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2020 HALIFAX INTERNATIONAL SECURITY FORUM
DATE
November 20-22, 2020
LOCATION
Hybrid
PARTICIPANTS
300
AGENDA & SPEAKERS
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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Carol Abraham, New Zealand
Chief Defence Strategy Management, New Zealand Defence Force
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Michael Abramowitz, United States
President, Freedom House
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Mohammed Abulahoum, Yemen
Head, Justice and Building Party
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Alka Acharya, India
Professor of Chinese Studies, Centre for East Asian Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University
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Takeshi Akahori, Japan
Ambassador (UN Affairs, Cyber Policy)
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Hulusi Akar, Turkey
Minister of National Defense, Ministry of National Defense
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Fatima Akilu, Nigeria
Executive Director, NEEM Foundation
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Izabela Albrycht, Poland
Chair, Kosciuszko Institute
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Sergio Alcocer, Mexico
VP; Mexican Council of Foreign Relations COMEXI
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Leila Alieva, Azerbaijan
Affiliate Researcher, Russia and East European Studies, Oxford University
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John Allen, United States
President, The Brookings Institution
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T.S. Allen, United States
Captain, U.S. Army
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Raed al-Saleh, Turkey
Co-Founder and Director, Syria Civil Defence
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Rajmund Andrzejczak, Poland
Chief of the General Staff, Polish Armed Forces
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David Angell, Canada
Canadian Permanent Representative to NATO, Joint Delegation of Canada to NATO
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Niels Annen, Germany
Member, Bundestag; Minister of State, Federal Foreign Office
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James Appathurai, NATO
Deputy Assistant Secretary General for Political Affairs and Security Policy, North Atlantic Treaty Organization
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Michael Arthur, United Kingdom
President, Boeing International
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Thomas Axworthy, Canada
Secretary-General, InterAction Council of Former Heads of State and Government
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Alyssa Ayres, United States
Senior Fellow for India, Pakistan, and South Asia, Council on Foreign Relations
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James Baker, United States
Director of the Office of Net Assessment, United States Department of Defense
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Falah Mustafa Bakir, Kurdistan Region - Iraq
Senior Foreign Policy Adviser to the President, Kurdistan Regional Government
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Katharine Barber, USA
Wing Commander for the Air Force Technical Applications Center, Patrick Air Force Base Florida, US Air Force
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Mustafa Barghouti, Palestine
Secretary General and Co-Founder, Palestinian National Initiative
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Espen Barth Eide, Norway
Member of Parliament, Labour Party, The Storting
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Rania Barrak, Tunisia
Professor in Military Higher Education, Military Staff College and Superior War College
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Emma Barrasso, United States
Strategy and Growth Lead, Owens Corning
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John Barrasso, United States
Senator from Wyoming, United States Senate
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Rob Bauer, Netherlands
Chief of Defence, Netherlands Armed Forces
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François Bausch, Luxembourg
Minister of Defence, Ministry of Defence, Luxembourg
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Monik Beauregard, Canada
Associate Deputy Minister, Public Safety Canada
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Oscar Becerra, Mexico
Director, Due Diligence América Latina, Citi Security & Investigative Services; Member, Colectivo de Análisis de la Seguridad con Democracia
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Mónica Beltràn, Canada
Deputy Head of Mission, Chargé d'Affaires, Embassy of Colombia in Canada
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Fatou Bensouda
Chief Prosecutor, International Criminal Court
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Ryan Berg, United States
Research Fellow in Latin America Studies, American Enterprise Institute
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Peter Beyer, Germany
Member, Bundestag; Coordinator of Transatlantic Cooperation, Federal Foreign Office
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Jack Bianchi, United States
Research Fellow, Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments
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Lincoln Bloomfield, United States
Chairman Emeritus, Stimson Center
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Jason Bordoff, United States
Founding Director, Center on Global Energy Policy, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University
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Peter Boehm, Canada
Senator from Ontario, Canada
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Kenneth Braithwaite, United States
Secretary, United States Navy
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Darrell Bricker, Canada
CEO, IPSOS Public Affairs
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Laura Bridge, United States
Managing Director, Halifax International Security Forum
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Ian Brodie, Canada
Associate Professor, University of Calgary; Fellow, Canadian Global Affairs Institute
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Shelly Bruce, Canada
Chief, Communications Security Establishment
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Matthew Bryza, United States
Associate Professor, University of Calgary; Fellow, Canadian Global Affairs Institute
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Ahmet Çalik, Turkey
Chairman, Çalik Holding
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Angus Campbell, Australia
Chief of the Defence Force, Australian Defence Force
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Leslie Campbell, Canada
Senior Associate and Regional Director, Middle East and North Africa Programs, National Democratic Institute
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Joyce Carter, Canada
President and CEO, Halifax International Airport Authority
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Figo Chan, Hong Kong
Vice Convenor, Civil Human Rights Front
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Tasos Chatzivasileiou, Greece
Member of the Greek Parliament, Secretary Gen. of the Standing Committee on National Defence and Foreign Affairs
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Jessica Chen Weiss, United States
Associate Professor of Government, Cornell University
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Jim Chilton, United States
Senior Vice President, Space and Launch, Boeing Defense, Space & Security
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Tom Clark, Canada
Chair, Public Affairs and Communications, Global Public Affairs
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Steve Clemons, United States
Editor-at-Large, The Hill
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Andrew Clinton, Canada
Director of the Organizational Resilience and Security Division, Asian Development Bank
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Eliot Cohen, United States
Dean, Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University
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J. Michael Cole, Taiwan
Senior Fellow, Global Taiwan Institute/Macdonald-Laurier Institute
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James Coomarasamy, United Kingdom
Senior Presenter, BBC Radio and World Service
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Chris Coons, United States
Senator from Delaware, United States Senate
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Marie-Thérèse Corbani, Lebanon
Researcher, Siren Associates
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Philip Davidson, United States
Commander, United States Indo-Pacific Command
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Eli Diamond, United States
Program Manager, Private Foundation
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Harris Diamond, United States
Chairman and CEO, McCann Worldgroup
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Paula Dobriansky, United States
Senior Fellow, The Future of Diplomacy Project, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard University
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Andrew Duncan, United States
CEO, IGX LLC
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Rachel Durbin, Australia
Director, Future Force Lifecycle Engineering, Navy Capability Division, Royal Australian Navy
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Elizabeth Economy, United States
C.V. Starr Senior Fellow and Director for Asia Studies, Council on Foreign Relations; Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford University
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Rejanne Eimers-van Nes, Netherlands
Commander, Personnel Logistics, Royal Netherlands Army
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Melissa Emmett, United Kingdom
Corps Colonel, Intelligence Corps, British Army
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Süleyman Savaş Erdem, Turkey
CEO, OYAK
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Comfort Ero, United Kingdom
Program Director, Africa; International Crisis Group
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Norbert Eschborn, Germany
Director, Canada Office, Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung e.V.
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Hanne Fugl Eskjær, Denmark
Ambassador of Denmark to Canada, Denmark
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Emily Estelle, United States
Research Manager, Critical Threats Project, American Enterprise Institute
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Nino Evgenidze, Georgia
Executive Director, Economic Policy Research Center
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Richard Fadden, Canada
Senior Advisor, Capitol Hill Group
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Dean Fealk, United States
Managing Partner; DLA Piper
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Neil Ferguson, United Kingdom
Director, MRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis, School of Public Health, Imperial College London
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Bob Fife, Canada
Ottawa Bureau Chief, Globe and Mail
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Renée Filiatrault, Canada
Advisory Board, Network for Strategic Analysis on Defence and Security
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Andy Fillmore, Canada
Member of Parliament for Halifax; House of Commons, Canada
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Brian Finlay, Canada
President and CEO; Stimson Center
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Darren Fisher, Canada
Member of Parliament for Dartmouth-Cole Harbour; House of Commons, Canada
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Ann Fitz-Gerald, Canada
Professor, Director, Balsillie School of International Affairs
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Robert Fonberg, Canada
Distinguished Fellow, Munk School of Global Affairs, University of Toronto
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Christian Forstner, Germany
Executive Director; Hanns Seidel Foundation
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Liam Fox, United Kingdom
Member of Parliament; House of Commons
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Serena Frechter, United States
Special Assistant to the CEO; Development Finance Corporation
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King-wa Fu, Hong Kong
Associate Professor; Journalism and Media Studies Centre, University of Hong Kong
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Bishop Garrison, United States
Co-Founder and President, Rainey Center, Director, National Security Outreach, Human Rights First
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Ulf Gartzke, Germany
Managing Partner, Spitzberg Partners LLC
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Matthias Gebauer, Germany
Chief Correspondent; Der Spiegel
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Rob Gillies, Canada
Canada Bureau Chief; Associated Press
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Chaitanya Giri, India
Fellow, Space and Ocean Studies; Gateway House: Indian Council on Global Relations
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Fellow, Space and Ocean Studies; Gateway House: Indian Council on Global Relations
Policy Director; U.S. Global Leadership Coalition
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Dore Gold, Israel
President; Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs
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Katherine Graef, United States
Colonel; United States Special Operations Command
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Jerrold Green, United States
President and Chief Executive Officer; President and Chief Executive Officer
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Mark Green, United States
Executive Director, McCain Institute for International Leadership
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Robert Greenhill, Canada
Executive Chairman, Global Canada
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Maryscott Greenwood, United States
CEO, Canadian American Business Council; Managing Director, Crestview Strategy
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Jean-Marie Guéhenno, France
Member, High-Level Advisory Board on Mediation, United Nations; Senior Advisor, Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue
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Ivana Gutzelnig, Slovak Republic
Director, Military Centre of Aviation Medicine, Ministry of Defence
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Peter Hammerschmidt, Canada
Assistant Deputy Minister, Department of National Defence
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Ibrahim Hamidi, Syria
Senior Diplomatic Editor, Asharq Al-Awsat
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Husain Haqqani, Pakistan
Director and Senior Fellow, South and Central Asia, Hudson Institute
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Meliza Haradinaj, Republic of Kosovo
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Diaspora, Republic of Kosovo
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Jürgen Hardt, Germany
Foreign Policy Spokesman, CDU/CSU Parliamentary Group, Bundestag,
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Tammy Harris, Canada
Former Deputy Commander, Royal Canadian Air Force, Canadian Armed Forces
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Jane Harman, United States
Director, President, and Chief Executive Officer, Wilson Center
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France Hébert, Canada
Vice President and General Manager, CAE Defence & Security
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Mark Hetfield, United States
President and CEO, HIAS
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Richard Javad Heydarian, Philippines
Research Fellow, Stratbase-ADR Institute; Columnist, Philippine Daily Inquirer