2022
ASF: DC Edition
December 8, 2022 | Washington, DC
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
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Anja Manuel, Executive Director, Aspen Strategy Group and Aspen Security Forum
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Karen Pierce, Ambassador of the United Kingdom to the United States
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Arthur Sinodinos, Ambassador of Australia to the United States
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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
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Martha Koome, Chief Justice and President of the Supreme Court of Kenya
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Moderator: Steve Clemons, Founding Editor at Large, Semafor
2:15 — 2:45 PM U.S. Competitiveness and National Security
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Arati Prabhakar, Director, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy
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Chris Coons, U.S. Senator for Delaware
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Todd Young, U.S. Senator for Indiana
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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
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Speakers
Leadership
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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