On Wednesday, November 5, at 9:00 a.m. ET, the Atlantic Council’s Indo-Pacific Security Initiative and Economic Statecraft Initiative will host, with the Korea Inter-Parliamentary Exchange Center (KIPEC), a conversation unpacking the results of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit.

The APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting—convening from October 31 to November 1 in Gyeongju, South Korea—will feature high stakes discussions on new regional leadership, the US-China relationship (with a Trump-Xi meeting on the sidelines), and evolving tariff policies. Upon the conclusion of APEC 2025, this event will gather experts at Atlantic Council headquarters to summarize major developments, unpack the political and diplomatic outcomes of the meetings, and explore the geoeconomic implications of the conference.

New policy: In-person attendees will be required to show photo ID upon arrival, and no on-site registration will be permitted. Guests will not be admitted later than twenty minutes after the event’s start time. Registration for this event will close at 5:00 p.m. ET the day prior. 

Reach out to indopacificsecurity@atlanticcouncil.org with any questions.

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Agenda

Agenda will be updated as we finalize programming. All times listed are in Eastern Time (ET).

8:30–9:00 a.m. | Registration

In-person only.

9:00–9:10 a.m. | Opening remarks

James Wayman
President,
Korea Inter-Parliamentary Exchange Center

Markus Garlauskas
Director, Indo-Pacific Security Initiative,
Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security,
Atlantic Council

9:10–9:20 a.m. | Keynote remarks

The Hon. Joni Ernst
United States Senator (R-IA)

9:20–10:05 a.m. | Rebalancing trade: Economic outcomes from the 2025 APEC summit

Speakers

Jeremy Mark
Nonresident Senior Fellow, GeoEconomics Center,
International Monetary Fund; Atlantic Council

Claire Chu
Nonresident Fellow, Global China Hub,
Atlantic Council

Moderated By

Kimberly Donovan
Director, Economic Statecraft Initiative, GeoEconomics Center,
Atlantic Council

10:05–10:15 a.m. | Coffee break

In-person only.

10:15–11:05 a.m. | New leaders, new directions: Navigating Indo-Pacific political dynamics after the 2025 APEC summit

Speakers

Amy Searight
Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for South and Southeast Asia,
Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Asian and Pacific Security Affairs

Yun Sun
Senior Fellow and Director, China Program,
Stimson Center

Sayuri Romei
Senior Fellow, Indo-Pacific Program,
German Marshall Fund

Moderated By

Adam Kozloski
Nonresident Senior Fellow, Indo-Pacific Security Initiative, Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security; N7 Initiative, Middle East Programs,
Atlantic Council

11:05–11:10 a.m. | Closing remarks

Markus Garlauskas
Director, Indo-Pacific Security Initiative,
Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security,
Atlantic Council

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