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January 27, 2023 | 09:30 am - 16:00 pm ET | Ottawa, ON

SYNOPSIS

On Friday, January 27th, 2023 at KPMG’s Ottawa Offices, the Canadian Global Affairs Institute organized a full-day conference examining the traditional and non-traditional security threats to the Indo-Pacific, how various actors perceive them, and how the different countries are perceiving Canada’s Indo-Pacific Strategy and its contribution to the region.

PROGRAM

09:30-9:35 – Welcoming Remarks by Dr. Stephen Nagy

0935-10:05 – Morning Keynote by Cindy Termorshuizen, Assistant Deputy Minister (Foreign Affairs), Global Affairs Canada

10:05-10:20 – Networking Break

10:20-12:20 - "Traditional Security Challenges"

• Dr. Aditi Malhotra
• Richard B. Fadden
• Dr. Masashi Murano
• Dr. C. Raja Mohan
• Moderator: Dr. Stephen Nagy

12:20-13:00 –Lunch

13:00-13:30 – Lunch Keynote by Peter Hammerschmidt, Assistant Deputy Minister (Policy), Department of National Defence

• Available as a Defence Deconstructed episode: "DND Engagement in the Indo-Pacific with Peter Hammerschmidt"

13:30-14:00 – Networking Break

14:00-16:00 – Non-Traditional Security Challenges

• Kyoko Kuwahara
• Dr. Malcolm David
• Dr. Charles Burton
• Moderator: Charlotte Duval-Lantoine

Part 1 available as a Defence Deconstructed episode: "Non-Conventional Threats in the Indo-Pacific Part 1"