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2019 Halifax International Security Forum

2019 Halifax International Security Forum

Date
November 22-24, 2019
Participants
300

Agenda & Speakers

Friday, November 22
Saturday, November 23
Sunday, November 24

Participants

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

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

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

Christine Whitecross
Commandant,
NATO Defense College,
Canada

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

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

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

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

Noboru Yamaguchi
Advisor,
Sasakawa Peace Foundation,
Japan

Saira Yamin
Professor, Daniel K. Inouye Asia Pacific Center for Security Studies;
Non-Resident Fellow, Center for Global Policy,
United States

David Young
CEO,
Oxford Analytica,
United Kingdom

Andrii Zagorodniuk
Minister of Defense,
Ministry of Defense,
Ukraine

Dov Zakheim
Senior Adviser, Center for Strategic and International Studies;
Senior Fellow, CNA Corporation,
United States

Iris Zaki
Filmmaker & Director Independent,
Israel

Daniel Zemel
Senior Rabbi,
Temple Micah,
United States

Lassina Zerbo
Executive Secretary,
Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization,
Burkina Faso

Dalia Ziada
Director,
Liberal Democracy Institute,
Egypt

Benedikt Zimmer
State Secretary,
Federal Ministry of Defence,
Germany

Isadora Zubillaga
Deputy Commissioner for Foreign Affairs, National Assembly; Ambassador of Venezuela to France,
Venezuela

Partners & Sponsors
Agenda Working Group

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

Halifax Papers
Revolutions of Our Time: Freedom Without US
Nancy Lindborg
Values Trade: Our Way or the Huawei
Steve Tsang
The World's Democracies: The Importance of Being Allies
Janice Stein
Institution Evolution: International Law and Global Order
Roméo Dallaire and Shelly Whitman
2020s Vision: Responsibility to Pro-Tech
Pauline Neville-Jones
End of the Earth: The Arctic
Thomas Axworthy
Security Solutions, Women's Contributions
Jody Thomas
Revolutions and their Remains
Nancy Okail

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