Last week a team of DKI APCSS faculty and staff joined an alumni workshop on “Strategic Scenarios and Signals: Examining the Drivers of Strategic Choice”, held at the Philippines Public Safety College (PPSC). Approximately 60 officials participated in the workshop, including alumni from Philippine academia, the National Security Council (NSC), the National Intelligence Coordinating Agency (NICA), the and the Departments of National Defense (DND), Health (DOH), and Education (DEPED).

Designed to re-create a day at DKI APCSS, the program featured plenary presentations, seminars, and distinguished speakers.  A panel of alumni discussed the current state of regional security from defense, political, and economic perspectives; lively seminar sessions examined the best to worst case future scenarios facing the Philippines and greater Indo-Pacific region; and MGEN Cornelio Valencia Jr (Ret), Assistant Director General of the NSC, delivered a keynote address on malign influence operations against open societies. The day was kicked off with welcome remarks from former Armed Forces chief Gen. Benjamin Madrigal Jr (Ret), Deputy Director General of the NSC, and concluded with an alumni reception.

As the beta test of this alumni workshop concept, the day received overwhelmingly positive reviews to replicate across other alumni associations.  This concept is the latest of several lines of effort to support DKI APCSS alumni associations, working with our partners and allies in building peace and prosperity through strength in the Indo-Pacific, the region of consequence in the 21st century.