Events 2023
Dates will be confirmed when the funding is available, and the number of delegates is sufficient.
Please note, most delegates are self-funded or are fully sponsored by their institutions.
APSI Forum relies on its delegate fees in order to fund its events. Therefore, paid registration is not refundable but is transferable.
1. Project Joseph
Project Joseph 2: Crisis Planning and the management of Food Security
Starting Date : 20th of January 2023
Project Leader : Drs. Eddy and Renny Kristianto
Facilitators : Zipora and Bill Millward
2. Virtual Congress, APSI Forum
Date: March 13
Congress Declaration
APSI Forum will continue to partner with state actors but has its own voices
APSI Forum will continue to maintain its stance as a non-partisan forum, and will continue to facilitate political and security dialogue between opponents, state and non state actors which can be impossible at the official level
APSI Forum will continue to operate its divisions of: Strategic Communication, Public Affairs and Media, and Public Diplomacy and Outreach
APSI Forum will continue to learn from other significant non-state actors or think tanks at the international level
APSI Forum will continue to empower women through its projects and community hub
3. Strategic Discussion Forum:
The future of force and statecraft
Date: March 16
Venue: Sofitel Club Lounge, Sofitel Hotel, Wellington, 11 Bolton Street, Wellington Central
Programme:
16th of March:
9.30am-10am: Welcome, and arrival tea and coffee
10am-10.15am: Opening:Tim van de Molen, National Defense Spokesperson
10.15am-10.45am: Changing rules of wars, and strategic approach
Distinguished guest: Lieutenant General Leo Kosinski
10.45am-11am: Commentary
Ambassador Grzegorz Kowal
11am-11.45am:Key challenges of modern warfare
MGen Gert-Johannes Hagemann (Ret), Board of Director of APSI Forum
11.45am-12.30pm: Strategic Interaction and asymmetric warfare theory
Closing
Lunch, canapé, dinner with our international guests
4. The Solomon Project
Starting Date: March 18, 2023
Team members:
Krendo Wahono
Tej Kiran
June Tampubolon
Gardile Tampubolon
Judith Yasmika
SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITY
Virtual Fireside Chat
April 2023 (Date TBA)
5. Strategic Discussion Forum
Political and Strategic Prospects in the Indo-Pacific Region
T Lounge, Sofitel Saigon, Ho Chi Minh,
Vietnam (TBC)
Date: August/September (TBA)
9.30am: Tea and coffee, welcome and opening
10am-12pm: Discussion
6pm: Reflection and fireside chat with mocktails at the Ministry of Men or Prime Minister's Chamber
7pm: Dinner
6. Thought Leadership Inner Circle
Organised by:
International Security and Political Affairs (ISPA) division and Preparatory Action for Research on Strategic Studies (PARSS) division
Virtual:8-pm NZT
Facilitators:
Dr Vira Ratsiborynska (Week 1)
MGen Gert-Johannes Hagemann (Ret) (Week 2)
MGen RAvi Arora (Ret) (Week 3) TBC
For exclusive members only
7. Cooperative Strategy and Scenario Initiative
Virtual: 8-9.30pm NZT
Europe’s Shifting Power Dynamics: Scenarios for the Future
Facilitators/Mentors:
Dr Vira Ratsiboysnka (Week 1)
MGen Adrian Ciolponea (Ret) (Week 2)
Dr Joanna Siekiera (TBC) (Week 3)
Organised by:
International Security and Political Affairs (ISPA) division and Preparatory Action for Research on Strategic Studies (PARSS) division
Strategy and collaboration scenario games are aimed at enhancing critical and strategic thinking, problem-solving, and teamwork skills.
Date: October (TBC)
For exclusive members only
8.Pre-summit:
Cooperative Strategy and Scenario Initiative
Virtual: 8pm-9.30pm NZT
Asia’s new geopolitical landscape: A future of cooperation or confrontation?
Facilitator/Mentor:
Anita Abbott, PhD
Minh Tran (TBC)
For exclusive members and delegates of the summit
9.Summit
Venue: Sofitel Hotel, Wellington
Date: TBC
Moderator: Brett Murphy (TBC)
Draft:
The Future of Force and Statecraft
Critical Strategic Thinking in Practice
8am-8.30am: Arrival tea and coffee
8.30am-8.45am: Cultural performance, national anthem, karakia
8.45am-9am: Opening Remarks
Part 1: Political and Strategic Prospects in the Indo-Pacific Region
What are the key geopolitical factors that shape the Indo-Pacific region's political and strategic prospects?
How can critical strategic thinking be effectively applied to the analysis of the Indo-Pacific region's political and strategic prospects?
What are the potential risks and opportunities of the Indo-Pacific region's emerging power dynamics, and how can they be anticipated through strategic analysis?
How can critical strategic thinking inform policy recommendations for the Indo-Pacific region's political and strategic challenges and opportunities?
9am-9.45am: Representative from Australia
9.45am-10.30am: Representative from the US
10.30am-10.45am: Break
Part 2: Horn of Africa and Security in the Indian Ocean Region
What are the key factors that shape the security environment in the Horn of Africa and Indian Ocean region?
What are the potential risks and opportunities of the Horn of Africa and Indian Ocean region's emerging power dynamics, and how can they be anticipated through strategic analysis?
What are the root causes of insecurity in the Horn of Africa and Indian Ocean region, and how can critical strategic thinking inform effective policy recommendations to address them?
How can critical strategic thinking be applied to the analysis of the Horn of Africa and Indian Ocean region's security environment?
10.45am-11.30am: Anita Abbott, PhD
11.30am-12.15pm: MGen Gert-Johannes Hagemann (Ret)
Part 3: China’s maritime Silk Road and Eurasia’s great power competition
What are the strategic interests and concerns of various actors in Eurasia, and how do they shape the regional dynamics and power relations?
How can critical strategic thinking help anticipate and address the potential consequences of China's Maritime Silk Road initiative for the region and beyond, and inform effective policy recommendations for promoting regional stability and security?
How can critical strategic thinking inform effective policy recommendations for navigating great power competition in Eurasia and mitigating potential risks?
12.15pm-1pm: Representative from NATO
1pm-2pm: Lunch break
2 pm-2.45pm: Representative from the US
Part 4: Soft Power Statecraft
How can cultural diplomacy be effectively utilized as a tool for policy dialogue and promoting mutual understanding between nations, and what are the key factors that contribute to its success or failure?
What are the essential diplomatic skills and tasks required for effective diplomacy in the modern era, and how do they vary across different contexts and levels of diplomacy?
What are the key drivers of convergence and divergence in South Korea-Japan relations, and how do they impact the security situation on the Korean Peninsula? Moreover, how can critical strategic thinking inform effective policy recommendations for managing these relations and promoting regional stability and security?
How can Pakistan and India effectively navigate their diplomatic relations, and what are the key diplomatic maneuvers that can promote mutual understanding and address longstanding conflicts between the two nations? Additionally, how can critical strategic thinking inform effective policy recommendations for promoting stability and security in the region through diplomatic engagement between Pakistan and India?
2.45pm-3.45pm : Panel Discussion
Representatives from Papua New Guinea and Solomon Island: Cultural diplomacy for policy dialogue
Representatives from Taiwan and Poland: Diplomatic skills and tasks
3.45pm-4pm: Break
4pm-5pm: Panel Discussion
Representatives from Japan and South Korea: Convergence and divergence in South Korea - Japan relations: Implications for the Korean Peninsula security
Representatives from Pakistan and India: Toward a diplomatic maneuver
5pm-5.10pm : Declaration: MGen Gert-Johannes Hagemann (Ret)
5.10pm-5.30pm: ClosingCultural Performance
7pm: Dinner, Dockside Restaurant, Queens Wharf, Wellington
Toast: Maxwell AbbottPost summit: International Parliamentary Assembly ( Summit delegates and invited members and Member of Parliament only)
10. International Parliamentary Assembly
Hybrid
Chair: Bret Murphy
9am-11am NZT
Date and venue : TBA
8.15am-8.30am: Arrival coffee and tea
8.30am - 8.45am: Welcome: Simon O'Connor (NZ MP)
8.45am-9.45am: Panel 1
Representative from Armenia (TBC)
Henry Smith (MP, UK)
Representative from Malawi
Representative from Ukraine
9.45am-10.45am: Panel 2
Representative from Somalia
Representative from Fiji
Representative from Bhutan
Representative from Srilanka
10.45am-11am: Declaration and Closing: MGen Gert-Johannes Hagemann (Ret)
Dinner at Hot Sauce, QT Hotel Wellington ( For our international guests only)
Farewell: Maxwell Abbott
10. Virtual Project Symposium
Date: December 2023 (TBA)
Project Joseph:
Crisis Planning and the management of Food Security
Community Hub Division
Speakers: Drs Eddy and Renny Kristianto
The Solomon Project:
Vision, Mission, and Blueprint for Success
Speakers:
Budget and Finance Division (TBA)
The David Project:
Strategic leadership, and the future of force and statecraft
Speakers:
Anita Abbott, PhD
MGen Gert-Johannes Hagemann (Ret)
Operation Lydia:
Toward High Impact Forum and Research Institute
APSI COE
Public Diplomacy and Outreach Division
Speakers:
Dr Barnaby Pace
Jasmine Retief
Annual Meeting and Report
Preparing for 2024:
Building Bridges: Strategies for Effective International Cooperation
Operation Daniel:
The Future of Conflict and Cooperation
Asia's New Geopolitical Landscape: A Future of Cooperation and Conflict