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Montreal International Security Summit

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Authoritarian Resurgence—The Struggle for Democracy and Global Security

Date: 15-16 October

Location: Montreal, Canada

Montréal international security summit 15-16 october, 2025

Join the Montreal International Security Summit to be part of the conversation shaping the future of global security.

The Montreal International Security Summit will bring together leading experts, policymakers, industry professionals, and academics to discuss the most pressing issues in global security. This premier event will serve as a platform for insightful dialogue, knowledge sharing, and collaboration on emerging security challenges and innovative solutions. Key themes include international security, defense partnerships, cybersecurity and digital threats, and security in the Arctic and in the Pacific.

Partners: Canadian Department of Defence, the Konrad Adenauer Foundation Canada, the Max Bell School of Public Policy (McGill University), Taiwan Foundation for Democracy, CPAC, Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada, NATO Association of Canada, the Macdonald-Laurier Institute, and Humanity and Inclusion Canada.

Confirmed Speakers:

  • Louise Blais, former Ambassador to the United Nations
  • Lloyd Axworthy, Former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Canada
  • Vincent Rigby, McGill University
  • Egidijus Meil?nas, Ambassador of Lithuania
  • Cathryn Clüver Ashbrook, Bertelsmann Stiftung
  • Jennifer Welsh, McGill University
  • Caroline Stauffer, Thomson Reuters
  • Claude Véron-Réville, EU Special Envoy on Arctic Matters
  • Mike Blanchfield, POLITICO
  • Frédéric Mérand, Université de Montréal
  • Matina Stevis-Gridneff, New York Times
  • Vina Nadjibulla, Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada
  • James Boutilier, Macdonald Laurier Institute
  • Justin Massie, UQAM
  • Charles Burton, Sinopsis
  • Qiang Xiao, China Digital Times
  • Beatriz Saab, Institute for Strategic Dialogue Germany
  • Steven Feldstein, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
  • Melissa Chan, MIGS
  • Stephen Marche, columnist
  • Karsten Friis, Norwegian Institute of International Affairs
  • Amelia Theussen, Royal Danish Defence College
  • Nicholas Eftimiades, Assistant Teaching Professor of Homeland Security, School of Public Affairs, Penn State

For tickets, please contact: [email protected]

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