About this event
Pacific Forum International is celebrating 46 years of engaging Asia with our annual Fundraising Gala, which has been moved to a virtual platform this year. This event will take place on March 30-31, 2021 (Hawaii Time). Our keynote speaker will be Pacific Forum’s International Advisory Board Co-Chairman, The Honorable Richard Armitage, and the event will also include addresses by Admiral Philip S. Davidson and Dr. Miemie Winn Byrd. Additionally, there will be a closed-door roundtable session featuring James A. Kelly and Ralph A. Cossa, exclusively for Sponsors and their guests. This event is Pacific Forum’s primary annual fundraiser and our largest source of unrestricted financial support.
event schedule
| Tuesday, March 30, 2021 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1:50 PM | HST | Virtual Fundraising Gala Introduction | |
| 2:00 PM | HST | Keynote Address by The Honorable Richard L. Armitage | The United States and Japan in the Indo-Pacific |
| 3:15 PM | HST | Pacific Forum International Joint Board Meeting | Annual joint meeting of the International Advisory Board and Board of Directors to discuss Pacific Forum's finances, activities, and direction. Guests are restricted to Directors, International Advisory Board members, and selected PFI Staff |
| Wednesday, March 31, 2021 | |||
| 1:00 PM | HST | Address by Admiral Philip S. Davidson | The Future of Great Power Competition - Security Perspectives from the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command |
| 2:15 PM | HST | Address by Dr. Miemie Winn Byrd | Assessing Myanmar's Future: Democracy, Gender, and Southeast Asia at the Heart of the Indo-Pacific |
| 3:30 PM | HST | Closed-Door Roundtable featuring James A. Kelly & Ralph A. Cossa | Restricted to Sponsors and their guests |
thank you to our Sponsors for this event
