Dear friend,
The Center for Asia-Pacific Resilience and Innovation (CAPRI) invites you to join our Fourth Annual Forum on Friday, May 8.
In a world defined by fragmentation, rising risks, and rapid transformation, how can the Asia-Pacific chart its path forward? This year’s Annual Forum Resilience, Risk, and Reinvention: Asia Pacific in a Splintering World convenes leading policymakers, scholars, and industry leaders to examine how national strategies and regional coordination can deliver innovative, forward-looking policy solutions.
This year’s forum will focus on the defining challenges shaping the region’s future: advancing the energy transition while balancing security and inclusive growth, managing security shocks amidst conflicts from Ukraine to Iran, navigating shifting geoeconomic dynamics to sustain competitiveness, and bridging divides among diverse stakeholders to mitigate polarization.
Register now to join us in person or online.
Time: Friday, May 8, 2026, 9:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. Taipei Time
Venue: 14th Floor, Taipei New Horizon, Songshan Cultural and Creative Park, No. 88 Yanchang Road, Xinyi District, Taipei and online
The forum will be conducted in English, with Mandarin interpretation available for in-person attendees.
Agenda:
Opening Keynote: Europe and the World in an Era of Fragmentation
His Excellency José Manuel Barroso, Member, CAPRI International Advisory Council; Chair, Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance (2020-2025); President of the European Commission (2004–2014); Prime Minister of Portugal (2002–2004)
Fireside Chat
Bridging the Gap: Trust, Expertise, and Policy Communication in Polarized Societies
Kuo-Fong Ma, Senior Fellow, CAPRI; Distinguished Research Fellow, Institute of Earth Sciences, Academia Sinica
Yen Pottinger, Senior Fellow, CAPRI; Former Senior Technical Advisor for Laboratory Surveillance at ICAP, Columbia University
Moderated by Chiaoning Su, Senior Fellow, CAPRI; Associate Professor of Communication, Journalism, and Public Relations and Director, Barry M. Klein Center for Culture and Globalization, Oakland University
Panel Discussion
Powering Green Transitions while Facing Uncertainty
Henry Ho, Board Member, CAPRI; Chairman, Tung Ho Steel; Vice Chairperson, Chinese National Federation of Industries; member, Electricity Tariff Review Committee, Ministry of Economic Affairs, Taiwan
Ali Izadi-Najafabadi, Head of Asia-Pacific, BloombergNEF
Yoosuk Kim, President, Chey Institute for Advanced Studies
Mika Ohbayashi, Director, Renewable Energy Institute
Moderated by Kwangyin Liu, Deputy Managing Editor, CommonWealth Magazine
Fireside Chat
Bolstering Asia-Pacific Resilience amid Global Conflict
Stephen Mull, Member, CAPRI International Advisory Council; Vice Provost for Global Affairs, University of Virginia; U.S. Lead Coordinator for Iran Nuclear Implementation (2015–2017); U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Poland (2012–2015) and the Republic of Lithuania (2003–2006)
Matt Pottinger, CEO, Garnaut Global LLC; former U.S. Deputy National Security Advisor
Moderated by Michael Wills, President, National Bureau of Asian Research
Panel Discussion
Refocusing Competitiveness and Innovation in a Fragmenting Global Economy
Kristy Hsu, Senior Fellow, CAPRI; Director, Taiwan ASEAN Studies Center, Chung-Hua Institution of Economic Research
Sangook Park, Professor of Science and Technology Policy, Seoul National University; former Senior Secretary to the President for Science and Technology, Office of the President of the Republic of Korea
Elizabeth Thurbon, Professor of International Political Economy, UNSW Sydney; Director, Green Energy Statecraft Project
Moderated by Thompson Chau, President, Taiwan Foreign Correspondents’ Club; Correspondent, Nikkei Asia
Website of event :https://caprifoundation.org/capri-2026-annual-forum/
Enrollment link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScTWPSDnrxWSmup3-HXlrTWZ9-5U5ihix7J8GaD1YMKZcjzag/viewform?usp=send_form
