Mark Bryan Manantan is the inaugural director of cybersecurity and critical technologies at the Pacific Forum in Honolulu, Hawai’i. At the Forum, he has established an extensive portfolio on technology and international affairs that spans regional and global projects, and Track 1.5 and Track 2 dialogues. His key initiatives include the Cyber ASEAN capacity-building project (2022-2024); US-Japan and the US-South Korea cybersecurity and critical tech cooperation (2021 – 2024), Trilateral Security Dialogue on AI: US, Japan, and Australia (2022 – 2024), and CONVERGE: Indo-Pacific Critical Tech Forum 2024: AI and Semiconductors (2023 – 2025). He also hosts the Indo-Pacific Current podcast.
