US Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) is one of nine unified Combatant Commands in the Department of Defense. General Fraser discusses SOUTHCOM's key initiatives, with a focus on efforts to curb drug trafficking and weaken transnational criminal organizations.
Douglas Fraser, Commander, US Southern Command
Join NYU professor Ann Lee to discuss a new way of looking at US-China relations.
Ann Lee, Adjunct Professor of Economics and Finance
Join us for a screening of Gang War USA, followed by a discussion with filmmaker Marc Shaffer.
Marc Shaffer, Filmmaker
Hear Daniel Green as he discusses his work with a Provincial Reconstruction Team in the southern Afghan province of Uruzgan.
Daniel Green, Soref Fellow, Washington Institute for Near East Policy
Michael Chertoff will discuss the different cyber risks we face, and the need to clearly identify roles and responsibilities for both the government and private sector to create a safer environment for all.
Michael Chertoff, Co-founder and Managing Principal, The Chertoff Group
Veteran NewsHour correspondent Margaret Warner will discuss how international events – and their coverage –- are being transformed by the internet and social networks, and explore the challenges and opportunities of reporting in an era of unlimited information.
Margaret Warner, Senior Correspondent, PBS NewsHour
Veteran NewsHour correspondent Margaret Warner will discuss how international events – and their coverage –- are being transformed by the internet and social networks, and explore the challenges and opportunities of reporting in an era of unlimited information.
Margaret Warner, Senior Correspondent, PBS NewsHour
Rebecca Fannin and Edith Yeung will discuss the hurdles Chinese entrepreneurs encounter and the challenges both local and foreign investors face.
Rebecca Fannin, Founder & Editor, Silicon Asia
Edith Yeung, Partner, RightVentures
Join Ann Cotton, Wanjiru Kamau-Rutenberg, and Joel Samoff as they discuss the benefits and the challenges of educating girls in Africa, and share lessons learned from years of experience working in the sector.
Ann Cotton, Executive Director, CAMFED International
Wanjiru Kamau-Rutenberg, Founder and Executive Director, Akili Dada; Assistant Professor, USF
Joel Samoff, Professor of African Studies and Political Science, Stanford University
Hear remarks from Ms. Harman at a luncheon on issues of national security.
Jane Harman, Director, President & CEO, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars