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2017 Halifax International Security Forum

2017 Halifax International Security Forum

Date
November 17-19, 2017
Location
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Participants
300

Agenda & Speakers

Friday, November 17
Saturday, November 18
Sunday, November 19

Participants
  • Abdullah Abdullah
    Chief Executive
    The Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
  • Bayan Abdul Rahman
    Kurdistan Regional Government Representative in the United States
    Kurdistan Regional Government
  • Mohammed Abulahoum
    Head
    Justice and Building Party, Yemen
  • Ajmal Ahmady
    Senior Advisor to the President, Banking and Finance
    Office of the President, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
  • Hulusi Akar
    Commander of the Turkish Armed Forces
    Turkish Armed Forces
  • Izabela Albrycht
    Chair of the Council for Digitization in Ministry of Digital Affairs
    The Kosciuszko Institute
  • Fauziya Ali
    Founder and President, Women In International Security Kenya
    Chair, Sisters without Borders
  • Leila Alieva
    Member, Senior Common Room
    St Antony’s College, University of Oxford
  • Marc Allen
    President
    Boeing International
  • Leona Alleslev
    Chair, Canadian NATO Parliamentary Assembly
    Member of Parliament, House of Commons
  • James Appathurai
    Deputy Assistant Secretary General for Political Affairs and Security Policy
    North Atlantic Treaty Organization
  • Joe Armstrong
    Vice-President and General Manager
    CAE Canada
  • Zita Astravas
    Chief of Staff to Minister of National Defence
    Department of National Defence, Canada
  • Michael Auslin
    Williams-Griffis Fellow in Contemporary Asia, Hoover Institution, Stanford University
    Author of The End of the Asian Century
  • Nahlah Ayed
    Foreign Correspondent
    CBC News
  • Alyssa Ayres
    Senior Fellow for India, Pakistan, and South Asia
    Council on Foreign Relations
  • Tariq Shah Bahramee
    Minister of Defense
    Ministry of Defense, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
  • Craig Baines
    Commander Joint Task Force Atlantic and Commander Maritime Forces Atlantic
    Canadian Armed Forces
  • Robert Baines
    President and Chief Executive Officer
    NATO Association of Canada
  • James Baker
    Director of the Office of Net Assessment
    United States Department of Defense
  • Falah Mustafa Bakir
    Head of the Foreign Relations Department
    Kurdistan Regional Government
  • Mustafa Barghouti
    Founder
    Mubadara
  • Nimrod Barkan
    Ambassador of Israel to Canada
    Embassy of Israel in Canada
  • Jim Barnes
    Deputy Managing Director
    Boeing Canada
  • Kevin Baron
    Executive Editor
    Defense One
  • Rania Barrak
    Professor in Military Higher Education
    Military Staff College and Superior War College
  • Dawisson Belém Lopes
    Professor of International and Comparative Politics
    Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
  • Rrustem Berisha
    Minister of the Kosovo Security Force
    Ministry for the Kosovo Security Force
  • Geneviève Bernatchez
    Judge Advocate General
    Canadian Armed Forces
  • Peter Beyer
    Member
    German Bundestag
  • Carl Bildt
    Former Prime Minister of Sweden
    Swedish Government
  • Lincoln Bloomfield, Jr.
    Chairman Emeritus
    Stimson Center
  • Michael Bociurkiw
    Former Spokesperson
    OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine
  • Greta Bossenmaier
    Chief
    Communications Security Establishment
  • Stephen Bowes
    Commander of the Canadian Joint Operations Command
    Canadian Armed Forces
  • Ernie Briard
    Chief Financial Officer and Vice-President, Corporate Services
    Canadian Commercial Corporation
  • Darrell Bricker
    Chief Executive Officer
    Ipsos Public Affairs
  • Rosa Brooks
    Professor of Law and Associate Dean for Graduate Programs
    Georgetown University Law Center
  • Scott Brison
    President
    Treasury Board of Canada, Canada
  • Soemadi Brotodiningrat
    Senior Advisor to the Minister of Defense
    Ministry of Defense, Republic of Indonesia
  • Kerry Buck
    Ambassador and Permanent Representative to NATO
    Joint Delegation of Canada to NATO
  • Bonnie Butlin
    Co-Founder and Executive Director
    Security Partners’ Forum
  • Bertrand Cadour
    Defence Attaché
    Embassy of France to Canada
  • Ahmet Çalik
    Chairman
    Çalik Holding
  • Leslie Campbell
    Senior Associate and Regional Director, Middle East and North Africa
    National Democratic Institute
  • Scott Carpenter
    Managing Director
    Jigsaw
  • Joyce Carter
    President and Chief Executive Officer
    Halifax International Airport Authority
  • Ömer Çelik
    Minister of European Union Affairs
    Ministry for European Union Affairs, Republic of Turkey
  • Steven Chase
    National Correspondent
    The Globe and Mail
  • Salvador Cienfuegos Zepeda
    Secretary of National Defense
    Secretariat of National Defense, Mexico
  • Jacobus Cilliers
    Chairperson, Head, African Futures and Innovation
    Institute for Security Studies
  • Lamine Cissé
    Former Chief of Defense Staff, Former Minister of Interior; President of the Board
    Senegalese Armed Forces; Partners West Africa-Senegal
  • Tom Clark
    Chair, Public Affairs and Communications
    Global Public Affairs
  • Steve Clemons
    Editor-at-Large
    The Atlantic
  • Stacy Closson
    Global Fellow
    Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
  • Christopher Coates
    Royal Canadian Air Force
    Director of Operations, North American Aerospace Defense Command
  • Eliot Cohen
    Robert E. Osgood Professor of Strategic Studies
    Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University
  • Michèle Coninsx
    Executive Director
    Counter-Terrorism Executive Directorate (CTED), United Nations
  • Heather Conley
    Senior Vice President for Europe, Eurasia, and the Arctic; Director, Europe Program
    Center for Strategic and International Studies
  • James Coomarasamy
    Senior Presenter
    BBC Radio and World Service
  • Marie-Thérèse Corbani
    Senior Community Manager
    Spring Communication
  • Kelly Craft
    Ambassador of the United States to Canada
    United States Embassy to Canada
  • Manuel Cuesta Morúa
    Secretary-General
    Progressive Arc
  • Gene Cunningham
    Vice President, Global Sales for Defense, Space & Security
    Boeing
  • Howard Dean
    Board of Directors, National Democratic Institute
    Senior Advisor, Dentons
  • Hervé de Bonnaventure
    Deputy General Director for International Relations and Strategy
    Ministry for the Armed Forces, France
  • Sławomir Dębski
    Director
    Polish Institute of International Affairs
  • Matt DeCourcey
    Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs
    Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Canada
  • Pavol Demeš
    Senior Non-Resident Fellow
    German Marshall Fund, Bratislava
  • Faisal Devji
    University Reader in Modern South Asian History
    University of Oxford
  • Paul Dewar
    Board Member
    Human Rights Watch
  • Paula Dobriansky
    Senior Fellow, The Future of Diplomacy Project
    Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard University
  • Peter Donolo
    Vice-Chairman
    Hill-Knowlton Canada
  • Dan Dugas
    Director General, Communications Group
    Transport Canada
  • Süleyman Savaş Erdem
    CEO
    OYAK
  • Sandra Erwin
    Staff Writer
    Space News
  • Golnaz Esfandiari
    Senior Correspondent, Blogger
    Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
  • Richard Fadden
    Former National Security Adviser to the Prime Minister
    Privy Council Office, Canada
  • Teuku Faizasyah
    Ambassador
    Embassy of Indonesia in Ottawa
  • Amr Farid
    Former MP and Vice President Foreign Affairs
    Al-Wasat Party
  • Dean Fealk
    Partner
    DLA Piper
  • Bryan Fenton
    Deputy Commander
    United States Pacific Command
  • Andy Fillmore
    Member of Parliament for Halifax
    House of Commons, Canada
  • Brian Finlay
    President and CEO
    Stimson Center
  • Darren Fisher
    Member of Parliament for Dartmouth-Cole Harbour
    House of Commons, Canada
  • Richard Florizone
    President and Vice-Chancellor
    Dalhousie University
  • Robert Fonberg
    Distinguished Fellow
    Munk School of Global Affairs, University of Toronto
  • Lindsey Ford
    Director of Political-Security Affairs and Richard Holbrooke Fellow
    Asia Society Policy Institute
  • Abderrahim Foukara
    Washington, DC Bureau Chief
    Al Jazeera
  • Sophie Galarneau
    Director General of Public Affairs and Strategic Planning, Office of the Assistant Deputy Minister for Public Affairs
    Department of National Defence, Canada
  • Jānis Garisons
    State Secretary
    Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Latvia
  • Ulf Gartzke
    Managing Partner
    Spitzberg Partners LLC
  • Lansana Gberie
    Senior Researcher
    Africa Conflict Prevention Programme, Institute for Security Studies
  • Steven Giegerich
    Consul General
    United States Consulate General, Halifax
  • Amos Gilead
    Executive Director
    Institute for Policy and Strategy
  • Rob Gillies
    Canada Bureau Chief
    Associated Press
  • Susan Glasser
    Chief International Affairs Columnist
    POLITICO
  • John Glenn
    Policy Director
    US Global Leadership Coalition
  • Thomas Gomart
    Director
    Institut Français des Relations Internationales (Ifri)
  • Fernando Rodrigues Goulart
    Vice-Chief of Strategic Affairs
    Brazilian Armed Forces Joint Staff
  • William (Bill) Graham
    Member of the Canadian Minister’s Advisory Panel, Canadian Minister’s Advisory Panel
    Former Minister of National Defence, Ministry of National Defence
    Former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
  • Michael Grant
    Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative
    Permanent Mission of Canada to the United Nations
  • Jerrold Green
    President and Chief Executive Officer
    Pacific Council on International Policy
  • Mike Greenley
    President
    L-3 WESCAM
  • Maryscott Greenwood
    Chief Executive Officer
    Canadian American Business Council
  • Nathalie Guibert
    Journalist
    Le Monde
  • Mehmet Gürler
    Deputy Chairman
    Çalik Holding
  • Mark Gwozdecky
    Assistant Deputy Minister, International Security and Political Affairs
    Global Affairs Canada
  • Yalda Hakim
    Correspondent
    BBC World News
  • J. Alex Halderman
    Director, Center for Computer Security and Society
    University of Michigan
  • Joseph Hall
    Vice President
    Halifax International Security Forum
  • Jens Hanefeld
    Head of International Policy
    Volkswagen Group
  • Husain Haqqani
    Director and Senior Fellow, South and Central Asia
    Hudson Institute
  • Jane Harman
    Director, President, and Chief Executive Officer
    Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
  • Sasha Havlicek
    Chief Executive Officer
    ISD
  • Chris Henderson
    Assistant Deputy Minister of Public Affairs
    Department of National Defence, Canada
  • Mark Hetfield
    President and Chief Executive Officer
    HIAS
  • Richard Javad Heydarian
    Columnist and Political Analyst
    GMA Network/Manila Bulletin
  • Theresa Hitchens
    Senior Research Scholar, Center for International and Security Studies at Maryland
    University of Maryland School of Public Policy
  • Alia Hogben
    Executive Director
    Canadian Council of Muslim Women
  • Paul Holthus
    Founding President and CEO
    World Ocean Council
  • Matthew Mark Horn
    Managing Director, International Affairs and Government Relations
    Vogel Bach & Horn, LLP
  • Bob Howse
    Editor-in-Chief
    The Chronicle Herald
  • John Hudson
    Foreign Affairs Correspondent
    BuzzFeed News
  • Heather Hurlburt
    Director, New Models of Policy Change
    New America Foundation
  • Clare Hutchinson
    Gender Adviser
    United Nations
  • Jeffery Hutchinson
    Commissioner of the Canadian Coast Guard
    Canadian Coast Guard, Canada
  • Kay Bailey Hutchison
    United States Permanent Representative
    United States Mission to NATO
  • John E. Hyten
    Commander
    United States Strategic Command
  • Esther Ibanga
    Pastor, Jos Christian Missions International
    President and Founder, Women without Walls Initiative
  • Toshiro Iijima
    Deputy Assistant Minister, Foreign Policy Bureau; Ambassador in Charge of Policy Planning and International Security Policy
    Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Japan
  • Valerie Insinna
    Air Warfare Reporter
    Defense News
  • Julia Ioffe
    Staff Writer
    The Atlantic
  • Yoko Iwama
    Professor
    National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies
  • Osamu Izawa
    Director General for International Affairs, Bureau of Defense Policy
    Ministry of Defense, Japan
  • Jackson Janes
    President
    American Institute for Contemporary German Studies
  • Daniel Jean
    National Security and Intelligence Advisor to the Prime Minister
    Privy Council Office
  • Bonnie Jenkins
    Visiting Fellow
    Perry World House, University of Pennsylvania; The Brookings Institution
  • Josef Joffe
    Publisher and Editor; Visiting Fellow
    Die Zeit; Hoover Institution
  • Manoj Joshi
    Distinguished Fellow
    Observer Research Foundation
  • Derek Joyce
    Director General International Security Policy
    Canadian Armed Forces
  • Matake Kamiya
    Professor of International Relations; Senior Principal Research Fellow
    National Defense Academy of Japan; Japan Forum on International Relations
  • Vassy Kapelos
    Host of The West Block, Ottawa Bureau Chief
    Global News
  • Tawakkol Karman
    Nobel Peace Laureate
    Founder, Women Journalists Without Chains
  • Raimundas Karoblis
    Minister of National Defence
    Ministry of National Defence, Lithuania
  • Shinkai Karokhail
    Ambassador to Canada
    Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan in Ottawa
  • Hekmat Khalil Karzai
    Deputy Foreign Minister
    Ministry of Foreign Affairs
  • Andres Kasekamp
    Professor
    Munk School of Global Affairs, University of Toronto
  • Mikhail Kasyanov
    Former Prime Minister of Russia
    Leader, People’s Freedom Party
  • John Kavanagh
    Economic Development Manager
    Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency
  • Konstantine Kavtaradze
    Ambassador of Georgia to Canada
    Embassy of Georgia to Canada
  • Garry Keller
    Former Chief of Staff
    House of Commons, Canada
  • Sung-han Kim
    Dean and Professor, Graduate School of International Studies & Division of International Studies
    Director, Ilmin International Relations Institute, Korea University
  • Niamh King
    Vice President, Programs and Strategic Content
    Chicago Council on Global Affairs
  • James Kirchick
    Visiting Fellow
    The Brookings Institution
  • Rachel Kleinfeld
    Senior Fellow, Democracy and Rule of Law Program
    Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
  • Jacqueline Klimas
    National Security Reporter
    POLITICO
  • Pavlo Klimkin
    Minister of Foreign Affairs
    Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ukraine
  • Yoji Koda
    Vice Admiral (Ret.)
    Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force
  • Süreya Köprülü
    Editor in Chief
    Turkish Policy Quarterly
  • David Kramer
    Treasurer of the Board, Halifax International Security Forum
    Senior Fellow, Florida International University
  • Julius Krein
    Founder and Editor
    American Affairs
  • Courtney Kube
    National Security & Military Reporter
    NBC News
  • Ján Kubiš
    Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Iraq and Head of Mission
    United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq
  • Stephen Kukucha
    Senior Counsel
    Global Public Affairs
  • Andrzej Kurnicki
    Ambassador of Poland to Canada
    Embassy of Poland in Ottawa
  • Batu Kutelia
    Vice President
    Atlantic Council of Georgia
  • François Lafond
    President
    Blue Networks and Opportunities
  • Eli Lake
    Columnist
    Bloomberg View
  • Jim Landon
    Vice President, Strategic Research & Development
    ATCO
  • Nico Lange
    Head of the KAS USA Office
    Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung
  • Jason Langrish
    President, The Energy Roundtable
    Executive Director, Canada Europe Roundtable for Business
    Special Advisor, Global Public Affairs
  • Isabelle Lasserre
    Deputy Editor
    Le Figaro
  • Miriam Leiva
    Independent Journalist
    Human Rights Activist
  • Mark Lennon
    Managing Partner
    Gartner Inc.
  • Jarmo Lindberg
    Chief of Defence
    Finnish Defence Forces
  • Nancy Lindborg
    President
    United States Institute of Peace
  • Justin Ling
    Freelance journalist
  • Ben Little
    Senior Vice President, Corporate Affairs
    ‎IAMGOLD Corporation, Canada
  • Tzipi Livni
    Former Minister of Justice and Former Minister of Foreign Affairs
    Member, Head of Hatnua Party, Co-leader Zionist Union Party
    20th Knesset, Israel
  • Martin Loken
    Minister of Political Affairs
    Embassy of Canada to the United States, in Washington
  • Delfin Lorenzana
    Secretary of National Defense
    Department of National Defense, Philippines
  • Hans-Dieter Lucas
    Permanent German Representative to NATO
    Federal Foreign Office, Germany
  • Edward Luce
    Washington Columnist and Commentator
    Financial Times
  • Jüri Luik
    Minister of Defence
    Ministry of Defence, Estonia
  • D.A. Macaulay
    Commander 5th Canadian Division
    Canadian Armed Forces
  • Brian Macdonald
    Member of the Legislative Assembly
    New Brunswick Legislature
  • John MacDonell
    Partner
    Spiteri & Ursulak LLP
  • Vivienne Machi
    Staff Writer
    National Defense Magazine
  • Antoni Macierewicz
    Minister of National Defence
    Ministry of National Defence, Poland
  • Peter MacKay
    Partner
    Baker & McKenzie
  • Paul MacKinnon
    Assistant Deputy Minister, Strategic and Program Policy
    Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
  • Margaret MacMillan
    Professor of History
    University of Toronto
  • Tomohiko Madono
    Deputy Director General, Defense Plans and Policy Department (J5), Joint Staff
    Ministry of Defense, Japan
  • Chuck Maillet
    Vice-President, Nova Scotia
    Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency
  • Rita Manchanda
    Research Director
    South Asia Forum for Human Rights
  • Steve Markle
    Filmmaker
    Letter M
  • Bill Matthews
    Senior Associate Deputy Minister of National Defence
    Department of National Defence, Canada
  • Bill McCaffrey
    President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
    MEG Energy Corp.
  • Chris McCoy
    Contributing Editor
    SOFSPACE
  • Walter Russell Mead
    Distinguished Fellow, Hudson Institute
    Professor, Bard College
    Editor-at-Large, The American Interest
  • Rocky Meade
    Chief of Defence Staff
    Jamaica Defence Force
  • Daniel Mellsop
    New Zealand High Commissioner to Canada
    New Zealand Foreign Affairs and Trade
  • Jonathan Meretsky
    Board of Directors
    Atlantic Institute for Market Studies
  • Mauricio Meschoulam
    Director, Mexico Research Center for Peace
    Professor of International Relations, Universidad Iberoamericana
  • Imad Mesdoua
    Senior Consultant, Africa
    Control Risks
  • Jeanne Meserve
    Member
    Aspen Institute Homeland Security Group
  • Ia Meurmishvili
    News Anchor, Washington Today
    Voice of America, Georgia
  • Ayman Mhanna
    Executive Director
    Samir Kassir Foundation, SKeyes Center
  • Gilles Michaud
    Deputy Commissioner Federal Policing
    Royal Canadian Mounted Police
  • Vladimir Milov
    Founder and President
    Institute of Energy Policy
  • Don Moe
    Senior Vice President, Supply and Marketing
    MEG Energy Corp.
  • Bessma Momani
    Professor of Political Science
    University of Waterloo and the Balsillie School of International Affairs
  • Duane Monea
    Vice President, Government and Public Affairs
    MEG Energy Corp.
  • Mouaz Moustafa
    Executive Director
    Syrian Emergency Task Force
  • Yusuf Müftüoğlu
    Partner and Director of Strategy
    CRA Strategic Advisory
  • Jeff Mullen
    Director of Enterprise Development
    Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency
  • Vago Muradian
    Founder and Editor
    Defense & Aerospace Report
  • Boniface Mwangi
    Founder; Photo-activist
    PAWA254
  • Juan Nagel
    Professor, Business Economics
    Universidad de los Andes
  • Walter Natynczyk
    Deputy Minister of Veteran Affairs
    Veterans Affairs Canada
  • Pauline Neville-Jones
    Chair, Cyber Security Advisory Panel
    Bank of England
  • Masashi Nishihara
    President
    Research Institute for Peace and Security
  • Beat Nobs
    Ambassador of Switzerland to Canada
    Embassy of Switzerland in Canada
  • Chad O’Carroll
    CEO and Founder
    NK News
  • Jacqueline O’Neill
    President
    Inclusive Security
  • Tolu Ogunlesi
    Special Assistant to the President of Nigeria on Digital and New Media
    Government of Nigeria
  • Joshua Omojuwa
    Chief Strategist
    The Alpha Reach
  • David Ong
    Research Professor of International and Environmental Law
    Nottingham Law School, Nottingham Trent University
  • Keng Yong Ong
    Executive Deputy Chairman
    S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
  • Israela Oron
    Brigadier General (Ret.)
    Israeli Defense Forces
  • Dixon Osburn
    Executive Director
    Center for Justice & Accountability
  • Paul Owens
    Manager, Special Initiatives
    Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency
  • Dale Palmeter
    Director of Issues Management
    Office of the President of the Treasury Board of Canada
  • Roland Paris
    University Research Chair in International Security and Governance
    University of Ottawa
  • Guy Parmelin
    Minister of Defence
    Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport
  • Sameer Patil
    Director, Centre for International Security
    Gateway House: Indian Council on Global Relations
  • Petr Pavel
    Chairman of the Military Committee
    North Atlantic Treaty Organization
  • David Perkins
    Commanding General
    United States Army Training and Doctrine Command
  • Julie Perkins
    Chief Engineer of In-Space Vehicle Propulsion Systems and Associate Technical Fellow
    Boeing
  • Tom Perriello
    CEO
    WinVA
  • Smadar Perry
    Senior Editor for Middle East Affairs
    Yediot Ahronot
  • Kadira Pethiyagoda
    Non-resident Fellow
    Brookings Doha Center
  • J. Peter Pham
    Vice President for Research and Regional Initiatives and Director, Africa Center
    Atlantic Council
  • Tengiz Pkhaladze
    Advisor and Foreign Relations Secretary
    Administration of the President of Georgia
  • Alina Polyakova
    David M. Rubenstein Fellow, Foreign Policy Program
    The Brookings Institution
  • Margaret Purdy
    President
    Margaret Purdy Consulting Inc.
  • Mossarat Qadeem
    Executive Director
    PAIMAN Alumni Trust
  • Rajeswari Rajagopalan
    Senior Fellow and Head, Nuclear & Space Policy Initiative
    Observer Research Foundation
  • Antonio Ramalho da Rocha
    Professor of International Relations
    University of Brasilia
  • Ahmed Rashid
    Author and Journalist
  • Vincent Rigby
    Associate Deputy Minister of Public Safety
    Public Safety Canada
  • Jean Rioux
    Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of National Defence
    Department of National Defence, Canada
  • Carla Robbins
    Adjunct Senior Fellow
    Council on Foreign Relations
  • Colin Robertson
    Vice President
    Canadian Global Affairs Institute
  • Antonio Rodiles
    Director
    Estado de SATS
  • Josh Rogin
    Columnist
    Washington Post
  • David Rohde
    Online News Director
    New Yorker
  • Rafal Rohozinski
    Chief Executive Officer
    The SecDev Group
  • Gideon Rose
    Editor
    Foreign Affairs
  • Dale Ross
    Mayor
    City of Georgetown, Texas
  • Luis Rubio
    Chairman
    Mexican Council on Foreign Relations
  • Laurent Ruseckas
    Senior Advisor
    IHS Energy
  • Christopher Sabatini
    Executive Director, Global Americans
    Professor, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University
    Founder and Editor, LatinAmericaGoesGlobal.org
  • Harjit Sajjan
    Minister of National Defence
    Department of National Defence, Canada
  • Rana Sarkar
    Consul General of Canada in San Francisco, United States
    Global Affairs Canada, Canada
  • Omar Samad
    Policy and Strategy Adviser to the Chief Executive
    Office of the Chief Executive of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
  • Lobsang Sangay
    President
    Central Tibetan Administration
  • Andrei Sannikov
    Chairman
    European Belarus Foundation
  • Mike Savage
    Mayor
    City of Halifax
  • Randy Scheunemann
    President
    Orion Strategies
  • Eric Schmidt
    Executive Chairman
    Alphabet Inc.
  • Vance Serchuk
    Executive Director
    KKR Global Institute
  • Jeanne Shaheen
    Senator from New Hampshire
    United States Senate
  • Andrew Shearer
    Senior Advisor on Asia Pacific Security
    Center for Strategic and International Studies
  • Robin Shepherd
    Senior Advisor
    Halifax International Security Forum
  • Andriy Shevchenko
    Ambassador of Ukraine to Canada
    Embassy of Ukraine in Canada
  • Yohei Shimizu
    International Policy Planning Section (J5), Joint Staff
    Ministry of Defense, Japan
  • Maeng-ho Shin
    Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to Canada
    Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Canada
  • Paul Shinkman
    National Security Correspondent
    U.S. News & World Report
  • Kevin Short
    Vice Chief of Defence Force
    New Zealand Defence Force
  • Ian Shugart
    Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs
    Global Affairs Canada
  • Vasil Sikharulidze
    Chairman
    Atlantic Council of Georgia
  • Jill Sinclair
    Canadian Representative, Ukrainian Defence Reform Advisory Board, Strategic Joint Staff
    Department of National Defence, Canada
  • Bob Smock
    Vice President, Global Cybersecurity Lead
    Gartner Inc.
  • David Smolansky
    Mayor
    El Hatillo Municipality, Venezuela
  • Vidal Francisco Soberón Sanz
    Secretary of Navy
    Secretariat of the Navy, Mexico
  • Sabine Sparwasser
    Ambassador of Germany to Canada
    Federal Foreign Office, Germany
  • Richard Spencer
    Secretary of the Navy
    United States Navy
  • Janice Stein
    Belzberg Professor of Conflict Management and Founding Director
    Munk School of Global Affairs, University of Toronto
  • Gerald Steinberg
    Professor of Political Studies, Bar Ilan University
    President and Founder, NGO Monitor
  • Constanze Stelzenmüller
    Robert Bosch Senior Fellow
    The Brookings Institution
  • Jens Stoltenberg
    Secretary General
    North Atlantic Treaty Organization
  • Robert Summerby-Murray
    President and Vice-Chancellor
    Saint Mary’s University
  • Yun Sun
    Senior Associate, The East Asian Program
    Stimson Center
  • Tsuyoshi Sunohara
    Managing Executive Officer
    Nikkei Inc.
  • Michael Svetlik
    Vice President, Programs
    International Foundation for Electoral Systems
  • Vikas Swarup
    High Commissioner of India to Canada
    High Commission of India to Canada
  • Joanna Świątkowska
    CYBERSEC Programme Director and Senior Research Fellow
    The Kosciuszko Institute
  • Andrew Tabler
    Martin J. Gross Fellow
    Washington Institute for Near East Policy
  • Ahmet Taçyildiz
    Chairman
    Gap İnşaat
  • Tom Tempe
    Vice President, Advertising
    Foreign Policy
  • Nicolas Tenzer
    Editor and Director, LeBanquet
    Founding President, Center for the Study and Reflection of Political Action
  • Jonathan Tepperman
    Vice Chairman of the Board, Halifax International Security Forum
    Editor-in-Chief, Foreign Policy
  • Riho Terras
    Chief of Defence
    Estonian Defence Forces
  • Hashim Thaçi
    President
    Republic of Kosovo
  • Monika Thakur
    Assistant Professor of International Relations and International Relations
    Department of Political Science, St. Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, Nova Scotia
  • Jody Thomas
    Deputy Minister of National Defence
    Department of National Defence, Canada
  • Emre Timurkan
    Chief Executive Officer
    Almatis GmbH, Germany
  • Alioune Tine
    Regional Director, West and Central Africa
    Amnesty International
  • P.J. Tobia
    Producer, Foreign Affairs & Defense
    PBS NewsHour
  • Hideshi Tokuchi
    Senior Fellow
    National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies
  • Francisco Toro
    Executive Editor
    Caracas Chronicles
  • Daniel Twining
    President
    International Republican Institute
  • Márton Ugrósdy
    Deputy Director of Strategy
    Institute for Foreign Affairs and Trade
  • Selçuk Ünal
    Ambassador of Turkey to Canada
    Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Turkey
  • Peteris Ustubs
    European Union Ambassador to Canada
    Delegation of the European Union to Canada
  • Jonathan Vance
    Chief of the Defence Staff
    Canadian Armed Forces
  • Peter Van Praagh
    President
    Halifax International Security Forum
  • Róbert Vass
    President
    GLOBSEC
  • Miro Vassilev
    Managing Partner and Chief Investment Officer
    Vingilote Enterprises
  • Gordon Venner
    Associate Deputy Minister of National Defence
    Department of National Defence, Canada
  • Kurt Volker
    Executive Director
    McCain Institute for International Leadership
  • Zoran Vujic
    Political Director
    Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Serbia
  • Tsuneo Watanabe
    Senior Fellow
    The Sasakawa Peace Foundation
  • W. Bruce Weinrod
    Senior Counsel
    Global Impact
  • Jonathan Weisstub
    Founding Partner, Common Wealth
    Senior Resident, Massey College, University of Toronto
    Chairman of the Board, Halifax International Security Forum
  • Richard Wex
    Associate Deputy Minister
    Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
  • David Wheeler
    Director, US Operations
    Canadian Commercial Corporation
  • Kathryn White
    President and CEO
    United Nations Association in Canada
  • Shelly Whitman
    Executive Director
    The Roméo Dallaire Child Soldiers Initiative
  • Alexis Wichowski
    Adjunct Associate Professor
    Columbia University
  • Andrew Wood
    Associate Fellow, Russia and Eurasia Programme
    Chatham House
  • Peter Wright
    Development Officer, Aerospace and Defence
    Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency
  • Moshe Ya’alon
    Former Minister of Defense; President
    Manhigut Acheret
  • Noboru Yamaguchi
    Advisor
    The Sasakawa Peace Foundation
  • Tomonori Yoshizaki
    Director, Policy Simulation
    The National Institute for Defense Studies, Japan
  • Dov Zakheim
    Senior Advisor, Center for Strategic and International Studies
    Senior Fellow, CNA Corporation
Partners & Sponsors
Agenda Working Group

The Halifax International Security Forum invites subject experts with significant practical experience to volunteer their time throughout the summer months to discuss and debate ideas to be addressed head-on at Halifax in November. The guidance provided by the Agenda Working Group ensures that Halifax International Security Forum plays its part in shaping the coming year’s global security agenda.

Halifax International Security Forum is proud that the agenda presented to its participants each year is acutely relevant and reflects conversations that are happening in capitals around the world. In the cases where these issues are not yet top-of-mind for decision makers, Halifax International Security Forum is pleased to create those conversations that will gain attention and inspire international action.

Michael Auslin, Williams-Griffis Fellow in Contemporary Asia, The Hoover Institution, Stanford University

Alyssa Ayres, Senior Fellow for India, Pakistan, and South Asia, Council on Foreign Relations

Ian Brodie, Associate Director, Centre for Military, Strategic and Security Studies, University of Calgary

Rosa Brooks, Senior Fellow, New America Foundation, Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Center

Leslie Campbell, Senior Associate and Regional Director, Middle East and North Africa Programs, National Democratic Institute

John Glenn, Policy Director, U.S. Global Leadership Coalition

Jerrold Green, President and Chief Executive Officer, Pacific Council on International Policy

Joseph Hall, Vice President, Halifax International Security Forum

Heather Hurlburt, Director, New Models of Policy Advocacy Project, New America Foundation

Rachel Kleinfeld, Senior Fellow, Democracy and Rule of Law Program, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

David J. Kramer, Senior Fellow, Florida International University

François Lafond, President, Blue Networks and Opportunities, Paris

Jacqueline O’Neill, Director, The Institute for Inclusive Security

C. Dixon Osburn, Executive Director, Center for Justice & Accountability

Roland Paris, University Research Chair in International Security and Governance, University of Ottawa

Tom Perriello, CEO, WinVA

J. Peter Pham, Vice President for Research and Regional Initiatives; Director, Africa Center, The Atlantic Council

Luis Rubio, Chairman, Center of Research for Development

Christopher Sabatini, Executive Director, Global Americans; Professor, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University; Founder and Editor, LatinAmericaGoesGlobal.org

Paul Salem, Vice President for Policy and Research, Middle East Institute

Randy Scheunemann, President, Orion Strategies

Robin Shepherd, Senior Advisor, Halifax International Security Forum

Janice Gross Stein, Belzberg Professor of Conflict Management, Founding Director, Munk School of Global Affairs, University of Toronto

Jonathan Tepperman, Editor-in-Chief, Foreign Policy

Peter Van Praagh, President, Halifax International Security Forum

Kurt Volker, Executive Director, The McCain Institute for International Leadership

W. Bruce Weinrod, Senior Counsel, Global Impact

Halifax Papers
Peace? Prosperity? Principle? Securing What Purpose?
Janice Gross Stein
Nukes: The Fire and the Fury
Bonnie Jenkins
Weaponizing Capital: One Belt, One Road, One Way
Yun Sun
Making Peace with Women
Nancy Lindborg
Rapprochement with Russia: Post-Putin Prep
Ivan Krastev
Satellite Armies: The Race in Space
Theresa Hitchens
Rebuilding the Middle East: From Civil War to Civil Society
Paul Salem
Climate Change: Houston, We Have a Solution
Paul Holthus

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