2023 Aspen Security Forum
July 18 - 21 | Aspen, CO
Day 1 - July 18
Welcoming Remarks
Anja Manuel, Executive Director, Aspen Strategy Group and Aspen Security Forum
Joseph Nye, Co-Chair, Aspen Strategy Group and Dean Emeritus, Harvard Kennedy School, Harvard University
Fireside Chat with Monica Juma
Monica Juma, National Security Advisor to the President of the Republic of Kenya
Moderator: Sarah Smith, North America Editor, BBC News
Fireside Chat with Admiral John C. Aquilino
Admiral John C. Aquilino, Commander, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command
Moderator: Courtney Kube, NBC News Correspondent, NBC News
Fireside Chat with Linda Thomas-Greenfield
Linda Thomas-Greenfield, Representative of the United States to the United Nations, U.S. Permanent Mission to the United Nations
Moderator: Andrea Mitchell, Chief Washington Correspondent and Chief Foreign Affairs Correspondent, NBC News
Day 2 - July 19
Welcoming Remarks
Anja Manuel, Executive Director, Aspen Strategy Group and Aspen Security Forum
Fireside Chat with James Cleverly
James Cleverly, Secretary of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, United Kingdom
Moderator: Martha MacCallum, Anchor and Executive Editor of The Story and Co-Anchor of Fox News Election Coverage with Bret Baier, Fox News
Addressing Today’s Threat & Ensuring Tomorrow’s Edge: Accelerating Capabilities for the DoD
Douglas A. Beck, Director, Defense Innovation Unit and Senior Advisor to the Secretary of Defense
Christian Brose, Chief Strategy Officer, Anduril Industries
Heidi Shyu, Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, U.S. Department of Defense
Moderator: Gordon Lubold, White House & National Security Reporter, The Wall Street Journal
Fireside Chat with Xie Feng
Xie Feng, Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to the United States
Moderator: Steve Clemons, Founding Editor at Large, Semafor
Final Frontier: Space Strategy for the Future
Salvatore 'Tory' Bruno, CEO, United Launch Alliance
John Plumb, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy, U.S. Department of Defense
Ezinne Uzo-Okoro, Assistant Director for Space Policy, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy
Moderator: David Ignatius, Columnist, The Washington Post
Fireside Chat with Christo Grozev
Christo Grozev, Lead Russia Investigator, Bellingcat Productions
Moderator: Sharon Weinberger, National Security Editor, The Wall Street Journal
Fireside Chat with Ahmad Massoud (VIRTUAL)
Ahmad Massoud, Leader of the National Resistance Front of Afghanistan
Moderator: Fareed Zakaria, Host, Fareed Zakaria GPS, CNN
Fireside Chat with General James H. Dickinson
General James H. Dickinson, Commander, U.S. Space Command
Moderator: David Ignatius, Columnist, The Washington Post
Semiconductors and National Security: The CHIPS Challenge
Pat Gelsinger, CEO, Intel
Penny Pritzker, Founder and Chairman, PSP Partners, and 38th U.S. Secretary of Commerce
Moderator: Steve Clemons, Founding Editor at Large, Semafor
U.S. Competitiveness: Challenges and Opportunities
Zoë Baird, Senior Counselor to the Secretary for Technology and Economic Growth, U.S. Department of Commerce
Yll Bajraktari, President and CEO, Special Competitive Studies Project
Moderator: Peter Baker, Chief White House Correspondent, The New York Times
Shifting Tides: A New Middle East?
Goli Ameri, Co-Founder, StartItUp and Former United States Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs, U.S. Department of State
Tzipi Livni, Former Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Justice of Israel
Farah Pandith, Adjunct Senior Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations and Former Special Representative to Muslim Communities, U.S. Department of State
Dina Powell McCormick, Vice Chairman & President of Global Client Services, BDT-MSD; Former Deputy National Security Advisor of the United States
Moderator: Steve Clemons, Founding Editor at Large, Semafor
Sanctions, Scams, and Schemes: Cross-Sector Collaboration to Combat Financial Crime
Aaron Karczmer, EVP, Chief Enterprise Services Officer, PayPal
Brian Nelson, Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence, U.S. Department of the Treasury
Matt Olsen, Assistant Attorney General for National Security, U.S. Department of Justice
Moderator: Mary Louise Kelly, Co-Host, All Things Considered, NPR
Denver Dialogue on Democracy – The Global Democracy Agenda
María Eugenia Brizuela de Ávila, Former Minister of Foreign Affairs, El Salvador
Mariano-Florentino 'Tino' Cuéllar, President, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Francis Fukuyama, Olivier Nomellini Senior Fellow, Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies
Jane Harman, Chair, Commission on the National Defense Strategy, and Former Member of Congress
Moderator: Matthew Kaminski, Editor-in-Chief, POLITICO
The Promise and Peril of Artificial Intelligence
Arati Prabhakar, Director, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy
Kent Walker, President, Global Affairs, Google
Heidi Heitkamp, Director, University of Chicago Institute of Politics; Former U.S. Senator for North Dakota
Anja Manuel, Executive Director, Aspen Strategy Group and Aspen Security Forum
Moderator: Ryan Heath, Global Technology Correspondent, Axios
Day 3 - July 20
Fireside Chat with Alejandro N. Mayorkas
Alejandro N. Mayorkas, 7th U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security
Moderator: Fareed Zakaria, Host, Fareed Zakaria GPS, CNN
The China Challenge: Is the U.S. Getting China Right?
Michael Froman, President, Council on Foreign Relations
Naima Green-Riley, Assistant Professor of Politics and International Affairs, Princeton University
Joseph Nye, Co-Chair, Aspen Strategy Group and Dean Emeritus, Harvard Kennedy School, Harvard University
Kristen Silverberg, President & COO, Business Roundtable, and Former U.S. Ambassador to the European Union
Moderator: Edward Luce, U.S. National Editor and Columnist, Financial Times
Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Critical Minerals and National Security
Heidi Heitkamp, Director, University of Chicago Institute of Politics; Former U.S. Senator for North Dakota
Meghan L. O’Sullivan, Director, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School
Mike Pompeo, Distinguished Fellow, Hudson Institute, and 70th U.S. Secretary of State
Moderator: Misha Glenny, Journalist and Rector, Institute for Human Sciences, Vienna
What’s Next for Ukraine?
Andriy Yermak, Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine
Colin Kahl, Senior Fellow, Stanford University, Former Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, U.S. Department of Defense
Oleksandra Matviichuk, Head, Centre for Civil Liberties, Ukraine and Nobel Peace Laureate
Philip Zelikow, White Burkett Miller Professor of History, University of Virginia; Distinguished Visiting Fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford University
Moderator: Susan Glasser, Staff Writer, The New Yorker
The Future of European Defense and Security
Mircea Geoană, Deputy Secretary General, North Atlantic Treaty Organization
G.E.W. van Leeuwen, Foreign Affairs and Defense Advisor to the Prime Minister of the Netherlands
Tom Tugendhat, Minister of State (Minister for Security) of the United Kingdom
Moderator: Peter Spiegel, U.S. Managing Editor, Financial Times
Democracy, Security, and Artificial Intelligence
Rob Joyce, Director of Cybersecurity, National Security Agency
Brad Smith, Vice Chair and President, Microsoft
Moderator: Susan Glasser, Staff Writer, The New Yorker
Fireside Chat with Christine Wormuth
Christine Wormuth, 25th Secretary of the Army, U.S. Army
Moderator: Courtney Kube, NBC News Correspondent, NBC News
Inflection Point: India and the Changing World Order
Rana Ayyub, Global Opinions Contributing Writer, The Washington Post
Shivshankar Menon, Visiting Professor of International Relations at Ashoka University
Joseph Nye, Co-Chair, Aspen Strategy Group and Dean Emeritus, Harvard Kennedy School, Harvard University
Nirupama Rao, Former Foreign Secretary of India
Moderator: Amna Nawaz, Co-Anchor, PBS NewsHour
Fireside Chat with Ahmad Massoud (VIRTUAL)
Ahmad Massoud, Leader of the National Resistance Front of Afghanistan
Moderator: Fareed Zakaria, Host, Fareed Zakaria GPS, CNN
Update on the Vilnius Summit: Fireside Chat with Mircea Geoană
Mircea Geoană, Deputy Secretary General, North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Moderator: David Sanger, White House and National Security Correspondent, The New York Times
Fireside Chat with Emmanuel Bonne
Emmanuel Bonne, Diplomatic Advisor and G20-G7 Sherpa for the President of the French Republic
Moderator: Jim Sciutto, Anchor and Chief National Security Correspondent, CNN
Re-Engineering American Security: Cultivating Talent for Competitiveness
Romy Drucker, Director, Education Program, Walton Family Foundation
Chris Howard, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Arizona State University
Condoleezza Rice, Co-Chair, Aspen Strategy Group, and 66th U.S. Secretary of State
Moderator: Stephanie Ruhle, Host, “The 11th Hour with Stephanie Ruhle” and NBC News Senior Business Analyst, MSNBC
Fireside Chat with William Burns
William Burns, Director, Central Intelligence Agency
Moderator: Mary Louise Kelly, Co-Host, All Things Considered, NPR
Day 4 - July 21
Opening Remarks
Joseph Nye, Co-Chair, Aspen Strategy Group and Dean Emeritus, Harvard Kennedy School, Harvard University
A View From the Hill
Chris Coons, U.S. Senator for Delaware
John Cornyn, U.S. Senator for Texas
James E. Risch, U.S. Senator for Idaho
Moderator: Peter Spiegel, U.S. Managing Editor, Financial Times
Fireside Chat with Volodymyr Zelenskyy (VIRTUAL)
Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine
Moderator: Fareed Zakaria, Host, Fareed Zakaria GPS, CNN
Fireside Chat with Antony J. Blinken
Antony J. Blinken, 71st U.S. Secretary of State
Moderator: Andrea Mitchell, Chief Washington Correspondent and Chief Foreign Affairs Correspondent, NBC News
Fireside Chat with Chrystia Freeland
Chrystia Freeland, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance of Canada
Moderator: Matthew Kaminski, Editor-in-Chief, POLITICO
On Thin Ice? Navigating the New North
Esther D. Brimmer, James H. Binger Senior Fellow in Global Governance, Council on Foreign Relations
Dan Sullivan, U.S. Senator for Alaska
Vice- Admiral Frank 'Trey' Whitworth, Director, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
Moderator: Jim Sciutto, Anchor and Chief National Security Correspondent, CNN
New Technologies and Old Treaties: Are International Limits on Weapons Still Possible?
Mark T. Esper, Partner and Board Member, Red Cell Venture Capital, and 27th U.S. Secretary of Defense
Bonnie D. Jenkins, Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security, U.S. Department of State
Anja Manuel, Executive Director, Aspen Strategy Group and Aspen Security Forum
Moderator: David Sanger, White House and National Security Correspondent, The New York Times
Fireside Chat with Jake Sullivan
Jake Sullivan, Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, National Security Council
Moderator: Edward Luce, U.S. National Editor and Columnist, Financial Times