[Announcement] World Order Lab Appoints New Executive Leadership and Welcomes 29 New Members
World Order Lab is pleased to announce the appointment of its new executive leadership and 29 new members, effective Thursday, October 1, 2026, marking the youth think-tank's continued institutional development and expansion of its research and program activities.
World Order Lab hereby welcomes the appointment of its new executive leadership, entrusted with providing strategic oversight and direction for the organization's institutional development and long-term priorities. Two new members have been appointed to the executive leadership, namely:
Muhamad Ferdy Firmansyah — Lead Analyst & Chair of Climate Action Working Group
Elizabeth Rusida Yosephine Br. Tamba — Lead Creative
The Analyst Department will continue to serve as World Order Lab's core analytical body, producing research, policy analysis, and publications across the youth think-tank regional focus. The newly appointed members will contribute to research agenda through substantive research and the development of analytical outputs. The new appointments are as follows:
Than Tran Bao Ngoc — Senior Analyst (Coordinator), Transatlantic Desk
Natamon Aumphin — Senior Analyst, East Asia Desk
Muhammad Nidhal Ezzat Luthfi — Senior Analyst, Middle East & North Africa Desk
Chiene Ryne Blanza Baldebrin — Analyst, Southeast Asia Desk
Naysilla Kanaya Suardi — Analyst, Southeast Asia Desk
Haykal Yusa Pratomo — Analyst, Southeast Asia Desk
Panca Daniel Silalahi — Analyst, Southeast Asia Desk
Rai Tanaka — Analyst, East Asia Desk
May Thet Maung — Analyst, East Asia Desk
Jessica Christina — Analyst, Transatlantic Asia Desk
Athya Nailufara — Analyst, Middle East & North Africa Desk
World Order Lab's newly established Working Groups platforms that bring together members with shared interests and expertise to conduct focused research, engagement with stakeholders, develop policy recommendations, and organize initiatives addressing emerging regional and global challenges. The newly appointed members include:
Thanh Mai Nguyen — Chair, Maritime Security Working Group
Nadiya Jayanty — Chair, Women Empowerment Working Group
Francesca Villanueva — Deputy Chair, G-2 Affairs Working Group
Maula Mohamad Haykal — Deputy Chair, Non-Proliferation Working Group
Bewaji Anuoluwa Ebere — Deputy Chair, Women Empowerment Working Group
Dk Nur Farahiyah Dk Batrisyia Abdul Rahman — Deputy Chair, Climate Action Working Group
Ferth Vandensteen Lusung Manaysay — Deputy Chair, Climate ActionWorking Group
Win Tian Low — Associate, G-2 Affairs Working Group
Delia Ananta Bilqis — Associate, Women Empowerment Working Group
Andi Tholhah Ubaidillah — Associate, Climate Action Working Group
The Program Department at World Order Lab, the supporting instrument of our organization, is responsible for supporting the organization of events and managing the organization’s external outreach activities. The department plays a key role in coordinating agendas that advance youth public engagement on regional and global affairs. The Department’s new members are:
Delo Cristian Damanik — Project Associate, Project Division
Anna Asim — Communications Associate (Internal Affairs), Communications Division
Tsabita Hanifa — Communications Associate (External Relations), Communications Division
Ganang Abimanyu — Associate Webmaster, Information Technology Division
Aqilah Naufal Ikhsan — Digital Development Associate, Information Technology Division
Furthermore, as part of this organizational expansion, World Order Lab is also delighted to announce the establishment of its Legal Department. The new department will support the organization on legal and regulatory matters, institutional compliance, and governance, strengthening the youth think-tank internal institutional framework. The following members have been appointed:
Alya Hasna Yogasara — Legal Counsel
Samuel Darryl Waskita — Senior Legal Associate
Nisyarisha — Legal Associate
World Order Lab warmly welcomes its new executive leadership and newly appointed members, and looks forward to their contributions to the youth think-tank's continued growth and its mission of advancing peace through cooperative security and prosperity through good governance.
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