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The Institute for Peace & Diplomacy, in partnership with the School of Public Policy, University of Calgary and Thompson Rivers University, announces the 5th Indo-Pacific Strategy Forum (IPSF 2025), taking place on November 17, 2025, in Ottawa.

As Canada’s premier annual conference on Indo-Pacific engagement, IPSF brings together senior policymakers, leading economists, corporate executives, diplomats and academic experts from across Canada, the United States and the Indo-Pacific region. Co-hosted by the three institutions, this year’s forum will examine changes in the economic and geopolitical order facing Canada, the wider Americas, and Asia.

Under the theme, Renewing Indo-Pacific Strategy in a Deglobalizing World Economy, IPSF 2025 will address the mounting challenges and emerging opportunities for Canada in an era marked by supply chain realignment, increasing geoeconomic fragmentation and growing uncertainty in global trade governance. With the election of a new U.S. administration and the formation of a new federal government under Prime Minister Mark Carney, Canada’s foreign policy and trade strategy face a critical inflection point.

IPSF 2025 will feature keynote addresses, policy panels, private roundtables, and executive networking opportunities focused on fostering resilient partnerships, expanding trade diversification, and strengthening Canada’s value in the Indo-Pacific.

Entering its fifth year, this forum is an essential platform for leaders across government, industry, and academia to forge actionable insights and collaborative solutions that advance Canadian interests and regional prosperity.

Please register by Monday, November 10.

Featured Panels from the School of Public Policy and New North America Initiative:

America First, the Indo-Pacific, and Canada

Moderator: Sean Speer, Editor, the Hub
Panelists:

• The Honorable Steve Yates, Senior Research Fellow, China and National Security Policy, Asian Studies Center, the Heritage Foundation
• The Honorable Fred Fleitz, Vice Chair, American Security, America First Policy Institute
• Matthew Turpin, Visiting Fellow, Hudson Institute

Convergence and Divergence of Interest, Latin America, Canada and the Indo-Pacific

Moderator: Evan Dyer, CBC
Panelists:

• Claudia Trevisan, Brazil-China Business Council
• Omar Narrea, Centro de Estudios sobre China y Asia-Pacífico, Universidad del Pacifico
• Tatiana Palermo, former Secretary of Trade and International Relations at the Ministry of Agriculture of Brazil
• Eric Miller, Rideau, Potamac

Featured Speakers:

• E. Kate Logan, High Commissioner of Australia to Canada
• Frederick H. Fleitz, Vice Chairman, Center for American Security, America First Policy Institute; Former Deputy Assistant to the President
• Amitav Acharya, UNESCO Chair in Transnational Challenges and Governance, American University
• Ju Hyung Kim, President, Security Management Institute (affiliated with the South Korean National Assembly)
• Sergio Marchi, Former Canadian Ambassador to the WTO and former Canadian Minister of International Trade

Event Details:

Date: Monday, November 17, 2025

Time: 9:00 a.m. – 6:30 p.m. (EST)

Location: 1 Wellington Street, Ottawa, ON K1R 5T9

Ticket Price: $299.99

RVSP By: Monday, November 10.

Admission includes lunch, coffee and refreshments.