PANEL SPEAKER Christopher Green Senior Consultant, Korean PeninsulaChristopher Green leads Crisis Group’s work on Korea, delivering timely analysis of inter-Korean, alliance and regional concerns. He worked for Crisis Group in…

PANEL SPEAKER Jonathan Fried Mr. Jonathan T. Fried’s distinguished diplomatic career for Canada spanned law, economics, and trade. Prior to his retirement in August 2020, he was Coordinator for International…

PANEL SPEAKER Seong-Whun Cheon Fellow Korea Inst. of National UnificationFormer Secretary for National Security Strategy, ROK Copyright @ PUAC-TORONTO 2022

KEYNOTE SPEAKER Ho-Young Ahn Ambassador Ahn served as Republic of Korea’s Ambassador to the United States (2013-17), Deputy Minister of Trade, Ambassador to the European Union and Belgium, and First…

PANEL SPEAKER Youngjun Kim Professor of National Security Affairs, National Security College, Korea    National Defense UniversityMember, National Security Advisory   Board to the President of the Republic of KoreaAdvisorROK-US Combined Forces Commander Strategic Shaping…

PANEL SPEAKER Trevor Kennedy Trevor leads the Council’s work on Canada’s international trade and investment ties. He advises and executes the Council’s trade policy initiatives, liaising with Canadian policymakers, foreign…

MODERATOR John Gruetzner​ Mr. Gruetzner is currently working responsible for international business development for Canadian–based e-signature firm Syngrafii Inc.He is also the co-founder of Intercedent, a business and investment advisory…

PANEL SPEAKER Paul Thoppil Paul Thoppil was appointed the assistant deputy minister (Asia Pacific) at Global Affairs Canada (GAC) on July 8, 2019. In addition, he became the department’s champion…

MODERATOR Jonathan Berkshire Miller Jonathan is an international affairs professional with expertise on security, defense and geo-economic issues in the Indo-Pacific. He has held a variety of positions in the…