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Panel 3d – Local voices, regional impact: locally engaged staff driving development in Southeast Asia

Event Name: 2025 Australasian AID Conference

Presenter/s: Astari Widiastomo, Hoai Nam Nguyen, Pablo Lucero

Chair: Bill Costello, Assistant Secretary, Southeast Asia Development Policy and Programs, DFAT

Panelists:

Astari Widiastomo, Senior Program Manager, Economic Governance, Australian Embassy, Jakarta

Hoai Nam Nguyen, Senior Program Manager, Australian Embassy, Hanoi

Pablo Lucero, Portfolio Manager, Governance, Australian Embassy, Manila

The 2025 Australasian AID Conference was held on 3-5 December 2025.