*Speakers and times are subject to change*
All session times in ET

Wednesday, December 4

12:00 — 5:00 PM Registration Open for Guests

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12:30 — 1:00 PM Light Bites and Refreshments for Guests

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1:00 — 1:05 PM
Welcome Remarks

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

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1:05 — 1:45 PM
Foreign Policy Challenges for the Next Administration

Stephen Hadley, Founding Principal, Rice, Hadley, Gates & Manuel LLC; Former U.S. National Security Advisor

Jane Harman, Chair, Commission on the National Defense Strategy; Former Member of Congress

Keoki Jackson, Senior Vice President & General Manager, MITRE National Security

Susan Rice, Former U.S. National Security Advisor 

Moderator:  Susan Glasser, Staff Writer and Columnist, The New Yorker​

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1:45 — 2:10 PM

Fireside Chat with Senator Chris Van Hollen

Chris Van Hollen, Senator for Maryland, U.S. Senate

Moderator:  Nick Schifrin, Foreign Affairs and Defense Correspondent, PBS NewsHour 

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2:10 — 2:35 PM

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

Alberto Alberto, Senior Policy Advisor, CHIPS National Semiconductor Technology Center, U.S. Department of Commerce

Grant Cuprak, Defense Strategist

Matthew Hauwiller, Senior Engineer, Seagate Technology

Tina Huang, Wadhwani AI Center Adjunct Fellow, CSIS

Rahaf Safi, Humanitarian Aid Practitioner

Moderator: Niamh King, Director, Aspen Strategy Group and Aspen Security Forum

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2:35 — 3:15 PM
Fireside Chat with Vivek Ramaswamy

Vivek Ramaswamy, Co-Lead, U.S. Department of Government Efficiency; New York Times Bestselling Author; Former 2024 Republican U.S. Presidential Candidate

Moderator: Mike Allen, Co-Founder, Axios

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3:15 — 3:40 PM Coffee Break

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3:40 — 4:10 PM
Fireside Chat with Amina Mohammed

Amina Mohammed, Deputy Secretary-General, United Nations

Moderator: Alex Marquardt, Chief National Security Correspondent, CNN

4:10 — 4:50 PM

The Future of the Transatlantic Relationship: Europe’s Perspective 

Clément Beaune, Former Minister of State for European Affairs, France

Enrique Mora Benavente, Deputy Secretary-General for Political Affairs/Political Director, European External Action Service

Kajsa Ollongren, Former Minister of Defense; Former Deputy Prime Minister, The Netherlands

Jens Plötner, Foreign and Security Policy Advisor to the Chancellor, Germany

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

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4:50 — 5:15 PM

Fireside Chat with Kurt Campbell

Kurt Campbell, Deputy Secretary of State, U.S. Department of State

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

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5:15 — 5:20 PM
Closing Remarks 
Anja Manuel, Executive Director, Aspen Strategy Group and Aspen Security Forum

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

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Please join us for the closing reception immediately following programming.

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