2022 Aspen Security Forum
July 19 - 22 | Aspen, CO
Opening Remarks
Dan Porterfield, President and CEO, The Aspen Institute
Opening Remarks
Anja Manuel, Executive Director, Aspen Strategy Group and Aspen Security Forum
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
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
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
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
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
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
Fireside Chat with Vladimir Ashurkov
Vladimir Ashurkov, Executive Director, Anti-Corruption Foundation
Moderator: Susan Glasser, Staff Writer, The New Yorker
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
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?
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
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
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
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