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2022 Aspen Security Forum

July 19 - 22 | Aspen, CO

Opening Remarks

Dan Porterfield, President and CEO, The Aspen Institute 

Fireside Chat

Fireside Chat with General John W. “Jay” Raymond, Chief of Space Operations, United States Space Force

Moderator: Mary Louise Kelly, Co-Host, All Things Considered, NPR

Opening 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 on Cyber, Crypto, and Quantum

Anne Neuberger, Deputy National Security Advisor, Cyber & Emerging Technology, National Security Council 

Moderator: David Sanger, White House and National Security Correspondent, The New York Times

Fireside Chat with General Charles Q. Brown

General Charles Q. Brown, Chief of Staff of the Air Force, U.S. Air Force

Moderator: Courtney Kube, Pentagon Correspondent, NBC News

Fireside Chat with Ambassador Qin Gang

Ambassador Qin Gang, Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to the U.S.

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

Fireside Chat on Modernization and the Future of Warfare with Secretary Frank Kendall

Secretary Frank Kendall, 26th Secretary, U.S. Air Force

Moderator: David Ignatius, Columnist and Associate Editor, The Washington Post

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Fireside Chat with Director William J. Burns

Director William J. Burns, Director, Central Intelligence Agency

Moderator: Andrea Mitchell, Chief Washington Correspondent and Chief Foreign Affairs Correspondent, NBC News

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Closing Remarks

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

Opening Remarks

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

A New, Stronger NATO?

Kay Bailey Hutchison, Former U.S. Permanent Representative to NATO

Representative Brendan Boyle, Member, House Committee on Ways and Means

Ivo Daalder, Former U.S. Permanent Representative to NATO

Marcin Przydacz, Deputy Foreign Minister, Poland

Moderator: Dafna Linzer, Executive Editor, POLITICO

Who Cares? How the World Views Conflict with Russia and Competition with China

Jendayi Frazer, Former Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, U.S. Department of State

Martin Kimani, Permanent Ambassador of Kenya to the UN

Ashok Mirpuri, Ambassador of Singapore to the U.S. 

Moderator: Amy Walter, Publisher and Editor-in-Chief​, The Cook Political Report 

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A New Middle East? Fireside Chat with Abdulla Al Khalifa

Abdulla Al Khalifa, Undersecretary for Political Affairs, Bahrainl

Moderator: Jeffrey Goldberg, Editor-in-Chief, The Atlantic

Food Security Is National Security

Ertharin Cousin, Former Executive Director, UN World Food Programme

Michael Froman, Vice Chairman and President of Strategic Growth, Mastercard

Eileen O'Connor, Senior Vice President, The Rockefeller Foundation 

Moderator: Sarah Smith, North America Editor, BBC News 

Technology and National Security

Michèle Flournoy, Co-Founder and Managing Partner, WestExec Advisors 

Jane Harman, Distinguished Fellow and President Emerita, Wilson Center

Kent Walker, President, Global Affairs, Google LLC

Moderator: David Sanger, White House and National Security Correspondent, The New York Times

Imagining the Next 9/11: What Future Scenario Should Scare Us Most and What Can We Do to Prevent It from Coming True?

Opening Remarks

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

Fireside Chat

Fireside Chat with Secretary Alejandro N. Mayorkas, 7th Secretary, U.S. Department of Homeland Security 

Moderator: Trymaine Lee, MSNBC Correspondent

China's Backyard? U.S. Strategy in the Indo-Pacific

Elizabeth Economy, Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution 

Admiral Linda L. Fagan, Commandant, U.S. Coast Guard

General Charles Flynn, Commanding General, U.S. Army Pacific

Keoki Jackson, Senior Vice President and General Manager, MITRE National Security Sector

Inia Seruiratu, Minister of Defence, National Security, and Policing, Fiji

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

Cyber, Domestic Terrorism, and Spies Inside the System

*In Collaboration with Aspen Digital

Jane Holl Lute, Former Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department of Homeland Security 

Matthew Olsen, Assistant Attorney General for National Security, U.S. Department of Justice

Moderator: David Sanger, White House and National Security Correspondent, The New York Times

Fireside Chat on Latin America with General Laura Richardson

General Laura Richardson, Commander, U.S. Southern Command

Moderator: David Ignatius, Columnist and Associate Editor, The Washington Post

The Future of Resilient Supply Chains

Bruce Andrews, Corporate Vice President and Chief Government Affairs Officer, Intel Corporation 

Stephen E. Biegun, Former Deputy Secretary of State, U.S. Department of State

Mara Motherway, Senior Vice President of Government and Customer Relations, Peraton

Moderator: Peter Spiegel, U.S. Managing Editor, Financial Times

Turning the Titanic: Is the U.S. Military Innovating Enough?

Reid Hoffman, Partner, Greylock Partners

Lorin Selby, Chief of Naval Research, Office of Naval Research

Moderator: Mary Louise Kelly, Co-Host, All Things Considered, NPR

The New Russian Empire?

Representative Ruben Gallego, Chairman, Subcommittee on Intelligence and Special Operations, House Armed Services Committee

Fiona Hill, Senior Fellow, Center on the United States and Europe, Brookings Institution

Mikk Marran, Director-General, Foreign Intelligence Service of Estonia

Moderator: Susan Glasser, Staff Writer, The New Yorker

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Fireside Chat with Vladimir Ashurkov

Vladimir Ashurkov, Executive Director, Anti-Corruption Foundation

Moderator: Susan Glasser, Staff Writer, The New Yorker

 

Freezing, Seizing, and More: Behind the Sanctions on Russia

Wally Adeyemo, Deputy Secretary of the Treasury, U.S. Department of the Treasury

Lisa Monaco, Deputy Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice 

Moderator: David Ignatius, Columnist and Associate Editor, The Washington Post

Fireside Chat with Richard Moore

Richard Moore, Chief of MI6, UK Secret Intelligence Service

Moderator: Jim Sciutto, Chief National Security Correspondent, CNN

Afghanistan: A Year On

Douglas Lute, Former U.S. Permanent Representative to NATO

Adela Raz, Former Ambassador of Afghanistan to the U.S.

Anne-Marie Slaughter, CEO, New America

Moderator: Peter Spiegel, U.S. Managing Editor, Financial Times

A New Middle East? Fireside Chat with Benjamin Gantz and Jeffrey Goldberg

Fireside Chat with Benjamin Gantz, Minister of Defense, Israel

Moderator: Jeffrey Goldberg, Editor-in-Chief, The Atlantic

Fireside Chat with Robert Gates

Robert Gates, 22nd Secretary, U.S. Department of Defense and

Jane Harman, Distinguished Fellow and President Emerita, Wilson Center

The New Geopolitics of Energy

*In Collaboration with the Aspen Energy and Environment Program

Jason Bordoff, Founding Director, The Center on Global Energy Policy, Columbia University 

Meghan O’Sullivan, Jeane Kirkpatrick Professor of the Practice of International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School, Harvard University 

Daniel Poneman, Former Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department of Energy

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

Fireside Chat with General Glen D. VanHerck

General Glen D. VanHerck, Commander, North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command

Moderator: Steve Clemons, Founding Editor at Large, Semafor

Closing Remarks

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

Miriam Krieger, Permanent Professor, U.S. Air Force Academy 

P.W. Singer, Strategist and Senior Fellow, New America

Daniel H. Wilson, Author and Screenwriter, Iron Cloud Entertainment

Moderator: Steve Clemons, Founding Editor at Large, Semafor 

Virtual Fireside Chat with Secretary Gina Raimondo

Secretary Gina Raimondo, 40th Secretary, U.S. Department of Commerce led by Penny Pritzker, 38th Secretary, U.S. Department of Commerce

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Global Economy: Recovery or Recession Bound?

*In Collaboration with the Aspen Economic Strategy Group 

Zoë Baird, CEO and President, Markle Foundation

Penny Pritzker, 38th Secretary, U.S. Department of Commerce 

Lawrence H. Summers, 71st Secretary, U.S. Department of the Treasury  

Robert B. Zoellick, Former U.S. Trade Representative 

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

The 21st Century Nuclear Arms Race 

Emma Belcher, President, Ploughshares Fund

Rose Gottemoeller, Former Deputy Secretary General, NATO

Moderator: Dafna Linzer, Executive Editor, POLITICO

American Foreign Policy Challenges: Russia and Beyond

Victoria Nuland, Under Secretary for Political Affairs, U.S. Department of State 

Moderator: Jim Sciutto, Chief National Security Correspondent, CNN

Former U.S. National Security Advisors Reflect on the State of the World

Thomas Donilon, 22nd U.S. National Security Advisor 

Stephen Hadley, 20th U.S. National Security Advisor 

Condoleezza Rice, 66th Secretary, U.S. Department of State, and 19th U.S. National Security Advisor 

Moderator: Peter Baker, Chief White House Correspondent, The New York Times

Opening Remarks

Niamh King, Director Aspen Strategy Group and Aspen Security Forum

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National Security Today: Emerging Challenges and Opportunities 

General Richard Clarke, Commander, U.S. Special Operations Command

Representative Jason Crow, Member, House Committee on Armed Services and House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence

Senator Joni Ernst, Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities, Senate Armed Services Committee

Moderator: Courtney Kube, Pentagon Correspondent, NBC News

A New Frontier: National Security, Artificial Intelligence, and Misinformation

Eric Schmidt, Chairman, National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence

Brad Smith, President and Vice Chair, Microsoft

Senator Mark Warner, Chairman, Senate Select Committee on Intelligence

Moderator: Anja Manuel, Executive Director, Aspen Strategy Group and Aspen Security

Fireside Chat on the Future of Taiwan with Mark Esper

Mark Esper, 27th Secretary, U.S. Department of Defense 

Moderator: Peter Baker, Chief White House Correspondent, The New York Times

Closing Fireside Chat with Jake Sullivan

Jake Sullivan, Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs 

Moderator: Jeffrey Goldberg, Editor-in-Chief, The Atlantic 

Closing Remarks

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

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