State of the Indo-Pacific Conference 2025

Agenda Overview

The State of the Indo-Pacific Conference 2025 brings together leading thinkers, policymakers, scholars, and civil society actors for two days of high-impact dialogue, strategic foresight, and actionable insights.

Held at a time of geopolitical fragmentation and shifting power dynamics, the conference explores how Indo-Pacific actors can move beyond dependency on global hegemons to shape their own regional futures. Through keynote addresses, plenary panels, breakout sessions, and curated roundtables, participants will engage with the region’s most pressing challenges — and emerging opportunities.

This year’s agenda is organized around two central themes:

• Day 1 – Strategic Crossroads: Navigating fragmentation, rivalry, and the return of great power politics.
• Day 2 – Forging New Frameworks: Building autonomous, resilient, and cooperative futures in a post-hegemonic Indo-Pacific.

We invite you to explore the full agenda below and join us in shaping the conversations that will define the region’s next chapter.

Conference Agenda

Day 1: Strategic Crossroads — Navigating Fragmentation and Rivalry

• 9:00 AM – Opening Ceremony
  Welcome by Dr. Hugh Tuckfield, IPSC
  Keynote: "The Indo-Pacific at an Inflection Point: Power Shifts and Strategic Futures"
• 10:00 AM – Plenary Panel I: Hegemony in Retreat? The Future of US Engagement in the Indo-Pacific
• 11:30 AM – Networking Break
• 12:00 PM – Plenary Panel II: Countering Coercion: Indo-Pacific Responses to China’s Expansionism
• 1:30 PM – Lunch + Fireside Chat: Between Giants: Sovereignty, Security, and Self-Reliance
• 2:30 PM – Parallel Breakout Sessions:
  • Session A: QUAD & AUKUS Plus
  • Session B: Supply Chain Sovereignty
  • Session C: Maritime Domain Awareness
• 4:00 PM – Plenary Panel III: The Role of India and ASEAN
• 5:30 PM – Day 1 Close + Evening Reception

Day 2: Forging New Frameworks — Towards a Post-Hegemonic Indo-Pacific

• 9:00 AM – Keynote Address: Leadership Without Hegemony
• 10:00 AM – Plenary Panel IV: Reimagining Multilateralism
• 11:30 AM – Coffee Break + Poster Presentations
• 12:00 PM – Roundtable Discussions:
  • Track 1: Youth & Emerging Leaders
  • Track 2: Tech and Cyber Governance
  • Track 3: Climate-Security Nexus
• 1:30 PM – Lunch + Spotlight Interview: Private Sector Power
• 2:30 PM – Plenary Panel V: Strategic Narratives and Soft Power
• 4:00 PM – Closing Plenary Panel: Charting the Way Forward
• 5:00 PM – Closing Remarks & Launch: IPSC 2025 State of the Indo-Pacific Report