On May 20th 2026, Dr Robert Floyd presented the work of the Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty Organisation (CTBTO) and his experience as Executive Secretary to BASIC’s Emerging Voices Network (EVN).
The recording of the presentation Dr Floyd delivered at that masterclass is now available for everyone.
Dr Robert Floyd has been the Executive Secretary at the CTBTO since 2021. Before joining the CTBTO, Dr Floyd was the Director General of the Australian Safeguards and Non-proliferation Office (ASNO) from 2010 to 2021.
The CTBTO was set up in 1996 in Vienna, Austria, with the mission to build up the verification regime of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT) in preparation for the Treaty’s entry into force, as well as promoting the Treaty’s universality.
Expert Masterclasses enable BASIC’s fantastic network of senior nuclear policy experts to share their knowledge with the EVN. Masterclasses are both skills and content-based and are delivered online to make access to expertise more equitable for the EVN’s diverse global membership.