Indo-Pacific Security Forum: Enhancing Stability Through Deterrence, Defence and Diplomacy (FREE: virtual and in-person)

Indo-Pacific Security Forum: Enhancing Stability through Deterrence, Defence and Diplomacy

The first Security & Defence PLuS Indo-Pacific Security Forum will take place on 12 May 2025 at the Prince Waikiki in Honolulu, Hawaii.

The rapidly evolving global security environment necessitates a proactive and collaborative approach to maintaining peace and stability. Amid escalating geopolitical tensions, the convergence of advanced military technologies, and new security threats, this forum will focus on deterrence, defence, and diplomacy.

The Indo-Pacific has become a focal point of global strategic competition, particularly regarding the rise of China’s influence, North Korea’s nuclear ambitions, and territorial disputes in the South China Sea. Hawaii serves as a symbolic and practical bridge for diplomatic engagement and security dialogue to address these challenges.

Join senior officials, military leaders, policy experts, academics, and civil society representatives at this one-day forum to exchange insights, develop policy solutions, and strengthen international cooperation for a safer, more stable world. This forum is intentionally scheduled the day before LANPAC 2025.(Open Link in new window)  If you are in Hawaii or able to travel, we highly recommend you attend in-person(Open Link in new window) to exchange insights, develop policy solutions, and strengthen international cooperation for a safer, more stable world. If unable to join us in-person, the formal programme will be live-streamed, so feel free to register for virtual attendance.

Confirmed speakers include:

• Lieutenant General James Glynn – Commander United States Marine Forces Pacific
• Lieutenant General Joshua Rudd – Deputy Commander, United States Indo-Pacific Command
• Lieutenant General Matthew McFarlane – Commander, United States Army I Corps
• Governor Josh Green, M.D. – Governor of Hawaii
• Major General (Ret) Suzy Varez-Lum – Director, Asia Pacific Center for Security Studies
• Matthew D. Steinhelfer – AUKUS Senior Advisor, United States Department of State
• Colonel Aidan Shattock – Deputy Commander – Interoperability, 25th Infantry Division
• Colonel Carol Stauffer – G2, US Army Pacific
• Paul Tennant – Vice President of Engagement and International Government Relations, HII
• Shon Manasco – Former Acting Under Secretary of the U.S. Air Force, Senior Counselor, Palantir
• Professor Linda McKie, Executive Dean, Faculty of Social Science and Public Policy, King’s College London
• Dr. David Kilcullen – Professor and Bestselling Author, School of Humanities & Social Sciences, University of New South Wales
• Dr. David Santoro – President & CEO, Pacific Forum
• Dr Kori Schake – Senior Fellow and Director of Foreign and Defence Policy Studies at the American Enterprise Institute
• Sophia Gaston – UK Foreign Policy Lead, Australian Strategic Policy Institute; Visiting Research Fellow, King’s College London
• Brigadier (Ret) Dr Ian Langford – Executive Director, Security & Defence PLuS
• Professor Craig Stockings – Head of School, Humanities & Social Sciences, UNSW Canberra
• Professor Ryan Shaw – Managing Director of Strategic Initiatives & Senior University Advisor to the President, Office of University Affairs, Arizona State University
• Dr Alicia Ellis – Director, Master of Arts in Global Security Program, School of Politics & Global Studies, Arizona State University
• Dr Thorin Wright – Associate Professor, School of Politics & Global Studies, Arizona State University

FULL AGENDA HERE.

The day will close with a private dinner event, keynoted by Lieutenant General Simon Stuart – Chief of the Australian Army. Request a dinner invitation: [email protected].