How can countries in different regions effectively come together to establish multilateral defence alliances, and what are the key challenges and opportunities in fostering collaborative security initiatives to address shared regional and global threats? What role do advanced technologies such as artificial intelligence, unmanned systems, and information sharing platforms play in improving defence cooperation mechanisms between countries, and how can these innovations be harnessed to optimise joint security efforts?

Cdre Stephen Anderson, Deputy Director J5 Allied Integration USSOUTHCOM, Royal Navy
Karen Meier, Head of International Affairs, Ministry of Defence of Chile
Paul Angelo, Director, William J Perry Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies
Victoria Bird Ruiz-Benitez de Lugo, Conflict and Stabilisation Adviser, Office for Conflict, Stabilisation and Mediation (OCSM)

Chair: Vice Admiral (retd) Ignacio Mardones, AthenaLab