Speakers

Voices from across the region.

Speakers and resource persons include senior Christian advocates, legal scholars, church and Christian leaders, and technology leaders engaging the ethical and legal questions of the age of artificial intelligence.

Portrait of Teresa Conradie

Teresa Conradie

President & CEO, Advocates International

South Africa

Teresa Conradie is President and CEO of Advocates International, a global network of Christian lawyers represented in 142 countries.

Until 2021 she practised as an attorney and was a founding senior partner of one of South Africa's first post-apartheid multi-racial law firms. Involved with Christian lawyers and religious freedom since 1993, she helped establish the Christian Lawyers Association in South Africa and Advocates Africa in 1999, and has acted in Constitutional Court and High Court matters concerning religious freedom, pro-life issues and electoral reform.

From 2003 to 2020 she served periodically as an Acting Judge of the High Court of South Africa, and until 2021 as Chairperson of the Gauteng Law Society. She is an eleventh-generation African, married to Deon for 41 years, with two adult children.

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Tehmina Arora

Director of Advocacy, Asia — ADF International

India

Tehmina Arora is a constitutional and human rights advocate with over two decades of legal experience, specialising in religious freedom, minority rights and gender justice in South Asia.

She helped establish the first legal assistance centre for victims of religious freedom violations in Kandhamal, Odisha, supporting more than 200 cases between 2008 and 2011. A former Senior Fellow at the Religious Freedom Institute, she serves on the boards of charitable organisations including the Religious Liberty Partnership.

She served on the Delhi Minority Commission fact-finding committee into the 2020 Delhi riots and co-authored its official report, was the first General Secretary of the Christian Legal Association (2005–2010), and received the Champion of Human Rights Award in 2018.

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Mark Mudri

Chair, Global Council — Advocates International

Australia

Mark Mudri chairs the Global Council of Advocates International, linking approximately 30,000 legal professionals across 135 nations, and is Deputy Chair of the Advocates International USA board.

He is Chair and government liaison for the International Christian Embassy Jerusalem (Australia), national leader of Transform Our World in Australia, and a board member of the Australian Christian Legal Society. A legal practitioner of 35 years, he has served as law-firm principal, managing partner and partner.

He co-founded Peacewise and the Kingdom Facilitation Centre, previously served as Chief of Staff to a Federal Senator, and received the Good Samaritans Award at the global Advocates International convocation in Washington DC in 2008.

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Giftson Selladurai

CEO & Co-Founder, Ruah Tech

Australia

Giftson Selladurai is CEO and Co-Founder of Ruah Tech, an Australian technology company specialising in artificial intelligence, advanced software engineering, cybersecurity, Web3, blockchain, immersive technologies and emerging quantum solutions.

With nearly two decades in technology, he began his career at Infosys before founding Ruah Tech in 2015, which now serves clients across Australia, India, Europe, the UK and the US with a team of more than 50 professionals. He holds international patent WO2018085896A1 for a digital engagement algorithm and is a Co-Founder of I'M SAFE.

His work focuses on enterprise AI, agentic systems and responsible AI governance, bringing a technology executive's perspective to the ethical and legal questions facing Christian professionals in the age of artificial intelligence.

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Samson Selladurai

CEO & Co-Founder, I'M SAFE

Australia

Samson Selladurai is CEO and Co-Founder of I'M SAFE, a global technology platform dedicated to strengthening personal safety and protecting women and vulnerable communities, now reaching more than 40,000 users across over 165 countries.

He leads strategic direction, international partnerships, product growth and social-impact initiatives, moving personal safety from a reactive model towards a connected, preventative, technology-enabled approach. He holds a Master's degree in International Business from the University of South Australia and is a Co-Founder and Director of Ruah Tech.

He brings a human-centred perspective to discussions on artificial intelligence, privacy, surveillance, safety and the responsibility of Christian lawyers in shaping ethical frameworks for emerging technologies.

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Jeffrey A. Brauch

Professor of Law, Regent University

United States

Jeff Brauch has served as a professor at Regent University School of Law in Virginia since 1994, and was the law school's dean from 2000 to 2015.

He is Founding Director of Regent's Center for Global Justice and has taught Foundations of Law, Torts, International Human Rights and International Religious Freedom. He is the author of A Higher Law and Flawed Perfection: What It Means to Be Human and Why It Matters for Culture, Politics, and Law.

He received his B.A. with distinction from the University of Wisconsin and his J.D. with honors from the University of Chicago Law School, clerked for Justice William Callow of the Wisconsin Supreme Court, and practised commercial litigation at Quarles & Brady.

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Augusto Zimmermann

Foundation Dean & Professor of Law, Alphacrucis University College

Australia

Augusto Zimmermann is Foundation Dean and Professor of Law at Alphacrucis University College, a Distinguished Scholar at the Wagner Faith & Freedom Center, and a former Commissioner with the Law Reform Commission of Western Australia (2012–2017).

He is Founder and President of the Australian Legal Theory Association, Editor-in-Chief of The Australian Jurist, and an Elected Fellow of the International Academy for the Study of the Jurisprudence of the Family. He received the 2012 Vice Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Research and addressed Tasmania's Opening of the Legal Year in 2015.

He is author, co-author or editor of more than 25 books, including The Legal Right to Disobey Law (2026), Against Tyranny (2025), Foundations of the Australian Legal System (2023) and Christian Foundations of the Common Law.

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Robin Christopher

Legal Counsel, ADF International

India

Robin Christopher serves as Legal Counsel at ADF International, supporting legal and advocacy initiatives across Asia relating to freedom of religion or belief, freedom of expression and other fundamental rights.

His work includes legal research, strategic litigation support, policy engagement and collaboration with lawyers, academics and civil society organisations across the region.

He lectures on human rights, constitutional law and public policy in postgraduate programmes. He holds an LL.M. from Azim Premji University, completed coursework in International Human Rights Law at the University of Oxford, and earned his law degree from Christ University.

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Prof. Jae-Chun Won

Professor of International Law, Handong Global University

South Korea

Professor Won is Professor of International Law and Director of the International Law Center at Handong Global University School of Law, focusing on energy law, human rights, corporate governance, alternative dispute resolution and investor–state dispute settlement.

He is Editor-in-Chief of the Korea Yearbook of International Law, Vice President of the Korea Chapter of the International Law Association, Deputy Head of the Handong Institute of International Arbitration and Reconciliation, and Director of the ISDS Center.

He began his career as an International Law Officer at Korea's Ministry of National Defense, earned his M.B.A. from Virginia Tech and J.D. from Brooklyn Law School, served as an Assistant District Attorney in Kings County, New York, and is admitted to the State of New York Bar.

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Hee Eun Lee

Dean, Handong International Law School

South Korea

Hee Eun Lee has been a member of the Handong International Law School faculty since 2002 and currently serves as the Law School's fourth dean.

An expert in public international law, he is Co-Editor-in-Chief of the Asian Yearbook of International Law, Editor of the Korean Journal of International and Comparative Law, and Managing Editor of the Encyclopedia of Public International Law in Asia. His works include The Making of International Law in Korea: From Colony to Asian Power (2016).

He has served on the boards of Advocates International and DILA, held visiting posts at Emory Law School and Regent University, and practised maritime law in New York. He holds degrees from Vassar College, Syracuse University and NYU School of Law.

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Haytham M. Ereifej

Managing Partner, Ereifej & Partners

Jordan

Dr Haytham M. Ereifej is Managing Partner of Ereifej & Partners in Amman, Jordan, practising international trade and business law, corporate law, intellectual property, foreign investment, labour law, securities and commercial and civil litigation.

A member of Advocates International and the Jordan Transparency Center, he is founder and board member of multiple local and international organisations, served as Secretary of the Jordanian Evangelical Council (2013–2019), and has defended human rights and religious liberty in the MENA region for over 20 years.

He earned a B.A. in Law from the University of Jordan (1993) and a Professional Master (2016) and Professional Doctorate (2018) in Corporate Law from Augusta University.

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Godfrey Yogarajah

Ambassador for Religious Freedom, World Evangelical Alliance

Sri Lanka

Godfrey Yogarajah is General Secretary of the National Christian Evangelical Alliance of Sri Lanka, Chairman of the Asia Evangelical Alliance, Ambassador for Religious Freedom of the World Evangelical Alliance, and Chairman of the WEA International Council.

For 30 years he has been engaged in ministry with the persecuted Church globally, travelling to restricted countries to advocate with governments for religious freedom and to train church leaders. He served as Deputy Secretary General of the WEA and Executive Director of its Religious Liberty Commission.

A graduate of the University of Serampore, he received the Good Samaritan award from Advocates International (2004), the Pro Fide Award (2005), and Sri Lanka's second highest national honour, 'Deshamanya', in 2015.

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Angela Semee Kim

Assistant Professor of Law, Handong Global University

South Korea

Angela Semee Kim is an Assistant Professor at Handong Global University School of Law, researching public international law with a focus on treaty law, state succession and alternative dispute resolution.

She is Managing Editor of the Asian Yearbook of International Law (2022–present), Deputy Director of the Mediation Center at the Handong Institute for Arbitration and Reconciliation, and Deputy Director of the Handong International Law Center.

She holds a B.A. from Handong Global University, an LL.M. in International and Comparative Law from George Washington University Law School, and a Ph.D. in Law from The Chinese University of Hong Kong. She is a US-licensed attorney in Washington D.C.

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Aldwin B. Salumbides

Philippine President, Advocates International & Christian Legal Society

Philippines

Aldwin 'Atty. Winnie' Salumbides represents various organisations and reputable institutions and sits on the governing boards of several companies, including the Philippine Campus Crusade for Christ (CRU).

He is Managing Partner of Salumbides & Delos Santos Law Firm, having previously worked in a top-rated firm serving global brands and Fortune 500 companies. He obtained his Juris Doctor from Ateneo de Manila University and undertook further studies at Harvard Law School.

He specialises in litigation, complex commercial transactions and contract negotiations, received mediation and conflict coaching training from Peacemaker Ministries, hosts a weekly radio programme for FEBC, and has served on Haggai Institute's International Faculty.

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Roshini Wickremesinhe

Executive Director, Religious Liberty Partnership

Sri Lanka

Roshini Wickremesinhe is an Attorney-at-Law of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka and holds an LL.B. and an MA in Human Rights. She serves as Executive Director of the Religious Liberty Partnership, a global alliance of over 40 human rights organisations specialising in the promotion and protection of Freedom of Religion or Belief (FoRB) worldwide.

With over two decades of active engagement in human rights advocacy, she previously served as Director of Advocacy and Law at the National Christian Evangelical Alliance of Sri Lanka (NCEASL), where she spearheaded strategic litigation and international advocacy on critical rights issues. She pioneered curricula development and training civic leaders in fundamental rights and advocacy.

Through the United Nations, Roshini served as Senior Legal Consultant to Sri Lanka's Office on Missing Persons during its formative years, contributing to the legal and operational framework of the country's first independent post-conflict transitional justice mechanism. A published author on FoRB and wider human rights, she served as a Board Member of Advocates Asia for seven years from 2007.