The Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada Podcast

In this episode of Minerals Matter, Pierre Gratton , President and CEO of the Mining Association of Canada (MAC), a national voice for the Canadian mining industry working to promote the industry internationally, sits down with APF Canada’s Vice-President, Research & Strategy Vina Nadjibulla . Together they discuss global co-operation initiatives on critical minerals and domestic labour hurdles fa...

In this episode of CIAC Conversations, APF Canada's Communications Director, Michael Roberts , sits down with Mark Daley , Chief AI Officer at Western University, on the sidelines of APF Canada's fourth annual Canada-in-Asia Conference (CIAC2026) in Singapore in February. Mark explores how post-secondary institutions are approaching artificial intelligence and digital transformation from both a te...

In this episode, APF Canada’s Canada-Indo-Pacific Critical Minerals Hub’s key advisor and John H. McArthur Research Fellow, Pascale Massot , sits down with Muhammad Imran , Chief Technical Officer and Vice-President of the Rare Earth Element Division at the Saskatchewan Research Council (SRC). Imran is leading the development of the first fully integrated, commercial-scale rare earth processing fa...

In this episode of Asia Pacific Conversations, Dr. Lizzi C. Lee, a Fellow with the Asia Society Policy Institute’s Center for China Analysis, discusses China’s geopolitical and economic outlook with Vina Nadjibulla , APF Canada’s Vice-President, Research & Strategy.  Lizzi explores how China is implementing its new "constructive strategic stability framework” for partnership building and what it m...

In this episode of CIAC Conversations, APF Canada's Communications Director, Michael Roberts , sits down with Bart Édes , a policy analyst, commentator, and author, on the sidelines of our fourth annual Canada-in-Asia Conference (CIAC2026) in Singapore in February. Bart, who also serves as a Distinguished Fellow for APF Canada, uses strategic foresight, a forward-looking approach to exploring futu...

In this episode, Kakehashi Senior Program Manager, Siân Jones, and i-LEAD Program Manager, Mari Naganuma , sit down with Franco Ng , serial entrepreneur, youth mentorship professional, King Charles III Coronation Medal awardee, and proud Kakehashi alum.  Franco discusses how Kakehashi not only opened his eyes to the wonders of Japan’s culture and people but also reminded him of the diversity of cu...

In this episode of Asia Pacific Conversations, Dr. Raja C. Mohan , Distinguished Fellow and Republic of Korea Chair at the Council for Strategic Defense Research and APF Canada’s inaugural Indo-Pacific Visiting Scholar, sits down with Vina Nadjibulla , APF Canada’s Vice-President, Research & Strategy, for an in-depth conversation on Canada–India relations and the Indo-Pacific security landscape. T...

What happens when Canada’s energy future meets the Indo-Pacific's soaring demand? In this episode of CIAC Conversations, APF Canada’s Communications Director, Michael Roberts , sits down with Heather Exner-Pirot, a leading voice on energy, natural resources, and the environment, on the sidelines of our fourth annual Canada-in-Asia Conference (CIAC2026) in Singapore in February. Heather, a Senior F...

Ce balado illustre le parcours atypique de la Caporal‑chef Stéphanie Tsujio , depuis son arrivée dans les Forces armées canadiennes jusqu’à son rôle actuel comme instructrice au quartier‑maître de l’École de leadership et de recrues des Forces canadiennes. Un thème majeur du balado est la diversité et l’inclusion au sein des Forces. Caporal-Chef Tsujio souligne que l’armée évolue vers une représen...

In this episode of Minerals Matter, Pascale Massot , APF Canada’s Canada-Indo-Pacific Critical Minerals Hub key advisor and our 2025-26 John H. McArthur Research Fellow, sits down with Lyle Trytten , a veteran of the global nickel industry, to discuss the intricacies of global nickel supply chains.  Trytten, who previously served as General Manager of Sustainability at Sherritt International and h...

In our latest episode of CIAC Conversations, Chanèle Boulet-Gauthier , Director of Strategy and Development for Socodevi, a Quebec-based international co-operation organization working with international agricultural co-operatives to strengthen economic development, sits down with APF Canada’s Communications Director, Michael Roberts , at the sidelines of our fourth annual Canada-in-Asia Conferenc...

 In this episode, Pascale Massot , APF Canada Critical Minerals Hub’s key advisor and John H. McArthur Research Fellow, sits down with Bentley Allan , Vice President of the Future Economy at the Transition Accelerator, and Associate Professor of Political Science at Johns Hopkins University. An award-winning scholar, Allan regularly advises government and industry on geopolitics and industrial pol...

In our latest episode of CIAC Conversations, Chris Lane , President & CEO of the Saskatchewan Trade & Export Partnership, also known as ‘STEP,’ joins APF Canada’s Communications Director, Michael Roberts , at the sidelines of our fourth annual Canada-in-Asia Conference (CIAC2026) in Singapore in February.   Chris discusses the genesis of STEP as an export enablement partner for Saskatchewan busine...

In this episode of Asia Pacific Conversations, Elizabeth Wishnick , Adjunct Senior Research Scholar, Weatherhead East Asian Institute at Columbia University, sits down with APF Canada’s Vice-President Research & Strategy, Vina Nadjibulla , to discuss Arctic geopolitics and security. Wishnick examines the growing strategic importance and dramatic geopolitical shifts in the Arctic, including challen...

In this episode of Minerals Matter, APF Canada’s Vice-President, Research & Strategy, Vina Nadjibulla , speaks with Heather Exner-Pirot , Senior Fellow and Director of the Natural Resources, Energy and Environment program at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute and Special Advisor to the Business Council of Canada, on strengthening Canada’s domestic approach to critical mineral supply chains.  Heather...

In our latest episode of CIAC Conversations, Tamara Vrooman , President and CEO of Vancouver’s International Airport (YVR), sits down with APF Canada’s Communications Director, Michael Roberts , at the sidelines of our fourth annual Canada-in-Asia Conference (CIAC2026) in Singapore in February.  Tamara discusses YVR’s strategic planning model that has positioned it as a catalyst for innovation, a...

In our latest episode of CIAC Conversations, Maggie Gorman Vélez , Vice-President, Strategy, Regions and Policy at the International Development Research Centre (IDRC), sits down with APF Canada’s Communications Director, Michael Roberts , at the sidelines of our fourth annual Canada-in-Asia Conference (CIAC2026) in Singapore in February. Maggie discusses IDRC’s work supporting development, resear...

In this episode, Kakehashi Senior Project Manager Siân Jones and Project Specialist for Inclusive International Trade Mari Naganuma, speak with Samantha Leigh , Film and TV Sustainability Consultant and proud Kakehashi Project alumna.  Samantha discusses how her exposure to Japanese culture and language through Kakehashi, and her later involvement in the JET program. She explains how her passion f...

Dans cet épisode de Conversations québécoises, Alexandre Veilleux de la FAP Canada s’entretient avec la mairesse de Montréal, Soraya Martinez Ferrada , au sujet des ambitions et des fondements de sa première mission économique et culturelle en Corée du Sud. Accompagnée de représentants des industries créatives et culturelles montréalaises, la mairesse Martinez Ferrada se rendra à Séoul et à Busan...

In our latest episode of CIAC Conversations, Paulo Martelli , Vice-President and Chief Investment Officer at FinDev Canada, sits down with APF Canada’s Communications Director, Michael Roberts , at the sidelines of our fourth annual Canada-in-Asia Conference (CIAC2026) in Singapore in February. Paulo discusses FinDev Canada’s work in the Indo-Pacific region as Canada’s development finance institut...

In this second episode, APF Canada’s Canada-Indo-Pacific Critical Minerals Hub’s key advisor and APF Canada John H. McArthur Research Fellow Pascale Massot , also Associate Professor at the University of Ottawa, talks with Constantine Karayannopoulos, Former Chief Executive Officer at Neo Performance Materials and a world-renowned industry insider in rare earth elements and critical minerals. The...

In this episode of Asia Pacific Conversations, APF Canada’s Vice-President Research & Strategy, Vina Nadjibulla , sits down with two of the Foundation’s 2025 Indo-Pacific Research Fellows : Dr. Yujen Kuo , Director and Professor at the Institute of China and Asia-Pacific Studies of National Sun Yat-sen University, Taiwan, and Don McLain Gill , Lecturer at the Department of International Studies, D...

In this introductory episode, APF Canada Vice-President Research & Strategy Vina Nadjibulla speaks with Professor Pascale Massot , key advisor to the Critical Minerals Hub and APF Canada’s John H. McArthur Research Fellow, about China’s grip on critical minerals and the policy options available to Canada. Pascale Massot is an Associate Professor in the School of Political Studies at the University...

In our latest episode of CIAC Conversations, Sue Paish, CEO of DIGITAL (formerly Canada's Digital Technology Supercluster),joins APF Canada’s Communications Director, Mike Roberts, to discuss tech innovation ahead of this year’s annual Canada-in-Asia Conference (CIAC2026) in Singapore, February 10-11. The conversation dives into the role of DIGITAL in fostering innovation and technology developmen...

In this first episode in our CIAC Conversations series of 2026, APF Canada’s President & CEO, Jeff Nankivell, joins APF Canada’s Communications Director, Mike Roberts, in advance of this year’s annual Canada-in-Asia Conference (CIAC2026) in Singapore, February 10-11.   The conversation touches on the origins and unique framework of the Canada-in- Asia Conference series, how it empowers Canada’s di...