Asia Events

The international community today faces an unprecedented convergence of challenges—deepening geopolitical conflicts, economic and technological fragmentation, exclusive nationalism, and the erosion of multilateralism. Strategic competition between the United States and China now spans all domains, while recurrent wars and crises expose the limits of international norms and collective security. Protectionism, the reordering of global supply chains, and the securitization of energy and food further erode the foundations of co-operation. As the international order reaches a structural turning point, the world must seek new approaches to partnership and governance. This requires both a sober assessment of institutional limits and concrete efforts to foster inclusive and practical collaboration. Only through such innovation can the global community restore trust and renew multilateral co-operation in a fragmented world.

In this defining moment, the 21st Jeju Forum for Peace and Prosperity builds on its enduring mission to bring together voices across sectors, generations, and regions to foster meaningful dialogue and collective action. The Forum will explore new pathways to sustain peace, advance shared prosperity, and mobilize global efforts toward a more sustainable future.

This year’s key objective is to examine how breakthroughs in artificial intelligence and the energy transition are reshaping economies and societies, while underscoring the importance of both global governance and local leadership in ensuring that collaborative progress remains ethical, inclusive, and resilient.

Under the theme Reinventing Cooperation in a Fragmented World, the Forum will explore five core agendas:

1. Co-operation for Peace and Prosperity amid Geopolitical Uncertainties: Navigating geostrategic dynamics to foster collaborative action.
2. Prosperity through Economic, Educational, Climate, and Energy Transitions: Building a common future through transformative change.
3. Global Governance and Cooperation in the Age of AI and Digital Innovation: Shaping ethical and sustainable technological norms.
4. International Action for a Sustainable Future: Mobilizing collective commitments to long-term environmental and social resilience.
5. The Role of Local Governments in the Glocal Era: Empowering sub-national actors in an interconnected world shaped by both global and local dynamics.
    

APF Canada's President and CEO, Jeff Nankivell, will be speaking on the panel featured session titled “The Art of Pragmatic Diplomacy: Can Middle Power Partnership Serve as Korea's Strategic Alternative in a Turbulent World Order?”

The rapid growth of satellite mega-constellations – from SpaceX's Starlink and Amazon's Leo to emerging Chinese operators Qianfan and Guowang – is transforming the space environment in ways that may pose risks to orbital safety, the atmosphere, and the night sky. Yet Western and Chinese experts have had little opportunity for dialogue on how to manage these shared challenges.

The second in a series of ​Outer Space workshops co-organized by APF Canada and the Outer Space Institute, this two-day, closed-door event will bring together approximately 20 experts in space law and policy from Canada, China, and the broader Indo-Pacific region. 

Participants will explore opportunities for information exchange, best-practices sharing, and confidence building between Canadian and Asian constellation regulators and operators – with a view to fostering safer and more sustainable use of low Earth orbit.