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2022

ASF: DC Edition

December 8, 2022 | Washington, DC

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2022 Agenda

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Thursday, December 8 

9:00 — 9:10 AM Opening Remarks

  • Anja Manuel, Executive Director, Aspen Strategy Group and Aspen Security Forum

9:10 — 9:45 AM Fireside Chat with Kurt Campbell

  • Kurt Campbell, Deputy Assistant to the President and Coordinator for Indo-Pacific Affairs, National Security Council
  • Moderator: Joseph Nye, Co-Chair, Aspen Strategy Group, and Dean Emeritus, Harvard Kennedy School, Harvard University

9:45 — 10:25 AM An Integrated World? AUKUS and Developments Across the Indo-Pacific

  • Anja Manuel, Executive Director, Aspen Strategy Group and Aspen Security Forum

  • Karen Pierce, Ambassador of the United Kingdom to the United States

  • Arthur Sinodinos, Ambassador of Australia to the United States

  • Moderator: Amna Nawaz, Chief Correspondent, PBS NewsHour

10:25 — 10:55 AM Fireside Chat with Zoë Baird and Kent Walker

  • Zoë Baird, Senior Counselor to the Secretary for Technology and Economic Growth, U.S. Department of Commerce
  • Kent Walker, President, Global Affairs, Google
  • Moderator: Peter Spiegel, U.S. Managing Editor, Financial Times

10:55 — 11:30 AM On the Rise: Perspectives on Foreign Policy

A Panel with Aspen Strategy Group Rising Leaders
Introduction by Dan Porterfield, President and CEO, Aspen Institute

  • Mary Brooks, Public Policy Fellow, The Wilson Center
  • Yanique Campbell, Foreign Service Officer, U.S. Department of State
  • Brian Mongeau, Principal, First In Ventures
  • Anand Raghuraman, Director, Global Public Policy, Mastercard
  • Geo Saba, Chief of Staff, Office of U.S. Representative Ro Khanna
  • Moderator: Niamh King, Director, Aspen Strategy Group and Aspen Security Forum

11:30 AM — 12:00 PM Fireside Chat with David Pekoske

  • David Pekoske, Administrator, Transportation Security Administration
  • Moderator: Tom Costello, NBC News Correspondent

12:00 — 12:30 PM Lunch for Participants

12:30 — 1:30 PM Winter Is Here: Defense and Security in a Europe at War

  • Tobias Billström, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sweden
  • Pekka Haavisto, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Finland
  • Tobias Lindner, Minister of State, Germany
  • Zbigniew Rau, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Poland
  • Moderator: Peter Spiegel, U.S. Managing Editor, Financial Times

1:30 — 2:00 PM Fireside Chat with Martha Koome

  • Martha Koome, Chief Justice and President of the Supreme Court of Kenya

  • ModeratorSteve Clemons, Founding Editor at Large, Semafor

2:15 — 2:45 PM U.S. Competitiveness and National Security

  • Arati Prabhakar, Director, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy

  • Chris Coons, U.S. Senator for Delaware

  • Todd Young, U.S. Senator for Indiana

  • Moderator: Edward Luce, U.S. National Editor, Financial Times

2:45 — 3:15 PM Fireside Chat with David Turk

  • David Turk, Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department of Energy
  • Moderator: Katty Kay, U.S. Special Correspondent, BBC News

3:15 — 4:00 PM Beyond the World Cup: Triumphs and Challenges in the Middle East

  • Abbas Milani, Director of the Hamid and Christina Moghadam Program in Iranian Studies, Stanford University
  • Enrique Mora, Deputy Secretary General, European External Action Service
  • Dennis Ross, Former Ambassador of the U.S. to Israel, and Distinguished Fellow, Washington Institute of Near East Policy
  • Mona Yacoubian, Senior Advisor, Executive Office and Middle East and North Africa Center, U.S. Institute of Peace
  • Moderator: Dafna Linzer, Executive Editor, POLITICO

4:00 — 4:30 PM Fireside Chat with Kathleen Hicks

  • Kathleen Hicks, Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department of Defense
  • Moderator: Anja Manuel, Executive Director, Aspen Strategy Group and Aspen Security Forum

4:30 — 4:35 PM Closing Remarks

  • Joseph Nye, Co-Chair, Aspen Strategy Group, and Dean Emeritus, Harvard Kennedy School, Harvard University

4:35 — 5:30 PM Closing Cocktail Reception

Videos and Transcripts

Fireside Chat with Kurt Campbell

Fireside Chat with Kurt Campbell

KURT CAMPBELL, Deputy Assistant to the President and Coordinator for Indo-Pacific Affairs, National Security Council // Moderator: // JOSEPH NYE, Co-Chair, Aspen Strategy Group, and Dean Emeritus, Harvard Kennedy School, Harvard University
An Integrated World? AUKUS and Developments Across the Indo-Pacific

An Integrated World? AUKUS and Developments Across the Indo-Pacific

ANJA MANUEL, Executive Director, Aspen Strategy Group and Aspen Security Forum // KAREN PIERCE, Ambassador of the United Kingdom to the United States // ARTHUR SINODINOS, Ambassador of Australia to the United States // Moderator: // AMNA NAWAZ, Chief Correspondent, PBS NewsHour
Fireside Chat with Zoë Baird and Kent Walker

Fireside Chat with Zoë Baird and Kent Walker

ZOË BAIRD, Senior Counselor to the Secretary for Technology and Economic Growth, U.S. Department of Commerce // KENT WALKER, President, Global Affairs, Google // Moderator: // PETER SPIEGEL, U.S. Managing Editor, Financial Times
Winter Is Here: Defense and Security in a Europe at War

Winter Is Here: Defense and Security in a Europe at War

TOBIAS BILLSTRÖM, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sweden // PEKKA HAAVISTO, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Finland // TOBIAS LINDNER, Minister of State, Germany // ZBIGNIEW RAU, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Poland // Moderator: // PETER SPIEGEL, U.S. Managing Editor, Financial Times
Fireside Chat with Martha Koome

Fireside Chat with Martha Koome

MARTHA KOOME, Chief Justice and President of the Supreme Court of Kenya // Moderator: // STEVE CLEMONS, Founding Editor at Large, Semafor
On the Rise: Perspectives on Foreign Policy with ASG Rising Leaders

On the Rise: Perspectives on Foreign Policy with ASG Rising Leaders

Introduction by DAN PORTERFIELD, President and CEO, Aspen Institute // MARY BROOKS, Public Policy Fellow, The Wilson Center // YANIQUE CAMPBELL, Foreign Service Officer, U.S. Department of State // BRIAN MONGEAU, Principal, First In Ventures // ANAND RAGHURAMAN, Director, Global Public Policy, Mastercard // GEO SABA, Chief of Staff, Office of U.S. Representative Ro Khanna // Moderator: // NIAMH KING, Director, Aspen Strategy Group and Aspen Security Forum
U.S. Competitiveness and National Security

U.S. Competitiveness and National Security

ARATI PRABHAKAR, Director, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy // CHRIS COONS, U.S. Senator for Delaware // TODD YOUNG, U.S. Senator for Indiana // Moderator: // EDWARD LUCE, U.S. National Editor, Financial Times
Fireside Chat with David Pekoske

Fireside Chat with David Pekoske

DAVID PEKOSKE, Administrator, Transportation Security Administration // Moderator: // TOM COSTELLO, NBC News Correspondent
Fireside Chat with David Turk

Fireside Chat with David Turk

DAVID TURK, Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department of Energy // Moderator: // KATTY KAY, U.S. Special Correspondent, BBC News
Beyond the World Cup: Triumphs and Challenges in the Middle East

Beyond the World Cup: Triumphs and Challenges in the Middle East

ABBAS MILANI, Director of the Hamid and Christina Moghadam Program in Iranian Studies, Stanford University // ENRIQUE MORA, Deputy Secretary General, European External Action Service // DENNIS ROSS, Former Ambassador of the U.S. to Israel, and Distinguished Fellow, Washington Institute of Near East Policy // MONA YACOUBIAN, Senior Advisor, Executive Office and Middle East and North Africa Center, U.S. Institute of Peace // Moderator: // DAFNA LINZER, Executive Editor, POLITICO
Fireside Chat with Kathleen Hicks

Fireside Chat with Kathleen Hicks

KATHLEEN HICKS, Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department of Defense // Moderator: // ANJA MANUEL, Executive Director, Aspen Strategy Group and Aspen Security Forum
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Speakers

Leadership

Anja Manuel

Anja Manuel

Executive Director, Aspen Strategy Group and Aspen Security Forum
Niamh King

Niamh King

Director, Aspen Strategy Group and Aspen Security Forum
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Speakers

Tobias Billström

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sweden

Pekka Haavisto

Minister for Foreign Affairs, Finland

Zbigniew Rau

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Poland

Martha Koome

Chief Justice and President, Supreme Court of Kenya

Arati Prabhakar

Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy

Chris Coons

U.S. Senator for Delaware

Todd Young

U.S. Senator for Virginia

Kathleen Hicks

35th U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense

David Turk

21st U.S. Deputy Secretary of Energy

Kurt Campbell

Deputy Assistant to the President and Coordinator for Indo-Pacific Affairs, National Security Council

David Pekoske

Administrator, Transportation Security Administration

Karen Pierce

Ambadssador of the United Kingdom to the United States

Arthur Sinodinos

Ambassador of Australia to the United States

Zoë Baird

Senior Counselor to the Secretary of Commerce for Technology and Economic Growth

Tobias Lindner

Minister of State, Federal Foreign Office, Germany

Enrique Mora

Deputy Secretary General, European External Action Service, European Union

Dennis Ross

Distinguished Fellow, Washington Institute for Near East Policy

Kent Walker

President, Global Affairs, Google LLC

Abbas Milani

Director of the Hamid and Christina Moghadam Program in Iranian Studies, Stanford University

Mona Yacoubian

Senior Advisor, Executive Office and Middle East and North Africa Center, U.S. Institute of Peace

Mary Brooks

Public Policy Fellow, The Wilson Center

Yanique Campbell

Foreign Service Officer, U.S. Department of State

Brian Mongeau

Principal, First In Ventures

Anand Raghuraman

Director, Global Public Policy, Mastercard

Geo Saba

Chief of Staff, Office of U.S. Representative Ro Khanna

Steve Clemons 

Founding Editor at Large, Semafor

Tom Costello

NBC News Correspondent

Katty Kay

U.S. Special Correspondent, BBC News

Dafna Linzer

Executive Editor, POLITICO

Edward Luce

U.S. National Editor, Financial Times

Amna Nawaz

Chief Correspondent, PBS NewsHour

Peter Spiegel

U.S. Managing Editor, Financial Times

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