2025. Invited book talk. China’s Vulnerability Paradox: How the World’s Largest Consumer Transformed Global Commodity Markets. Queen’s University Center for International and Defence Policy Speaker Series. Hosted by Michael Murphy and Robert Martyn. Kingston, Canada, November 14. https://www.queensu.ca/cidp/events/idp-speaker-series/book-talk-chinas-vulnerability-paradox-how-worlds-largest-consumer

2025. Invited talk. Sécurité économique et minéraux critiques : L’impact de la Chine sur les marchés de ressources naturelles mondiaux, hosted by Frédéric Lasserre, Chair in Indo-Pacific Studies, Université Laval. Québec, Canada, October 14. https://www.esei.ulaval.ca/evenements/securite-economique-et-mineraux-critiques-limpact-de-la-chine-sur-les-marches-de-ressources-naturelles-mondiaux

2025. Invited panelist, with Constantine Karayannopoulos. “Canada Critical Minerals Industry and the China Challenge“, moderated by Vina Nadjibulla, September 4, Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada.

2025. “The China Challenge in Critical Minerals: The Case for Asymmetric Resilience,” invited participant on “Securing Critical Minerals: Geopolitics, Economics, and Sustainability in a New Age of Resource Competition” webinar, ESSEC Business School, Institute for Geopolitics & Business, July 2.

2025. Panelist on “How Does This Change Our Diplomacy?” moderated by Alexandra Bugailiskis, Finding Canada’s Place in a Disordered World conference, organised by the Centre for International Policy Studies (CIPS) and the Canadian Ambassadors Alumni Association (AmbCanada). University of Ottawa, May 12. https://www.cips-cepi.ca/event/ambcanada-cips-conference-finding-canadas-place-in-a-disordered-world/

2025. Remarks delivered as recipient of the 2025 Book Prize in International Political Economy, International Political Economy Section Reception, International Studies Association Annual Convention. Chicago, March 4.

2025. Invited talk on “Economic Security and Asymmetric Resilience between China and the West in Global Critical Minerals Supply Chains,” hosted by Prof. Kai-Chih Chang, Y.L. Liang Research Center of International Law, Soochow University. Taipei, February 27.

2025. Book talk. China’s Vulnerability Paradox, Chaired by Prof. Chung-min Tsai, Graduate Institute of East Asian Studies (GIEAS), National Chengchi University. Taipei, February 26.

2025. Invited talk, “Behind the Scene of ‘China’s Vulnerability Paradox’: Research Design, Fieldwork, and Theoretical Contributions,” hosted by Prof. Yi-Chun Chien, Department of Political Science, National Chengchi University. Taipei, February 25.

2025. Economic Security and Asymmetric Resilience between China and the West in Global Critical Minerals Supply Chains, “Economic Security” panel, Canada-Taiwan Track II Dialogue, Regional Security in the Indo-Pacific: Dialogues among Canada, Taiwan, and Regional Partners, co-sponsored by the Center for China Studies (National Taiwan University), School of Public Policy (University of Calgary), Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada, Canadian Trade Office in Taipei, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (R.O.C.). National Taiwan University, Taipei, February 18.

2025. Invited book talk. China’s Vulnerability Paradox: How the World’s Largest Consumer Transformed Global Commodity Markets. Stanford University, Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center (APARC), Encina Hall, January 17. https://fsi.stanford.edu/events/pascale-massot-chinas-vulnerability-paradox-how-worlds-largest-consumer-transformed-global

2024. Panelist on “Chinese Foreign Policy” panel, chaired by Lyle Morris, China 2025 Report Launch. Asia Society Policy Institute, Center for China Analysis, New York, December 10.

2024. Invited lecture. “China’s Vulnerability Paradox,” chaired by Zha Daojiong, Institute for South-South Cooperation and Development, Peking University.  Beijing, October 21.

2024. Invited speaker. “Navigating Vulnerability: China’s Role in Global Commodity Markets,” Insight China series. European Chamber Office. Beijing, October 18.

2024. Invited book talk. “China’s Vulnerability Paradox”, Schwarzman Scholars Program, Tsinghua University. Beijing, October 17.

2024. Invited book talk. Institute of World Economics and Politics, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences / National Global Strategy Think Tank. Beijing, October 16. http://iwep.cssn.cn/xsjl/xsjl_wshd/202410/t20241021_5795832.shtml

2024. Invited talk. “Political Economic Observations on the Interaction Mechanism between China and the International Commodity Market,” chaired by Zhang Xiaoyi, Canadian Research Center, School of English, Beijing Foreign Studies University.  Beijing, October 15. https://seis.bfsu.edu.cn/info/1106/7581.htm

2024. Invited book talk. “China’s Vulnerability Paradox”, Embassy of Canada in Beijing. October 14.

2024. Invited speaker. China’s Vulnerability Paradox [Book Talk], organized by the Manchester China Institute. University of Manchester, September 26. https://events.manchester.ac.uk/event/event:upt-m15gw7ub-hiqvvh/dr-pascale-massot-chinas-vulnerability-paradox-book-talk

2024. Invited speaker for « Le paradoxe de la vulnérabilité de la Chine : une perspective canadienne » [The Paradox of China’s Vulnerability: A Canadian Perspective]. Master class organized by the Master’s program in History – International Relations, in partnership with the AMRI association and the MUSE research unit. Université Catholique de Lille, September 12. https://www.flsh.fr/master-class-le-paradoxe-de-la-vulnerabilite-de-la-chine-une-perspective-canadienne/

2024. Invited speaker for « Comprendre l’économie politique de la Chine à travers la notion de vulnérabilité : Une analyse à la lumière du troisième plénum du Parti communiste chinois de juillet 2024 » [Understanding China’s Political Economy Through the Lens of Vulnerability: An Analysis in Light of the CCP’s July 2024 Third Plenum]. Event organized by Asia Centre and hosted by DS Avocats. Paris, September 11. https://asiacentre.eu/2024/10/02/event-the-vulnerabilities-of-chinas-political-economy-in-light-of-the-third-plenum-of-the-20th-congress-pascale-massot/

2024. Roundtable participant for “‘The Black and White’ of the Rules-Based Order (RBO): Does it exist? If it does, how to constrain breaches; if not, what is to be done?” Organized by Alan Alexandroff. International Studies Association Annual Conference, San Francisco, April 4.

2024. Invited panelist on “Canada-China Relations,” event organized as part of the Transnational Task Force on the Arctic graduate student visit (Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies, University of Washington), University of Ottawa, January 29.

2023. “How Not to Overshoot De-risking.” Panelist for “Cooperation or Competition? The Case of Natural Resources,” Panel 3 of World Politics in Limbo: Non-Alignment, Hybrid Challenges, and New Frontiers, organized by the Network for Strategic Analysis and NDN MINDS. University of Ottawa, December 13. https://ras-nsa.ca/event/world-politics-in-limbo-non-alignment-hybrid-challenges-and-new-frontiers/

2023. Invited panelist for “Resurging Great Power Conflicts and Regional Orders: Implications for Canada,” organized by T.V. Paul, Global Research Network (GRENPEC), McGill University, October 20. https://www.mcgill.ca/politicalscience/files/politicalscience/channels/attach/great_power_rivalry_-_flyer.pdf

2023. “China in Indo-Pacific Strategies: The Evolution of Canada’s Indo-Pacific Narrative,” The Joint Command and Staff Programme (JCSP), Canadian Forces College, October 12.

2023. “La place de la Chine dans les stratégies indo-pacifiques : un vide structurant ?,” conference “Réalité plurielles de l’Indo-pacifique”, organized by the Indo-Pacific Chair at Laval University, Frédéric Lasserre, Québec, October 6. https://www.diploweb.com/Realites-plurielles-de-l-Indo-Pacifique-Synthese-du-colloque-du-CREIP.html

2023. “Three Things We Must Get Right to Understand Global China,” the annual Tony T.K. Lau Lecture on Contemporary China, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada, September 21. https://umanitoba.ca/arts/community-and-partners

2023. The evolution of Canada’s official China posture: from a bilateral to a regional Indo-Pacific approach, American Political Science Association Annual Conference, Los Angeles, United States, September 2.

2023. Convergence and Divergence in the Indo-Pacific: A Closer Look at the Canada-China Relationship. The National Committee on U.S.-China Relations, June 22.

2023. “Open Markets”: Problematizing the Third Pillar of Liberal International Order, International Studies Association Annual Conference, Montreal, Canada, March 18.

2023. Quelles stratégies en Indo-Pacifique pour le Canada et le Québec ? Observatoire géopolitique de l’Indo-Pacifique de l’IRIS (Institut de Relations Internationales et Stratégiques), en partenariat avec la Chaire de recherche en études Indo-Pacifiques de l’Université Laval, Paris, 6 février.

2022. Panelist for “Canada and China: A Fifty-Year Journey”, book launch (B. Michael Frolic), University of British Columbia and University of Toronto, October 6.

2022. China narratives in Canada: Myths and ways forward, Canadian Political Science Association Annual Conference, Canada, May 31.

2019. Panelist for “Stuck in the Corner: The U.S.-China strategic rivalry and how Canada plays it”, Ottawa Dinner, Public Policy Forum, November 19. Video of the event available here: https://ppforum.ca/event/2019-fall-dinner/

2019. “Les relations Canada-Chine,” L’Union européenne et les espace d’intégration régionale – enjeux commerciaux et au-delà, Chaire Jean Monnet en intégration européenne de l’Université Laval, November 1, Laval University, Québec, Canada (via Skype).

2019. “Canada-China Foreign Relations,” China Roundtable, October 30, Finance Department, Ottawa, Canada.

2019. Panelist for “Alone in the World? Directions for Canada in a Changing World,” Centre for International Policy Studies, September 10, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada.

2019. “Canada-China: The ground is shifting, Canada must adjust“, Impact Campaign, Faculty of Social Sciences, June 18, Ottawa, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada.

2019. “Global order, U.S.-China relations and Chinese behaviour: The ground is shifting, Canada must adjust”, Canada-China Relations in Crisis: Challenges & Solutions, Centre for International Policy Studies, June 12, Ottawa, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada.

2019. “China’s rise: Hegemonic Stability Theory and large states’ preference for open economic exchange”, Canadian Political Science Association Annual Conference, June 4, Vancouver, Canada.

2019. “China’s rise: Hegemonic Stability Theory and large states’ preference for open economic exchange”, International Studies Association Annual Conference, March 30, Toronto, Canada.

2019. “Global Order, China-U.S. relations and Chinese behaviour: The ground is shifting, Canada must adjust”, Rideau Club Speaker Series, April 24, Ottawa, Canada.

2019. “The State of the Study of the Market”, Conceptualising Markets Workshop, University of Ottawa, March 25, Ottawa, Canada.

2018. “The State of the Study of the Market”, International Political Economy Network Speaker Series, University of Ottawa, October 15, Ottawa, Canada.

2018. “The State of the Study of the Market”, International Studies Association Annual Conference, April 4-7, San Francisco, USA.

2018. Moderator for the Creative Industries Dialogue at the Canada-China Joint Committee on Culture (CCJCC) with Minister Luo Shugang and Minister Melanie Joly, February 2, 2018, Ottawa, Canada.

2015. “China, Market Power Asymmetries and Vulnerability”, Brittle Might? Testing China’s Success, A conference of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS), National Headquarters, October 5-6, Ottawa, Canada.

2015. “China’s Rise and Transformative Impacts on Global Commodity Markets”, annual Cadieux-Léger Presentation, Department of Foreign Affairs, International Trade and Development Canada, June 29, Ottawa, Canada.

2015. “Trust, power and markets: China’s rise and procurement behavior in global extractive commodity markets”, Canadian Political Science Association Annual Conference, University of Ottawa, June 3, Canada.

2015. “Acquisition de ressources naturelles: Perspectives chinoises, problèmes de confiance, de vulnérabilité et d’asymétries de pouvoir”, Colloque géopolitique du secteur minier, Hautes Études Internationales, Laval University, March 13, Québec, Canada.

2015. “What can China’s rise tell us about the role of trust in global commodity markets?“, International Studies Association Annual Conference, February 17-21, New Orleans, USA.

2015. “Power transitions and systemic change in global markets: Japanese and Chinese emergence as number one iron ore consumers”, International Studies Association Annual Conference, February 17-21, New Orleans, USA.

2014. “China’s Resource Procurement Policies & Implications for Canada”, Module 7- Chinese Investment in a Canadian Context, Centre of Learning for International Affairs and Management China Course, Department of Foreign Affairs, International Trade and Development Canada, December 12, Gatineau, Canada.

2014. “Emerging powers and systemic change: China’s impact on global markets”, Job talk, School of Political Studies, University of Ottawa, December 11, Ottawa, Canada.

2014. “Les stratégies chinoises d’approvisionnement en ressources naturelles”, Conférence des Hautes Études Internationales et du Groupe d’études et de recherche sur l’Asie contemporaire, Laval University, November 18, Québec, Canada.

2014. “Emerging states and systemic change: a comparison of Japan’s and China’s impacts on the global iron ore market and related shipping industry, 40 years apart”, Comparative-Canadian Politics Workshop, Department of Political Science, UBC, October 22, Vancouver, Canada.

2014. “The Economic Basis of Chinese Power: Transitions, Opportunities and Risks in Progress” (via video-conference), Centre of Learning for International Affairs and Management China Course, Department of Foreign Affairs, International Trade and Development Canada, October 9, Gatineau, Canada.

2014. “Emerging states and systemic change in global markets: A two-level political economy of China’s impact on the global potash, iron ore and uranium markets”, CPE/IPE PhD Workshop, Department of Political Science, UBC, May 16, Vancouver, Canada

2014. “China’s steel industry and associated demand for iron ore”, China and Latin America Mining Workshop, Inter-American Dialogue, May 14-15, Washington, DC, USA

2014. “Chinese State Investments in the Canadian Natural Resources Sector: muddying core public debates about state ownership”, British Columbia Political Science Association General Annual Conference, Kwantlen Polytechnic University, May 9, Richmond, Canada

2014. “Two-Level Political Economy of Chinese Global Uranium Procurement Patterns”, CESS Workshop: China’s Environment: Policy, Science, and Society in a Changing World Center for Chinese Research, Institute of Asian Research, UBC, April 28, Vancouver, Canada

2014. “Emerging states and systemic change in global markets: China’s impact on the global iron ore market and related shipping industry”, International Studies Association Annual Conference, March 28, Toronto, Canada

2014. “Emerging states and systemic change in global markets: A two-level political economy of China’s impact on the global potash market”, International Studies Association Annual Conference, March 26, Toronto, Canada

2013. “Chinese investments in Canada: Muddying core public debates on state ownership”, Owned by China Conference, November 7, Princeton University, USA.

2013. “China’s Liberalizing impact on the global commodity markets of potash and iron ore”, Annual Conference of the Canadian Association of South East Asian Studies, October 28, University of Montreal, Canada.

2013. [In Chinese] “The China-Canada resource relationship (中国加拿大资源关系)”, China National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) Mission on Mining (Training Session), March 26, Institute of Asian Research, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.

2013. “China’s Liberalizing Impact on Global Commodity Markets: The Cases of Iron Ore and Potash”, Association of Asian Studies Annual Conference, March 22, San Diego, USA.

2013. “The Domestic Determinants of Chinese Procurement Policies Abroad: The Cases of Iron Ore and Potash”, Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) Annual Convention, March 4, Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto, Canada.

2012. [Keynote, in Chinese] “全球钾肥市场及中国加拿大的资源关系” (Global Potash Market and China-Canada Resource Relationship), Annual Meeting of the Inorganic Salts Industry Association (Potash Branch), December 4th, 2012, Shanghai, China

2012. [Keynote] “Canada-China Energy Security: A Canadian Perspective”, Canada Days Events, Energy Security Panel, organized by the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada and Nanjing University, November 8, 2012, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China

2012. “The Global Potash Market and the Canada-China Resource Relationship”, Tianjin Global Mining Conference, Organized by the Ministry of Land and Resources, the Tianjin Municipal Government and the China Mining Association, November 5, Tianjin Meijiang Convention Center, Tianjin, China.

2012. An Analysis of the Global Uranium Market: Increasing Chinese Demand and Increasing Systemic Risks”, February 27, Institute of World Economics and Politics, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Beijing, China.

2011. “Chinese State Investments in Canada: Lessons from the Potash Saga”, Living with Giants: A Canada East Asia Dialogue on Regional and Global Issues, Conference organized by the Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs and the National Chengchi University, May 5, National Chengchi University, Taipei, Taiwan.

2010. “Fragmented Decision Making Processes in a Global Economy: Sovereign Wealth Funds and Policy Coalitions in China”, Harvard East Asia Society Annual Conference, February 27, Harvard University, Boston, USA.