Bilahari Kausikan is former permanent secretary and ambassador-at-large in the Singaporean Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Steven Okun is chief executive of ESG and sustainability consultancy APAC Advisors and a senior adviser with geostrategic consultancy McLarty Associates. He previously served as chair of the American Chamber of Commerce in Singapore.
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