2023 Pacific Security Forum

As the world’s strategic center of gravity shifts toward the Indo-Pacific, the United States faces several opportunities—and challenges—that require nuanced understanding, long-term vision, and whole-of-society solutions. Evolving and intensifying competition with China will influence every sector and community—ranging from industry, to nonprofits, to academia, to policymakers. The Pacific Northwest serves as the United States’ gateway to the Pacific and is home to several key industries, military bases, and Indo-Pacific leaders, making it a critical nexus in achieving key security objectives related to U.S. interests in Asia. Recognizing the importance of these issues, the National Bureau of Asian Research (NBR) will host its inaugural Pacific Security Forum on October 31 in Seattle, Washington. This new Forum will bring together top U.S. and international experts from government, academia, and the corporate sector to address issues of strategic and security importance to U.S. priorities in Asia. Leveraging NBR’s headquarters in Seattle and unique ability to connect policy to practice, the Pacific Security Forum will feature discussions with senior experts from NBR’s network and remarks from current and former U.S. government officials, members of Congress, and political and security leaders from allied and partner governments. The Forum will seek to advance the interests of the United States and its allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific, as well as highlight the critical role of the Pacific Northwest in achieving U.S. national security interests. Keynotes and Moderators: - Congressman Adam Smith, Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee, U.S. House of Representatives - Admiral Samuel Paparo, Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet - Lieutenant General Xavier T. Brunson, Commanding General, I Corps and Joint Base Lewis-McChord - Admiral Jonathan Greenert (U.S. Navy, retired), 30th Chief of Naval Operations, U.S. Navy; John M. Shalikashvili Chair in National Security Studies, The National Bureau of Asian Research - Roy D. Kamphausen, President, The National Bureau of Asian Research Session Speakers: - Brigadier General Brian Davis (U.S. Army, retired), Director of China Research, BluePath Labs - Nadège Rolland, Distinguished Fellow, China Studies, The National Bureau of Asian Research - Ulrike Schaede, Professor of Japanese Business, University of California San Diego - Alison Szalwinski, Vice President of Research, The National Bureau of Asian Research Additional speakers to be announced.

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