# Event Details - **Event Name**: World on Fire: How to Defend Ourselves - **Event Start and End Date**: Tue, 02 Dec, 2025 at 05:30 pm – Tue, 02 Dec, 2025 at 07:30 pm - **Event Description**: Join CIC Ottawa's Europe Study Group for this event on securing Canada's interests in an increasingly volatile world.About this EventREGISTRATIONThis event will be held at KPMG, 150 Elgin Street, Suite 1800, Ottawa, ON.To register, please do so through Eventbrite.EVENT DESCRIPTIONEven as growing conflict, confrontation + authoritarian wars continue in Europe, the Middle East and elsewhere, geopolitical power dynamics have shifted dramatically. We have reason to fear that such developments will increasingly impact us at home, just as we face widening income disparity, growing homelessness in our city centres, and climate change like extreme weather or wildfire-driven air quality issues disproportionately affecting the young and the elderly.At the CIC’s National Capital Branch (and indeed at all our 18 branches across the country), we aim to host timely discussions with key experts on issues that are (or should be) of concern to us all. Join us for the next in a series of lively discussions hosted by the CIC’s Europe Study Group: "World on Fire : How to Defend Ourselves".What’s needed to better our capacity to defend Canadian national interest, to gain consensus on the transformational amount of investments required in security + defence, as well as in related areas essential to our future as a nation?SPEAKERSStefanie Beck, Deputy Minister, Department of National Defence (Canada)Stefanie Beck was appointed Deputy Minister at Canada’s Department of National Defence (DND) on June 3, 2024.Prior to that, Ms. Beck served as the Deputy Minster of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, and Associate Deputy Minster at DND for 13 months.Ms. Beck has served as Deputy High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and as the Assistant Secretary to Cabinet, Priorities and Planning at the Privy Council Office.Ms. Beck joined the Government of Canada in 1990 with the Department of External Affairs, working abroad as a political officer and had postings in Dakar, Senegal, Canberra, Australia, and in Cambodia and Croatia.She grew up on several continents, attended high school in Singapore and Ontario, and has a Bachelor of Arts in German and Italian from McGill University.H.E. Hanne Ulrichsen, Ambassador, Royal Norwegian Embassy in CanadaPrior to taking on new duties in Ottawa in 2025, Ambassador Ulrichsen had been Director for the Middle East and North Africa in the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs since 2021.She had previously been posted to Amman, Jordan (also accredited to Iraq) as deputy Head of Mission (2005-2008), served as a Transatlantic Diplomatic Fellow in the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, U.S. Department of State (2008/2009) and at the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Washington D.C. (2009-2011).Other assignments include the Office of the Prime Minister, the Office of the Norwegian Director of Intelligence and the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI).Specialized in security policy, she holds a Master’s degree in political science from the University of Oslo; also completed studies at Institut d’Etudes Politiques in Grenoble (France), University of Warwick (United Kingdom) and holds a Master of European Administrative studies from the College of Europe in Bruges (Belgium). She graduated from NATOs Senior Leadership Course at the NATO Defence College in Rome with high distinction in 2015.Christian Leuprecht, Class of 1965 Distinguished Professor, Royal Military College of CanadaChristian Leuprecht (Ph.D. Queen’s) is Class of 1965 Distinguished Professor at the Royal Military College of Canada and Editor-in-Chief of the Canadian Military Journal, Director of the Institute of Intergovernmental Relations in the School of Policy Studies at Queen’s University, a senior fellow at the Macdonald Laurier Institute, and an Adjunct Research Professor in the Australian Graduate School of Policing and Security at Charles Sturt University.He is an elected member of the College of New Scholars of the Royal Society of Canada and recipient of the Cowan Prize for Excellence in Research at the Royal Military College of Canada.He holds provincial appointments as chair of the Ontario Research Fund Advisory Board and to the Kingston Police Services Board and is a a member of the RCMP’s Cybercrime Advisory Group.His latest book is .Agenda?: 05:30 PM - 06:00 PMNetworking Reception?: 06:00 PM - 06:05 PMWelcome Address?: 06:05 PM - 07:30 PMRemarks, followed by Q&A?: 07:30 PMConclusion - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/ottawa/world-on-fire-how-to-defend-ourselves/100001871643799989 - **Event Categories**: workshops, nonprofit, art - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 17.31, max: 54.58, currency: CAD ## Event venue details - **city**: Ottawa - **state**: ON - **country**: Canada - **location**: KPMG, 150 Elgin Street, Suite 1800 - **lat**: 45.4204371 - **long**: -75.693079 - **full address**: KPMG, 150 Elgin Street, Suite 1800, 150 Elgin Street, Ottawa, Canada ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: World on Fire: How to Defend Ourselves - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/35cff8bef685badc30f93c39e2803655402d10afad42238c864b610d00bce9a0-rimg-w1200-h675-dc010203-gmir.jpg?v=1761840971 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is World on Fire: How to Defend Ourselves being held? - **A:** World on Fire: How to Defend Ourselves takes place on Tue, 02 Dec, 2025 at 05:30 pm to Tue, 02 Dec, 2025 at 07:30 pm at KPMG, 150 Elgin Street, Suite 1800, 150 Elgin Street, Ottawa, Canada. - **Q**: Who is organizing World on Fire: How to Defend Ourselves? - **A:** World on Fire: How to Defend Ourselves is organized by CIC National Capital Branch. - **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me? - **A:** World on Fire: How to Defend Ourselves is ideal for curious learners, students, and skill-builders looking to gain hands-on knowledge and practical expertise in a focused, interactive setting. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Ottawa, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. 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