Foreign Policy Conference
Canadian International Council
Foreign Policy Conference 2008
Hilton Toronto, June 19 & 20
After the 2008 US Presidential Election: Opportunities for Canada?
To watch CPAC TV and online video coverage of the conference, click here. Search "Canadian International Council" in the video-on-demand section for streaming content.
REGISTRATION FORM
DOWNLOAD AGENDA
SPONSORS
ACCOMMODATION
Please telephone the Hilton directly – (416) 869-3456 – and indicate “CIC conference” to receive the conference rate of $209 per night while space is available.
CONFERENCE AGENDA
Thursday, 19 June
9:00 –10:45am Canadian Perspectives on a Changing United States
A panel of prominent experts contributing their views on developments within the U.S., the international priorities they see the new US Administration engaging, and what these mean for Canada.
Don Newman (CBC)
Pierre Martin (University of Montreal)
Paul Heinbecker (Centre for International Governance Innovation)
11:15–1:00pm The Canada-U.S. Border: Trading Prosperity for Security
This panel examines the idea of a security/prosperity tradeoff around the Canada-U.S. border. The panel draws on expertise from the CIC Working Group and American scholars.
Michael Kergin (CIC Working Group Chair and fmr. Canadian Ambassador to the United States)
Danielle Goldfarb (Conference Board of Canada)
Christopher Sands (Hudson Institute)
Rey Koslowski (State University of New York, Albany)
1:30–2:45pm Luncheon with International Journal Awards Presentation
Joseph Jockel, editor of CIC's International Journal (IJ), will present the IJ's Marvin Gelber Essay Prize presented annually to the best IJ article by an emerging scholar.
3:15-5:00pm Foreign Policy Priorities for a New U.S. Administration
Michael O’Hanlon, Senior Fellow at The Brookings Institution, will deliver the conference’s afternoon keynote address examining the evolving international landscape and positions/roles a new U.S. Administration may undertake. What are the major domestic influences on U.S. foreign policy and how do these affect foreign policy decision making? How is the economic and strategic rise of China and India affecting U.S. foreign policy priorities in an evolving geopolitical landscape? Where does Canada fit into U.S. strategic calculations?
5:00–6:00pm Cocktail Reception
All conference attendees welcome.
First Day Adjourns
Friday, 20 June
9:15–10:00am Arctic Priorities: A Northern Perspective
The Hon. Paul Okalik (Premier of Nunavut) will deliver the keynote address to open the conference’s second morning. He will speak to priorities of the Government of Nunavut in the realm of Arctic management, particularly preferred methods of exercising sovereignty in the Arctic and what that might mean for Northern peoples in the near to medium term.
10:30–12:15pm Arctic Waters: Cooperation or Conflict?
With Arctic ice receding and shipping through Arctic waters likely to increase in coming years, how should Arctic waters be managed? What are the security and legal issues involved?
Franklyn Griffiths (CIC Research Fellow and University of Toronto)
Rob Huebert (CIC Research Fellow and University of Calgary)
Suzanne Lalonde (University of Montreal)
TBC
12:30 – 1:30pm Networking Luncheon
A shorter lunch session with an opportunity to network.
2:00-3:30pm Energy and Climate Change: Canada’s Priorities
Any country’s energy and climate change policies are inextricably linked. This panel draws on work emerging from CIC’s Working Group on Energy and Climate Change to examine how Canada is and should be addressing these overlapping areas.
Duane Bratt (Mt. Royal College and President, CIC Calgary Branch)
Annette Hester (Centre for International Governance Innovation)
Wenran Jiang (University of Alberta)
3:45-5:00pm Energy and Climate Change: A Sustainable Future?
Thomas Homer-Dixon (Balsillie School of International Affairs) will give the conference's closing keynote address.
Foreign Policy Conference 2008
Hilton Toronto, June 19 & 20
After the 2008 US Presidential Election: Opportunities for Canada?
To watch CPAC TV and online video coverage of the conference, click here. Search "Canadian International Council" in the video-on-demand section for streaming content.
REGISTRATION FORM
DOWNLOAD AGENDA
SPONSORS
ACCOMMODATION
Please telephone the Hilton directly – (416) 869-3456 – and indicate “CIC conference” to receive the conference rate of $209 per night while space is available.
CONFERENCE AGENDA
Thursday, 19 June
9:00 –10:45am Canadian Perspectives on a Changing United States
A panel of prominent experts contributing their views on developments within the U.S., the international priorities they see the new US Administration engaging, and what these mean for Canada.
Don Newman (CBC)
Pierre Martin (University of Montreal)
Paul Heinbecker (Centre for International Governance Innovation)
11:15–1:00pm The Canada-U.S. Border: Trading Prosperity for Security
This panel examines the idea of a security/prosperity tradeoff around the Canada-U.S. border. The panel draws on expertise from the CIC Working Group and American scholars.
Michael Kergin (CIC Working Group Chair and fmr. Canadian Ambassador to the United States)
Danielle Goldfarb (Conference Board of Canada)
Christopher Sands (Hudson Institute)
Rey Koslowski (State University of New York, Albany)
1:30–2:45pm Luncheon with International Journal Awards Presentation
Joseph Jockel, editor of CIC's International Journal (IJ), will present the IJ's Marvin Gelber Essay Prize presented annually to the best IJ article by an emerging scholar.
3:15-5:00pm Foreign Policy Priorities for a New U.S. Administration
Michael O’Hanlon, Senior Fellow at The Brookings Institution, will deliver the conference’s afternoon keynote address examining the evolving international landscape and positions/roles a new U.S. Administration may undertake. What are the major domestic influences on U.S. foreign policy and how do these affect foreign policy decision making? How is the economic and strategic rise of China and India affecting U.S. foreign policy priorities in an evolving geopolitical landscape? Where does Canada fit into U.S. strategic calculations?
5:00–6:00pm Cocktail Reception
All conference attendees welcome.
First Day Adjourns
Friday, 20 June
9:15–10:00am Arctic Priorities: A Northern Perspective
The Hon. Paul Okalik (Premier of Nunavut) will deliver the keynote address to open the conference’s second morning. He will speak to priorities of the Government of Nunavut in the realm of Arctic management, particularly preferred methods of exercising sovereignty in the Arctic and what that might mean for Northern peoples in the near to medium term.
10:30–12:15pm Arctic Waters: Cooperation or Conflict?
With Arctic ice receding and shipping through Arctic waters likely to increase in coming years, how should Arctic waters be managed? What are the security and legal issues involved?
Franklyn Griffiths (CIC Research Fellow and University of Toronto)
Rob Huebert (CIC Research Fellow and University of Calgary)
Suzanne Lalonde (University of Montreal)
TBC
12:30 – 1:30pm Networking Luncheon
A shorter lunch session with an opportunity to network.
2:00-3:30pm Energy and Climate Change: Canada’s Priorities
Any country’s energy and climate change policies are inextricably linked. This panel draws on work emerging from CIC’s Working Group on Energy and Climate Change to examine how Canada is and should be addressing these overlapping areas.
Duane Bratt (Mt. Royal College and President, CIC Calgary Branch)
Annette Hester (Centre for International Governance Innovation)
Wenran Jiang (University of Alberta)
3:45-5:00pm Energy and Climate Change: A Sustainable Future?
Thomas Homer-Dixon (Balsillie School of International Affairs) will give the conference's closing keynote address.