Conferences
May 12, 2025
Finding Canada’s Place in a Disordered World
PROGRAMME
12:00
Informal lunch (sandwiches included with registration)
13:00
Welcome and Scene Setting
Alexandra Gheciu, Director, Centre for International Policy Studies, uOttawa
Michael Small, President, Canadian Ambassadors Alumni Association
13:15
How Much Can We Rely on Our Traditional Alliances?
Moderator: Rob McRae, former Canadian Ambassador to NATO
Panellists: Martin Loken, former Canadian Deputy Head of Mission, Washington, D.C.
Richard Fadden, former National Security Advisor to the Prime Minister
Jacqueline Best, Professor, School of Political Studies, uOttawa
14:15
How Should We Engage the Rest of the World?
Moderator: Patricia Fortier, former Canadian Ambassador to Peru and Bolivia
Panellists: Ian Burney, former Canadian Ambassador to Japan
Vina Nadjibulla, Vice-President, Asia-Pacific Foundation of Canada
Guillermo Rishchynski, former Canadian Ambassador to the U.N.
15:45
How Does This Change Our Diplomacy?
Moderator: Alexandra Bugailiskis, former Canadian Ambassador to Italy
Panellists: David McKinnon, former Canadian High Commissioner to Sri Lanka
Pascale Massot, Associate Professor, School of Poli1cal Studies, uOttawa
Henri-Paul Normandin, former Canadian Ambassador and Deputy PermRep
16:45
Concluding Reflections
Senator Peter Boehm, Senate of Canada
17:00
Reception and Cash Bar
Partners
Watch the panels on CPAC:
Panel 1: – How Much Can We Rely on Our Traditional Alliances?
Panel 2: – How Should We Engage the Rest of the World?
Panel 3: – How Does This Change Our Diplomacy?
Concluding Reflections: Report by Senator Boehm
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