Ms Pascaline ALEXANDRE is a strategic communication and competitive intelligence practitioner with 17 years of experience. Over the past 9 years, she has been working in the maritime security domain and international cooperation in Eastern, Southern Africa, Indian Ocean (ESA-IO) and Central Africa. She has developed a broad experience in regional cooperation through her work with the EU MASE Programme and the Contact Group on Illicit Maritime Activities (ex CGPCS) via the Indian Ocean Commission. She has worked closely with various Regional Economic Communities namely COMESA, EAC and IGAD on different maritime issues. She was recently based in Gabon and worked for another EU regional project, supporting the ECCAS in Central Africa in implementing their Maritime Security objectives. Pascaline collaborated with the United Nations Counter Terrorism Centre, to develop a “Compendium on good practices for maritime border management to Counter Terrorism for ESA-IO”. She led the organisation of high-level meetings and conducted crisis communication workshops with maritime stakeholders. She regularly assists the two regional centers (Regional Maritime Information Fusion Center and the Regional Coordination of Operations Center) in implementing their strategy during field missions and exercises. She was the Deputy Secretary of the Africa Center for Competitive Intelligence (2021- 2023) regrouping experts in competitive intelligence in Africa. She also contributed in the first white paper on the state of play of competitive intelligence in Africa. Passionate about Maritime Security and Blue economy, Pascaline recently launched in collaboration with Kenyan partners, the “Blue Security Africa podcast” aiming to improve understanding of maritime issues to the wider public. Furthermore, she has established her reputation in building a strong network with a broad range of stakeholders, contributing to the development of professional, focused and sustainable communication with governments, military groups, civil society, academia, think-tanks, the media, and the private sector at regional and international levels.