Friday, November 18 - Halifax
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2022 Halifax International Security Forum

DATE
November 18-20, 2022

LOCATION
Halifax, Nova Scotia

AGENDA & SPEAKERS

Friday, November 18

15:00-16:15

Welcome — ON THE RECORD
Mr. Peter Van Praagh, President, HFX

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Mr. Peter Van Praagh

President, Halifax International Security Forum

Opening Remarks ON THE RECORD
Minister Anita Anand, Minister of National Defence, Canada

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Minister Anita Anand

Minister of National Defence, Canada

16:15-17:15

Plenary 1: And So, Where is the Security? ON THE RECORD

Speakers

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Moderator Dr. Janice Stein

Chair, HFX Board of Directors

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Minister Anita Anand

Minister of National Defence, Canada

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President Alar Karis

President, Estonia

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Senator Jeanne Shaheen

Senator for New Hampshire, United States

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Mr. Dolkun Isa

President, World Uyghur Congress, Germany;

17:15-17:45 

Coffee Break

17:45-18:45

Plenary 2 : Cold Weather, High Prices, Long War: Finding Our Winter Resilience ON THE RECORD

Speakers

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Moderator Mr. Nick Schifrin

Foreign Affairs and Defense Correspondent, PBS NewsHour, United States

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Admiral Rob Bauer

Chair of the Military Committee, NATO, Netherlands

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Senator Kirsten Gillibrand

Senator for New York, United States Senate, United States

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President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović

4th President of the Republic of Croatia, Republic of Croatia

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Deputy Prime Minister Olga Stefanishyna

Deputy Prime Minister, European and Euro-Atlantic Integration of Ukraine, Ukraine

18:45 

Shuttle to Pier 21

LOCATION: Lobby of the Westin Nova Scotian

19:00-19:30 

Reception 

LOCATION: Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21

19:30-21:30

Gala Dinner

LOCATION: Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21

  • Presentation of the Builder Award to Vladimir Kara-Murza (in Absentia)
  • Recognition of the 2020 and 2022 Peace With Women Fellows

 

21:30

NIGHT OWLS — ALL SESSIONS OFF THE RECORD

 

Afghanistan: Always

LOCATION: Elements

SPEAKERS:

  • Ms. Christine Abizaid, Director, National Counter
    Terrorism Center, United States;
  • Mr. Jawed Ludin, Former Deputy Foreign Minister; Co-Founder and President, Heart of Asia Society, Afghanistan;
  • Ms. Friba Sabrina Saqeb, Former Member of
    Parliament, Afghanistan;
  • Ms. Kamila Sidiqi, Former Deputy Minister for Commerce; CEO and Founder of Kaweyan Group of Companies, Afghanistan
  • MODERATOR: Mr. Daniel Twining, President, International Republican Institute, United States

 

Cyber Specific Strategies: Lessons from Ukraine’s Invisible Heroes

LOCATION: Atlantic Ballroom

SPEAKERS:

  • Ms. Izabela Albrycht, Director of the Cybersecurity
    Center, AGH University of Science and Technology, Poland
  • Mr. Maksym Savanevsky, CEO, PlusOne; Co-Founder, Media Center Ukraine
  • Ms. Hanna Shelest, Head of Security Programmes, Foreign
    Policy Council “Ukrainian Prism;” Editor-in-chief, UA: Ukraine Analytica, Ukraine
  • MODERATOR: Ms. Ia Meurmisvili, Managing Editor, Voice of America, Georgia

 

TikTok, Tick Tock: Treasuring Taiwan’s Time

LOCATION: Harbour B

SPEAKERS:

  • Mr. Wu’er Kaixi, General Secretary, Taiwan Parliamentary Human Rights Commission
  • Deputy Minister Ming-Yen Tsai, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Taiwan
  • Mr. Nury Turkel, Senior Fellow, Hudson Institute and Chair, US Commission on International Religious Freedom
  • MODERATOR: Mr. Dean Fealk, Chair, Global Strategy & Innovation, HFX; Managing Partner, DLA Piper