8.00am – 9.00am

Registration & Welcome Reception

9.00am – 9.30am

Opening Ceremony

• Welcome address by MRC National Chairperson
• Opening remarks by IFRC Regional Director
• Opening remarks by ICRC Regional Director
• Keynote / Official Opening speech by YB Datuk Seri Dr. Noraini Binti Ahmad, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Women, Family and Community Development

9.30am – 11.00am

Session 1: The State and Future of Humanitarian Action in Southeast Asia

• IFRC Regional Director - Reflections on regional humanitarian trends
• Spotlight on collective SEA NS action in the region by Malaysian Red Crescent
• ICRC Regional Director
• AHA Centre Executive Director

11.00am – 11.15am

Coffee Break

11.15am – 12.45pm

Plenary: Strengthening Humanitarian Action in Southeast Asia: Advancing Disaster Law and Regional Cooperation

Panel discussion featuring:

• ASEAN Secretariat Disaster Management and Humanitarian Assistance Division (DMHA)
• NADMA representative (Malaysia)
• Disaster law expert -International Law Commission rep
• NS representative

12.45pm – 2.15pm

Lunch & Press Conference by Movement Partners

2.15pm – 3.45pm

Session 2: Building a universal culture of compliance with IHL

3.45pm – 4.15pm

Closing Remarks and Photo Session