Voices From the Region: Reimagining Global Cooperation from Southeast Asia

What does global cooperation look like from Southeast Asia? In this session, Verve Research Executive Director Dr Natalie Sambhi and co-editor Blake Berger are joined by Sharon Seah, moderator James Crabtree, and contributors Prapaporn Tivayanond Mongkhonvanit and Maria Monica Wihardja to discuss the core questions behind Verve Research's upcoming report, Voices From the Region: Reimagining Global Cooperation from Southeast Asia https://www.ververesearch.org/reimagining-... This discussion unpacks the 14-chapter volume examining how the region responds to shifting economic and strategic pressures, offering crucial insights as part of the report's official launch in September 2026. Speaker Titles: Dr Natalie Sambhi – Founder and Executive Director, Verve Research / Co-Editor Mr Blake Berger – Deputy Director, Verve Research / Co-Editor Ms Sharon Seah – Principal Fellow and Coordinator of the Climate Change in Southeast Asia Programme, ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute / Co-Editor Mr James Crabtree – Distinguished Visiting Fellow, European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR) / Moderator Assoc Prof Prapaporn Tivayanond Mongkhonvanit – Former Dean, School of Global Studies, Thammasat University; Representative of Thailand to the ASEAN Commission on the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Women and Children (ACWC) / Report Contributor Dr Maria Monica Wihardja – Visiting Fellow and Co-coordinator of the Media, Technology and Society Programme, ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute; Adjunct Assistant Professor, National University of Singapore / Report Contributor