalongkorn University). In August 2018, she received the distinguished award from the Department of Special Investigation (DSI), Ministry of Justice, Thailand; the Network Model Award 2018 in saluting and recognition her collaboration with DSI on the prevention, protection and a support for prosecution of the organised crime in Thailand and Southeast Asia.

In addition, May 2024, she received the National honourable justice award called “Yutidham Thamrong Badge” (Distinguished Justice System). This national distinguished award is to recognize her consecutive and active supports and collaborations at both national and international activities and affairs of the Ministry of Justice for more than two years.

Her areas of expertise are Gender Equality and Social Inclusion, Gender Based Violence, Ending Violence Against Women and Girls, Voluntary and Forced Migration; which including Female Labour, Migrant Worker, People Smuggling, Human Trafficking, Modern Slavery, Statelessness, the Promotion of Women’s Participation and Decision Making in Politics, and the Promotion and Protection the Rights of Women and Girls.

Ms Melissa Alvarado
Regional Programme Manager, Ending Violence against Women (EVAW), UN Women Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific

Melissa Alvarado is the Ending Violence against Women (EVAW) Regional Programme Manager at UN Women, Asia-Pacific Regional Office. Melissa has been working specifically on ending violence against women and children for 25+ years, through programme management and design, policy and legislation development and implementation, direct service, developing interagency response systems, technical assistance, capacity building, advocacy and research.

Prior to joining the Asia-Pacific office, Melissa managed UN Women’s Ending Violence against Women portfolio in the Pacific Islands, based in Suva, Fiji Islands; provided dedicated technical assistance to the UN Women Afghanistan office; engaged in global policymaking through the Policy Division at UN Women headquarters on EVAW; managed gender-based violence programmes in Darfur, Sudan with UNFPA; and supported refugees and people affected by conflict with international NGOs in Thailand and Kosovo. Melissa has experience in addressing violence in adulthood and child abuse, including multi-disciplinary approaches to prevention, response and investigation of child sexual abuse, violence against women and fatalities. Melissa holds a Master’s degree in Social Work and a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology. Her work is informed by decades of experience advocating for and directly supporting survivors of violence against women and children in crisis.

Dr Yoel Roth
VP Trust & Safety, Match Group

Yoel Roth is the Vice President of Trust & Safety at Match Group, the parent company of Tinder, Hinge, and more than a dozen other dating apps used by millions of people worldwide. He is also a Non-Resident Scholar at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. His research, teaching, and writing focus on trustworthy governance approaches for social media, AI, and other emerging technologies. Previously, he was the Head of Trust & Safety at Twitter. For more than 7 years, he helped build and lead the teams responsible for Twitter’s content moderation, integrity, and election security efforts. Before joining Twitter, Yoel received his PhD from the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Pennsylvania. His research examined the technical, policy, business, and cultural dynamics of social networking and online dating at the dawn of the smartphone age.

Prof Michael Salter
Director, ChildLight, University of New South Wales

Dr Michael Salter is the Director of Childlight UNSW, a research hub dedicated to research for impact on child sexual abuse and exploitation, based in the School of Social Sciences at the University of New South Wales, Australia. His research is focused on child sexual abuse, gender-based violence and complex trauma, including intersections with technology. Dr Salter is the immediate Past President of the International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation (ISSTD) where he has served on the Board of Directors since 2018. He is the Chair of the Grace Tame Foundation, which is dedicated to the prevention of child sexual abuse. Dr Salter sits on the editorial boards of the journals Child Abuse Review and the Journal of Trauma and Dissociation.

Ms Soyoung Park
Manager, Digital Sex Crime Content Review Bureau, Korea Communication Standards Commission

Soyoung Park is the Manager at the Digital Sex Crime Content Review Bureau of the Korea Communications Standards Commission (KCSC), an independent statutory organization that regulates media content in South Korea. Since joining the KCSC in 2013, she has led numerous international initiatives and is currently responsible for KCSC’s activities within INHOPE and the Global Online Safety Regulators Network (GOSRN). Her primary focus is on global cooperation to protect Korean citizens from online sexual harms, including the non-consensual sharing of intimate images (NCII) and child sexual abuse material (CSAM). In addition, she has extensive experience in reviewing political programming on television.

She holds a B.A. in English Literature from Sungkyunkwan University and has completed the coursework for a master’s degree in International Law from Korea University, providing a strong foundation for her work in media content regulation.

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A3. Creating future-resilient policies for new technologies: opportunities, risks and progress in ASEAN

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Ms Alexandra Chernyavskaya (Moderator)
Regional Child Online Protection Consultant, UNICEF EAPRO

Alexandra is a tenured policy professional with over 12 years of experience dedicated to combating online child sexual exploitation and advocating for children's digital rights. Her work spans the non-profit sector, academia, and industry across Central Asia, Europe, and the Asia Pacific, providing her with a comprehensive understanding of OCSEA and possible ways of tackling it. She was most previously a senior policy specialist at Twitter and currently serves as a consultant with the UNICEF East Asia and Pacific Regional Office.

Dr Jasmine Begum
Regional Director, Legal & Government Affairs, Microsoft

Jasmine leads Microsoft's Corporate External and Legal Affairs for the ASEAN region, addressing issues at the intersection of technology, policy, and society in ASEAN. With over 30 years of award-winning experience, she brings extensive expertise in legal, policy, regulatory, geostrategy, and communications. Prior to Microsoft, Jasmine held leadership positions at Dell, the UNDP, and the United Nations Executive Office of the Secretary-General in New York.

She has made significant milestones in her career, including being the first Malaysian appointed to the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) Multistakeholder Advisory Group (MAG) Her remarkable achievements have also earned her prestigious accolades such as the inaugural WIM's Tan Sri Napsiah Omar Women Leaders Award and the Global Leadership Award for ICT Excellence. These honors recognize her exceptional contributions to advancing policies on accessibility, promoting women in the field of technology and shaping policy and regulatory landscape for frontier technologies. Jasmine is also an advisor to various Digital Economy Agencies in the region, as well as Multilateral and International Organizations.

Jasmine holds a double degree in Law from the International Islamic University in Kuala Lumpur, pursued post-graduate studies in the UK, and earned a Ph.D. in business and human rights. With admission to practice law in multiple jurisdictions, she is currently an Adjunct Professor in several Universities across the region and has received an Honorary Doctorate for her outstanding leadership and contributions in Public Policy and Governance from UNITAR International University.

Ms Saidatul Ashikin Abu Hassan
Head, Centre for Communications Safety Department, Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission

Ms Dian Wulandari
Center of International Affairs, Ministry of Communications and Informatics of Indonesia

Dian currently serves as the Chief of Economics, Information, and Postal Cooperation for International Affairs, as well as the Deputy Director of the ASEAN ICT Center (AICTC) for 2024-2025. She holds a Bachelor's degree in Communications Science from the University of Airlangga and a Master's degree in Political Communication from the University of Leeds.

With 16 years of experience as a government official in the Ministry of Communications and Informatics, Dian has been appointed as Indonesia's focal point for several international organizations, including the Universal Postal Union (UPU), Digital Economy Working Group (DEWG) G20, APEC Digital Economy Steering Group (DESG) and Telecommunications Working Group (TELWG), ASEAN Digital Senior Official Meeting (ADGSOM) and Senior Official Meetings Responsible for Information (SOMRI). She was appointed as the Chair of the ASEAN Task Force on Fake News (TFFN) for 2023-2024 and the Vice-Chair of Sub-Committee on Information (SCI) for 2024.

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A4: A child-rights based approach to age verification and age assurance in the ASEAN region

Discussion panel

Ms Josianne Galea Baron
Programme specialist (Child Rights and Business), UNICEF HQ

Josianne Galea Baron is part of UNICEF’s Business Engagement and Child Rights team, within Programme Group Leadership Team. The team leads UNICEF’s engagement around responsible business conduct in relation to children’s rights.

In this role, Josianne is the technical lead on how companies in the technology sector can take action to respect and support children’s rights throughout their activities. This includes developing tools and guidance for businesses in different industries, from online gaming to mobile network operators.

Prior to joining the team, Josianne led the digital agenda within the children’s rights and business unit at UNICEF’s national committee in the UK. She has a master’s in Development Management from the London School of Economics and Political Science.

Ms Deepali Liberhan
Global Director Safety Policy, Meta

Deepali Liberhan is a Director at Meta and heads the Global Safety Policy, Regional and Regulatory team. In her role, she is responsible for developing and overseeing Meta’s regional safety policy and regulatory strategy on core safety issues including women’s safety; child safety and youth safety and well-being globally. This includes shaping the company responses to safety policy, legislative and regulatory developments on new and upcoming safety legislations or regulations and engaging with and responding to key stakeholders such policy makers, regulators and safety partners. Previously, Deepali was the Director and Associate General Counsel at Meta, where, as regional counsel for India and South Asia, she oversaw and handled legal and regulatory issues for the region. Prior to joining Facebook, Deepali worked with the Indian Anti-Trust Agency, the Competition Commission of India and before that, practiced intellectual property law at the law firm of Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas. Deepali has also served as a law clerk for a Judge at the Delhi High Court, India. Deepali holds a law degree from Delhi University and a Master’s degree in law from Columbia Law School, where she graduated in 2008 as a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar. She is qualified to practice in India and New York.

Ms Emma Day (virtual)
CEO Asia & North America, TechLegality

Emma is a human rights lawyer, specialising in human rights and technology. She holds two LLMs (University of London 2006, UC Berkeley 2020 as a Fulbright Scholar), and she qualified as a solicitor and barrister in Canada in 2010. Emma is Co-Founder and CEO of Tech Legality, a fully remote consulting company specialised in human rights and technology. Tech Legality is working on several projects for UNICEF related to data governance, the governance of EdTech, child sexual exploitation and abuse online, and how to enhance children’s wellbeing online. Tech Legality’s clients also include social impact technology companies who are being guided through human rights impact assessments to ensure that AI4Good projects do not cause any unanticipated adverse impacts on human rights. Tech Legality has a particular focus currently on maximising the full spectrum of children’s rights and human rights within technology governance frameworks, and in human rights due diligence by the private sector, centering vulnerable and marginalised communities. Emma is a Non-Resident fellow at the Atlantic Council DFRLab, an Alumna of the Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society at Harvard, and she is part of the European Data Protection Board support pool of experts, and part of the privacy expert advisory group to the Digital Public Goods Alliance.

Dr Yoel Roth
VP Trust & Safety, Match Group

Yoel Roth is the Vice President of Trust & Safety at Match Group, the parent company of Tinder, Hinge, and more than a dozen other dating apps used by millions of people worldwide. He is also a Non-Resident Scholar at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. His research, teaching, and writing focus on trustworthy governance approaches for social media, AI, and other emerging technologies. Previously, he was the Head of Trust & Safety at Twitter. For more than 7 years, he helped build and lead the teams responsible for Twitter’s content moderation, integrity, and election security efforts. Before joining Twitter, Yoel received his PhD from the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Pennsylvania. His research examined the technical, policy, business, and cultural dynamics of social networking and online dating at the dawn of the smartphone age.

Mr Wanchai Roujanavong
Thailand Children’s Rights Representative to the ACWC

H.E. Wanchai Roujanavong is currently serving his second term of services as Thailand's ACWC Representative for Children's Rights. H.E. Wanchai is a seasoned public prosecutor and legal expert who has dedicated more than twenty years in advocating for a safer and more inclusive world for children in Thailand and beyond. Through his able leadership in chairing the joint ACWC-SOMSWD working group, the Regional Plan of Action for Protection of Children from All Forms of Online Exploitation and Abuse in ASEAN (RPA on COEA) was successfully developed and noted by the ASEAN Leaders in 2021 to supplement the Declaration on the Protection of Children from all Forms of Online Abuse and Exploitation in ASEAN which was adopted in 2019.

Ms Hanneke Oudkerk
Regional Director Asia, ChildFund International

Hanneke Oudkerk is an international development professional with over two decades of experience in child rights and public health. Since August 2023, she is the Regional Director for Asia at ChildFund International. Previously, she was the Country Director for Indonesia at the same organization. Hanneke, a Dutch by birth, has made Asia her home, she has lived in Nepal, Sri Lanka, and Indonesia since 2012, alongside her family.

In her career, she emphasizes the importance of innovation, including technological and systems-based advancements. She believes in the power of ideation, brainstorming, and design thinking that contribute to effective work methods. Hanneke values collaboration with motivated organizations, companies, and individuals to promote positive change for children so that they can stay healthy, educated, skilled, and safe.

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C3. Intersections of TFGBV and OSCEA: implications for response

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Ms Sujata Tuladhar (Moderator)
Regional Advisor – Gender Based Violence, UNFPA

Sujata Tuladhar is the Technical Adviser on Gender Based Violence with UNFPA Asia Pacific Regional Office. Sujata has over 17 years of experience in programming and coordination to address gender based violence in both development and humanitarian settings. Prior to joining the UNFPA AP Regional Office, Sujata worked in the Philippines, Pakistan and Nepal with UNFPA as well as for Asian Development Bank.

Born and raised in Nepal, Sujata hold a Master’s degree in International Relations from the Fletcher School, Tufts University (US) and a Bachelor’s degree in International Relations from Connecticut College (US).

Ms Gulsum Adas
Manager, Children, Youth and Families team, eSafety Commissioner

Gulsum an experienced regulatory and policy specialist with a proven track record in the safety, education, communications, and media sectors. With extensive involvement in high-profile federal policy development and legislative implementation, she has made significant contributions to the telecommunications and online safety industries. Gulsum has addressed critical issues such as cyberbullying among Australian children and the management of illegal online content. With a strong background in Education, Policy and Law, she has developed internationally recognized resources aimed at educators, youth, and parents.

Gulsum is deeply interested in the intersection of legislation, regulation, and the rapidly changing landscape of technological platforms.

Ms Christina Torsein
Child Protection Specialist, UNICEF EAPRO

Christina Torsein is a Child Protection Specialist for UNICEF’s East Asia and the Pacific Regional Office. She is a child protection practitioner with over twenty years’ experience including twelve years in the field. In her current role Christina focuses on systems strengthening, including the social service workforce, public finance management for systems strengthening and leads ending violence against children initiatives. She has assisted UNICEF and sister UN agencies with the development of strategic organisational documents, including an Assessment of the Social Service Workforce for Child Protection for UNICEF West and Central Africa, and developed UNRWA’s Child Protection Framework, amongst other guidance. She has provided technical guidance to Global Affairs Canada; and to IOM, UNHCR and UNICEF on the inclusion of children affected by migration in national child protection systems. Christina holds an LLM in International Human Rights Law and a Masters in Public Policy and Public Administration.

Ms Barbara Mae Flores
National Coordination Center against Online Sexual Abuse or Exploitation of Children and Child Sexual Abuse or Exploitation Materials, Department of Justice

Our speaker is the OIC Executive Director of the NCC-OSAEC-CSAEM and has been a prosecutor since 2008. She also served as the Chief of Operations and was a pioneer member of the DOJ-IACAT Region XI Anti-Trafficking in Persons Task Force, established in 2011. She earned her Juris Doctor degree from Ateneo de Davao University and her Bachelor of Science in Commerce, majoring in Legal Management, from De La Salle University.

With a deep commitment to combating human trafficking, child pornography, online sexual abuse or exploitation of children (OSAEC), and child abuse, she has worked closely with law enforcement to investigate and prosecute these cases. Her leadership has been instrumental in multiple anti-trafficking initiatives, including establishing an anti-trafficking team at Davao International Airport.

She is the Philippine representative to the Global Experts Consortium on Prosecuting Human Trafficking, launched by Justice and Care and the McCain Institute for International Leadership at Arizona State University. This consortium brings together experienced prosecutors from around the world to develop targeted policy recommendations and align the best available evidence for prosecuting human trafficking cases with a victim-centered approach. Additionally, she is a 2020 fellow of the WeProtect Global Alliance Fellowship, which convened stakeholders from across Asia to combat OSAEC, and a 2022-2023 fellow of Fulbright’s 10-month Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship at American University in Washington, DC, with a focus on Anti-Trafficking in Persons.

She has also served as a lecturer on trafficking in persons and online sexual abuse or exploitation of children. She has conceptualized and organized several inter-agency anti-trafficking training programs. Most notably, she is leading the Anti-Online Sexual Abuse or Exploitation of Children Webinar/Workshop for Investigators and Prosecutors Against Exploitation (OSAEC WIPE Out), which has already trained prosecutors and law enforcers in several regions of the country.

Beyond her professional commitments, she remains actively involved in extracurricular activities. She is the treasurer and Director of the Davao Lady Lawyers Association and once served as a Division Director for Toastmasters International. She is also a devoted wife and mother to two beautiful daughters.

Ms Yuko Nishiguchi
Asia Regional Child Protection Technical Advisor, Save the Children International

Yuko is the Asia Child Protection Technical Advisor, and has been working with Save the Children for more than 15 years with a particular focus on Child Protection. This includes experience with the following technical areas: strengthening Child Protection systems, providing high-quality Case Management services, supporting families in the prevention of violence against children, enhancing Community Led Child Protection, and strengthening of social welfare workforce. She has worked on Child Protection programs in both development and humanitarian contexts, with longer term roles in Myanmar (2013 – 2016 and 2018 – 2022) and Lebanon (2016 - 2018). She started the current role in August 2022 and supports countries in Asia, such as Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Laos, Myanmar, Napal, Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam.

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C4. Preventing recidivism and escalation of online sexual offending of children and adults – what works?

Discussion panel

Ms Milen Kidane (Moderator)
Regional Advisor for Child Protection, UNICEF East Asia & Pacific Regional Office

Ms Amanda Paton
Deputy Director Practice, Australian Centre for Child Protection, University of South Australia

Amanda Paton is an executive leader and Clinical Psychologist with over 20 years’ experience specialising in child abuse, complex trauma, child sexual abuse, harmful sexual behaviours, child advocacy centre methodology and multidisciplinary team responses. She has worked across the not-for-profit, government and university sector in clinical practice, research and executive management roles, working across Australia on many projects. She is currently the Deputy Director, Practice for the Australian Centre for Child Protection (ACCP), at the University of South Australia’s (UniSA) and is responsible for leading and overseeing the research, development, and implementation of evidence-based therapeutic models for responding to child abuse, neglect, trauma, and harmful sexual behaviours including the creation of a suite of Workforce Development trainings and a Graduate program. Amanda serves as Chair of the National Clinical Reference Group for Harmful Sexual Behaviours, reporting to the National Office for Child Safety. She was chief investigator developing Australia’s Minimum Practice Standards for Specialist and Community Support Services Responding to Child Sexual Abuse, and currently leads large scale projects across jurisdictions to develop responses for harmful sexual behaviours, increasing sector knowledge, policy, and practice solutions. This has included development of statewide Frameworks and a Layered Continuum for Understanding Harmful Sexual Behaviours, and assessment and treatment models.

Ms Nina Vaaranen-Valkonen (virtual)
Executive Director, Soujellan Lapsia – Protect Children Finland

Nina Vaaranen-Valkonen is the Co-founder and Executive Director of Protect Children (Suojellaan Lapsia ry) and a Trauma-Focused Cognitive Psychotherapist. With 30 years in the health sector and 20 years dedicated to protecting children from sexual violence, particularly online, she has extensive experience in both clinical work and global advocacy. Nina has contributed to numerous governmental and international expert groups, advancing the rights of victims and survivors.

Nina spearheaded the ReDirection research project, which for the first time engaged with over 50,000 CSA offenders on the dark web, revolutionizing academic understanding of this offender group. She also leads the You Are Enough™ peer support groups for parents of child victims and directed the Our Voice - Global Survivor Survey, involving 21,600 survivors of child sexual abuse and exploitation.

A recognized lecturer and trainer, Nina has educated thousands of professionals and law enforcement officers worldwide. She has devoted her career to championing the rights of child victims and survivors of sexual violence

Ms Eunice Gan
Psychologist, Community and Communications Psychology Branch, Home Team Psychology Division, Singapore Ministry of Home Affairs

Eunice Gan is a Psychologist with the Home Team Psychologist Division, at the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) Headquarters, Singapore. Her research interests include offending behaviours amongst youths, societal perceptions of justice and laws, and sexual violence.

She conducts behavioural science research as well as trainings for law enforcement officers and community professionals, to support MHA’s efforts in community crisis resilience and preventing serious crimes. As part of the team leading the prevention of sexual offending amongst youths, she engages in policy development and implementation strategies to combat youth sexual offending with other agencies.

Prof Michael Salter
Director, ChildLight, University of New South Wales

Dr Michael Salter is the Director of Childlight UNSW, a research hub dedicated to research for impact on child sexual abuse and exploitation, based in the School of Social Sciences at the University of New South Wales, Australia. His research is focused on child sexual abuse, gender-based violence and complex trauma, including intersections with technology. Dr Salter is the immediate Past President of the International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation (ISSTD) where he has served on the Board of Directors since 2018. He is the Chair of the Grace Tame Foundation, which is dedicated to the prevention of child sexual abuse. Dr Salter sits on the editorial boards of the journals Child Abuse Review and the Journal of Trauma and Dissociation.

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B4. Taking a Survivor Centered Approach

Discussion panel

Ms Jessica Leslie (Moderator)
Director, Online Protection Programs, ChildFund International

As Director of Online Protection Programs at ChildFund, Jessica Leslie brings years of experience leading strategic initiatives in the areas of sexual violence prevention and response, child protection, policy advocacy, and global program operations. At ChildFund, she leads the organization’s efforts to design and implement online protection programs, coordinating closely with country offices throughout ChildFund’s areas of operation in Asia, the Americas and Africa to support their efforts with local communities and governments to ensure implementation of evidence-based, victim and survivor-centered and trauma-informed interventions to prevent and respond to online harms experienced by children and youth. Throughout her career, which has included significant roles at The Trevor Project and the Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network (RAINN), Jessica has dedicated her efforts to prevent and address violence in all its forms, both offline and online, and will bring this expertise and experience to Project Lens.

Mr Lim Puay Tiak
Chair, ASEAN Disability Forum

Ms Yanti Kusumawardhani
Indonesia Representative on Children’s Rights to ACWC

In 2021, Ms. Yanti was appointed as Indonesia Representative on Children Rights to the ASEAN Commission on The Promotion and Protection of The Right of The Women and The Children (ACWC). In 2023 to April 2024, Ms. Yanti is taking the leadership as the chair of ACWC. Ms. Yanti is dedicated to work on Child Rights, Child Protection, Disability Inclusion and Social Work practice for more than 15 years.

In 2005, Ms. Yanti received her Master of Social Work (MSW) degree from the University of Pittsburgh,Pennsylvania, US. Along with her master’s degree, she obtained certification of Social Work in Child Welfare. Ms Yanti holds her international accreditation on child protection from NCFE-UK. She has experienced as national and regional trainer on child protection, case management and positive parenting with her 11 years of work for Save the Children Indonesia.

Dr Mark Kavenagh
Director, Evident “Leaked: Research on self-generated sexual content in Thailand”

Dr Mark Kavenagh is the Director of Evident, a small Bangkok-based social research company focused on sexual exploitation of children and human trafficking. Current projects include the US State Department funded ‘Project Possible’ exploring LGBTQI+ vulnerability to trafficking in Bangkok and Pattaya and ‘Leaked’ a partnership with HUG Project to research self-generated sexual content involving young people in Thailand and develop an evidence-based intervention.

Mark began his career as a registered psychologist working with children and families in Australia before moving into child protection work in the Pacific and Southeast Asia. His career has often involved translating evidence into real-world programming to protect children – now the main drive for Evident. Mark’s career has involved work with small organizations as well as in larger regional roles such as Child Online Protection Consultant for UNICEF East Asia and Pacific Regional Office in 2023. From a research perspective, Mark headed ECPAT International’s research team from 2018-2021 during which time he oversaw the release of 90+ research publications. He has authored papers in peer-reviewed journals on child sexual abuse and trafficking including guest editing issue 142(2) of the International Journal of Child Abuse and Neglect focused on the sexual exploitation of boys. Mark holds a Doctorate of Educational Psychology from the University of Melbourne.

Ms Rebeka Haning
Senior Specialist, Child Protection & Advocacy, ChildFund International in Indonesia

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Combating future threats: tools and tactics for child online safety

Discussion panel

Ms Rachel Harvey (Moderator)
Regional Advisor for Child Protection, UNICEF East Asia & Pacific Regional Office

Rachel Harvey is the Regional Adviser Child Protection for UNICEF’s East Asia and the Pacific Regional Office. She has 22 years of experience in research, advocacy and programming on child protection, justice for children and child rights in development and emergency contexts, including in Central Asia, Africa, East Asia, Central America, Eastern Europe and the Caucuses. She joined UNICEF in 2010 in Tanzania, moved to Nigeria as the Chief of Child Protection in 2014 and then to the UNICEF HQ Child Protection team in 2017, working on the VAC agenda. Prior to joining UNICEF, Rachel worked with the Children and Armed Conflict Unit (University of Essex, UK) and then the Children’s Legal Centre (now Coram International) for over 10 years, where she was Head of International Programmes. She holds a Masters Degree in International Human Rights Law.

Mr Hokky Situngkir
Director General of Informatics Application, Ministry of Communications and Informatics, Republic of Indonesia

Hokky Situngkir, an avid researcher and public servant for the Indonesian public in the sector of technology, informatics and communications, has played a significant role since 2018, in ensuring the digital safety of Indonesia through his works as the Information Technology Advisor at the Coordinating Ministry for Maritime and Investment Affairs, and later on at the National Cyber and Encryption Agency (BSSN).

As the Director General of Informatics Applications, Ministry of Communications and Informatics of the Republic of Indonesia, he has utilized his years of experiences within the ICT sector to eradicate online gambling and creating a safe as well as productive digital landscape for all stakeholders.

Prof Elizabeth Aguiling-Pangalangan
Philippines Children’s Rights Representative to the ACWC

Professor Aguiling-Pangalangan is a full Professor of the University of the Philippines College of Law and the Director of the Institute of Human Rights of the UP Law Center.

She obtained her A.B. (1978) and LL.B. (1983) at the University of the Philippines Diliman, and her Master of Laws degree (1989) from Harvard Law School (HLS). She was a fellow of the International Family Planning Leadership Program at the University of California Sta. Cruz (2005), and a Visiting Scholar (1997-98) and Research Fellow (2007) at the East Asian Legal Studies Program of HLS.

For the past 25 years, Professor Aguiling-Pangalangan has taught Persons and Family Relations, Conflict of Laws, Child’s Rights, Contracts, Agency, Partnership, Legal Ethics and Bioethics. She has lectured at the Leiden University Law School’s Advance Masterclass in Human Rights, and Summer School on Children’s Rights (2019), and was part of the Faculty Panel of the Masterclass for Migration at the University of Antwerp Faculty of Law (2018). She has served the University as Executive Director of the U.P. Center for Integrative and Development Studies (2007-2009).

Prof. Aguiling-Pangalangan has authored several books including Marriage and Unmarried Cohabitation: The Rights of Husbands, Wives and Lovers, Not Bone of My Bone But Still My Own: A Treatise on the Philippine Law on Adoption; Conflict of Laws: Cases Materials and Comments (co-authored with Justice Jorge Coquia), and Towards Better Enforcement of the Decisions of the UN and other International and Regional Human Rights Bodies (co-authored with Atty. Daniel Lising). She has been published by Cambridge University Press, Routledge Law and Kluwer Law International.

She is a member of the Hague Conference of Private International Law (HCCH) Experts’ Group on Parentage and Surrogacy, and the Special Commission on Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments. She attended The Hague Academy of International Law on a scholarship in 1997 and lectured in its Extension Programme in 2003. Professor Aguiling-Pangalangan drafted the Domestic Adoption Act of 1998, and was a member of the drafting committee of the implementing rules and regulations of the Magna Carta of Women (2010) and the Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health Law (2013). She was a consultant to the UN Women on CEDAW Based Legal Review of Migration and Trafficking Laws in the Philippines, the WHO on the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, the Department of Foreign Affairs on the Development of ASEAN Legal Instruments on Human Rights, and the Department of Social Welfare and Development on adoption and alternative child care, among others.

Mr Jeff Wu
Co-Founder and Chief Safety Officer, k-ID

Jeff Wu is a Co-Founder and Chief Safety Officer for k-ID, a new technology transforming how kids and teens access age-appropriate experiences. Jeff works with government agencies and safety organizations to support k-ID in providing age-appropriate and region-specific feature access in more than 200 markets around the world as well as building out the Family Platform product. Jeff brings almost two decades of experience in Trust & Safety, Government Outreach, and Investigations at top technology companies, including pre-IPO hyper growth stages at both Meta Platforms and Google Inc. He has been recognized for his ability to develop government relationships and drive impactful solutions to combat online abuse while delicately balancing community safety and user privacy on a global scale, including his team receiving the prestigious FBI Director’s Award for Excellence in International Operations in 2019. In addition to his role at k-ID, Jeff serves as a community leader in his role as the District Councillor for the North West Community Development Council in Singapore, and was a former Council Member on the National Crime Prevention Council of Singapore.

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Contextualising adolescent sexual offending within a ‘Harmful Sexual Behaviour’ frame

Keynote address

Ms Amanda Paton
Deputy Director Practice, Australian Centre for Child Protection, University of South Australia

Amanda Paton is an executive leader and Clinical Psychologist with over 20 years’ experience specialising in child abuse, complex trauma, child sexual abuse, harmful sexual behaviours, child advocacy centre methodology and multidisciplinary team responses. She has worked across the not-for-profit, government and university sector in clinical practice, research and executive management roles, working across Australia on many projects. She is currently the Deputy Director, Practice for the Australian Centre for Child Protection (ACCP), at the University of South Australia’s (UniSA) and is responsible for leading and overseeing the research, development, and implementation of evidence-based therapeutic models for responding to child abuse, neglect, trauma, and harmful sexual behaviours including the creation of a suite of Workforce Development trainings and a Graduate program. Amanda serves as Chair of the National Clinical Reference Group for Harmful Sexual Behaviours, reporting to the National Office for Child Safety. She was chief investigator developing Australia’s Minimum Practice Standards for Specialist and Community Support Services Responding to Child Sexual Abuse, and currently leads large scale projects across jurisdictions to develop responses for harmful sexual behaviours, increasing sector knowledge, policy, and practice solutions. This has included development of statewide Frameworks and a Layered Continuum for Understanding Harmful Sexual Behaviours, and assessment and treatment models.

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Welcome Remarks

Ms Yanti Kusumawardhani
Indonesia Representative on Children’s Rights to ACWC

In 2021, Ms. Yanti was appointed as Indonesia Representative on Children Rights to the ASEAN Commission on The Promotion and Protection of The Right of The Women and The Children (ACWC). In 2023 to April 2024, Ms. Yanti is taking the leadership as the chair of ACWC. Ms. Yanti is dedicated to work on Child Rights, Child Protection, Disability Inclusion and Social Work practice for more than 15 years.

In 2005, Ms. Yanti received her Master of Social Work (MSW) degree from the University of Pittsburgh,Pennsylvania, US. Along with her master’s degree, she obtained certification of Social Work in Child Welfare. Ms Yanti holds her international accreditation on child protection from NCFE-UK. She has experienced as national and regional trainer on child protection, case management and positive parenting with her 11 years of work for Save the Children Indonesia.

Ms Maniza Zaman
Representative UNICEF Indonesia

H.E. Stephanie Copus Campbell (Moderator)
Australia Ambassador for Gender Equality

Ms Copus Campbell has extensive experience working across the public, private, philanthropic and community sectors in Australia and the Indo Pacific. She has served as head of Australia's bilateral aid programs with Papua New Guinea, Fiji and Tuvalu and head of Australia's Pacific Regional programs. Ms Copus Campbell has worked in senior executive roles with CARE Australia and the Oil Search Foundation.

Stephanie is a founding Director on the Femili PNG Board (providing services to survivors of family and sexual violence) and the PNG City Pharmacy Ltd. Board. From 2018 to 2023 she was Chair of the Southern Highlands Provincial Health Authority Board (the third largest province in PNG).

Stephanie holds a Master of Philosophy from Cambridge University (UK) in international relations and a bachelor's degree from the University of California in political science, where she graduated Summa Cum Laude. She is currently undertaking a Masters of Social Work through the University of Melbourne. She is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. She volunteers in palliative care at Clare Holland House Hospice and as a wildlife carer and rescuer for ACT Wildlife.

H.E. I Gusti Ayu Bintang Darmawati (pre-recorded)
Ministry of Women’s Empowerment and Child Protection, Republic of Indonesia

Mr Miguel Musngi
Assistant Director, Poverty Eradication and Gender Division of the ASEAN Secretariat

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Restricting access for online protection and well-being? Global, regional and national perspectives

PLENARY

Ms Maha Balakrishnan
Research Fellow, UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network Asia Headquarters

Following a 12-year career as a practising lawyer and a 4-year career in diplomacy, Maha combines the disciplines of law and political science to provide capacity-building and advice to members of the Malaysian Parliament, and consults for domestic and international organisations including UNICEF Malaysia and (formerly) the National Democratic Institute for International Affairs. Maha has published works on parliamentary practice, democratic governance, political participation and rights-based policy reforms. Maha is also a Research Fellow at the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network-Asia Headquarters that is based in Sunway University, Malaysia.

Dr Chew Han Ei
Head (Governance and Economy), Institute of Policy Studies, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore

Dr Chew Han Ei leads the Governance & Economy cluster at the Institute of Policy Studies (IPS), National University of Singapore where he oversees the Institute’s longest-standing research unit. His work centres on quantitative policy research in areas such as online harms, digital trust, and technology adoption.

He has led multiple large-scale research grants and works closely with public agencies to translate social science evidence into policy and system design. His approach is empirical and practical — from developing research instruments to guiding data analyses that inform real-world interventions.

Beyond IPS, Han Ei serves on the board of SG Her Empowerment (SHE), where he helped extend national efforts to tackle online harms against women and girls through initiatives such as SHECARES@SCWO — ASEAN's first support centre for targets of online harms. He also serves as a pro bono Research Consultant to UNESCO, contributing to global projects including Reading in the Mobile Era and I’d Blush If I Could: Closing Gender Divides in Digital Skills through Education.

Ms Julie Inman Grant
Australia eSafety Commissioner

Julie Inman Grant is Australia’s eSafety Commissioner. In this role, Julie leads the world’s first government regulatory agency committed to keeping its citizens safer online.
Julie has extensive experience in the non-profit and government sectors and spent two decades working in senior public policy and safety roles in the tech industry at Microsoft, Twitter and Adobe.

The Commissioner’s career began in Washington DC, working in the US Congress and the non-profit sector before taking on a role at Microsoft. Julie’s experience at Microsoft spanned 17 years, serving as one of the company’s first and longest-standing government relations professionals, ultimately in the role of Global Director for Safety and Privacy Policy and Outreach. At Twitter, she set up and drove the company’s policy, safety and philanthropy programs across Australia, New Zealand and Southeast Asia.

As Commissioner, Julie plays an important global role as Chair of the Child Dignity Alliance’s Technical Working Group and as a Board Member of the WePROTECT Global Alliance. The Commissioner also serves on the World Economic Forum’s Global Coalition for Digital SafetyExternal link and on their XR Ecosystem Governance Steering Committee on Building and Defining the Metaverse. Under her leadership, eSafety has joined forces with the White House Gender Policy Council and Government of Denmark on the Global PartnershipExternal link for Action on Gender-Based Harassment and Abuse.

Ms Thu Trang Ha
2025 ASEAN ICT Forum Young Person Advisory Group

Mr Lance Balungcas
2025 ASEAN ICT Forum Young Person Advisory Group

Ms Allyzsa Zahril
2025 ASEAN ICT Forum Young Person Advisory Group

Ms Mediodecci Lustarini
Secretary of Directorate General of Digital Space Monitoring, Ministry of Communications and Digital, Indonesia

Mediodecci Lustarini is the Secretary of the Directorate General of Digital Space Monitoring at the Ministry of Communications and Digital Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia. She holds a Master’s degree in Communications and Media Studies from Monash University and brings over 18 years of public service experience since 2006, with extensive work in legal affairs, international cooperation, and policy development. She has played key roles in major international engagements, notably leading official media registration and public communications during Indonesia’s G20 Presidency in 2022 and, most recently, chairing the 8th ASEAN Data Protection and Privacy Forum in 2025

Ms Hazel Bitaña
Deputy Regional Executive Director, CRC Asia

Hazel is the Deputy Regional Executive Director of Child Rights Coalition Asia (CRC Asia), in charge of the development and implementation of the overall strategy of the coalition. Aside from supervising the day-to-day operations, she provides strategic advice on the coalition’s advocacy efforts and partnership engagements.

Since joining CRC Asia in 2015, Hazel has contributed to the development of several regional and international documents. She also authored a number of CRC Asia publications and, among these, she is most proud of the child-friendly materials she helped produce. With a decade of experience in the development sector, she has gained a strong background on children’s rights, particularly on child participation and the rights of the child in the digital environment.

Before being part of CRC Asia, Hazel worked for Plan International in the Philippines (2014-2015) and Asia against Child Trafficking (2011-2013). She also served as a Creative Writer for Television and Production Exponents, Inc. for two years.

Hazel has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Broadcast Communication with a Magna cum Laude distinction from the University of the Philippines Diliman. She also holds a Master of Statistics degree from the same university.

Malina Enlund
Head of Safety Policy APAC, Meta

Malina is the Head of Safety Policy for Meta, overseeing the development and implementation of safety policies, tools and programs across the platform in APAC. Malina works with Government and Non-Government partners in the region on issues of child online safety, women's safety, human trafficking and mental health and well-being. Prior to joining Meta, Malina spent 14 years working in the field of anti-trafficking and child exploitation in Southeast Asia. Previously she served as the Head of Trafficking for ECPAT International where she led the global program and policy work for the network operating in 114 countries worldwide. Malina holds a Bachelor's degree International Development from the University of Calgary and a Master's degree in Child Protection from the University of Kent, UK.

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A2. Finding the right balance in implementing social media age restriction. Policy and technology

Presentations + extended Q&A

Ms Vaishnavi J (Moderator)
Founder, Vyanams Strategies (VYS)

Vaishnavi is the founder and principal of Vyanams Strategies (Vys), helping companies, civil society, and governments build healthier online communities for young people. Vys embeds with product, trust & safety, and policy teams to identify youth safety risks, co-design product & policy solutions, and implement safeguards that meet both regulatory demands and user expectations. From age assurance and trust models to safety-by-design frameworks and AI risk assessments, Vys turns complex youth safety challenges into scalable strategies that help platforms grow responsibly without sacrificing innovation.

An expert in online child safety, privacy, and age-appropriate design, Vaishnavi has held significant roles in the tech industry. She was previously the head of youth policy at Meta, supporting age-appropriate design across Instagram, Facebook, VR, and messaging services. She previously led Twitter’s video content policies, was their first head of safety in APAC, and served as Google’s central child safety policy lead for APAC. Vaishnavi is a recognized commentator on youth and technology, featured across BBC, NPR, CNN, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, New York Times, and Rolling Stone. Outside of work, Vaishnavi serves on the board of directors at the Integrity Institute, the board of advisors at the Sustainable Media Center, and is a working group member of the Generative Identity Initiative at the Institute for Security and Technology.

Ms Sarah Fox
Manager International Engagement, eSafety Commission

Ms Fox is the Manager of International Engagement at the eSafety Commissioner, Australia’s online safety regulator. Sarah leads a team focused on advancing eSafety’s online safety priorities with other regulators, governments, multi-lateral organisations, international NGOs, academics, and policy experts, as well as delivering online safety capacity building projects in the Asia Pacific region, including a specific focus on tech-facilitated gender-based violence.

Sarah has worked for the Australian Government for over ten years, and prior to joining eSafety worked in a variety of roles working to combat child sexual exploitation and abuse; and family, domestic and sexual violence.

Mr Tony Allen
Chief Executive, Age Check Certification Scheme

Tony is a Chartered Trading Standards Practitioner with over 25 years of experience in age restricted sales, law and practice. He is Co-Chair of the UK Government's Expert Panel on Age Restrictions and Vice-Chair of Digital Policy Alliance Internet Safety and Policy Group.He is author of the Law of Age Restricted Sales in England and Wales, now in its 2nd Edition. He is an approved trainer for Highfield Qualifications.

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Setting the scene: Objectives of the 2025 ASEAN ICT Forum

PLENARY

Mr Miguel Musngi
Assistant Director, Poverty Eradication & Gender Division, ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community Department, ASEAN Secretariat

Miguel Musngi is the Head of the Poverty Eradication and General Division, ASEAN. As part of the Poverty Eradication and Gender Division (PEGD) of the ASEAN Secretariat, Mr. Musngi and the team support ASEAN's cooperation on rural development, and poverty eradication, gender equality, and women's empowerment, among others. Mr. Musngi provided policy and program support that contributed to the development of the report entitles "Addressing Unpaid Car Work in ASEAN" that was published in the 2021, the development of the ASEAN committee on women (ACW) Work Plan 2021 – 2025 which articulates ASEAN's agenda on addressing unpaid care and domestic work, and the overall work of the ACW on promoting gender equality and women's empowerment in ASEAN.

For over 10 years, Mr. Musngi has worked with small farmers, rural women, indigenous peoples, and fisherfolk in the Philippines to reform agricultural policies and strengthen rural democratic institutions. Before joining the ASEAN secretariat, Mr. Musngi was part of the legal team supporting indigenous peoples in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (BARMM).

Mr. Musngi holds a Bachelor's Degree in Public Administration and a Master's Degree in Public Administration and Public Policy, both of which he earned from the National College of Public Administration and Governance (NCPAG) at the University of the Philippines, Diliman. He earned a Juris Doctor from the College of Law at the same University.

H.E. Wan Noraidah binti Wan Mohd Zain
Chair of the ASEAN Commission on the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Women and Children (ACWC) for the year 2025

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A1. Children’s mental health in an always-on world

Discussion panel

Dr Prapaporn Tivayanond Mongkhonvanit (Moderator)
Thailand Children’s Rights Representative to the ACWC

Asst. Prof. Prapaporn is currently Dean of the School of Global Studies at Thammasat University. She was a Board Member of the National Council on Social Welfare of Thailand and the Founding Director of the Social Policy and Development (SPD) International Programme at Thammasat University.

She conducts research in areas of social protection and has researched the connection between Thailand’s welfare scheme and the informal sector, paying particular attention to OTOP producers and Thailand’s social entrepreneurship. She has also conducted studies of Thailand’s early childhood care and education, as well as a study for UNRISD on Thailand’s universal health scheme.

Dr Andrew Yee
Assistant Professor, Nanyang Technological University

Andrew Z H Yee is an Assistant Professor at the Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information, where he studies how and why young people use digital technology, and its impact on development and well-being. His research projects span three main areas: the effects of smartphones and social media on youth mental health, preschoolers’ screen media experiences, and how video games shape identity and well-being. Broadly, his work explores how digital media can be harnessed to support healthier development among children and young people. He currently sits on several committees, such as on the Expert Panel for Mental Health Impact of Social Media Use for the National Mental Health Office in Singapore, as well as the International Panel on the Information Environment.

Ms Marie-Ève Nadeau
Head of International Affairs, 5Rights Foundation

Marie-Ève Nadeau is Head of International Affairs at the 5Rights Foundation, leading global efforts to put children's rights at the heart of digital policy.

With a background in international law and human rights, she is a dedicated advocate for AI governance, data protection and online safety to be designed with children in mind.

Based in Brussels, she has shaped policies and strengthened global frameworks, holding companies and governments to account in the EU, the African Union and 15 countries from Indonesia to Argentina.

Dr Nurulwafa Hussain
Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, Hospital Melaka

Dr. Nurulwafa Hussain is a Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist at Hospital Melaka. She graduated with an MBBS degree from the University of Malaya in 1996, completed her Master of Medicine (Psychiatry) at UKM in 2004, and pursued Advanced Training in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at Mindful, Victoria in 2015. She is an active member of the Suspected Child Abuse and Neglect (SCAN) Team at Hospital Melaka. In her clinical work, she treats children and their families through engagement and trauma-focused therapies. She also provides training in Emotion Coaching Parenting, supporting parents in creating a safe environment for their children, particularly in the use of digital devices. In addition, she conducts outreach programmes at Asrama Akhlak (Rehabilitation Home) and Sekolah Tunas Bakti (Rehabilitation School), helping adolescents better understand themselves and equipping caregivers with effective parenting knowledge.

Ms Shun Lae Pyae Zaw
2025 ASEAN ICT Forum Young Person Advisory Group

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D1. Co-designing technology and apps for children with children

Workshop (limited availability, by registration)

Ms Yanti Kusumawardhani (Opening remarks)
Visiting Research Fellow, London School of Economics

In 2021, Ms. Yanti was appointed as Indonesia Representative on Children Rights to the ASEAN Commission on The Promotion and Protection of The Right of The Women and The Children (ACWC). In 2023 to April 2024, Ms. Yanti is taking the leadership as the chair of ACWC. Ms. Yanti is dedicated to work on Child Rights, Child Protection, Disability Inclusion and Social Work practice for more than 15 years.

In 2005, Ms. Yanti received her Master of Social Work (MSW) degree from the University of Pittsburgh,Pennsylvania, US. Along with her master’s degree, she obtained certification of Social Work in Child Welfare. Ms Yanti holds her international accreditation on child protection from NCFE-UK. She has experienced as national and regional trainer on child protection, case management and positive parenting with her 11 years of work for Save the Children Indonesia.

Dr Kruakae Pothong (Facilitator)
Visiting Research Fellow, Digital Futures for Children Centre, London School of Economics

Dr Kruakae Pothong is a Researcher at 5Rights and visiting research fellow in the Department of Media and Communications at London School of Economics and Political Science. Her current research focuses on child-centred design of digital services. Her broader research interests span the areas of human computer interaction, digital ethics, data protection, Internet and other related policies. She specialises in designing social technical research, using deliberative methods to elicit human values and expectations of technological advances, such as the Internet of Things (IoT) and distributed ledgers.

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B2. Raising children in a digital world. Empowering and supporting parents and educators

Evidence, practice & impact discussion

Ms Bryanna Mariñas (Moderator)
Founder, Global Youth-Led Movement on Ending Violence Against Childre, 2025 ASEAN ICT Forum Young Person Advisory Group

Ms Rachel Harvey
Regional Adviser, Child Protection, UNICEF EAPRO

Rachel Harvey is the Regional Adviser Child Protection for UNICEF’s East Asia and the Pacific Regional Office. She has 22 years of experience in research, advocacy and programming on child protection, justice for children and child rights in development and emergency contexts, including in Central Asia, Africa, East Asia, Central America, Eastern Europe and the Caucuses. She joined UNICEF in 2010 in Tanzania, moved to Nigeria as the Chief of Child Protection in 2014 and then to the UNICEF HQ Child Protection team in 2017, working on the VAC agenda. Prior to joining UNICEF, Rachel worked with the Children and Armed Conflict Unit (University of Essex, UK) and then the Children’s Legal Centre (now Coram International) for over 10 years, where she was Head of International Programmes. She holds a Masters Degree in International Human Rights Law.

Dr Becky Pham
Assistant Professor, Temple University Japan

Thi Ngoc Bich (Becky) Pham is Assistant Professor in Communication Studies at Temple University, Japan Campus. She received her Ph.D. in Communication from the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Southern California. Her research focuses on digital media and transnational culture, with an emphasis on Asian and Asian American populations, East Asian popular culture and Hollywood, communication devices, social media, and streaming apps. She investigates how youth, families, and communities of immigrant background engage with media to construct their cultural and collective identities. In doing so, she addresses issues of media representations, social marginalization and discrimination, ethnicity, nationalism, gender, parenting under pressure, and online child safety. Her published articles have appeared in Continuum: Journal of Media & Cultural Studies, International Journal of Communication, Journal of Children and Media, New Media & Society, Transformative Works and Cultures, and in notable edited volumes. Her writing for general audience has appeared on Psychology Today, Greater Good Magazine, and The Connected Learning Alliance Blog. She has appeared on ABC7 Eyewitness News, and her co-authored work has been covered by DEADLINE, IndieWire, Jimmy Kimmel Live, Kidscreen, NextShark, NPR, SBS Evening News, The Guardian, The Hollywood Reporter, and Variety, among others.

Mr Mohd Daud bin Mohd Arif
Deputy Secretary General (Strategic), Ministry of Women, Family and Community Development

Ms Anthea Ow
Manager, Government & Public Affairs APAC LEGO

Anthea Ow is Manager, Government Relations and Public Affairs, APAC at the LEGO Group. She leads on the company’s sustainability policy and risk agenda in the region, and is also responsible for engaging with policy stakeholders on Learning through Play and digital wellbeing. Prior to joining the LEGO Group, she was at TheCityUK, where she developed engagement strategies and advocated for policies that create commercial opportunities for the UK-based financial and related professional services industry in Asia. She has also held roles at Asia House, a think tank driving commercial and political engagement between Asia and Europe, as well as at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Singapore.

Ms Ying Ma
Director of Customer Service, Minors Protection Centre, Tencent

Mr Jeff Wu
Co-founder, k-ID

Jeff Wu is the Co-Founder and Chief Safety Officer of k-ID, a technology company transforming how kids and teens access age-appropriate digital experiences. k-ID’s platform powers safe, privacy-preserving, and region-specific access for kids and teens across more than 200 markets worldwide and includes its partnership on the OpenAge Initiative. The company has been recognized by the World Economic Forum as a 2024 Tech Pioneer and by TIME Magazine as one of the Top 300 Technologies of 2025.

Jeff brings nearly two decades of experience in Trust & Safety, Government Outreach, and Investigations at leading technology companies, including pre-IPO hyper-growth stages at Facebook and Google Inc. He is recognized for building global partnerships and driving impactful solutions to combat online abuse while balancing community safety with user privacy, efforts that earned his team the FBI Director’s Award for Excellence in International Operations in 2019.

In addition to his role at k-ID, Jeff serves as a District Councillor for the North West Community Development Council in Singapore and previously served as a Council Member on Singapore’s National Crime Prevention Council.

Ms Madeline Shepherd
Digital Safety Lead – Asia, Microsoft

Madeline is the Director of Digital Safety for Microsoft Asia, covering a range of online safety policy and advocacy issues across the region. She leads Microsoft's regional strategy on online safety, trust, and responsible technology, working closely with governments, regulators, and industry partners across Asia Pacific. Madeline drives policy development and multi-stakeholder collaboration on a range of issues such as child online protection. She is passionate about promoting and responding to online safety challenges, with a particular interest in supporting the trusted adults in children's lives to be stewards of online safety.

Prior to joining Microsoft, Madeline worked for the New Zealand Government in countering violent extremism online and cyber security awareness. She has also worked for the State Government of Victoria (Australia) in similar fields.

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C2. From digital principles and industry due diligence to impacts on children’s online safety and privacy

Knowledge panel

Ms Mediha Mahmood (Moderator)
Chief Executive Officer, Communications and Multimedia Content Forum of Malaysia

Mediha Mahmood is a regulatory and legal professional with over 20 years of experience in law, policy, and content governance. She is the CEO of the Communications and Multimedia Content Forum of Malaysia (Content Forum), where she led the organisation’s rebranding and the nationwide revamp of the Content Code in collaboration with industry, policymakers, and the public.

A strong advocate for digital well-being, Mediha has championed initiatives on online safety, digital literacy, and suicide prevention. She led the co-development of Malaysia’s Guidelines for Reporting and Sharing of Suicide-Related Content with the Ministry of Health, the media industry and mental health experts, and presented the initiative at the 2025 IASP World Congress in Vienna. Her work focuses on equipping media, content creators, and the public with the tools to engage responsibly in digital spaces.

Mediha began her career in legal practice at Shearn Delamore & Co. and Zul Rafique & Partners, before holding legal and regulatory leadership roles at PwC Malaysia, Astro, and AirAsia Digital. A member of the Malaysian Bar, she has also volunteered with the KL Legal Aid Centre to support unrepresented detainees.

Ms Pichamon Yeophantong
Chairperson of the UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights

Dr Pichamon Yeophantong is the Chairperson of the UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights. She is also an Associate Professor at Deakin University. Pichamon currently leads the Responsible Business Lab and the Environmental Justice and Human Rights Project.

As a political scientist, Pichamon teaches and publishes field-based research on business and human rights, and the political economy of sustainable development in the Asia-Pacific. Prior to joining Deakin, Pichamon held academic positions at the University of New South Wales (UNSW), Princeton University, and the University of Oxford. She holds a PhD and MA from the Australian National University and a BA from Thammasat University.

Ms Chrissy Martin Meier
Policy Director, Digital Impact Alliance

Ms. Chrissy Martin Meier is a recognized thought leader in digital development, with over a decade of experience managing complex initiatives which deliver positive results for people. Currently the Director of Global Engagement at the Digital Impact Alliance (DIAL), Chrissy is drawing on her extensive technical expertise gained through working with organizations including the World Bank (CGAP, ID4D and G2Px), GIZ, the Center for Financial Inclusion at Accion, USAID and many others.

She began her career in the private sector, launching the first mobile money product in Haiti with the telecommunications company Digicel and driving consumer insights for the start-up mobile payments company Zoona. A graduate of the University of Virginia and The Fletcher School at Tufts University, Chrissy now lives with her family in Switzerland.

Ms Gayatri Khandhadai
Head of Technology and Human Rights, Business & Human Rights Resource Centre

Gaya joined the Resource Centre in February 2022 as the Head of Technology and Human Rights. She is a lawyer with a background in international law and human rights, international and regional human rights mechanisms, research, and advocacy. She previously worked with national and regional human rights groups, focusing on freedom of expression.

More recently she worked as the Asia Policy Regional Coordinator at the Association for Progressive Communications where her focus was on digital rights and policy in Asia with specific emphasis on freedoms of expression, religion, assembly and association on the internet. Her areas of expertise include capacity building, network support, policy advocacy on regulations and adoption of human rights-based approach to internet governance.

Mr Dio Herdiawan Tobing
Co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer at Obviously Sustainable

Dio Tobing is a Co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer of Obviously Sustainable, a socially-driven enterprise based in Indonesia that drives people-centred twin transitions. He holds 10 years of professional experience in the ESG and digital inclusion transformation space and has consulted for high-impact clients such as ASEAN, EU, GIZ, International Organization for Migration (IOM), UNDP, the World Economic Forum and National Government Institution in Indonesia: Ministry of Cooperatives and SMEs of Indonesia, Ministry of Health of Indonesia, and Ministry of State Apparatus Utilization and Bureaucratic Reform of Indonesia.

He is a champion on trustworthy digital transformation and has advised digital companies on tech policy and safety, including for WhatsApp/Meta, Amazon Web Services, Grab, and the Riot Games. Dio holds a Master’s degree in Public International Law from Leiden University and a Master’s degree in Public Policy from the School of Government and Public Policy-Indonesia. He is a certified Partnership Broker from the Partnership Broker Association (PBA).

Ms Josianne Galea Baron
Child Rights and Business Specialist, UNICEF

Ms. Josianne Galea Baron is part of UNICEF’s Business Engagement and Child Rights team, which leads UNICEF’s efforts to promote responsible business conduct in relation to children’s rights. In this role, Josianne is the technical lead on how companies can take action to respect and support children’s rights throughout their digital business activities. This includes developing tools and guidance for different industries, from online gaming to mobile network operators, engaging with investors on child rights stewardship, and advocating for child rights-based regulation of digital technologies. She holds a Master’s in Development Management from the London School of Economics and Political Science.

Mr Wu Dingping (Respondent)
Deputy Director General, China Federation of Internet Societies

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Beyond words. The role of online gender narratives in the abuse of children and gender-based violence, including by under-18s

Panel

Ms Dinorah Granadeiro (Opening remarks)
ACWC Representative for Children’s Rights and President, INDDICA, Timor-Leste

Ms Rachel Harvey (Moderator)
Regional Adviser, Child Protection, UNICEF EAPRO

Rachel Harvey is the Regional Adviser Child Protection for UNICEF’s East Asia and the Pacific Regional Office. She has 22 years of experience in research, advocacy and programming on child protection, justice for children and child rights in development and emergency contexts, including in Central Asia, Africa, East Asia, Central America, Eastern Europe and the Caucuses. She joined UNICEF in 2010 in Tanzania, moved to Nigeria as the Chief of Child Protection in 2014 and then to the UNICEF HQ Child Protection team in 2017, working on the VAC agenda. Prior to joining UNICEF, Rachel worked with the Children and Armed Conflict Unit (University of Essex, UK) and then the Children’s Legal Centre (now Coram International) for over 10 years, where she was Head of International Programmes. She holds a Masters Degree in International Human Rights Law.

Ms Amanda Paton
Practice Lead, Australian Centre for Child Protection, University of South Australia

Amanda Paton is an executive leader and Clinical Psychologist with over 20 years’ experience specialising in child abuse, complex trauma, child sexual abuse, harmful sexual behaviours, child advocacy centre methodology and multidisciplinary team responses. She has worked across the not-for-profit, government and university sector in clinical practice, research and executive management roles, working across Australia on many projects. She is currently the Deputy Director, Practice for the Australian Centre for Child Protection (ACCP), at the University of South Australia’s (UniSA) and is responsible for leading and overseeing the research, development, and implementation of evidence-based therapeutic models for responding to child abuse, neglect, trauma, and harmful sexual behaviours including the creation of a suite of Workforce Development trainings and a Graduate program. Amanda serves as Chair of the National Clinical Reference Group for Harmful Sexual Behaviours, reporting to the National Office for Child Safety. She was chief investigator developing Australia’s Minimum Practice Standards for Specialist and Community Support Services Responding to Child Sexual Abuse, and currently leads large scale projects across jurisdictions to develop responses for harmful sexual behaviours, increasing sector knowledge, policy, and practice solutions. This has included development of statewide Frameworks and a Layered Continuum for Understanding Harmful Sexual Behaviours, and assessment and treatment models.

Prof Patrick O’Leary
Chief Investigator, ARC Centre of Excellence for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, Griffith University

Prof Michael Salter
Director, Childlight East Asia and Pacific Hub, University of New South Wales

Dr Michael Salter is the Director of Childlight UNSW, a research hub dedicated to research for impact on child sexual abuse and exploitation, based in the School of Social Sciences at the University of New South Wales, Australia. His research is focused on child sexual abuse, gender-based violence and complex trauma, including intersections with technology. Dr Salter is the immediate Past President of the International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation (ISSTD) where he has served on the Board of Directors since 2018. He is the Chair of the Grace Tame Foundation, which is dedicated to the prevention of child sexual abuse. Dr Salter sits on the editorial boards of the journals Child Abuse Review and the Journal of Trauma and Dissociation.

Mr Iain Drennan
Executive Director, WeProtect Global Alliance

Iain has been the Executive Director of WeProtect Global Alliance since its launch as an independent international institution in April 2020. Previously, he led the UK Home Office’s international response to child sexual abuse. Under Iain’s leadership, the UK was assessed top out of 60 countries in the Economist Intelligence Unit’s Out of the Shadows Index on response to child sexual abuse and ratified the Council of Europe’s Lanzarote Convention against child sexual abuse. Prior to this, Iain worked in national security, foreign policy and counter terrorism roles in the UK civil service and diplomatic service.

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Shaping online narratives and interrupting pathways to harmful sexual behaviours by under-18s – perspectives from Southeast Asia

Reflection Panel

Ms Selvi Supramaniam (Moderator)
Child Protection Specialist, UNICEF Malaysia

Selvi is an experienced child rights advocate and policy specialist who is currently a Child Protection Specialist at UNICEF Malaysia where she has led the justice portfolio for 15 years. She has over 20 years of experience across humanitarian, human rights and development sectors, covering migration and displacement, and child protection.

She holds an LLB (Hons) from the University of Sussex and an LLM in international law from the Australian National University.

Ms Shamala Do Gopalakrishnan
Principal Psychologist, Senior Assistant Director, Home Team Psychology Team, Ministry of Home Affairs, Singapore

Mr Francesco Cecon
Head of Programme: Child Protection and Gender, ECPAT International

Francesco Cecon is the Head of the Global Boys Initiative at ECPAT International. He leads on the organisation’s work on ending sexual exploitation of boys, and supports the coordination of the work of the Global Alliance on the Protection of Boys from Sexual Violence (GAPB), which aims at conducting global advocacy to end sexual violence against boys, while transforming rigid gender norms and ideas of masculinity.

Mr Alastair Hilton
Child Protection Consultant, up! International, Cambodia

Ms Boom Mosby
Founder & Director, HUG Project

Ms Chanakan Wichit (Nine)
Dek Tech to the Star Project, Young Rise Thailand & Representative of the Southeast Asia Ministers of Education (SEAMEO) youth consultation on technology facilitated gender based violence

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A3. Exploring intersections of children’s rights, regulation and AI

Discussion panel

Ms Judith Hanan (Moderator)
T4D Regional Manager, UNICEF EAPRO

Ms Chikako Masuda
Head of Intelligence Research, Digital Agency, Japan

Ms Marie-Ève Nadeau
Head of International Affairs, 5Rights Foundation

Marie-Ève Nadeau is Head of International Affairs at the 5Rights Foundation, leading global efforts to put children's rights at the heart of digital policy.

With a background in international law and human rights, she is a dedicated advocate for AI governance, data protection and online safety to be designed with children in mind.

Based in Brussels, she has shaped policies and strengthened global frameworks, holding companies and governments to account in the EU, the African Union and 15 countries from Indonesia to Argentina.

Ms Ana Lomtadze
Head of Communication and Information Unit, UNESCO

Ana Lomtadze is in charge of UNESCO Jakarta Regional Office's programming on media, technology and human rights. As part of this, she works to enhance freedom of expression, the safety of journalists, and media and information literacy in Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines and Timor-Leste. Before moving to Indonesia in 2022, Ana worked on issues related to access to information and the preservation of documentary heritage at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, France. Ana has previously worked for human rights and media NGOs, including the Open Society Foundations and the Global Editors Network. She holds a BA in Political Science and Cinema Studies from Wellesley College and an MSc in Media and Communication Studies from the London School of Economics.

Zar Motik Adisuryo
National Representative of Indonesia, AI Safety Asia

Zar Motik Adisuryo is the national representative of Indonesia for Al Safety Asia, a global non-profit focusing on Al safety and governance. She is an alumn of Georgetown University's Master's of Communication, Culture and Technology (CCT), with prior experience in a multilateral organization's bureau development sector in the EU and a technology policy focused think-tank in Washington, D.C. She looks into how we can safeguard against the misuse of Al from a policy and systems thinking point of view, particularly on the problem of disinformation and digital propaganda.

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B3. Ensuring rights and protection in and through digital transformation of education

Discussion panel

Ms Haani Mazari (Facilitator)
Asia Lead, EdTech Hub

Ms Neema Jayasinghe (Facilitator)
Researcher, EdTech Hub

Neema Jayasinghe is a researcher at EdTech Hub and Jigsaw Education, focusing on technology-enabled teaching and learning across South and Southeast Asia. Her work contributes to evidence generation and policy insights on how digital tools can improve education outcomes. Prior to this, she worked with Cambridge University Press & Assessment and education think tanks. Neema holds a Bachelor of Education (Honours) from the University of Cambridge and a Master’s in Education, Globalisation and International Development from the University of Cambridge.

Dr Kruakae Pothong
Visiting Research Fellow, Digital Futures for Children Centre, London School of Economics

Dr Kruakae Pothong is a Researcher at 5Rights and visiting research fellow in the Department of Media and Communications at London School of Economics and Political Science. Her current research focuses on child-centred design of digital services. Her broader research interests span the areas of human computer interaction, digital ethics, data protection, Internet and other related policies. She specialises in designing social technical research, using deliberative methods to elicit human values and expectations of technological advances, such as the Internet of Things (IoT) and distributed ledgers.

Ms Allyzsa Zahril
Research Fellow, UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network Asia Headquarters

Ms Aisha Putri Safrianty
2025 ASEAN ICT Forum Young Person Advisory Group

Ms Antonia Mandry
Regional Education Specialist, UNICEF EAPRO

Mr Khairul Anwar M. Zaki
CEO, Pandai

Mr Zainal Abas
Deputy Director General of Education (School Operational Sector), Ministry of Education, Malaysia

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C3. Preventing and responding to harmful sexual behaviour by children and adolescents in the ASEAN

Workshop

Dr Prapaporn Tivayanond Mongkhonvanit (Moderator)
Thailand Children’s Rights Representative to the ACWC

Asst. Prof. Prapaporn is currently Dean of the School of Global Studies at Thammasat University. She was a Board Member of the National Council on Social Welfare of Thailand and the Founding Director of the Social Policy and Development (SPD) International Programme at Thammasat University.

She conducts research in areas of social protection and has researched the connection between Thailand’s welfare scheme and the informal sector, paying particular attention to OTOP producers and Thailand’s social entrepreneurship. She has also conducted studies of Thailand’s early childhood care and education, as well as a study for UNRISD on Thailand’s universal health scheme.

Ms Amanda Paton (Facilitator)
Practice Lead, Australian Centre for Child Protection, University of South Australia

Amanda Paton is an executive leader and Clinical Psychologist with over 20 years’ experience specialising in child abuse, complex trauma, child sexual abuse, harmful sexual behaviours, child advocacy centre methodology and multidisciplinary team responses. She has worked across the not-for-profit, government and university sector in clinical practice, research and executive management roles, working across Australia on many projects. She is currently the Deputy Director, Practice for the Australian Centre for Child Protection (ACCP), at the University of South Australia’s (UniSA) and is responsible for leading and overseeing the research, development, and implementation of evidence-based therapeutic models for responding to child abuse, neglect, trauma, and harmful sexual behaviours including the creation of a suite of Workforce Development trainings and a Graduate program. Amanda serves as Chair of the National Clinical Reference Group for Harmful Sexual Behaviours, reporting to the National Office for Child Safety. She was chief investigator developing Australia’s Minimum Practice Standards for Specialist and Community Support Services Responding to Child Sexual Abuse, and currently leads large scale projects across jurisdictions to develop responses for harmful sexual behaviours, increasing sector knowledge, policy, and practice solutions. This has included development of statewide Frameworks and a Layered Continuum for Understanding Harmful Sexual Behaviours, and assessment and treatment models.

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D3. Caring for carers: Supporting health and wellbeing of frontline workers

Round table

Ms Bindu Sharma (Moderator)
Vice President Global Policy & Industry Alliances, ICMEC

Bindu Sharma is Vice President Global Policy & Industry Alliances and Managing Director, Asia Pacific, at the International Centre for Missing and Exploited Children, a U.S. headquartered NGO. Based in Singapore, she plays a key leadership role in implementing the ICMEC program in the region, expanding ICMEC’s policy, advocacy, and research agenda and driving multi-stakeholder partnerships and coalition-building across sectors that enhance and enrich frontline practices in child protection. Bindu, is a founding director of ICMEC Australia.

Bindu, chairs the US and APAC Financial Coalitions against Child Sexual Exploitation, a pioneering collaborative initiative with the financial payments and technology industry, regulators, and law enforcement to counter the scourge of online child sexual exploitation. She serves on the Board of Directors of the International Centre for Not-for-Profit Law, a US-headquartered international NGO. And is a member of the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime’s Global Initiative Network and served on the Steering Committee of the report, Intersections: Building Blocks of a Global Strategy against Organized Crime.

Bindu is a global executive with over two decades of strategic leadership across Asia with expertise in policy analysis and legislative review. A skilled collaborator, building public-private partnerships amongst policy makers, law enforcement, multinational financial and technology companies and academia. Bindu is a frequent speaker at international forums, currently focused on global child protection policy & legislation; child rights & business, and cross-sector collaboration & partnerships.

Ms Catherine Burke (Contributors)
Policy Manager, WeProtect Global Alliance

Catherine is a children’s rights researcher and policy professional who specialises in child protection. She is currently the Policy Manager at WeProtect Global Alliance where she leads the organisations work to influence the development of global online safety legislation and supports the work of their 104 Government members, including coordinating the Global Taskforce on online child sexual abuse. Prior to this, Katie has worked as a research consultant for UNICEF, the EU and other I/NGOs in 22 countries on issues related to violence against children and gender based violence, including in the ASEAN region.

Police Senior Superintendent Huntal Tambunan (Contributors)
Policy Manager, WeProtect Global Alliance

Dr Mark Charoenwong (Contributors)
Provincial Chief Public Prosecutor, Office of the Attorney General of Thailand

Ms Luei Jia Qi (Contributors)
Medical Social Worker, Malaysian Association of Social Workers

Luei Jia Qi is a Medical Social Worker with the Ministry of Health (MOH) Malaysia, currently based in primary care. She serves on the Executive Committee of the Malaysian Association of Social Workers (MASW). With a Master of Arts in Social Behavioural Science, her expertise lies in holistic biopsychosocial assessment and the early identification of mental health distress and social risk factors in patients.

Federal Agent Jarryd Dunbar (Contributors)
Liaison Officer – Kuala Lumpur, Australia Federal Police

Jarryd has been a member of the AFP for 19 years, starting his career in ACT Policing where he undertook uniform community policing and criminal investigations, including a 4-year attachment to Homicide. In 2016, Jarryd transferred to National Investigations in AFP Eastern Command (AFP-EC), Sydney where he undertook investigations targeting Transnational & Serious Organised Crime (TSOC).

In 2018, Jarryd was promoted to the rank of Sergeant (Team Leader) and for the next four years led the AFP-EC Child Protection Operations team, focusing on Online Child Sexual Exploitation (OCSE) investigations. This included leading teams during Operation ARKSTONE, one of the largest and most significant OCSE investigations undertaken by the AFP.

In 2022, Jarryd transferred to the Joint Counter Terrorism Team – New South Wales (JCTT-NSW) where he led teams investigating domestic terrorism offences and returning Australian Foreign Fighters. Jarryd is now attached as a liaison officer to AFP Kuala Lumpur Post, Malaysia, where he is responsible for capacity building and facilitating multi-national investigations involving OCSE and TSOC.

In recognition of his service to OCSE investigations, Jarryd has been awarded the AFP Commissioners Medal for Conspicuous Conduct, AFP Commissioners Group Citation for Conspicuous Conduct and the Australia Day Achievement Medallion.

Ms Michelle Anne Lapuz (Contributors)
Assistant Secretary, Department of Justice, Philippines

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B4. Supporting victim identification and disclosure in cross-border online exploitation

Discussion panel

Prof Elizabeth Aguiling-Pangalangan (Moderator)
ACWC Philippines

Ms Natalie Chia (Opening remarks)
Director (Research), SHE

Natalie is Director of Research at SG Her Empowerment (SHE), an independent non-profit supporting girls and women in both online and offline spaces. At SHE, Natalie leads research to understand Singaporeans' perceptions and experiences with gender norms issues. This includes studies on experiences with progressive workplace policies and unconscious bias. In the online harms space, SHE develops insights on the prevalence, impact, and long-term effects of online harms, with a focus on survivors’ help-seeking behaviours and system-wide responses in Singapore. In particular, SHE’s research informs its programmes - including its online harms support centre SHECARES@SCWO - along with public education and advocacy for a safer and more equitable society for women and men alike.

Natalie holds a Master’s from the Oxford Department of International Development (2019), and has held research roles across government, academia, and the non-profit sector - including at the former Ministry of Communications and Information (Singapore), National Council of Social Service (Singapore), Institute of Policy Studies (Singapore), and UNICEF (Amman)

SAC Siti Kamisah Binti Hassan
Principal Assistant Director, Sexual, Women and Children Investigation Division (D11), Criminal Investigation Department, Royal Malaysian Police Headquarters

SAC Siti Kamsiah binti Hassan is the Senior Assistant Director of the Sexual, Women and Child Investigations Division (D11) at Bukit Aman, with over 30 years of policing and investigative experience. She is recognised for her leadership in strengthening national responses to sexual crimes against women and children, enhancing interagency and international cooperation, and advancing victim-centred investigative standards. Under her leadership, D11 has expanded its operational readiness, improved management of digital evidence, and strengthened partnerships with AFP, Interpol, and regional law enforcement agencies.

Federal Agent Jarryd Dunbar
Liaison Officer – Kuala Lumpur, International Command, Australia Federal Police

Jarryd has been a member of the AFP for 19 years, starting his career in ACT Policing where he undertook uniform community policing and criminal investigations, including a 4-year attachment to Homicide. In 2016, Jarryd transferred to National Investigations in AFP Eastern Command (AFP-EC), Sydney where he undertook investigations targeting Transnational & Serious Organised Crime (TSOC).

In 2018, Jarryd was promoted to the rank of Sergeant (Team Leader) and for the next four years led the AFP-EC Child Protection Operations team, focusing on Online Child Sexual Exploitation (OCSE) investigations. This included leading teams during Operation ARKSTONE, one of the largest and most significant OCSE investigations undertaken by the AFP.

In 2022, Jarryd transferred to the Joint Counter Terrorism Team – New South Wales (JCTT-NSW) where he led teams investigating domestic terrorism offences and returning Australian Foreign Fighters. Jarryd is now attached as a liaison officer to AFP Kuala Lumpur Post, Malaysia, where he is responsible for capacity building and facilitating multi-national investigations involving OCSE and TSOC.

In recognition of his service to OCSE investigations, Jarryd has been awarded the AFP Commissioners Medal for Conspicuous Conduct, AFP Commissioners Group Citation for Conspicuous Conduct and the Australia Day Achievement Medallion.

Ms Michelle Anne Lapuz
Assistant Secretary, Department of Justice, Philippines

Mr Nick Mays
Leader, Financial Intelligence Unit Asia Pacific / Middle East at Western Union

Nick Mays has worked as the Senior Manager of Western Union’s Financial Intelligence Unit, Asia-Pacific and Middle East, based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia since September 2021. Prior to working in Malaysia, Nick was based in London, with responsibility for the United Kingdom.

He joined Western Union in 2017 after 16 successful years in the London Metropolitan Police where he was part of the National Terrorist Financial Investigation Unit, specialising in disrupting terrorist networks through financial crime investigations.

At Western Union, Nick has been involved with several initiatives to prevent, detect, and deter the use of Western Union services for illicit purposes, as well as active participation within a range of Public/Private Partnerships covering a diverse range of crime typologies.

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C4. Talking to the machines. Rethinking children’s rights and online safety in the age of AI assistants

Evidence, practice & impact discussion

Ms Vaishnavi J (Facilitator)
Founder, Vyanams Strategies (VYS)

Vaishnavi is the founder and principal of Vyanams Strategies (Vys), helping companies, civil society, and governments build healthier online communities for young people. Vys embeds with product, trust & safety, and policy teams to identify youth safety risks, co-design product & policy solutions, and implement safeguards that meet both regulatory demands and user expectations. From age assurance and trust models to safety-by-design frameworks and AI risk assessments, Vys turns complex youth safety challenges into scalable strategies that help platforms grow responsibly without sacrificing innovation.

An expert in online child safety, privacy, and age-appropriate design, Vaishnavi has held significant roles in the tech industry. She was previously the head of youth policy at Meta, supporting age-appropriate design across Instagram, Facebook, VR, and messaging services. She previously led Twitter’s video content policies, was their first head of safety in APAC, and served as Google’s central child safety policy lead for APAC. Vaishnavi is a recognized commentator on youth and technology, featured across BBC, NPR, CNN, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, New York Times, and Rolling Stone. Outside of work, Vaishnavi serves on the board of directors at the Integrity Institute, the board of advisors at the Sustainable Media Center, and is a working group member of the Generative Identity Initiative at the Institute for Security and Technology.

Jeff (Contributor)
Senior Internet Content Analyst, Internet Watch Foundation

Ms Caroline Masboungi (Contributor)
GBV Specialist (Technology & Innovation), UNICEF

Ms Thu Trang Ha
2025 ASEAN ICT Forum Young Person Advisory Group

Mr Lance Balungcas
2025 ASEAN ICT Forum Young Person Advisory Group

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	Registration & safety briefing
8.45 – 9.00	MC – Muhammad Ammar Rafiq Bin Ruslan, Assistant Secretary, International Relations Division, MWFCD Representatives of the Young Person Advisory Group (YPAG) ‘Speaking the language’ of young people online 2025 ASEAN ICT Forum Young Person Advisory Group: Ms Aisha Putri Safrianty Mr Saw Lay Myint
9:00 – 10:00 PLENARY	OPENING ASEAN Anthem Cultural Performance Recitation of Doa Welcome remarks Mr Robert Gass UNICEF Representative to Malaysia, Special Representative to Brunei Darussalam H.E. Dr. Kao Kim Hourn [recorded] Secretary-General of ASEAN YB Dato’ Sri Hajah Nancy Shukri Minister of Women, Family and Community Development YAB Dato’ Seri Dr. Ahmad Zahid bin Hamidi Deputy Prime Minister Launch of the National Children’s Action Plan Group photo session of dignitaries and delegates
10.00 – 10.30 PLENARY	BREAK
10.30 – 10.40 PLENARY	Setting the scene: Objectives of the 2025 ASEAN ICT Forum Mr Miguel Musngi Assistant Director, Poverty Eradication & Gender Division, ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community Department, ASEAN Secretariat Accelerating Action for Child Online Protection in ASEAN Highlights of the extended Regional Plan of Action on the Protection of Children from All Forms of Online Exploitation and Abuse 2026-2030 H.E. Wan Noraidah binti Wan Mohd Zain Chair of the ASEAN Commission on the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Women and Children (ACWC) for the year 2025
10.45 – 12.45 PLENARY	Restricting access for online protection and well-being? Global, regional and national perspectives Moderator: Ms Maha Balakrishnan Research Fellow, UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network Asia Headquarters Opening remarks: Dr Chew Han Ei Head (Governance and Economy), Institute of Policy Studies, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore Ms Julie Inman Grant [recorded] Australia eSafety Commissioner Rethinking restrictions through young people’s eyes Reflections from children and young people 2025 ASEAN ICT Forum Young Person Advisory Group: Ms Thu Trang Ha Mr Lance Balungcas Ms Allyzsa Zahril Lessons learned in design and implementation of legislation regulating access for online safety in ASEAN and beyond Discussion panel Ms Mediodecci Lustarini [remote] Secretary of Directorate General of Digital Space Monitoring, Ministry of Communications and Digital, Indonesia Dr Chew Han Ei Head (Governance and Economy), Institute of Policy Studies, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore Ms Hazel Bitaña Deputy Regional Executive Director, CRC Asia Ms Malina Enlund Head of Safety Policy APAC, Meta
12.45 – 14.00	LUNCH

13.45 – 15.15 Parallel Sessions	A4. Building actionable and impactful industry standards to protect children and their rights in digital environments in ASEAN Workshop Examine current gaps and opportunities in minimum expectations for the tech industry to protecting children and their rights online in ASEAN, including industry-led efforts, and identify practical, context-specific guidelines, standards and practices — such as human rights due diligence, codes of conduct, child rights impact assessments, corporate reporting, safety-by-design, and other accountability measures. Moderator: Ms Karla Correa Regional Child Rights and Business Specialist, UNICEF Overview of Focus Area 7 of the extended Regional Plan of Action on the Protection of Children from All Forms of Online Exploitation and Abuse 2026-2030: Dr Prapaporn Tivayanond Mongkhonvanit Thailand Children’s Rights Representative to the ACWC Thematic workshop Concluding remarks: Ms Irma Syafrida Abd Majid Regulatory Policy Division/Policy Development Department, MCMC Please consider attending knowledge panel C2 “From digital principles and industry due diligence to impacts on children’s online safety and privacy” on 18^th November before attending this session.	B4. Supporting victim identification and disclosure in cross-border online exploitation Discussion panel Examine the challenges posed by the cross-border nature of OCSEA, including grooming, live-streaming, trafficking-linked scams, and sexual extortion. Identify practical cross-sector (including justice, welfare, immigration, private sector) strategies to create safer, more responsive mechanisms for victim identification, disclosure and support. Moderator: Prof Elizabeth Aguiling-Pangalangan ACWC Philippines Opening remarks: Ms Natalie Chia Director (Research), SHE Panel: SAC Siti Kamisah Binti Hassan Principal Assistant Director, Sexual, Women and Children Investigation Division (D11), Criminal Investigation Department, Royal Malaysian Police Headquarters Federal Agent Jarryd Dunbar Liaison Officer – Kuala Lumpur, International Command, Australia Federal Police Ms Michelle Anne Lapuz Assistant Secretary, Department of Justice, Philippines Mr Nick Mays Leader, Financial Intelligence Unit Asia Pacific / Middle East at Western Union	C4. Talking to the machines. Rethinking children’s rights and online safety in the age of AI assistants Evidence, practice & impact discussion Examine the growing role of chatbots and conversational AI in children’s digital lives. Discuss opportunities, risks and design principles that ensure these tools are safe, age-appropriate, and aligned with children’s rights. Facilitator: Ms Vaishnavi J Founder, Vyanams Strategies (VYS) Contributors: Jeff [remote] Senior Internet Content Analyst, Internet Watch Foundation Ms Caroline Masboungi [remote] GBV Specialist (Technology & Innovation), UNICEF 2025 ASEAN ICT Forum Young Person Advisory Group: Ms Thu Trang Ha Mr Lance Balungcas
15.15 – 15.45	BREAK
15.45 – 17.10	Moving from Paper to Action for the extended Regional Plan of Action on the Protection of Children from All Forms of Online Exploitation and Abuse 2026-2030 Facilitated by ACWC and UNICEF Reflections from the a) implementation review of the Regional Plan of Action 2021-2025 b) Youth Foresight Workshop on Child Online Protection in ASEAN. (Ms Alexandra Maria Odelia Tobi Casimero Lopes, 2025 ASEAN ICT Forum Young Person Advisory Group) Overview of proposed new provisions in the extended Regional Plan of Action 2021-2030. Working session: Country, sector and private sector discussions on next steps for child online protection and implementation of the extended Regional Plan of Action.
17.10 – 17.30 PLENARY	CLOSING Closing reflections from the 2025 ASEAN ICT Forum Young Person Advisory Group Closing remarks H.E. Danielle Heinecke Australia High Commissioner YB Datuk Seri Dr. Noraini Binti Ahmad Deputy Minister of Women, Family and Community Development, Malaysia

2025 ASEAN ICT Forum on Child Online Protection

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Programme

Tuesday 18 November 2025

Registration & safety briefing

MC – Muhammad Ammar Rafiq Bin Ruslan, Assistant Secretary, International Relations Division, MWFCD

‘Speaking the language’ of young people online

2025 ASEAN ICT Forum Young Person Advisory Group:

Ms Aisha Putri Safrianty

Mr Saw Lay Myint

OPENING

ASEAN Anthem

Cultural Performance

Recitation of Doa

Welcome remarks

Mr Robert Gass

H.E. Dr. Kao Kim Hourn [recorded]

YB Dato’ Sri Hajah Nancy Shukri

YAB Dato’ Seri Dr. Ahmad Zahid bin Hamidi

Launch of the National Children’s Action Plan

Group photo session of dignitaries and delegates

BREAK

Setting the scene: Objectives of the 2025 ASEAN ICT Forum

Mr Miguel Musngi

Accelerating Action for Child Online Protection in ASEAN

H.E. Wan Noraidah binti Wan Mohd Zain

Restricting access for online protection and well-being? Global, regional and national perspectives

Ms Maha Balakrishnan

Dr Chew Han Ei

Ms Julie Inman Grant [recorded]

Rethinking restrictions through young people’s eyes

Ms Thu Trang Ha

Mr Lance Balungcas

Ms Allyzsa Zahril

Lessons learned in design and implementation of legislation regulating access for online safety in ASEAN and beyond

Ms Mediodecci Lustarini [remote]

Dr Chew Han Ei

Ms Hazel Bitaña

Ms Malina Enlund

A1. Children’s mental health in an always-on world

Dr Prapaporn Tivayanond Mongkhonvanit

Dr Andrew Yee

Ms Marie-Eve Nadeau

Dr Nurulwafa Hussain

Ms Shun Lae Pyae Zaw

B1. Online safety, wellbeing and rights for children with disability and neurodiversity

Prof Kenneth Poon

Ong Zi Kin

Waffi Izzudin Bin Adam

Pang Khong You

Siti Bayu Binti Mohd Ridzuan

Mr Puay Tiak Lim

Dato’ Dr Amar-Singh HSS

Ms Sarah Fox

Mr Pang Khong You

C1. Smart tools, tough choices. Demystifying content moderation on digital platforms

ASEAN Industry Working Group on Child Online Protection

Ms KahnJi Siriprapa Weerachaising

D1. Co-designing technology and apps for children with children

Ms Yanti Kusumawardhani

Dr Kruakae Pothong

A2. Finding the right balance in implementing social media age restriction. Policy and technology.

Ms Vaishnavi J

Implementation of the Social Media Minimum Age law

Ms Sarah Fox

Learnings from the Australia Age Assurance Technology Trial

Mr Tony Allen

B2. Raising children in a digital world. Empowering and supporting parents and educators

Ms Bryanna Mariñas

Ms Rachel Harvey

Dr Becky Pham

Mr Mohd Daud bin Mohd Arif

Ms Anthea Ow

Ms Ying Ma

Mr Jeff Wu

Ms Madeline Shepherd

C2. From digital principles and industry due diligence to impacts on children’s online safety and privacy

Ms Mediha Mahmood