2019 HALIFAX INTERNATIONAL SECURITY FORUM - Halifax
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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

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Michael Abramowitz

President, Freedom House, United States

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Mohammed Abulahoum Head

Justice and Building Party, Yemen

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Raed al-Saleh

Co-Founder and Director, Syria Civil Defence, Turkey

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Izabela Albrycht Chair

Kosciuszko Institute Poland

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Sergio Alcocer

Research Professor, Institute of Engineering, UNAM; Former Undersecretary for North America, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mexico

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Leila Alieva

Affiliate Researcher, Russia and East European Studies, Oxford University, Azerbaijan

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Rajmund Andrzejczak

Chief of the General Staff, Polish Armed Forces, Poland

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David Angell

Canadian Permanent Representative to NATO, Joint Delegation of Canada to NATO, Canada

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James Appathurai

Deputy Assistant Secretary General for Political Affairs and Security Policy, North Atlantic Treaty Organization, NATO

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Joe Armstrong

VP Global Business Operations Products & Solutions, CAE Defence & Security, Canada

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Michael Arthur

President, Boeing International, United Kingdom

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Zita Astravas

Chief of Staff to Minister of National Defence, Department of National Defence, Canada

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Thomas Axworthy

Secretary-General, InterAction Council of Former Heads of State and Government, Canada

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Alyssa Ayres

Senior Fellow for India, Pakistan, and South Asia, Council on Foreign Relations, United States

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Oliver Azuara

Senior Economist, Inter-American Development Bank, Mexico

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Seung-Joo Baek

Member of the National Assembly, The Daehanminguk Gukhoe, Republic of Korea

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Craig Baines

Commander Joint Task Force Atlantic and Commander Maritime Forces Atlantic, Canadian Armed Forces Canada

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Jim Baker

Director of the Office of Net Assessment, United States Department of Defense, United States

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Falah Mustafa Bakir

Senior Foreign Policy Adviser to the President, Kurdistan Regional Government, Kurdistan Region – Iraq

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Molly Ball

National Political Correspondent, TIME, Political Analyst, CNN, United States

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Jim Banks

Representative from Indiana, United States House of Representatives, United States

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Mustafa Barghouti

Secretary General and Co-Founder, Palestinian National Initiative, Palestine

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James Barnes

Capture Team Lead, Canada Defense, Space & Security, Boeing, United States

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Rania Barrak

Professor in Military Higher Education, Military Staff College and Superior War College, Tunisia

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John Barrasso

Senator from Wyoming, United States Senate, United States

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Emma Barrasso

Strategy and Marketing, Owens Corning, United States

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Lale Bartoschek

Chief of Branch Recruitment, Federal Ministry of Defence, German Armed Forces, Germany Peace With Women Fellow

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Rob Bauer

Chief of Defence, Netherlands Armed Forces, Netherlands

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Oscar Becerra

Member of the Board, Colectivo de Seguridad con Democracia, Mexico

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Dawisson Belém Lopes

Deputy Dean for International Affairs, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Brazil

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Bryan Bender

Defense and Space Editor, POLITICO, United States

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Geneviève Bernatchez

Judge Advocate General, Canadian Armed Forces, Canada

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Richard Berry

Special Assistant, United States Indo-Pacific Command, United States

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Lincoln Bloomfield,

Jr. Chairman Emeritus, Stimson Center, United States

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Michael Bociurkiw

Commentator, CNN, Canada

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Elanor Boekholt-O’Sullivan Commander, Cyber

Defence Force, Netherlands Armed Forces, Netherlands Peace With Women Fellow

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Greta Bossenmaier

National Security and Intelligence Advisor, Privy Council Office, Canada, Canada

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Darrell Bricker

CEO, Ipsos Public Affairs, Canada

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Laura Bridge

Managing Director, Halifax International Security Forum, United States

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Ian Brodie

Director of Studies, Canadian Global Affairs Institute, Canada

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Rosa Brooks

Scott K. Ginsburg Professor of Law and Policy, Georgetown University Law Center, United States

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Christian Brose

Head of Strategy, Anduril Strategies, Senior Fellow, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, United States

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Michael Brown

Director, Defense Innovation Unit, United States

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Shelly Bruce

Chief, Communications Security Establishment, Canada

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Matthew Bryza

Non-Resident Senior Fellow, Din Patriciu Eurasia Center, Atlantic Council, United States

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Jeremy Buffam

Partner, New Castle Hotels & Resorts, United States

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Ahmet Çalik

Chairman, Çalik Holding, Turkey

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Leslie Campbell

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

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Scott Carpenter

Director of Policy, Jigsaw, United States

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Joyce Carter

President and CEO, Halifax International Airport Authority, Canada

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Figo Chan

Civil Human Rights Front, Hong Kong

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Christyn Cianfarani

President and CEO, Canadian Association of Defence and Security Industries, Canada

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Tom Clark

Chair, Public Affairs and Communications, Global Public Affairs, Canada

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Steve Clemons

Editor-at-Large, The Hill, United States

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Eliot Cohen

Dean, Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University, United States

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J. Michael Cole,

Senior Fellow, China Policy Institute, University of Nottingham, Taiwan

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Heather Conley

Senior Vice President for Europe, Eurasia, and the Arctic; Director, Europe Program, Center for Strategic and International Studies, United States

participant

James Coomarasamy

Senior Presenter, BBC Radio and World Service, United Kingdom

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Marie-Thérèse Corbani

Researcher, Siren Associates, Lebanon

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Dan Costello

Assistant Deputy Minister for International Security and Political Affairs, Global Affairs Canada , Canada

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Philip Davidson

Commander, United States Indo-Pacific Command, United States

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Peter Dawe

Commander Canadian Special Operations Forces Command, Canadian Armed Forces, Canada

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Sławomir Dębski

Director, Polish Institute of International Affairs, Poland

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Abigail Denburg

Boeing, United States

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Karen DeYoung

Associate Editor and Senior National Security Correspondent, The Washington Post, United States

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Paula Dobriansky

Senior Fellow, The Future of Diplomacy Project, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard University, United States

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Peter Donolo

Vice Chairman, Hill+Knowlton Canada, Canada

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Lyse Doucet

Chief International Correspondent, BBC, Canada

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Kaya Dunawa-Pickard

Department of National Defence, Canada

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Rachel Durbin

Director, Future Force Lifecycle Engineering, Navy Capability Division, Royal Australian Navy, Australia Peace With Women Fellow

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Elizabeth Economy

C.V. Starr Senior Fellow and Director for Asia Studies, Council on Foreign Relations, United States

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Espen Barth Eide

Member of Parliament, Parliament of Norway, Norway

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Comfort Ero

Program Director, Africa, International Crisis Group, United Kingdom

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Golnaz Esfandiari

Senior Correspondent, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty United States

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Wayne Eyre

Commander of the Canadian Army, Canadian Armed Forces, Canada

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Richard Fadden

Senior Advisor, Capitol Hill Group, Canada

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Teuku Faizasyah

Adviser to the Indonesian Foreign Minister for Political, Legal, and Security Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Indonesia

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Dean Fealk

Partner, DLA Piper; Chair, Global Strategy & Innovation, Halifax International Security Forum, United States

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Lisa Ferris

Director, Defence Legal Services, New Zealand Army, New Zealand Peace With Women Fellow

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Renée Filiatrault

Director of Communications, Minister of National Defence, Canada

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Andy Fillmore

Member of Parliament for Halifax House of Commons, Canada

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Brian Finlay

President and CEO, Stimson Center, Canada

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Darren Fisher

Member of Parliament for Dartmouth-Cole Harbour, House of Commons, Canada

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Matthew Fisher

Commentator, Global News, Canada

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Christian Forstner

Executive Director, Hanns Seidel Foundation, Germany

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Corey Frederickson

Military Assistant to the Deputy Minister, Department of National Defence, Canada

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Alina Frolova

Deputy Minister of Defence, Ministry of Defence, Ukraine

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King-wa Fu

Associate Professor, Journalism and Media Studies Centre, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

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Matthias Gebauer

Chief Correspondent, Der Spiegel, Germany

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Rob Gillies

Canada Bureau Chief, Associated Press, Canada

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Chaitanya Giri

Fellow, Space and Ocean Studies, Indian Council on Global Relations, Gateway House, India

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John Glenn

Policy Director, U.S. Global Leadership Coalition, United States

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Joe Gould

Staff Reporter, Defense News, United States

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Burak Gürkan

First Secretary, Embassy of the Republic of Turkey in Ottawa, Turkey

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Katherine Graef

Logistics Director, Special Operations Command Africa, United States Special Operations Command , United States Peace With Women Fellow

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Robbie Gramer

Diplomacy and National Security Reporter, Foreign Policy, United States

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Jerrold Green

President and CEO, Pacific Council on International Policy, United States

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Martin Green

Assistant Secretary to the Cabinet, Assessment, Privy Council, Canada

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Robert Greenhill

Executive Chairman, Global Canada, Canada

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Maryscott Greenwood

CEO, Canadian American Business Council; Managing Director, Crestview Strategy, United States

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Jean-Marie Guéhenno

Member, High-Level Advisory Board on Mediation, United Nations; Senior Advisor, Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue, France

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Gabriel Guerra Castellanos

President and Chief Executive Officer, Guerra Castellanos & Asociados, Mexico

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Martin Gurri

President and Chief Analyst, Fifth Wave Analytics, United States

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Peter Hammerschmidt

Assistant Deputy Minister, Policy, Department of National Defence, Canada

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Husain Haqqani

Director and Senior Fellow, South and Central Asia, Hudson Institute, Pakistan

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Tammy Harris

Former Deputy Commander, Royal Canadian Air Force, Canadian Armed Forces, Canada

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Ryan Heath

Senior Editor, POLITICO, Australia

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France Hébert

VP/GM CAE Defence & Security – Canada

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Jay Heisler

Instructor, Dalhousie University; Nonfiction Author, Association of the United States Army, United States

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Chris Henderson

Assistant Deputy Minister of Public Affairs, Department of National Defence, Canada

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Mark Hetfield

President and CEO, HIAS, United States

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Richard Javad Heydarian

Research Fellow, National Chengchi University; Columnist, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Philippines

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Kirsten Hillman

Acting Ambassador of Canada to the United States, Embassy of Canada in the United States, Canada

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Yukinari Hirose

President, National Institute for Defense, Japan

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Joseph Hockey

Ambassador of Australia to the United States, Embassy of Australia in Washington, Australia

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Blake Hounshell

Editor in Chief, POLITICO Magazine, United States

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Nadim Houry

Executive Director, Arab Reform Initiative, Lebanon

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Donna Hrinak

President, Boeing, Latin America and Canada, United States

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Szu-chien Hsu

Director of the Board, Institute for National Defense and Security Research, Taiwan

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Heather Hurlburt

Director, New Models of Policy Change, New America, United States

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Jaeho Hwang

Director, Global Security Cooperation Center; Professor, Division of International Studies, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies Republic of Korea

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Esther Ibanga

Pastor, Jos Christian Missions International; Executive Director and Founder, Women without Walls Initiative, Nigeria

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Iko Ibanga

Founder and CEO, Pro-Health International, Nigeria

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Dolkun Isa

President, World Uyghur Congress, China

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Farahnaz Ispahani

Former Member of Parliament, Qaumi Assembly, Pakistan

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Osamu Izawa

Consul General, Consulate General of Japan in Montréal, Japan

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Dhruva Jaishankar

Director, US Initiative, Observer Research Foundation, India

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Jackson Janes

President Emeritus, American Institute for Contemporary German Studies, United States

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Josef Joffe

Publisher and Editor, Die Zeit; Distinguished Visiting Fellow, Hoover Institution, Germany

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Tim Kaine

Senator from Virginia, United States Senate, United States

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Matake Kamiya

Professor, International Relations, National Defense Academy of Japan; Director and Distinguished Research Fellow, Japan Forum on International Relations, Japan

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Insun Kang

Washington D.C. Bureau Chief, Chosun Ilbo, Republic of Korea

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Lisa Kaplan

Founder and CEO, Alethea Group, United States

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Mara Karlin

Director, Strategic Studies Program, Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University, United States

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Mikhail Kasyanov

Former Prime Minister of Russia, People’s Freedom Party of Russia, Russia

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Yoichi Kato

Senior Research Fellow, Asia Pacific Initiative, Japan

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John Kavanagh

Economic Development Manager, Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, Canada

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Atul Khare

Under-Secretary-General for Operational Support, Department of Operational Support United Nations

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Mikhail Khodorkovsky

Founder, Open Russia, Russia

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Roderich Kiesewetter

Member, The Bundestag, Germany

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Byung Kee Kim

Member of the National Assembly, The Daehanminguk Gukhoe, Republic of Korea

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Angus King

Senator from Maine, United States Senate, United States

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Rose King

Chief of Staff, Headquarters Joint Forces New Zealand, New Zealand Defence Force, New Zealand Peace With Women Fellow

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Suat Kınıklıoğlu

Senior Fellow, Center for Applied Turkey Studies, Turkey

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Solveig Krey

Deputy Assistant Chief of Staff, Operations Section, Defence Staff Norway, Norwegian Armed Forces, Norway Peace With Women Fellow

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François Lafond

Special Adviser to Deputy Prime Minister for European Affairs, Republic of North Macedonia, France

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Eli Lake

Columnist, Bloomberg View, United States

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Karin Landgren

Executive Director, Security Council Report, Sweden

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Jim Landon

President, ATCO Frontec, Canada

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Meghan Latcovich

Strategic Advisor, McCain Institute for International Leadership , United States

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Emily Lau

Former Chairperson, Democratic Party; Chair, Foreign Affairs Committee, Democratic Party, Hong Kong

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Solène Le Floch

Human Resource Manager for Air Crews, 705th Airbase, French Air Force, France Peace With Women Fellow

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Steve LeVine

Editor at Large, Medium; Senior Fellow, Atlantic Council, United States

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Tod Lindberg

Senior Fellow, Hudson Institute, United States

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Nancy Lindborg

President and CEO, United States Institute of Peace, United States

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Justin Ling

Freelance Journalist, Canada

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Mark Lippert

Vice President, International Government Affairs, Boeing International, United States

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Debra Lovette

Director, Human Capital, Joint Force Space Component Command, United States Peace With Women Fellow

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Yeh-chung Lu

Associate Professor, Department of Diplomacy, National Cheng-chi University; Vice President, Taiwan Foundation for Democracy, Taiwan

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Hans-Dieter Lucas

German Permanent Representative to NATO, Federal Foreign Office, Germany

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Edward Luce

US National Editor, Financial Times, United Kingdom

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Jüri Luik

Minister of Defence, Ministry of Defence, Estonia

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John MacDonell

Partner, Spiteri & Ursulak LLP, Canada

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Peter MacKay

Partner, Baker & McKenzie, Canada

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Paz Magat

Director, Peace With Women Fellowship, Halifax International Security Forum, United States

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Kelly Magsamen

Vice President for National Security and International Policy, Center for American Progress, United States

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Chuck Maillet

Vice-President, Nova Scotia, Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, Canada

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Thabang Makwetla

Deputy Minister of Defence, Department of Defence, South Africa

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Rita Manchanda

Research Consultant, South Asia Forum for Human Rights, India

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Daniel Markić

Director, Security-Intelligence Agency, Croatia

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Steve Markle

Filmmaker, Letter M, Canada

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Solange Márquez

Vice President, Mexican Council on Foreign Relations; Professor of Law, National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico

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Jill Marrack

CAF Special Advisor to Sexual Misconduct Response Centre, Canadian Armed Forces, Canada Peace With Women Fellow

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Lysane Martel

Director, RCAF Professional Development, 2nd Canadian Air Division, Royal Canadian Air Force, Canada Peace With Women Fellow

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Peter Maurer

President, International Committee of the Red Cross, Switzerland

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Bill McCaffrey

President, McCaffrey Enterprises, Canada

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Cindy McCain

Chair, McCain Institute for International Leadership , United States

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Michelle McGuinness

Director General Counter Proliferation & Terrorism, Defence Intelligence Organisation, Australia

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Francis P. McGuire

President, Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, Canada

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Paul McLeary

Pentagon Correspondent, Breaking Defense, United States

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Jonathan Meretsky

Managing Director, Merit House, Canada

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Mauricio Meschoulam

Founder and Director, Mexico Research Center for Peace; Professor, International Relations, Universidad Iberoamericana, Mexico

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Jeanne Meserve

Member, Homeland Security Experts Group, United States

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Ia Meurmishvili

Senior Editor, Voice of America, Georgia, United States

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Ayman Mhanna

Executive Director, Samir Kassir Foundation, Lebanon

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Emin Milli

Director, Meydan TV, Azerbaijan

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Richard Mills

Charge d’Affaires, Embassy of the United States in Ottawa, United States

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Vladimir Milov

Economic Advisor, Russian Opposition Leader Alexei Navalny, Russia

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Manuel Molano

Managing Director, Mexico Institute for Competitiveness, Mexico

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Duane Monea

Director, Dedi Corp., Canada

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Seth Moulton

Representative from Massachusetts, United States House of Representatives, United States

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Yascha Mounk

Contributing Editor, The Atlantic; Associate Professor, Johns Hopkins University, United States

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Ariel Moutsatsos

Washington D.C. Bureau Chief and Senior Correspondent, Televisa, Mexico

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Nicolas Moyer

President and CEO, Canadian Council for International Cooperation, Canada

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Yusuf Müftüoğlu

Managing Partner, CRA Strategic Advisory, Turkey

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Jeff Mullen

Director, Enterprise Development, Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, Canada

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Vago Muradian

Founder and Editor, Defense & Aerospace Report, United States

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Godfrey Mwampembwa

Editorial Cartoonist, East African Standard; CEO and Executive Chairman, Buni Media, Kenya

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Ruhee Neog

Director, Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies, India

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Pauline Neville-Jones

Member, House of Lords; Member, Cyber Security Challenge United Kingdom

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Masashi Nishihara

President, Research Institute for Peace and Security, Japan

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Robert O’Brien

United States National Security Advisor, Executive Office of the President, United States

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Jacqueline O’Neill

Ambassador for Women, Peace, and Security, Canada

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Terrence O’Shaughnessy

Commander, North American Aerospace Defense Command and United States Northern Command, United States

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Tolu Ogunlesi

Special Assistant to the President of Nigeria on Digital and New Media, Government of Nigeria, Nigeria

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Nancy Okail

President of the Board of Advisors, The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy, United States

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Japheth Omojuwa

Founder and Chief Strategist, Alpha Reach; Founder and Volunteer, Omojuwa Foundation, Nigeria

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Keng Yong Ong

Executive Deputy Chairman, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

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Tracy Onufer

Chief of Staff, Special Operations Command South, United States Air Force, United States Peace With Women Fellowship

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Morgan Ortagus

Spokesperson, United States Department of State, United States

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C. Dixon Osburn

Adjunct Fellow , American Security Project, United States

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Paul Owens

Manager, Special Initiatives, Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, Canada

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Artis Pabriks

Minister of Defence, Ministry of Defence, Latvia

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Roland Paris

Professor of International Affairs, University of Ottawa, Canada

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Iain Paterson

Managing Director, Cycura, Canada

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Jocelyn Paul

Director General, International Defence Policy, Department of National Defence, Canada

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David Perry

Vice President and Senior Analyst, Canadian Global Affairs Institute, Canada

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Joana Polekauskienė

Senior Instructor, General Jonas Žemaitis Military Academy of Lithuania, Lithuanian Armed Forces, Lithuania Peace With Women Fellow

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Petro Poroshenko

5th President of Ukraine, Government of Ukraine, Ukraine

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Kenan Rahmani

Advocacy Manager, The Syria Campaign, United States

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Ben Renda

Chief Operating Officer, Google Fi, Google , United States

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Jason Rezaian

Global Opinions Writer, The Washington Post, United States

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Peter Ricketts

President and Vice-Chancellor, Acadia University, Canada

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Jim Risch

Senator from Idaho, United States Senate, United States

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Colin Robertson

Vice President, Canadian Global Affairs Institute, Canada

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Claude Rochette

Associate Deputy Minister, Department of National Defence, Canada

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Michael Rogers

17th Director, National Security Agency; 2nd Commander, United States Cyber Command, United States

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Josh Rogin

Columnist, Foreign Policy and National Security, The Washington Post, United States

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Rafal Rohozinski

CEO, The SecDev Group, Canada

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Gideon Rose,

Editor, Foreign Affairs; Peter G. Peterson Chair, Council on Foreign Relations, United States

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Ben Rowswell

President, Canadian International Council, Canada

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Luis Rubio

Chairman, Mexican Council on Foreign Relations, Mexico

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Laurent Ruseckas

Executive Director, Global Gas, IHS Markit, United Kingdom

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Harjit Singh Sajjan

Minister of National Defence, Department of National Defence, Canada

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Lobsang Sangay

President, Central Tibetan Administration, Tibet

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Andrei Sannikov

Chairman, European Belarus Foundation, Belarus

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Robertas Šapronas

Defence Policy Director, Ministry of National Defence, Lithuania

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Luiza Savage

Editorial Director, Cross-Platform Content and Executive Director, Canada POLITICO, United States

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Mike Savage

Mayor, City of Halifax, Canada

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Andrew Scheer

Leader, Conservative Party, Canada

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Aldo Schellenberg

Deputy Chief of the Armed Forces, Swiss Armed Forces, Chief of Joint Operations Command, Switzerland

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Macario Schettino

Professor, School of Social Sciences and Government, Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education, Mexico

participant

Randy Scheunemann

Senior Counselor, Halifax International Security Forum, United States

participant

Nick Schifrin

Foreign Affairs and Defense Correspondent, PBS NewsHour, United States

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Nicole Schilling

Vice President, Federal Office of Bundeswehr Personnel Management, German Armed Forces, Germany Peace With Women Fellow

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Hans-Jakob Schindler

Senior Director, Counter Extremism Project, Germany

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Henri Schricke

Head of Joint International Affairs, French Forces Joint Staff, France

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Karl Schultz

Commandant, United States Coast Guard, United States

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Nick Sealy-Thompson

Director, Disaster and Emergency Management, ATCO Frontec, Canada

participant

Fiona Shepherd

Deputy Assistant Chief of Staff, Logistics Operations and Plans, British Royal Navy, United Kingdom Peace With Women Fellow

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Robin Shepherd

Vice President, Halifax International Security Forum, United Kingdom

participant

Paul Shinkman

National Security Correspondent, U.S. News & World Report, United States

participant

Jeff Shockey

Senior Vice President Global Sales and Marketing, Defense, Space & Security, Boeing United States

participant

Ian Shugart

Clerk, Secretary to the Cabinet, Privy Council, Canada

participant

Vasil Sikharulidze

Chairman, Atlantic Council of Georgia, Georgia

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Jill Sinclair,

Canadian Representative, Ukrainian Defence Reform Advisory Board, Strategic Joint Staff, Department of National Defence, Canada

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Kevin Skillin

Consul General, United States Consulate General in Halifax, Nova Scotia United States

participant

David Smolansky

Envoy for Venezuelan Migration and Refugee Crisis, Organization of American States, Venezuela

participant

Christopher Socha

Staff Director, United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, United States

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Milan Solár

First Vice-President, GLOBSEC, Slovak Republic

participant

Nancy Southern

Chair and Chief Executive Officer, ATCO, Canada

participant

Henning Speck

National Security Advisor, CDU/CSU Parliamentary Group, Germany

participant

Richard Spencer

Secretary of the Navy, United States Navy, United States

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Janice Stein

Belzberg Professor of Conflict Management and Founding Director, Munk School of Global Affairs, University of Toronto, Canada

participant

Gerald Steinberg

President and Founder, Institute for NGO Research Professor, Political Studies, Bar Ilan University, Israel

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Mercedes Stephenson,

Host, The West Block, Global News, Canada

participant

Hideo Suzuki

Director General for International Affairs, Defense Policy Bureau, Ministry of Defense, Japan

participant

Michael Svetlik

Vice President, Programs, International Foundation for Electoral Systems, United States

participant

Dennis Swanson

Vice President Global Sales and Marketing, Defense, Space & Security, Boeing, United States

participant

Ahmet Taçyildiz

Chairman, Gap İnşaat, Turkey

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Yasmin Tadjdeh

Senior Editor, National Defense Magazine, United States

participant

Nicolas Tenzer

Chairman, Center for the Study and Research on Political Decision, France

participant

Jonathan Tepperman

Editor-in-Chief, Foreign Policy, United States

participant

Jody Thomas

Deputy Minister of National Defence, Department of National Defence, Canada

participant

Gerald Tilk

CEO, Pansophico, United States

participant

Hideshi Tokuchi

Visiting Professor, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies, Japan

participant

Steve Tsang

Director, China Institute, School for Oriental and African Studies, University of London, United Kingdom

participant

Symeon Tsomokos

Founder and President, Delphi Economic Forum, Greece

participant

Daniel Twining

President, International Republican Institute, United States

participant

Jonathan Vance

Chief of the Defence Staff, Canadian Armed Forces, Canada

participant

Peter Van Praagh

President, Halifax International Security Forum, United States

participant

Carlos Vecchio

Ambassador of Venezuela to the United States, National Assembly, Venezuela

participant

Gordon Venner

Associate Deputy Minister of National Defence, Department of National Defence, Canada

participant

Nirmal Verma

Chief of Naval Operations Distinguished International Fellow, United States Naval War College, India

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Alexander Ward

Staff Writer, International Security and Defense, Vox, United States

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Tsuneo Watanabe

Senior Fellow, International Peace and Security Department, Sasakawa Peace Foundation Japan

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W. Bruce Weinrod

Adjunct Professor, School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University, United States

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Kenneth Weinstein

President and CEO, Hudson Institute, United States

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Jonathan Weisstub

Founding Partner, Common Wealth; Senior Resident, Massey College, University of Toronto, Canada

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Paul Wells

Senior Writer, Maclean’s, Canada

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Leah West

Lecturer, National Security and Intelligence, Norman Patterson School of International Affairs, Carleton University, Canada

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Dana White

Former Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs, United States Department of Defense, United States

participant

Christine Whitecross

Commandant, NATO Defense College, Canada

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Jessica Wiebe

Artist, Canadian Forces Artist Program, Canadian War Museum, Canada

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Stephen Wilson

Vice Chief of Staff, United States Air Force, United States

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Jakub Wiśniewski

Vice President, GLOBSEC; Director, GLOBSEC Policy Institute, Poland

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Peter Wright

Development Officer, Aerospace and Defence, Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, Canada

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Noboru Yamaguchi

Advisor, Sasakawa Peace Foundation, Japan

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Saira Yamin