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2020 Halifax International Security Forum

2020 Halifax International Security Forum

Date
November 20-22, 2020
Participants
300

Agenda & Speakers

Friday, November 20
Saturday, November 21
Sunday, November 22

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

Partners & Sponsors
Club HFX
Canada National Defence
ACOA
NATO
CAE
Pansophico
Konrad Adenauer (KAS)
AIDC
Foreign Affairs
POLITICO
Program Book

Check out the 2020 Forum Program in English and French.

Participants
Chief Defence Strategy Management, New Zealand Defence Force
Carol Abraham, New Zealand
President, Freedom House
Michael Abramowitz, United States
Head, Justice and Building Party
Mohammed Abulahoum, Yemen
Professor of Chinese Studies, Centre for East Asian Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University
Alka Acharya, India
Ambassador (UN Affairs, Cyber Policy)
Takeshi Akahori, Japan
Minister of National Defense,
Ministry of National Defense
Hulusi Akar, Turkey
Executive Director,
NEEM Foundation
Fatima Akilu, Nigeria
Chair, Kosciuszko Institute
Izabela Albrycht, Poland
VP; Mexican Council of Foreign Relations COMEXI
Sergio Alcocer, Mexico
Affiliate Researcher, Russia and East European Studies, Oxford University
Leila Alieva, Azerbaijan
President, The Brookings Institution
John Allen, United States
Captain, U.S. Army
T.S. Allen, United States
Co-Founder and Director,
Syria Civil Defence
Raed al-Saleh, Turkey
Chief of the General Staff, Polish Armed Forces
Rajmund Andrzejczak, Poland
Canadian Permanent Representative to NATO,
Joint Delegation of Canada to NATO
David Angell, Canada
Member, Bundestag;
Minister of State, Federal Foreign Office
Niels Annen, Germany
Deputy Assistant Secretary General for Political Affairs and Security Policy, North Atlantic Treaty Organization
James Appathurai, NATO
President, Boeing International
Michael Arthur, United Kingdom
Secretary-General,
InterAction Council of Former Heads of State and Government
Thomas Axworthy, Canada
Senior Fellow for India, Pakistan, and South Asia, Council on Foreign Relations
Alyssa Ayres, United States
Director of the Office of Net Assessment, United States Department of Defense
James Baker, United States
Senior Foreign Policy Adviser to the President,
Kurdistan Regional Government
Falah Mustafa Bakir, Kurdistan Region - Iraq
Wing Commander for the Air Force Technical Applications Center, Patrick Air Force Base Florida, US Air Force
Katharine Barber, USA
Secretary General and Co-Founder, Palestinian National Initiative
Mustafa Barghouti, Palestine
Member of Parliament, Labour Party,
The Storting
Espen Barth Eide, Norway
Professor in Military Higher Education, Military Staff College and Superior War College
Rania Barrak, Tunisia
Strategy and Growth Lead,
Owens Corning
Emma Barrasso, United States
Senator from Wyoming,
United States Senate
John Barrasso, United States
Chief of Defence, Netherlands Armed Forces
Rob Bauer, Netherlands
Minister of Defence, Ministry of Defence, Luxembourg
François Bausch, Luxembourg
Associate Deputy Minister, Public Safety Canada
Monik Beauregard, Canada
Director, Due Diligence América Latina, Citi Security & Investigative Services;
Member, Colectivo de Análisis de la Seguridad con Democracia
Oscar Becerra, Mexico
Deputy Head of Mission, Chargé d'Affaires,
Embassy of Colombia in Canada
Mónica Beltràn, Canada
Chief Prosecutor,
International Criminal Court
Fatou Bensouda
Research Fellow in Latin America Studies,
American Enterprise Institute
Ryan Berg, United States
Member, Bundestag;
Coordinator of Transatlantic Cooperation, Federal Foreign Office
Peter Beyer, Germany
Research Fellow,
Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments
Jack Bianchi, United States
Chairman Emeritus, Stimson Center
Lincoln Bloomfield, United States
Founding Director, Center on Global Energy Policy,
School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University
Jason Bordoff, United States
Senator from Ontario, Canada
Peter Boehm, Canada
Secretary,
United States Navy
Kenneth Braithwaite, United States
CEO, IPSOS Public Affairs
Darrell Bricker, Canada
Managing Director, Halifax International Security Forum
Laura Bridge, United States
Associate Professor, University of Calgary;
Fellow, Canadian Global Affairs Institute
Ian Brodie, Canada
Chief, Communications Security Establishment
Shelly Bruce, Canada
Associate Professor, University of Calgary;
Fellow, Canadian Global Affairs Institute
Matthew Bryza, United States
Chairman,
Çalik Holding
Ahmet Çalik, Turkey
Chief of the Defence Force,
Australian Defence Force
Angus Campbell, Australia
Senior Associate and Regional Director, Middle East and North Africa Programs,
National Democratic Institute
Leslie Campbell, Canada
President and CEO,
Halifax International Airport Authority
Joyce Carter, Canada
Vice Convenor, Civil Human Rights Front
Figo Chan, Hong Kong
Member of the Greek Parliament, Secretary Gen. of the Standing Committee on National Defence and Foreign Affairs
Tasos Chatzivasileiou, Greece
Associate Professor of Government,
Cornell University
Jessica Chen Weiss, United States
Senior Vice President, Space and Launch,
Boeing Defense, Space & Security
Jim Chilton, United States
Chair, Public Affairs and Communications, Global Public Affairs
Tom Clark, Canada
Editor-at-Large, The Hill
Steve Clemons, United States
Director of the Organizational Resilience and Security Division, Asian Development Bank
Andrew Clinton, Canada
Dean, Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies,
Johns Hopkins University
Eliot Cohen, United States
Senior Fellow,
Global Taiwan Institute/Macdonald-Laurier Institute
J. Michael Cole, Taiwan
Senior Presenter, BBC Radio and World Service
James Coomarasamy, United Kingdom
Senator from Delaware,
United States Senate
Chris Coons, United States
Researcher, Siren Associates
Marie-Thérèse Corbani, Lebanon
Commander, United States Indo-Pacific Command
Philip Davidson, United States
Program Manager, Private Foundation
Eli Diamond, United States
Chairman and CEO,
McCann Worldgroup
Harris Diamond, United States
Senior Fellow, The Future of Diplomacy Project,
Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard University
Paula Dobriansky, United States
CEO, IGX LLC
Andrew Duncan, United States
Director, Future Force Lifecycle Engineering, Navy Capability Division,
Royal Australian Navy
Rachel Durbin, Australia
C.V. Starr Senior Fellow and Director for Asia Studies, Council on Foreign Relations; Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford University
Elizabeth Economy, United States
Commander, Personnel Logistics,
Royal Netherlands Army
Rejanne Eimers-van Nes, Netherlands
Corps Colonel, Intelligence Corps, British Army
Melissa Emmett, United Kingdom
CEO, OYAK
Süleyman Savaş Erdem, Turkey
Program Director, Africa; International Crisis Group
Comfort Ero, United Kingdom
Director, Canada Office, Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung e.V.
Norbert Eschborn, Germany
Ambassador of Denmark to Canada,
Denmark
Hanne Fugl Eskjær, Denmark
Research Manager, Critical Threats Project,
American Enterprise Institute
Emily Estelle, United States
Executive Director,
Economic Policy Research Center
Nino Evgenidze, Georgia
Senior Advisor, Capitol Hill Group
Richard Fadden, Canada
Managing Partner; DLA Piper
Dean Fealk, United States
Director, MRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis,
School of Public Health, Imperial College London
Neil Ferguson, United Kingdom
Ottawa Bureau Chief, Globe and Mail
Bob Fife, Canada
Advisory Board,
Network for Strategic Analysis on Defence and Security
Renée Filiatrault, Canada
Member of Parliament for Halifax; House of Commons, Canada
Andy Fillmore, Canada
President and CEO; Stimson Center
Brian Finlay, Canada
Member of Parliament for Dartmouth-Cole Harbour; House of Commons, Canada
Darren Fisher, Canada
Professor, Director,
Balsillie School of International Affairs
Ann Fitz-Gerald, Canada
Distinguished Fellow, Munk School of Global Affairs, University of Toronto
Robert Fonberg, Canada
Executive Director; Hanns Seidel Foundation
Christian Forstner, Germany
Member of Parliament; House of Commons
Liam Fox, United Kingdom
Special Assistant to the CEO; Development Finance Corporation
Serena Frechter, United States
Associate Professor; Journalism and Media Studies Centre, University of Hong Kong
King-wa Fu, Hong Kong
Co-Founder and President, Rainey Center,
Director, National Security Outreach, Human Rights First
Bishop Garrison, United States
Managing Partner,
Spitzberg Partners LLC
Ulf Gartzke, Germany
Chief Correspondent; Der Spiegel
Matthias Gebauer, Germany
Canada Bureau Chief; Associated Press
Rob Gillies, Canada
Fellow, Space and Ocean Studies; Gateway House: Indian Council on Global Relations
Chaitanya Giri, India
Policy Director; U.S. Global Leadership Coalition
John Glenn, United States
President; Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs
Dore Gold, Israel
Colonel; United States Special Operations Command
Katherine Graef, United States
President and Chief Executive Officer; President and Chief Executive Officer
Jerrold Green, United States
Executive Director,
McCain Institute for International Leadership
Mark Green, United States
Executive Chairman, Global Canada
Robert Greenhill, Canada
CEO, Canadian American Business Council;
Managing Director, Crestview Strategy
Maryscott Greenwood, United States
Member, High-Level Advisory Board on Mediation, United Nations;
Senior Advisor, Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue
Jean-Marie Guéhenno, France
Director, Military Centre of Aviation Medicine,
Ministry of Defence
Ivana Gutzelnig, Slovak Republic
Assistant Deputy Minister,
Department of National Defence
Peter Hammerschmidt, Canada
Senior Diplomatic Editor,
Asharq Al-Awsat
Ibrahim Hamidi, Syria
Director and Senior Fellow, South and Central Asia, Hudson Institute
Husain Haqqani, Pakistan
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Diaspora,
Republic of Kosovo
Meliza Haradinaj, Republic of Kosovo
Foreign Policy Spokesman, CDU/CSU Parliamentary Group,
Bundestag,
Jürgen Hardt, Germany
Former Deputy Commander, Royal Canadian Air Force,
Canadian Armed Forces
Tammy Harris, Canada
Director, President, and Chief Executive Officer,
Wilson Center
Jane Harman, United States
Vice President and General Manager,
CAE Defence & Security
France Hébert, Canada
President and CEO, HIAS
Mark Hetfield, United States
Research Fellow, Stratbase-ADR Institute;
Columnist, Philippine Daily Inquirer
Richard Javad Heydarian, Philippines
Deputy Secretary-General,
National Security Council
Szu-Chien Hsu, Taiwan
Chairman, Aerospace Industrial Development Corporation
Kai-Hung Hu, Taiwan
Minister of Defence,
Ministry of Defence, Sweden
Peter Hultqvist, Sweden
United States Permanent Representative, United States Mission to NATO
Kay Bailey Hutchinson, United States
Director, Global Security Cooperation Center;
Professor, Division of International Studies, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies

Jaeho Hwang, Republic of Korea
President and CEO,
Business Council of Canada
Goldy Hyder, Canada
Pastor, Jos Christian Missions International;
Executive Director and Founder, Women without Walls Initiative

Esther Ibanga, Nigeria
Founder and CEO,
Pro-Health International
Iko Ibanga, Nigeria
President,
World Uyghur Congress
Dolkun Isa, Germany
Chairman, Munich Security Conference
Wolfgang Ischinger, Germany
Former Member of Parliament, National Assembly of Pakistan;
Senior Fellow, Religious Freedom Institute
Farahnaz Ispahani, Pakistan
Director, US Initiative, Observer Research Foundation; Nonresident Fellow, Lowy Institute
Dhruva Jaishankar, India
President Emeritus, American Institute for Contemporary German Studies
Jackson Janes, United States
Publisher and Editor, Die Zeit;
Distinguished Visiting Fellow, Hoover Institution
Josef Joffe, Germany
President,
Republic of Estonia
Kersti Kaljulaid, Republic of Estonia
Director and Distinguished Research Fellow, Japan Forum on International Relations; Professor of International Relations, National Defense Academy of Japan
Matake Kamiya, Japan
Founder and CEO, Alethea Group
Lisa Kaplan, United States
Vice President, Free Russia Foundation
Vladimir Kara-Murza, Russia
Nobel Peace Laureate; Founder, Women Journalists Without Chains
Tawakkol Karman, Yemen
Minister of National Defence, Ministry of National Defence, Lithuania
Raimundas Karoblis, Lithuania
Senior Research Fellow, Asia Pacific Initiative; Adjunct Fellow, Japan Chair, Center for Strategic and International Studies
Yoichi Kato, Japan
National Security Adviser to the President of Latvia; Secretary, National Security Council
Jānis Kažociņš, Latvia
Founder and CEO, Bluedot Inc.
Kamran Khan, Canada
Member, Bundestag
Roderich Kiesewetter, Germany
Senior Fellow, Center for Applied Turkey Studies
Suat Kınıklıoğlu, Turkey
Vice President, Director of Berlin Office,
The German Marshall Fund of the United States
Thomas Kleine-Brockhoff, Germany
Senior Fellow, Democracy, Conflict, and Governance Program,
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace,
Rachel Kleinfeld, United States
Senior Fellow, Japan Institute of International Affairs
Tetsuo Kotani, Japan
Commander, Medical Regiment No 1, German Armed Forces
Stephanie Krause, Germany
Deputy Assistant Chief of Staff, Operations Section, Defence Staff Norway, Norwegian Armed Forces
Solveig Krey, Norway
Special Adviser to Deputy Prime Minister for European Affairs, Republic of North Macedonia; President, Blue Networks and Opportunities, Paris
François Lafond, France
President,
ATCO Frontec
Jim Landon, Canada
Chief of Executive Staff, Federal Ministry of Defence
Nico Lange, Germany
Member,
Bundestag
Alexander Graf Lambsdorff, Germany
Deputy Editor,
Le Figaro
Isabelle Lasserre, France
Strategic Advisor; Director of the Sedona Forum, McCain Institute for International Leadership
Meghan Latcovich, United States
Former Chairperson, Democratic Party; Former Member, Legislative Council
Emily Lau, Hong Kong
Director, Military Careers Administration, Canadian Armed Forces
Geneviève Lehoux, Canada
Council Member, City of Paris; Associate Partner, Agora Strategy Group
Pierre Lellouche, France
Worldwide Head of Public Sector Strategy and Programs, Apple
Mark Lennon, United States
Battalion Commander, 2nd Logistics Battalion, Logistics Regiment, Danish Armed Forces
Lene Lillelund, Denmark
Senior Fellow, Hudson Institute
Tod Lindberg, United States
Head of Government Affairs and Public Policy, YouTube Asia Pacific; Senior Advisor (Non-Resident), Korea Chair, Center for Strategic and International Studies
Mark Lippert, United States
Former Minister of Justice; Former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Israel
Tzipi Livni, Israel
Director, Executive Action Group, Headquarters United States Air Force
Debra Lovette, United States
Minister of Defence, Ministry of Defence, Estonia
Jüri Luik, Estonia
Partner, Spiteri & Ursulak LLP
John MacDonell, Canada
Partner, Baker & McKenzie
Peter MacKay, Canada
Director, Peace With Women Fellowship, Halifax International Security Forum
Paz Magat, United States
Vice-President, Nova Scotia, Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency
Chuck Maillet, Canada
Senior Executive and Research Director, South Asia Forum for Human Rights
Rita Manchanda, India
Vice President, Mexican Council on Foreign Relations; Professor of Law, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
Solange Márquez, Mexico
Foreign Language Student, Canadian Armed Forces
Jill Marrack, Canada
Director, RCAF Professional Development, 2nd Canadian Air Division, Royal Canadian Air Force
Lysane Martel, Canada
President,
McCaffrey Enterprises
Bill McCaffrey, Canada
Chair, McCain Institute for International Leadership
Cindy McCain, United States
Co-Founder, Digital Public; CEO, FrontlineSMS
Sean McDonald, United States
Director General, Counter Proliferation and Terrorism, Defence Intelligence Organization
Michelle McGuinness, Australia
President, Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency
Francis P. McGuire, Canada
Chief of Defence Staff, Jamaica Defence Force
Rocky Meade, Jamaica
Managing Director, Merit House
Jonathan Meretsky, Canada
Founder and Director, Mexico Research Center for Peace; Professor, International Relations, Universidad Iberoamericana
Mauricio Meschoulam, Mexico
Member, Homeland Security Experts Group; Member, Transatlantic Commission on Election Integrity
Jeanne Meserve, United States
Senior Editor, Voice of America, Georgia
Ia Meurmishvili, United States
Executive Director, Samir Kassir Foundation
Ayman Mhanna, Lebanon
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, United States Armed Forces
Mark Milley, United States
Administrator, Real Estate Council of Alberta
Duane Monea, Canada
Head of the 54th Signals Regiment, French Army
Valérie Morcel, France
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Global Affairs Canada
Marta Morgan, Canada
Senior Fellow, Hudson Institute's Center for the Future of Liberal Society
Tim Morrison, United States
Washington D.C. Bureau Chief and Senior Correspondent,
Televisa
Ariel Moutsatsos, Mexico
President and CEO, Cooperation Canada
Nicolas Moyer, Canada
Managing Partner and Director, CRA Strategic Advisory
Yusuf Müftüoğlu, Turkey
Director, Enterprise Development, Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency
Jeff Mullen, Canada
Founder and Editor, Defense and Aerospace Report
Vago Muradian, United States
Director, Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies
Ruhee Neog, India
Member, House of Lords; Patron, Cyber Security Challenge
Pauline Neville-Jones, United Kingdom
Member, Foreign Affairs Committee, Bundestag
Andreas Nick, Germany
President, Research Institute for Peace and Security
Masashi Nishihara, Japan
Director General for International Affairs, Defense Policy Bureau, Ministry of Defense
Yasushi Noguchi, Japan
Ambassador for Women, Peace, and Security
Jacqueline O’Neill, Canada
Member, Foreign Affairs Committee,
Bundestag
Omid Nouripour, Germany
Special Assistant to the President of Nigeria on Digital and New Media, Government of Nigeria
Tolu Ogunlesi, Nigeria
Visiting Scholar, Center for Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law, Stanford University
Nancy Okail, United States
Founder and Chief Strategist, Alpha Reach; Founder and Volunteer, Omojuwa Foundation
Japheth Omojuwa, Nigeria
Chief of Staff, Special Operations Command South, United States Air Force
Tracy Onufer, United States
Captain of the Port and Commanding Officer, Sector Los Angeles-Long Beach, United States Coast Guard,
Rebecca Ore, United States
Fellow, Carr Center, Harvard Kennedy School
C. Dixon Osburn, United States
Member of Parliament for Durham
House of Commons, Canada
Erin O'Toole, Canada
Manager, Special Initiatives, Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency
Paul Owens, Canada
Minister of Defence, Ministry of Defence, Latvia
Artis Pabriks, Latvia
Chairman, The Panetta Institute for Public Policy
Leon Panetta, United States
Professor of Public and International Affairs, University of Ottawa
Roland Paris, Canada
Fellow, International Security Studies Programme, Gateway House: Indian Council on Global Relations
Sameer Patil, India
Chairman of the Military Committee,
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Stuart Peach, NATO
Vice President and Senior Analyst, Canadian Global Affairs Institute
David Perry, Canada
Senior Editor for Middle East Affairs, Yedioth Ahronoth
Smadar Perry, Israel
Special Envoy for the Sahel Region of Africa, United States Department of State
J. Peter Pham, United States
President, ProBogota;
Chairman, Virtus Global
Juan Carlos Pinzón Bueno, Colombia
Senior Instructor, General Jonas Žemaitis Military Academy of Lithuania, Lithuanian Armed Forces
Joana Polekauskienė, Lithuania
5th President, Government of Ukraine
Petro Poroshenko, Ukraine
Member, Independent Review Panel for Defence Acquisitions, Government of Canada
Margaret Purdy, Canada
Advocacy Manager, The Syria Campaign; Policy Advisor, Americans for a Free Syria
Kenan Rahmani, United States
Chief of Space Operations, United States Space Force
John Raymond, United States
President and Vice Chancellor, Acadia University
Peter Ricketts, Canada
Vice President and Fellow, Canadian Global Affairs Institute
Colin Robertson, Canada
Ambassador of France to UNESCO,
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
Véronique Roger-Lacan, France
CEO, The MSRogers Group LLC
Michael Rogers, United States
Columnist, The Washington Post
Josh Rogin, United States
Principal Officer, The SecDev Group
Rafal Rohozinski, Canada
Editor, Foreign Affairs
Gideon Rose, United States
Chairman, Mexican Council on Foreign Relations; Mexico Evalua
Luis Rubio, Mexico
Senior Fellow for Latin America, Chatham House
Christopher Sabatini, United States
Vice-President and General Manager, CAE Elektronik GmbH
Marc-Olivier Sabourin, Germany
Minister of National Defence, Department of National Defence
Harjit Sajjan, Canada
President, Central Tibetan Administration
Lobsang Sangay, Tibet
Chairman, European Belarus Foundation
Andrei Sannikov, Belarus
President, Observer Research Foundation
Samir Saran, India
President; Former Japanese Ambassador to the United States, The Japan Institute of International Affairs
Kenichiro Sasae, Japan
Executive Director, Editorial Initiatives, POLITICO
Luiza Savage, United States
Mayor, City of Halifax
Mike Savage, Canada
Professor, School of Social Sciences and Government, Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education
Macario Schettino, Mexico
Senior Counselor, Halifax International Security Forum; Vice Chairman, International Republican Institute
Randy Scheunemann, United States
Foreign Affairs and Defense Correspondent, PBS NewsHour
Nick Schifrin, United States
Senior Director, Counter Extremism Project
Hans-Jakob Schindler, Germany
Member, Bundestag
Nils Schmid, Germany
Member, Bundestag; Advisory Boardmember, Deutsche Bahn
Christian Schmidt, Germany
Director, Disaster and Emergency Management, ATCO Frontec
Nick Sealy-Thompson, Canada
Commandant, Armed Forces College; Deputy Chief, Training and Education Command, Swiss Armed Forces
Germaine Seewer, Switzerland
Pentagon Reporter, POLITICO
Lara Seligman, United States
Non-Resident Fellow, Center for Global Development
Daouda Sembene, Senegal
Minister of Defence, Ministry of Defence, Republic of North Macedonia
Radmila Shekerinska, Republic of North Macedonia
Assistant Head, Defence Logistic Operations and Plans, Defence Support Operations, British Royal Navy
Fiona Shepherd, United Kingdom
Vice President, Halifax International Security Forum
Robin Shepherd, United Kingdom
Chief of Defence Force, New Zealand Defence Force
Kevin Short, New Zealand
Clerk of the Privy Council and Secretary to the Cabinet, Privy Council Office, Government of Canada
Ian Shugart, Canada
Chairman, Atlantic Council of Georgia
Vasil Sikharulidze, Georgia
Senior Advisor, U.S. Department of State
Martha Simms, United States
Canadian Representative, Ukranian Defence Reform Advisory Board, Strategic Joint Staff, Department of National Defence
Jill Sinclair, Canada
Consul General, United States Consulate General in Halifax, Nova Scotia
Kevin Skillin, United States
Special Envoy for Venezuelan Migration and Refugee Crisis, Organization of American States
David Smolansky, Venezuela
Chair and CEO, ATCO
Nancy Southern, Canada
CEO and Founder, Subutai LLC
Robert Spalding, United States
Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to Canada, Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in Ottawa
Sabine Sparwasser, Germany
National Security Advisor, CDU/CSU Parliamentary Group
Henning Speck, Germany
Deputy Prime Minister, Ukraine
Olha Stefanishyna, Ukraine
Belzberg Professor of Conflict Management and Founding Director, Munk School of Global Affairs, University of Toronto
Janice Stein, Canada
Host, The West Block, Global News
Mercedes Stephenson, Canada
Deputy Minister, Public Safety Canada
Rob Stewart, Canada
Secretary General, North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Jens Stoltenberg, NATO
Managing Director, Boeing Canada
Charles Sullivan, Canada
Vice President, Programs, International Foundation for Electoral Systems
Michael Svetlik, United States
Programme Director, European Cybersecurity Forum; Senior Research Fellow, The Kosciuszko Institute
Joanna Świątkowska, Poland
Chairman, Gap İnşaat
Ahmet Taçyildiz, Turkey
Chief of Staff, Supply Chain Branch, Australian Defence Force
Rebecca Talbot, Australia
International Policy Planning Section (J5), Joint Staff, Ministry of Defence
Keiko Tanaka, Japan
Minister Without Portfolio, Government of Taiwan
Audrey Tang, Taiwan
Chairman, Center for the Study and Research on Political Decision; Editor, Le Banquet
Nicolas Tenzer, France
Columnist, The Washington Post
Ishaan Tharoor, United States
Deputy Minister of National Defence, Department of National Defence
Jody Thomas, Canada
CEO, Pansophico
Gerald Tilk, United States
Visiting Professor, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies
Hideshi Tokuchi, Japan
Director, China Institute,
School for Oriental and African Studies
Steve Tsang, United Kingdom
President, International Republican Institute
Daniel Twining, United States
Chief of the Defence Staff,
Canadian Forces
Jonathan Vance, Canada
President, Halifax International Security Forum
Peter Van Praagh, United States
Chief of Naval Operations Distinguished International Fellow,
United States Naval War College
Nirmal Verma, India
Distinguished Fellow, CEPA;
Senior International Advisor, BGR Group
Kurt Volker, United States
President and CEO,
Business Executives for National Security
Joseph Votel, United States
Senior Fellow, International Peace and Security Department,
Sasakawa Peace Foundation
Tsuneo Watanabe, Japan
Associate Director,
Hudson Institute's Center for the Future of Liberal Society
Mike Watson, United States
Adjunct Professor, School of Foreign Service,
Georgetown University
W. Bruce Weinrod, United States
Activist; Artist
Ai Weiwei, China
Chief Financial Officer,
OneWeb
Thomas Whayne, United States
Development Officer, Aerospace and Defence,
Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency
Peter Wright, Canada
Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Jaushieh Joseph Wu, Taiwan
Executive Director,
Institute for National Security Studies, Tel Aviv University
Amos Yadlin, Israel
Vice President and Professor,
International University of Japan
Noboru Yamaguchi, Japan
Vice Director, Secretariat of the International Peace Cooperation,
Cabinet Office Headquarters
Taro Yamato, Japan
Professor, Daniel K. Inouye Asia Pacific Center for Security Studies;
Non-resident Fellow, Center for Global Policy
Saira Yamin, United States
Senior Adviser, Center for Strategic and International Studies;
Senior Fellow, CNA Corporation
Dov Zakheim, United States
Executive Secretary,
Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization
Lassina Zerbo, Burkina Faso
Research Associate, Foreign and Defense Policy,
American Enterprise Institute
Linda Zhang, United States
Chief of Defense Staff,
Afghan National Army
Mohammad Yasin Zia, Afghanistan
Founder and Director, Liberal Democracy Institute;
Member of the Foreign Affairs Committee, Egypt’s National Council for Women
Dalia Ziada, Egypt

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A commonality among the 11 countries in the 2020 #PeaceWithWomen Fellowship: #disinformation challenges to democratic norms and values🗽 Today we learned from @AletheaGroup about what it means to the protect the truth. Thanks, @lisackaplan & @CindyOtis_ for a great discussion.

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