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The Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada, in partnership with the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Viet Nam, and the Embassy of Canada to Viet Nam, will convene a Canada-Viet Nam Forum on Economic Resilience and CPTPP-EU Linkages in Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam, on July 20, 2026. 

The Forum will bring together senior policymakers, business leaders, academics, and trade experts from across the Indo-Pacific and Europe to explore the future of economic security, resilient supply chains, and rules-based trade. 

Held on the margins of Viet Nam's 2026 CPTPP Chairmanship and the Third APEC Senior Officials' Meeting (SOM3), the Forum will provide a platform for candid, forward-looking dialogue on strengthening co-operation between the CPTPP membership and the European Union.

Key Discussion Areas: 

1. Economic Security & Resilient Trade

2. The Future of CPTPP–EU Co-operation

3. Unlocking New Trade & Investment Opportunities

4. Shaping the Next Generation of Trade Policy

Learning from senior policymakers, business leaders, and leading experts as they exchange practical ideas on digital trade, regulatory co-operation, and the evolving global trade agenda.

Let’s shape the next chapter of strengthening partnerships and unlocking opportunities. We look forward to welcoming you.

Organizing Partners: Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada; Ministry of Industry and Trade of Viet Nam; Embassy of Canada to Viet Nam

Supporting Partner: CanCham Viet Nam

Communications Partners: AusCham; BritCham; Diplomatic Academy of Viet Nam; SingCham

Since 2022, UCalgary International (UCI) has hosted an annual breakfast for the Calgary Consular Corps (CCC) as an invite-only event on the fringes of the UCalgary President’s Stampede BBQ. 

This year’s discussion features the growing importance of the Asia Pacific region to Canada’s international engagement and to UCalgary’s global priorities. As universities play an increasingly central role in advancing academic diplomacy, this topic offers a timely opportunity to consider how post-secondary institutions can contribute meaningfully to Canada’s evolving partnerships across the region.

APF Canada's Vice-President Research & Strategy Vina Nadjibulla, will deliver a keynote address on Canada and the Asia-Pacific: Strategic Partnerships in a Changing Geopolitical Landscape at the breakfast event, as well as a special talk on Navigating the Indo-Pacific: Power, Partnership, and Canada’s Strategic Role to the university leadership and business communities. 

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.