Panel
Security, Defence and Resilience in a Shifting World
This session brings together experts to explore how Canada and its allies are adapting—from defence strategy and international cooperation to economic security and democratic resilience in an increasingly uncertain world.
DATE
Apr 18, 2026
START TIME
11:00 a.m.
END TIME
11:55 a.m.
LOCATION
OCAD U Main Campus
Alexander Martin
Digital Policy Hub Doctoral Fellow at the Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI), Youth Fellow at the Centre for Media, Technology and Democracy, and Ph.D. candidate in science and technology studies at York University
Tiffany Easthom
Executive Director for Nonviolent Peaceforce
Dianna English
Director of Programs, Centre for International Governance Innovation
Christopher Coates
Director of Foreign Policy, National Defence and National Security, Macdonald-Laurier Institute
Geopolitical competition, technological disruption, and rising global tensions are reshaping how countries think about security and defence. This session brings together experts to explore how Canada and its allies are adapting—from defence strategy and international cooperation to economic security and democratic resilience in an increasingly uncertain world.
