Artur is a retired senior executive from the Canadian public service. With more than three decades of experience, he has expertise in foreign policy, intelligence, security, and defence issues. He…
Louise Blais was Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative of Canada to the United Nations from 2017 to 2021, responsible for the 2030 Agenda and the campaign for the Security Council. She…
Daniel Jean served as National Security and Intelligence Advisor to the Prime Minister of Canada (2016-18). Previously, he was Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs (2013-2016) and Deputy Minister of Canadian…
Renée Filiatrault has served three Ministers of National Defence for Canada. From 2009-2010 she served as a Foreign Service Officer in Afghanistan with Task Force Kandahar. Prior to this she…
Dr. Jean-Baptiste Jeangène Vilmer is the French Ambassador to Vanuatu and the French Ambassador-Designate to the Solomon Islands, after having served as director of the Institute for Strategic Research (IRSEM)…
Kerry Buck was most recently Assistant Secretary to the Treasury Board, Economic Sector, from 2018 to 2021. Prior to that, she was Canada's Ambassador and Permanent Representative to NATO from…
Having accumulated more than 35 years of varied experience with the Canadian Army (career in the infantry with the Royal 22e Régiment), BGen (ret'd) Richard Giguère has worked in operational…
Stéfanie von Hlatky is the Canada Research Chair in Gender, Security, and the Armed Forces, Full Professor of Political Studies at Queen’s University, and Associate Dean (research) in the Faculty…