2019 HALIFAX INTERNATIONAL SECURITY FORUM
DATE
November 22-24, 2019
LOCATION
Halifax, Nova Scotia
PARTICIPANTS
300
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
Senior Advisor for Asia, Halifax International Security Forum, Payson J. Treat Fellow in Contemporary Asia, Hoover Institute, Stanford University
Alyssa Ayres
Senior Fellow for India, Pakistan, and South Asia, Council on Foreign Relations
Ian Brodie
Director of Studies, Canadian Global Affairs Institute
Rosa Brooks
Scott K. Ginsburg Professor of Law and Policy, Georgetown University Law Center
Leslie Campbell
Senior Associate and Regional Director, Middle East and North Africa Programs, National Democratic Institute
Dean Fealk
Chair, Global Strategy & Innovation, Halifax International Security Forum, Managing Partner, DLA Piper
John Glenn
Policy Director, U.S. Global Leadership Coalition
Jerrold Green
President and Chief Executive Officer, Pacific Council on International Policy
Heather Hurlburt
Director, New Models of Policy Change, New America
Rachel Kleinfeld
Senior Fellow, Democracy, Conflict, and Governance Program, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
François Lafond
Special Adviser to the Deputy Prime Minister for European Affairs, Republic of North Macedonia
Paz Magat
Director, Peace With Women Fellowship, Halifax International Security Forum
C. Dixon Osburn
Fellow, Carr Center for Human Rights Policy, Harvard Kennedy Center
Roland Paris
Professor of International Affairs, University of Ottawa
Luis Rubio
Chairman, Mexican Council on Foreign Relations
Chris Sabatini
Senior Fellow for Latin America, Chatham House
Randy Scheunemann
Senior Counselor, Halifax International Security Forum
Robin Shepherd
Vice President, Halifax International Security Forum
Janice Stein
Chair of the Board of Directors, Halifax International Security Forum, Belzberg Professor of Conflict Management, Founding Director, Munk School of Global Affairs, University of Toronto
Peter Van Praagh
President, Halifax International Security Forum
Kurt Volker
Senior International Advisor, Advisory Board Member, BGR Group
W. Bruce Weinrod
Adjunct Professor, School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University
Michael Abramowitz
President, Freedom House, United States
Mohammed Abulahoum Head
Justice and Building Party, Yemen
Raed al-Saleh
Co-Founder and Director, Syria Civil Defence, Turkey
Izabela Albrycht Chair
Kosciuszko Institute Poland
Sergio Alcocer
Research Professor, Institute of Engineering, UNAM; Former Undersecretary for North America, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mexico
Leila Alieva
Affiliate Researcher, Russia and East European Studies, Oxford University, Azerbaijan
Rajmund Andrzejczak
Chief of the General Staff, Polish Armed Forces, Poland
David Angell
Canadian Permanent Representative to NATO, Joint Delegation of Canada to NATO, Canada
James Appathurai
Deputy Assistant Secretary General for Political Affairs and Security Policy, North Atlantic Treaty Organization, NATO
Joe Armstrong
VP Global Business Operations Products & Solutions, CAE Defence & Security, Canada
Michael Arthur
President, Boeing International, United Kingdom
Zita Astravas
Chief of Staff to Minister of National Defence, Department of National Defence, Canada
Thomas Axworthy
Secretary-General, InterAction Council of Former Heads of State and Government, Canada
Alyssa Ayres
Senior Fellow for India, Pakistan, and South Asia, Council on Foreign Relations, United States
Oliver Azuara
Senior Economist, Inter-American Development Bank, Mexico
Seung-Joo Baek
Member of the National Assembly, The Daehanminguk Gukhoe, Republic of Korea
Craig Baines
Commander Joint Task Force Atlantic and Commander Maritime Forces Atlantic, Canadian Armed Forces Canada
Jim Baker
Director of the Office of Net Assessment, United States Department of Defense, United States
Falah Mustafa Bakir
Senior Foreign Policy Adviser to the President, Kurdistan Regional Government, Kurdistan Region – Iraq
Molly Ball
National Political Correspondent, TIME, Political Analyst, CNN, United States
Jim Banks
Representative from Indiana, United States House of Representatives, United States
Mustafa Barghouti
Secretary General and Co-Founder, Palestinian National Initiative, Palestine
James Barnes
Capture Team Lead, Canada Defense, Space & Security, Boeing, United States
Rania Barrak
Professor in Military Higher Education, Military Staff College and Superior War College, Tunisia
John Barrasso
Senator from Wyoming, United States Senate, United States
Emma Barrasso
Strategy and Marketing, Owens Corning, United States
Lale Bartoschek
Chief of Branch Recruitment, Federal Ministry of Defence, German Armed Forces, Germany Peace With Women Fellow
Rob Bauer
Chief of Defence, Netherlands Armed Forces, Netherlands
Oscar Becerra
Member of the Board, Colectivo de Seguridad con Democracia, Mexico
Dawisson Belém Lopes
Deputy Dean for International Affairs, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Brazil
Bryan Bender
Defense and Space Editor, POLITICO, United States
Geneviève Bernatchez
Judge Advocate General, Canadian Armed Forces, Canada
Richard Berry
Special Assistant, United States Indo-Pacific Command, United States
Lincoln Bloomfield,
Jr. Chairman Emeritus, Stimson Center, United States
Michael Bociurkiw
Commentator, CNN, Canada
Elanor Boekholt-O’Sullivan Commander, Cyber
Defence Force, Netherlands Armed Forces, Netherlands Peace With Women Fellow
Greta Bossenmaier
National Security and Intelligence Advisor, Privy Council Office, Canada, Canada
Darrell Bricker
CEO, Ipsos Public Affairs, Canada
Laura Bridge
Managing Director, Halifax International Security Forum, United States
Ian Brodie
Director of Studies, Canadian Global Affairs Institute, Canada
Rosa Brooks
Scott K. Ginsburg Professor of Law and Policy, Georgetown University Law Center, United States
Christian Brose
Head of Strategy, Anduril Strategies, Senior Fellow, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, United States
Michael Brown
Director, Defense Innovation Unit, United States
Shelly Bruce
Chief, Communications Security Establishment, Canada
Matthew Bryza
Non-Resident Senior Fellow, Din Patriciu Eurasia Center, Atlantic Council, United States
Jeremy Buffam
Partner, New Castle Hotels & Resorts, United States
Ahmet Çalik
Chairman, Çalik Holding, Turkey
Leslie Campbell
Senior Associate and Regional Director, Middle East and North Africa Programs, National Democratic Institute, Canada
Scott Carpenter
Director of Policy, Jigsaw, United States
Joyce Carter
President and CEO, Halifax International Airport Authority, Canada
Figo Chan
Civil Human Rights Front, Hong Kong
Christyn Cianfarani
President and CEO, Canadian Association of Defence and Security Industries, Canada
Tom Clark
Chair, Public Affairs and Communications, Global Public Affairs, Canada
Steve Clemons
Editor-at-Large, The Hill, United States
Eliot Cohen
Dean, Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University, United States
J. Michael Cole,
Senior Fellow, China Policy Institute, University of Nottingham, Taiwan
Heather Conley
Senior Vice President for Europe, Eurasia, and the Arctic; Director, Europe Program, Center for Strategic and International Studies, United States
James Coomarasamy
Senior Presenter, BBC Radio and World Service, United Kingdom
Marie-Thérèse Corbani
Researcher, Siren Associates, Lebanon
Dan Costello
Assistant Deputy Minister for International Security and Political Affairs, Global Affairs Canada , Canada
Philip Davidson
Commander, United States Indo-Pacific Command, United States
Peter Dawe
Commander Canadian Special Operations Forces Command, Canadian Armed Forces, Canada
Sławomir Dębski
Director, Polish Institute of International Affairs, Poland
Abigail Denburg
Boeing, United States
Karen DeYoung
Associate Editor and Senior National Security Correspondent, The Washington Post, United States
Paula Dobriansky
Senior Fellow, The Future of Diplomacy Project, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard University, United States
Peter Donolo
Vice Chairman, Hill+Knowlton Canada, Canada
Lyse Doucet
Chief International Correspondent, BBC, Canada
Kaya Dunawa-Pickard
Department of National Defence, Canada
Rachel Durbin
Director, Future Force Lifecycle Engineering, Navy Capability Division, Royal Australian Navy, Australia Peace With Women Fellow
Elizabeth Economy
C.V. Starr Senior Fellow and Director for Asia Studies, Council on Foreign Relations, United States
Espen Barth Eide
Member of Parliament, Parliament of Norway, Norway
Comfort Ero
Program Director, Africa, International Crisis Group, United Kingdom
Golnaz Esfandiari
Senior Correspondent, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty United States
Wayne Eyre
Commander of the Canadian Army, Canadian Armed Forces, Canada
Richard Fadden
Senior Advisor, Capitol Hill Group, Canada
Teuku Faizasyah
Adviser to the Indonesian Foreign Minister for Political, Legal, and Security Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Indonesia
Dean Fealk
Partner, DLA Piper; Chair, Global Strategy & Innovation, Halifax International Security Forum, United States
Lisa Ferris
Director, Defence Legal Services, New Zealand Army, New Zealand Peace With Women Fellow
Renée Filiatrault
Director of Communications, Minister of National Defence, Canada
Andy Fillmore
Member of Parliament for Halifax House of Commons, Canada
Brian Finlay
President and CEO, Stimson Center, Canada
Darren Fisher
Member of Parliament for Dartmouth-Cole Harbour, House of Commons, Canada
Matthew Fisher
Commentator, Global News, Canada
Christian Forstner
Executive Director, Hanns Seidel Foundation, Germany
Corey Frederickson
Military Assistant to the Deputy Minister, Department of National Defence, Canada
Alina Frolova
Deputy Minister of Defence, Ministry of Defence, Ukraine
King-wa Fu
Associate Professor, Journalism and Media Studies Centre, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Matthias Gebauer
Chief Correspondent, Der Spiegel, Germany
Rob Gillies
Canada Bureau Chief, Associated Press, Canada
Chaitanya Giri
Fellow, Space and Ocean Studies, Indian Council on Global Relations, Gateway House, India
John Glenn
Policy Director, U.S. Global Leadership Coalition, United States
Joe Gould
Staff Reporter, Defense News, United States
Burak Gürkan
First Secretary, Embassy of the Republic of Turkey in Ottawa, Turkey
Katherine Graef
Logistics Director, Special Operations Command Africa, United States Special Operations Command , United States Peace With Women Fellow
Robbie Gramer
Diplomacy and National Security Reporter, Foreign Policy, United States
Jerrold Green
President and CEO, Pacific Council on International Policy, United States
Martin Green
Assistant Secretary to the Cabinet, Assessment, Privy Council, Canada
Robert Greenhill
Executive Chairman, Global Canada, Canada
Maryscott Greenwood
CEO, Canadian American Business Council; Managing Director, Crestview Strategy, United States
Jean-Marie Guéhenno
Member, High-Level Advisory Board on Mediation, United Nations; Senior Advisor, Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue, France
Gabriel Guerra Castellanos
President and Chief Executive Officer, Guerra Castellanos & Asociados, Mexico
Martin Gurri
President and Chief Analyst, Fifth Wave Analytics, United States
Peter Hammerschmidt
Assistant Deputy Minister, Policy, Department of National Defence, Canada
Husain Haqqani
Director and Senior Fellow, South and Central Asia, Hudson Institute, Pakistan
Tammy Harris
Former Deputy Commander, Royal Canadian Air Force, Canadian Armed Forces, Canada
Ryan Heath
Senior Editor, POLITICO, Australia
France Hébert
VP/GM CAE Defence & Security – Canada
Jay Heisler
Instructor, Dalhousie University; Nonfiction Author, Association of the United States Army, United States
Chris Henderson
Assistant Deputy Minister of Public Affairs, Department of National Defence, Canada
Mark Hetfield
President and CEO, HIAS, United States
Richard Javad Heydarian
Research Fellow, National Chengchi University; Columnist, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Philippines
Kirsten Hillman
Acting Ambassador of Canada to the United States, Embassy of Canada in the United States, Canada
Yukinari Hirose
President, National Institute for Defense, Japan
Joseph Hockey
Ambassador of Australia to the United States, Embassy of Australia in Washington, Australia
Blake Hounshell
Editor in Chief, POLITICO Magazine, United States
Nadim Houry
Executive Director, Arab Reform Initiative, Lebanon
Donna Hrinak
President, Boeing, Latin America and Canada, United States
Szu-chien Hsu
Director of the Board, Institute for National Defense and Security Research, Taiwan
Heather Hurlburt
Director, New Models of Policy Change, New America, United States
Jaeho Hwang
Director, Global Security Cooperation Center; Professor, Division of International Studies, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies Republic of Korea
Esther Ibanga
Pastor, Jos Christian Missions International; Executive Director and Founder, Women without Walls Initiative, Nigeria
Iko Ibanga
Founder and CEO, Pro-Health International, Nigeria
Dolkun Isa
President, World Uyghur Congress, China
Farahnaz Ispahani
Former Member of Parliament, Qaumi Assembly, Pakistan
Osamu Izawa
Consul General, Consulate General of Japan in Montréal, Japan
Dhruva Jaishankar
Director, US Initiative, Observer Research Foundation, India
Jackson Janes
President Emeritus, American Institute for Contemporary German Studies, United States
Josef Joffe
Publisher and Editor, Die Zeit; Distinguished Visiting Fellow, Hoover Institution, Germany
Tim Kaine
Senator from Virginia, United States Senate, United States
Matake Kamiya
Professor, International Relations, National Defense Academy of Japan; Director and Distinguished Research Fellow, Japan Forum on International Relations, Japan
Insun Kang
Washington D.C. Bureau Chief, Chosun Ilbo, Republic of Korea
Lisa Kaplan
Founder and CEO, Alethea Group, United States
Mara Karlin
Director, Strategic Studies Program, Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University, United States
Mikhail Kasyanov
Former Prime Minister of Russia, People’s Freedom Party of Russia, Russia
Yoichi Kato
Senior Research Fellow, Asia Pacific Initiative, Japan
John Kavanagh
Economic Development Manager, Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, Canada
Atul Khare
Under-Secretary-General for Operational Support, Department of Operational Support United Nations
Mikhail Khodorkovsky
Founder, Open Russia, Russia
Roderich Kiesewetter
Member, The Bundestag, Germany
Byung Kee Kim
Member of the National Assembly, The Daehanminguk Gukhoe, Republic of Korea
Angus King
Senator from Maine, United States Senate, United States
Rose King
Chief of Staff, Headquarters Joint Forces New Zealand, New Zealand Defence Force, New Zealand Peace With Women Fellow
Suat Kınıklıoğlu
Senior Fellow, Center for Applied Turkey Studies, Turkey
Solveig Krey
Deputy Assistant Chief of Staff, Operations Section, Defence Staff Norway, Norwegian Armed Forces, Norway Peace With Women Fellow
François Lafond
Special Adviser to Deputy Prime Minister for European Affairs, Republic of North Macedonia, France
Eli Lake
Columnist, Bloomberg View, United States
Karin Landgren
Executive Director, Security Council Report, Sweden
Jim Landon
President, ATCO Frontec, Canada
Meghan Latcovich
Strategic Advisor, McCain Institute for International Leadership , United States
Emily Lau
Former Chairperson, Democratic Party; Chair, Foreign Affairs Committee, Democratic Party, Hong Kong
Solène Le Floch
Human Resource Manager for Air Crews, 705th Airbase, French Air Force, France Peace With Women Fellow
Steve LeVine
Editor at Large, Medium; Senior Fellow, Atlantic Council, United States
Tod Lindberg
Senior Fellow, Hudson Institute, United States
Nancy Lindborg
President and CEO, United States Institute of Peace, United States
Justin Ling
Freelance Journalist, Canada
Mark Lippert
Vice President, International Government Affairs, Boeing International, United States
Debra Lovette
Director, Human Capital, Joint Force Space Component Command, United States Peace With Women Fellow
Yeh-chung Lu
Associate Professor, Department of Diplomacy, National Cheng-chi University; Vice President, Taiwan Foundation for Democracy, Taiwan
Hans-Dieter Lucas
German Permanent Representative to NATO, Federal Foreign Office, Germany
Edward Luce
US National Editor, Financial Times, United Kingdom
Jüri Luik
Minister of Defence, Ministry of Defence, Estonia
John MacDonell
Partner, Spiteri & Ursulak LLP, Canada
Peter MacKay
Partner, Baker & McKenzie, Canada
Paz Magat
Director, Peace With Women Fellowship, Halifax International Security Forum, United States
Kelly Magsamen
Vice President for National Security and International Policy, Center for American Progress, United States
Chuck Maillet
Vice-President, Nova Scotia, Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, Canada
Thabang Makwetla
Deputy Minister of Defence, Department of Defence, South Africa
Rita Manchanda
Research Consultant, South Asia Forum for Human Rights, India
Daniel Markić
Director, Security-Intelligence Agency, Croatia
Steve Markle
Filmmaker, Letter M, Canada
Solange Márquez
Vice President, Mexican Council on Foreign Relations; Professor of Law, National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico
Jill Marrack
CAF Special Advisor to Sexual Misconduct Response Centre, Canadian Armed Forces, Canada Peace With Women Fellow
Lysane Martel
Director, RCAF Professional Development, 2nd Canadian Air Division, Royal Canadian Air Force, Canada Peace With Women Fellow
Peter Maurer
President, International Committee of the Red Cross, Switzerland
Bill McCaffrey
President, McCaffrey Enterprises, Canada
Cindy McCain
Chair, McCain Institute for International Leadership , United States
Michelle McGuinness
Director General Counter Proliferation & Terrorism, Defence Intelligence Organisation, Australia
Francis P. McGuire
President, Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, Canada
Paul McLeary
Pentagon Correspondent, Breaking Defense, United States
Jonathan Meretsky
Managing Director, Merit House, Canada
Mauricio Meschoulam
Founder and Director, Mexico Research Center for Peace; Professor, International Relations, Universidad Iberoamericana, Mexico
Jeanne Meserve
Member, Homeland Security Experts Group, United States
Ia Meurmishvili
Senior Editor, Voice of America, Georgia, United States
Ayman Mhanna
Executive Director, Samir Kassir Foundation, Lebanon
Emin Milli
Director, Meydan TV, Azerbaijan
Richard Mills
Charge d’Affaires, Embassy of the United States in Ottawa, United States
Vladimir Milov
Economic Advisor, Russian Opposition Leader Alexei Navalny, Russia
Manuel Molano
Managing Director, Mexico Institute for Competitiveness, Mexico
Duane Monea
Director, Dedi Corp., Canada
Seth Moulton
Representative from Massachusetts, United States House of Representatives, United States
Yascha Mounk
Contributing Editor, The Atlantic; Associate Professor, Johns Hopkins University, United States
Ariel Moutsatsos
Washington D.C. Bureau Chief and Senior Correspondent, Televisa, Mexico
Nicolas Moyer
President and CEO, Canadian Council for International Cooperation, Canada
Yusuf Müftüoğlu
Managing Partner, CRA Strategic Advisory, Turkey
Jeff Mullen
Director, Enterprise Development, Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, Canada
Vago Muradian
Founder and Editor, Defense & Aerospace Report, United States
Godfrey Mwampembwa
Editorial Cartoonist, East African Standard; CEO and Executive Chairman, Buni Media, Kenya
Ruhee Neog
Director, Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies, India
Pauline Neville-Jones
Member, House of Lords; Member, Cyber Security Challenge United Kingdom
Masashi Nishihara
President, Research Institute for Peace and Security, Japan
Robert O’Brien
United States National Security Advisor, Executive Office of the President, United States
Jacqueline O’Neill
Ambassador for Women, Peace, and Security, Canada
Terrence O’Shaughnessy
Commander, North American Aerospace Defense Command and United States Northern Command, United States
Tolu Ogunlesi
Special Assistant to the President of Nigeria on Digital and New Media, Government of Nigeria, Nigeria
Nancy Okail
President of the Board of Advisors, The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy, United States
Japheth Omojuwa
Founder and Chief Strategist, Alpha Reach; Founder and Volunteer, Omojuwa Foundation, Nigeria
Keng Yong Ong
Executive Deputy Chairman, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Tracy Onufer
Chief of Staff, Special Operations Command South, United States Air Force, United States Peace With Women Fellowship
Morgan Ortagus
Spokesperson, United States Department of State, United States
C. Dixon Osburn
Adjunct Fellow , American Security Project, United States
Paul Owens
Manager, Special Initiatives, Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, Canada
Artis Pabriks
Minister of Defence, Ministry of Defence, Latvia
Roland Paris
Professor of International Affairs, University of Ottawa, Canada
Iain Paterson
Managing Director, Cycura, Canada
Jocelyn Paul
Director General, International Defence Policy, Department of National Defence, Canada
David Perry
Vice President and Senior Analyst, Canadian Global Affairs Institute, Canada
Joana Polekauskienė
Senior Instructor, General Jonas Žemaitis Military Academy of Lithuania, Lithuanian Armed Forces, Lithuania Peace With Women Fellow
Petro Poroshenko
5th President of Ukraine, Government of Ukraine, Ukraine
Kenan Rahmani
Advocacy Manager, The Syria Campaign, United States
Ben Renda
Chief Operating Officer, Google Fi, Google , United States
Jason Rezaian
Global Opinions Writer, The Washington Post, United States
Peter Ricketts
President and Vice-Chancellor, Acadia University, Canada
Jim Risch
Senator from Idaho, United States Senate, United States
Colin Robertson
Vice President, Canadian Global Affairs Institute, Canada
Claude Rochette
Associate Deputy Minister, Department of National Defence, Canada
Michael Rogers
17th Director, National Security Agency; 2nd Commander, United States Cyber Command, United States
Josh Rogin
Columnist, Foreign Policy and National Security, The Washington Post, United States
Rafal Rohozinski
CEO, The SecDev Group, Canada
Gideon Rose,
Editor, Foreign Affairs; Peter G. Peterson Chair, Council on Foreign Relations, United States
Ben Rowswell
President, Canadian International Council, Canada
Luis Rubio
Chairman, Mexican Council on Foreign Relations, Mexico
Laurent Ruseckas
Executive Director, Global Gas, IHS Markit, United Kingdom
Harjit Singh Sajjan
Minister of National Defence, Department of National Defence, Canada
Lobsang Sangay
President, Central Tibetan Administration, Tibet
Andrei Sannikov
Chairman, European Belarus Foundation, Belarus
Robertas Šapronas
Defence Policy Director, Ministry of National Defence, Lithuania
Luiza Savage
Editorial Director, Cross-Platform Content and Executive Director, Canada POLITICO, United States
Mike Savage
Mayor, City of Halifax, Canada
Andrew Scheer
Leader, Conservative Party, Canada
Aldo Schellenberg
Deputy Chief of the Armed Forces, Swiss Armed Forces, Chief of Joint Operations Command, Switzerland
Macario Schettino
Professor, School of Social Sciences and Government, Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education, Mexico
Randy Scheunemann
Senior Counselor, Halifax International Security Forum, United States
Nick Schifrin
Foreign Affairs and Defense Correspondent, PBS NewsHour, United States
Nicole Schilling
Vice President, Federal Office of Bundeswehr Personnel Management, German Armed Forces, Germany Peace With Women Fellow
Hans-Jakob Schindler
Senior Director, Counter Extremism Project, Germany
Henri Schricke
Head of Joint International Affairs, French Forces Joint Staff, France
Karl Schultz
Commandant, United States Coast Guard, United States
Nick Sealy-Thompson
Director, Disaster and Emergency Management, ATCO Frontec, Canada
Fiona Shepherd
Deputy Assistant Chief of Staff, Logistics Operations and Plans, British Royal Navy, United Kingdom Peace With Women Fellow
Robin Shepherd
Vice President, Halifax International Security Forum, United Kingdom
Paul Shinkman
National Security Correspondent, U.S. News & World Report, United States
Jeff Shockey
Senior Vice President Global Sales and Marketing, Defense, Space & Security, Boeing United States
Ian Shugart
Clerk, Secretary to the Cabinet, Privy Council, Canada
Vasil Sikharulidze
Chairman, Atlantic Council of Georgia, Georgia
Jill Sinclair,
Canadian Representative, Ukrainian Defence Reform Advisory Board, Strategic Joint Staff, Department of National Defence, Canada
Kevin Skillin
Consul General, United States Consulate General in Halifax, Nova Scotia United States
David Smolansky
Envoy for Venezuelan Migration and Refugee Crisis, Organization of American States, Venezuela
Christopher Socha
Staff Director, United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, United States
Milan Solár
First Vice-President, GLOBSEC, Slovak Republic
Nancy Southern
Chair and Chief Executive Officer, ATCO, Canada
Henning Speck
National Security Advisor, CDU/CSU Parliamentary Group, Germany
Richard Spencer
Secretary of the Navy, United States Navy, United States
Janice Stein
Belzberg Professor of Conflict Management and Founding Director, Munk School of Global Affairs, University of Toronto, Canada
Gerald Steinberg
President and Founder, Institute for NGO Research Professor, Political Studies, Bar Ilan University, Israel
Mercedes Stephenson,
Host, The West Block, Global News, Canada
Hideo Suzuki
Director General for International Affairs, Defense Policy Bureau, Ministry of Defense, Japan
Michael Svetlik
Vice President, Programs, International Foundation for Electoral Systems, United States
Dennis Swanson
Vice President Global Sales and Marketing, Defense, Space & Security, Boeing, United States
Ahmet Taçyildiz
Chairman, Gap İnşaat, Turkey
Yasmin Tadjdeh
Senior Editor, National Defense Magazine, United States
Nicolas Tenzer
Chairman, Center for the Study and Research on Political Decision, France
Jonathan Tepperman
Editor-in-Chief, Foreign Policy, United States
Jody Thomas
Deputy Minister of National Defence, Department of National Defence, Canada
Gerald Tilk
CEO, Pansophico, United States
Hideshi Tokuchi
Visiting Professor, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies, Japan
Steve Tsang
Director, China Institute, School for Oriental and African Studies, University of London, United Kingdom
Symeon Tsomokos
Founder and President, Delphi Economic Forum, Greece
Daniel Twining
President, International Republican Institute, United States
Jonathan Vance
Chief of the Defence Staff, Canadian Armed Forces, Canada
Peter Van Praagh
President, Halifax International Security Forum, United States
Carlos Vecchio
Ambassador of Venezuela to the United States, National Assembly, Venezuela
Gordon Venner
Associate Deputy Minister of National Defence, Department of National Defence, Canada
Nirmal Verma
Chief of Naval Operations Distinguished International Fellow, United States Naval War College, India
Alexander Ward
Staff Writer, International Security and Defense, Vox, United States
Tsuneo Watanabe
Senior Fellow, International Peace and Security Department, Sasakawa Peace Foundation Japan
W. Bruce Weinrod
Adjunct Professor, School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University, United States
Kenneth Weinstein
President and CEO, Hudson Institute, United States
Jonathan Weisstub
Founding Partner, Common Wealth; Senior Resident, Massey College, University of Toronto, Canada
Paul Wells
Senior Writer, Maclean’s, Canada
