Singapore To Host 22nd Shangri-La Dialogue

Singapore will host the 22nd Shangri-La Dialogue (SLD) from 30 May to 1 June 2025. This year’s edition, organised by the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), will see 47 countries in attendance, with 40 Ministerial-level delegates, more than 20 Chief of Defence Forces-level delegates, and more than 20 senior defence officials, as well as prominent academics. French President Emmanuel Macron will deliver this year’s Keynote Address on 30 May 2025, while Malaysia Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim will deliver a Special Address on 31 May 2025. President Tharman Shanmugaratnam will also host delegates to a dinner at St Regis Singapore on 31 May 2025. 

Minister for Defence Mr Chan Chun Sing will speak at the plenary session on 1 June 2025 on the topic “Enhancing Security Cooperation for a Stable Asia-Pacific”. As a regular feature of the SLD, Mr Chan will host visiting Ministers to Roundtable discussions on 31 May and 1 June 2025 and the Five Power Defence Arrangements (FPDA) Defence Ministers to breakfast. Mr Chan will also conduct bilateral meetings with Ministers and senior officials from various countries on the sidelines of the SLD. 

The SLD was established in 2002, and is the premier defence and security conference in the Asia-Pacific region. Over the years, the SLD has provided a valuable, open and neutral platform for the exchange of perspectives on defence and security issues and initiatives.