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SUMMARY:TPP Strategy Roundtable
DESCRIPTION:Date\nJune 22nd\, 2016\n\n\nTime\n8:30am – 10:00am\n\n\nLocation\nAmerican Security Project – 1100 New York Ave.\, 7th Floor\, West Tower\, Washington DC 20005\n\n\n\n\n\nTPP is a cornerstone of the Asia Pivot and includes 11 Pacific nations. Its implementation will increase US access to growing markets across the region while eliminating thousands of import tariffs and other barriers to free international trade. The deal also strengthens relationships between the US and vital partners including Japan\, Australia\, Canada\, Malaysia\, Vietnam\, and Mexico. \nTPP stands for more than economic benefits\, offering a historic opportunity to increase stability and security across the region. \n  \n\nJoin American Security Project for an off-the-record roundtable with embassies and private sector leaders on how to best move the national security argument for TPP forward.  \nBreakfast will be served. \n\nTo request an invitation contact events@americansecurityproject.org \n\n\n\n\nAdditional Resources \nBusiness Council for American Security \n“What’s Next?” with Dante Disparte \nTPP: Implications for Regional Stability \nNational Security Leaders Back TPP \nTPP: A Matter of National Security \nTTIP Conference \nAfrica- Promoting Investment and Extending National Security \nLaw of the Sea- Fact Sheet \nISDS: An In-Depth Look at a Crucial Part of Free Trade \nFree Trade Agreement Roundup
URL:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/event/tppstrategy/
CATEGORIES:American Competitiveness & Economic Diplomacy,American Security & The Oceans,National Security Strategy
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SUMMARY:Puerto Rico on the Brink: Energy\, Economy\, and Security
DESCRIPTION:Date\nMarch 21st\, 2016\n\n\nTime\n12:00pm – 1:30pm\n\n\nLocation\nAmerican Security Project – 1100 New York Ave.\, 7th Floor\, West Tower\, Washington DC 20005\n\n\n\n  \nPuerto Rico\, America’s largest Caribbean territory\, has long been an important U.S. geopolitical outpost and now finds itself on the verge of catastrophe under the weight of massive debt and a costly\, inefficient energy supply. The impacts have triggered a large-scale resettlement to the U.S. mainland where gridlock has turned the Island’s future into a political hot potato rather than an issue of long-term strategic importance for U.S. national security. \nAs Congress recommits itself to a resolution\, understanding the issues plaguing Puerto Rico through the lens of energy security and risk management offers opportunities to reverse the current trends\, gain political support and address the future of 3.3 million U.S. citizens on the island. \nJoin American Security Project on March 21st for a discussion on energy\, economy\, and security in Puerto Rico and how understanding the ongoing debt crisis through these lenses will strengthen our response. \n  \nLunch refreshments will be served from 12:00pm – 12:30pm. \nPlease arrive by 12:00pm for registration. \nThe event will be begin promptly at 12:30pm. \n. \nSpeakers: \n \nHon. Luis Fortuño was Governor of Puerto Rico from 2009 to 2013. He is currently partner in Steptoe’s Washington office\, where he is a member of the Corporate\, Securities & Finance Group and the Government Affairs and Public Policy Group.  The Governor is a former Chair of the Southern Governors Association\, a former Republican Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Puerto Rico\, and former Chair of the Congressional Hispanic Conference. \nHe began his career in public service in 1993 in Gov. Pedro Rossello’s administration as Executive Director of the Puerto Rico Tourism Company and President of Puerto Rico’s Hotel Development Corporation (HDC). He is a graduate of Georgetown’s School of Foreign Service and University of Virginia Law School. \nRep. Hernández Montañez\, Chairman of the House Treasury Committee\, represents House District 11 in the Puerto Rico House\, is a member of 10 committees\, and is the primary sponsor of 266 bills. First elected to office in 2009\, Rep. Montañez is affiliated with the Popular Democratic Party (PPD) of Puerto Rico\, nationally\, he is a Democrat. \n  \nMr. Alejandro Brito is President of Brito Development Group (BDG)\, LLP. In the last twenty years\, Mr. Brito has overseen the design\, construction\, development and management of over 1\,500 luxury housing units in Puerto Rico.\nCurrently\, BDG is developing three master planned communities in the city of Guaynabo\, encompassing 1\,000 residential units\, 750\,000 ft2 of retail\, office and entertainment. Mr. Brito recently finished a two year term as President of the National Home Builders Association\, Puerto Rico Chapter and in the Governor’s Advisory Council for the Construction Industry. As of March 2015\, Mr. Brito also co-heads Denny’s Caribbean\, the local franchisor for Denny’s Restaurants\, with 13 stores and 1\,200 employees. \nAlejandro graduated from the University of Michigan with a degree in Economics and from Columbia University in New York with a Masters in Real Estate Development. \n  \nModerator: \nMr. Dante Disparte is the founder and CEO of Risk Cooperative\, a strategy\, risk and capital management firm focusing on mid-market opportunities\, market expansion and equity investments on a global scale. He is the co-author of the forthcoming book “Global Risk Agility and Decision Making” (Macmillan\, Q2/2016).\nPrior to forming Risk Cooperative\, Mr. Disparte served as the Managing Director of Clements Worldwide\, a leading insurance brokerage with customers in more 170 countries. Mr. Disparte is a specialist in strategy and risk reduction through the design and delivery of comprehensive risk solutions of worldwide scope. He is credited with designing the world’s first card-based life insurance program for the United Nations\, a plan that has placed more than a half billion USD of risk with the markets in more than 150 countries. This innovation was heralded as one of the top product innovations of 2011 by the MENA Insurance Review. Mr. Disparte serves as the Chairman of the board of the Harvard Business School Club of Washington\, D.C.\, and on Harvard Business School’s global alumni board. He is a founding member of the Business Council for American Security and an advisory member with the American Security Project. \n. \nAdditional Resources: \nThe Economics of Debt in Puerto Rico \nDante Disparte on Puerto Rico Default \nRenewable Energy in Puerto Rico: A Way Forward \n. \nABOUT THE AMERICAN SECURITY PROJECT  \nThe American Security Project is a non-profit\, non-partisan public policy and research organization dedicated to fostering knowledge and understanding of a range of national security issues\, promoting debate about the appropriate use of American power\, and cultivating strategic responses to 21st century challenges. For more information\, visit www.americansecurityproject.org.
URL:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/event/puerto-rico-on-the-brink-energy-economy-and-security/
CATEGORIES:American Competitiveness & Economic Diplomacy,Energy Security,Featured Event
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SUMMARY:Lloyd’s and ASP Risk Forum: Pathways to City Resilience
DESCRIPTION:Due to limited space guests will need to request an RSVP\n \n  \n\n\n\nDate\nFebruary 17\, 2016\n\n\nTime\n12:00pm – 4:30pm\n\n\nLocation\nArnold & Porter LLP\, 601 Massachusetts Ave NW\, 11th Floor\, Washington DC 20001\n\n\n\n  \nOn September 3\, 2015 Lloyd’s launched the City Risk Index\, the first ever analysis of economic output at risk (GDP at risk) in 301 major cities from 18 manmade and natural threats over a ten-year period. The index includes: cyber-attack; terrorism; flood\, freeze\, heat\, and other climate security risks; and market crash\, among others. \nThe Index aims to help build understanding and shape the world’s response to the shifting risk landscape by stimulating discussions between insurers\, governments and businesses on the need to improve resilience to these threats. \n \nOn Wednesday\, February 17th\, American Security Project will host Lloyd’s and ASP Risk Forum: Pathways to City Resilience in partnership with Lloyd’s\, JLT\, and Risk Cooperative. This is an invitation-only opportunity for policymakers\, business leaders and regulators to introduce the findings of the City Risk Index and share best practices and insights on risk assessment\, mitigation\, adaptation and transfer to help U.S. cities and institutions build greater resilience \nDownload an executive summary of the City Risk Index here. \nFollow the conversation with #ASPRisk \n. \nConference Agenda\n12:00 – 12:30 Guest Arrival – Bridge Building Session/Lunch \n12:30 – 12:40 General Cheney / Dante Disparte / Glenn Dorr Welcome \n12:40 – 1:00 Featured Speaker 1: Judge Alice Hill\, Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Resilience Policy at National Security Council\, White House. Introduction: Andrew Holland\, Director of Studies- ASP \n1:00 – 2:00 Risk & Resiliency: Understanding the City Risk Index \n“Understanding the City Risk Index” will explore Lloyd’s GDP@Risk metric alongside complementary initiatives including NDGain\, Rockefeller Foundation’s Resilient Cities project\, and Lloyd’s previous Climate Risk Index. The discussion will examine how these programs can be used to change the dialogue around risk and resiliency\, and build concrete solutions. \nPanelists: Meghan Doherty\, Project Manager Urban Adaptation Assessment\, ND-GAIN; Tommy Wells\, DC City Council; David Flandro\, Global Head of Analytics\, JLT; Dr. Nancy Kete\, Managing Director of Rockefeller Foundation \nModerator: Dante Disparte\, CEO and Founder\, Risk Cooperative\, Chairperson BCAS \n2:00 – 2:15 Featured Speaker 2: Governor Tom Ridge “Emerging Risks and Pathways to Resilience.” Introduction: Dante Disparte\, CEO and Founder- Risk Cooperative \n2:15 – 3:15 Emerging Risks: Impacts and Opportunities \n“Emerging Risks: Impacts and Opportunities” will offer a multi-disciplinary conversation among leading experts across policy\, the military\, and the private sector for a discussion of adaptation and impacts of specific risk domains including climate change\, cyber risk\, terrorism\, and pandemic. \nPanelists: LtGen. Norm Seip\, USAF (Ret.)\, ASP Board Member; Gov. Tom Ridge\, Fmr Gov. PA\, Secretary of Homeland Security; Daniel Wagner\, CEO\, Country Risk Solutions; Brad Kieserman\, VP of Disaster Operations & Logistics\, Red Cross \nModerator: Glenn Dorr\, Northeast Regional Director\, Lloyd’s \n3:15 – 3:30 Bridge Building / Break \n3:30 – 4:30 The Way Forward: How to Build Resiliency \nA cross-sector dialogue\, “The Way Forward: Solutions for Progress” will examine best practices to build comprehensive resiliency through public and private collaboration.  Financing for building resilient cities and exploring long range implications for policy\, city leaders and the private sector. \nPanelists: Erwann Michel-Kerjan\, Executive Director of the Risk Management and Decision Processes Center\, Wharton; Sean McGovern\, Chief Risk Officer & General Counsel\, Lloyd’s; Charles Rath\, President and CEO\, Resilient Solutions 21; Josh Sawislak\, Global Director of Resilience\, AECOM \nModerator: BGen. Stephen A. Cheney\, USMC (Ret.)\, CEO\, ASP \n4:30 – 4:40 Glenn Dorr – Closing Remarks \n. \nTo request an invitation\, contact: \nevents@americansecurityproject.org \n. \nIn Partnership with: \n \nand \n \n \n. \nAdditional Resources:\nCities@Risk \n2016’s Unhappy New Year of Risk (co-authored with Daniel Wagner) \nDante Disparte – Chairman of the Business Council for American Security \n. \nABOUT THE AMERICAN SECURITY PROJECT  \nThe American Security Project is a non-profit\, non-partisan public policy and research organization dedicated to fostering knowledge and understanding of a range of national security issues\, promoting debate about the appropriate use of American power\, and cultivating strategic responses to 21st century challenges. For more information\, visit www.americansecurityproject.org.
URL:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/event/lloyds-and-asp-risk-forum-pathways-to-city-resilience/
LOCATION:Arnold & Porter\, 601 Massachusetts Ave NW\, Washington\, DC\, 20001\, United States
CATEGORIES:American Competitiveness & Economic Diplomacy,Climate Security,Energy Security,National Security & Climate Change,National Security Strategy
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SUMMARY:Financial Intelligence & Information Sharing (FIIS) Working Group Winter Symposium 2015
DESCRIPTION:A non-CLE program proudly presented by\nthe ABA Section of International Law \nSponsored by \nthe FIIS WG\, an element of the American Security Project\,\nthe Section of International Law International Anti-Money Laundering Committee\, the International Criminal Law Committee\, the National Security Committe\, the Export Controls & Economic Sanctions Committee\, and the International Financial Products & Services Committee\, and the InfraGard National Capital Region Members Alliance \nHosted by Reed Smith\, Washington\, DC.\nTeleconference service provided by Citigroup. \nThursday\, December 17\, 2015 \n 1:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. EST \nIn-Person Event at: \nReed Smith\n1301 K St. NW #1100 \nWashington\, DC 20005 \nTeleconference Option Available \n  \nREGISTER HERE\nSpace is limited\nFREE PROGRAM \nThe FIIS WG provides the financial services industry\, the U.S. Government (USG) community\, and other relevant parties with a forum to informally discuss relevant Financial Intelligence (FININT) topics\, including protection of critical financial infrastructure\, prevention of fraud\, and obstruction of terror finance and money laundering.  In cooperation with the American Bar Association’s International Anti-Money Laundering Committee\, we are pleased to present this slate of speakers and topics. The diversity of issues reflects the array of potential threats and vulnerabilities associated with abuses of financial and commercial systems. \nThe FIIS WG began in 2010 as a public-private partnerships pilot project out of the USG; grew into a free-standing\, member-supported community; and is now an element of the American Security Project. Members include 100s of representatives of both public and private-sector entities\, including regulatory\, intelligence\, defense\, and law enforcement agencies; financial institutions; think tanks; consultancies; and academia. \n  \nSpeakers: \n\nSSA Hadley Etienne\, FBI\, Washington Field Office\, “Trends in Cyber-Financial Crime”\nMr. Lester M. Joseph (SVP\, Manager) and Ms. Kelley Chamberlain (Financial Crimes Consultant)\, Global Financial Crimes Intelligence Group\, Wells Fargo & Company\, “Business Email Compromise”\nMs. Kathleen A. Nandan\, Counsel\, Reed Smith LLP “FinCEN Enforcement Trends”\nMr. Michael Lowell\, Esq.\, Partner\, Reed Smith LLP “U.S. Sanctions Enforcement Trends / Lessons Learned From Enforcement During 2015.”\nMs. Stephanie Cripps\, Senior Associate\, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer US LLP\, “Compliance Risks And Challenges As Sanctions Are Lifted”\nMs. Susan Lea Smith\, Senior Counsel\, AML Compliance\, Western Union\, “Foreign Terrorist Fighter Typology”\nMs. Ximena Castro\, Threat Intelligence Analyst\, Strategic Intelligence Analysis Group\, Citigroup\, “Citi’s Analyst Career Path”\n\nModerators: \n\nMs. Lesley Rockwell\, Co-Chair of the FIIS WG\nMs. Danielle Camner Lindholm\, Co-Chair of the FIIS WG and the ABA Natl Security Committee; Immediate Past Co-Chair of the ABA Intl AML Committee\n\n\nABOUT THE AMERICAN SECURITY PROJECT  \nThe American Security Project is a non-profit\, non-partisan public policy and research organization dedicated to fostering knowledge and understanding of a range of national security issues\, promoting debate about the appropriate use of American power\, and cultivating strategic responses to 21st century challenges. For more information\, visitwww.americansecurityproject.org.
URL:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/event/financial-intelligence-information-sharing-fiis-working-group-winter-symposium-2015/
LOCATION:Reed Smith\, 1301 K St. NW\, Washington\, DC\, 20005\, United States
CATEGORIES:American Competitiveness & Economic Diplomacy
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SUMMARY:Conference - Cyber Security: Risk\, Recovery\, and Resilience
DESCRIPTION:Date\nSeptember 16\, 2015\n\n\nTime\n12:00pm – 5:00pm\n\n\nLocations \nAmerican Security Project\, 1100 New York Ave. NW\, 7th Floor West Tower\, Washington DC\n\n\n\n  \nNew advancements in technology continue to integrate more of our private data and information together across multiple devises and access points. With this increase in accessibility comes greater risks of hacker attacks and breaches. Cyber security and the tools associated with it are on the front lines in protecting our information. \nIn the wake of major security breaches\, including OPM\, Sony\, and Target\, cyber security has taken center stage in talks of national security and defense. As the United States continues to rely on technology for government and military operations\, cyber security is needed more than ever before. \nOver the course of the conference\, our expert panelists will discuss the issues surrounding cyber security and challenges we will face moving forward. \nThe conference will be held Wednesday\, September 16\, 2015 at ASP’s conference facilities in Washington\, D.C. \n\nAgenda: Cyber Security: Risk\, Recovery\, and Resilience\n12:00pm – 12:30pm: Networking Lunch & Registration \n12:30pm – 1:15pm: Keynote – RDML Danelle Barrett\, Deputy Director of Current Operations\, US Cyber Command \n1:15pm – 1:30pm: Refreshments & Networking Break \n1:30pm – 2:30: Panel 1 – Lessons from the OPM Hack \nModerator:  Michael Riley\, Reporter\, Bloomberg \nPanelists: \n\nLogan Brown\, President\, Exodus Intelligence\nAamir Lakhani\, Senior Cyber Security Researcher\, Fortinet\nJeff Wagner\, Director of Security Operations\, OPM\n\n2:30pm – 2:45pm: Refreshments & Networking Break \n2:45pm – 3:45pm: Panel 2 – Threats and Consequences Facing the Military \nModerator: BGen. Stephen A. Cheney\, USMC (Ret.)\, CEO of ASP \nPanelists: \n\nMG Garrett Yee\, US Army Reserve\, Cyber Security Directorate Military Deputy\nLTC Scott Applegate\, G33 Current Operations Chief\, Defensive Cyberspace Operations\, United States Army Cyber Command\nIan Wallace\, Senior Fellow\, Co-Director Cyber Security Initiative\, New America\n\n3:45pm – 4:00pm: Refreshments & Networking Break \n4:00pm – 5:00pm: Panel 3 – Beyond the Technical – Defense\, Diplomacy and Deterrence \nModerator: William Lay\,Deputy Chief Information Officer\, Department of State \nPanelists: \n\nCOL Jon Brickey\, National Capital Region Liaison\, US Army West Point\nMichele Markoff\, Deputy Coordinator for Cyber Issues DoS\nHon. Bijan Kian\, Chairman of the Board of Directors\, iCelero\n\nEvent in Partnership ASP’s Business Council for American Security \nand \n \nABOUT THE AMERICAN SECURITY PROJECT  \nThe American Security Project is a non-profit\, non-partisan public policy and research organization dedicated to fostering knowledge and understanding of a range of national security issues\, promoting debate about the appropriate use of American power\, and cultivating strategic responses to 21st century challenges. For more information\, visit www.americansecurityproject.org.
URL:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/event/conference-cyber-security-risk-recovery-and-resilience/
CATEGORIES:American Competitiveness & Economic Diplomacy,Featured Event,National Security Strategy,Public Diplomacy,Terrorism
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SUMMARY:Understanding the Iran Nuclear Deal
DESCRIPTION:Date\nAugust 4\, 2015 \nTime\n12:30pm – 1:30pm \nLocation \nASP Conference Facilities\, 7th Floor West Tower\, 1100 New York Ave NW\, Washington DC \n \nThe international community and Iran have just concluded two years of negotiations over Iran’s nuclear program. After a series of set-backs\, continued negotiations\, and international pressure on all sides\, an Iranian Nuclear Deal was finally reached.\nThis event will be an opportunity to push past the politics and understand the components and implications of The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action.\nJoin the American Security Project as we host this lunch event and discuss the important implications this deal has for the United States\, its partners\, and Iran.\nLunch refreshments will be served from 12:00pm – 12:30pm.\nPlease arrive by 12:00pm for registration.\nThe event will be begin promptly at 12:30pm.\nAbout the Speakers:\nBGen. Stephen A. Cheney\, USMC (Ret). \nStephen Cheney is the Chief Executive Officer of the American Security Project (ASP) and a member of the Department of State’s Foreign Affairs Policy Board.\nHe is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy and has over 30 years experience as a Marine.  His career included a wide variety of command and staff positions with the operating forces and the supporting establishment.  Gen. Cheney’s primary specialty was artillery\, but he focused extensively on entry-level training\, commanding at every echelon at both Marine Corps Recruit Depots\, to include being the Commanding General at Parris Island.  He served several years in Japan and has traveled extensively throughout the Middle East and Asia.\nOther selected highlights of Gen. Cheney’s military career include tours as Deputy Executive Secretary to Defense Secretaries Cheney and Aspin; ground plans officer for Drug Enforcement Policy in the Pentagon; liaison to the Congressional Commission on Roles and Missions of the Armed Forces; and Inspector General of the Marine Corps.\nFollowing retirement from the Marines\, Gen. Cheney became the Chief Operating Officer for Business Executives for National Security (BENS)\, in Washington\, D.C.\, and most recently was President/CEO of the Marine Military Academy in Harlingen\, Texas.\nGen. Cheney is a graduate of the Marine Corps Command and Staff College\, the National War College\, and the University of Southern California. He was a military fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York City\, where he is a member. Additionally\, he is also a member of the Secretary of State’s International Security Advisory Board.\nAdm. William J. Fallon\, USN (Ret.)\nAdmiral William J. Fallon retired from the U.S. Navy after a distinguished 40 year career of military and strategic leadership. He has led U.S. and Allied forces in eight separate commands and played a leadership role in military and diplomatic matters at the highest levels of the U.S. government.\nAs head of U.S. Central Command\, Admiral Fallon directed all U.S. military operations in the Middle East\, Central Asia and Horn of Africa\, focusing on combat efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan. He led the U.S. Pacific Command for two years\, directing political-military activities in the Asia-Pacific region. His achievements include a resumption of military engagement with China\, new outreach to India\, a new agreement on a strategic framework with Japan\, and humanitarian assistance to the victims of the 2004 Tsunami in SE Asia. He also served as Presidential Envoy to Japan\, handling bi-lateral relations after the collision of a U.S. submarine and a Japanese fishing vessel.\nOn September 11\, 2001\, Admiral Fallon was serving in the Pentagon as Vice Chief of the Navy. He personally directed the recovery of the Navy staff in the wake of the attack and led in the planning of the retaliatory attacks on Al Qaeda and Taliban forces in Afghanistan. He later commanded the U.S. Atlantic Fleet and U.S. Fleet Forces Command\, with responsibility for the readiness of U.S. Naval forces worldwide.\nAdmiral Fallon began his Navy career as a combat aviator flying from an aircraft carrier during the Vietnam War and participated in many vital U.S. military operations during the Cold War. He led a Carrier Air Wing in combat during the Gulf War of 1991\, and commanded a Navy Battle Group and the U.S. 6th Fleet Battle Force during NATO military operations in Bosnia.\nDr. Trita Parsi\nTrita Parsi is an award winning author and the 2010 recipient of the Grawemeyer Award for Ideas Improving World Order. He is the founder and president of the National Iranian American Council and an expert on US-Iranian relations\, Iranian foreign politics\, and the geopolitics of the Middle East. He is the author of Treacherous Alliance: The Secret Dealings of Iran\, Israel and the United States (Yale University Press 2007)\, for which he conducted more than 130 interviews with senior Israeli\, Iranian and American decision-makers. Treacherous Alliance is the silver medal winner of the 2008 Arthur Ross Book Award from the Council on Foreign Relations.\nParsi’s latest book A Single Roll of the Dice – Obama’s Diplomacy with Iran (Yale University Press) was released early 2012 and was selected by Foreign Affairs journal as the Best Book of 2012 on the Middle East. He interviewed 70 high-ranking officials from the U.S.\, Iran\, Europe\, Israel\, Saudi Arabia\, Turkey\, and Brazil—including the top American and Iranian negotiators—for this book. Parsi uncovers the previously unknown story of American and Iranian negotiations during Obama’s early years as president\, the calculations behind the two nations’ dealings\, and the real reasons for their current stalemate.\nParsi was born in Iran but moved with his family at the age of four to Sweden in order to escape political repression in Iran. His father was an outspoken academic and non-Muslim who was jailed by the Shah and then by the Ayatollah. He moved to the United States as an adult and studied foreign policy at Johns Hopkins’ School for Advanced International Studies where he received his Ph.D.\nHe founded NIAC to provide a non-partisan\, non-profit organization through which Iranian-Americans could participate in American civic life. NIAC is a vocal proponent of dialogue and engagement between the US and Iran\, which Parsi consistently has argued would enhance our national security by helping to stabilize the Middle East and bolster the moderates in Iran.\nParsi has followed Middle East politics through work in the field and extensive experience on Capitol Hill and at the United Nations. He is frequently consulted by Western and Asian governments on foreign policy matters. Parsi has worked for the Swedish Permanent Mission to the UN\, where he served in the Security Council\, handling the affairs of Afghanistan\, Iraq\, Tajikistan and Western Sahara\, and in the General Assembly’s Third Committee\, addressing human rights in Iran\, Afghanistan\, Myanmar and Iraq.\n \nLaura Rozen\nLaura Rozen writes the Back Channel news-blog for Al-Monitor. She previously served as senior foreign policy reporter for Politico and Yahoo News\, and wrote the “Cable” blog for Foreign Policy magazine. She is based in Washington\, D.C. You can follow her on Twitter at @lrozen\nRozen has reported from the Balkans\, Russia and Turkey and earned a masters degree in public administration from the Harvard Kennedy School. Her reporting has also been published by the Boston Globe\, the Los Angeles Times\, Washington Post\, Christian Science Monitor\, the Forward\, the Tablet\, National Journal\, Mother Jones\, the American Prospect and the Washington Monthly. She has appeared as a guest on CNN\, NPR\, the BBC\, MSNBC and other public affairs programs. She is also a columnist for World Politics Review.\nResources:\nPanel Recap: Can the IAEA Effectively Verify the Iran Nuclear Agreement?\nThe Iran Deal: Good for U.S. National Security\nWhat to Expect From The Iran Nuclear Talks\nABOUT THE AMERICAN SECURITY PROJECT \nThe American Security Project is a non-profit\, non-partisan public policy and research organization dedicated to fostering knowledge and understanding of a range of national security issues\, promoting debate about the appropriate use of American power\, and cultivating strategic responses to 21st century challenges. For more information\, visit www.americansecurityproject.org.
URL:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/event/understanding-the-iran-nuclear-deal/
CATEGORIES:American Competitiveness & Economic Diplomacy,Energy Security,National Security Strategy,Nuclear Security,Public Diplomacy,Terrorism
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150416T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150416T163000
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SUMMARY:Conference: The Geopolitics of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP)
DESCRIPTION:Date\nApril 16\, 2015\n\n\nTime\n12:00pm – 4:30pm\n\n\nLocations \nAmerican Security Project\, 1100 New York Ave. NW\, 7th Floor West Tower\, Washington DC\n\n\n\n  \nThe Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) will play a major role in deciding the future of transatlantic relations. TTIP has the potential to redefine transatlantic cooperation in the economic\, security\, and political spheres and provide the U.S. and the EU with a window of opportunity to advance core values that could help shape the international trading system in the 21st century. Our expert panelists will discuss these issues and attempt to examine TTIP’s potential to facilitate further trade liberalization on a global scale. \nThe conference will be held Thursday\, April 16\, 2015 at ASP’s conference facilities in Washington\, D.C. The conference will include a keynote speech by the Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation from the Netherlands\, Ms. Lilianne Ploumen. \n  \nAgenda: The Geopolitics of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership\nFull bios of the panelists and speakers can be found here: \nThe Geopolitics of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership: Speakers and Panelists\n  \n12:00pm – 12:30pm: Registration and Networking Lunch\, sponsored by the Royal Netherlands Embassy \n  \n12:30pm – 12:40pm: Introduction by Nelson W. Cunningham\, President of ASP and President of McLarty Associates \n  \n12:40pm – 1:30pm: Panel 1: TTIP and the Geopolitics of the U.S.-EU relationship \nThis panel will address the geopolitical aspects of the transatlantic relationship and the many areas in which TTIP will influence transatlantic cooperation. We will be discussing how TTIP will alter the way the U.S. and the EU project their political\, economic\, and military influence in a changing security environment. We will also discuss to what extent the geopolitical aspects of TTIP should be highlighted in discussions on TTIP with the general public. \nPanelists: \n\nKurt Tong\, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary\, State Department Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs\nLt. Gen. Dan Christman\, USA (Ret.)\, Senior Vice President for International Affairs at the United States Chamber of Commerce\nDr. Daniel S. Hamilton\, Center for Transatlantic Relations Executive Director (SAIS)\nAmbassador Charles P. Ries\, vice president International\, RAND Corporation\n\nModerator: \nNelson W. Cunningham\, President of ASP and President of McLarty Associates \n1:30pm – 2:00pm: Coffee & Networking Session \n  \n2:00pm – 2:45pm: Introduction by Nelson W. Cunningham\, President of ASP and President of McLarty Associates \nKeynote speech by Ms. Lilianne Ploumen\, followed by Q&A: \nLilianne Ploumen has served as the Netherlands’ Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation since November 2012. In her expansive career\, Ploumen has worked in both for-profit and non-profit sectors. In 1995\, she founded Ploumen Projection\, an organization specializing in market research and innovation for commercial and non-profit clients. Ploumen has also worked as the director of the organization Mama Cash\, an international fund supporting women’s initiatives and she has served as the chair of the Labour Party in the Netherlands from October 2007 to January 2012. \n  \n2:45pm – 3:30pm: Coffee & Networking Session \n  \n3:30pm – 4:30pm: Panel 2: TTIP\, emerging markets and the multilateral trading system  \nThis panel will address the potential of TTIP as a catalyst for multilateral efforts to to liberalize trade. We will discuss what steps can be taken to make sure TTIP becomes an inclusive agreement that strengthens multilateral trade systems\, such as the WTO. We will also discuss how we can prevent TTIP from antagonizing emerging markets or widening the gap between the West and states such as Mexico\, Brazil and China. \nPanelists: \n\nChristopher Smart\, Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for International Economic Affairs\nPeter S. Rashish\, Senior Advisor for Trade and Transatlantic Relations\, Transnational Strategy Group\nDaniel J. Ikenson\, Director\, Herbert A. Stiefel Center for Trade Policy Studies (CATO)\nDr. Susan Aaronson\, Research Professor of International Affairs\, Institute of International Economic Policy\, Elliott School of International Affairs\, George Washington University\nDr. Joshua Walker\, Director Global Programs\, APCO Worldwide\n\nModerator: \nPaul W. Hamill\, Director of Strategy and Communications at ASP \nInteract\nTweet #ASPtrade \nFollow @EconEngage \nFollow @AmSecProject \nFollow @CTR_SAIS \nFollow @USChamber \nFollow @catotrade \nFollow @NLintheUSA \nFollow @DutchMFA \nAdditional Resources:\nThe Geopolitics of Trade \nAmerican Competitiveness: A matter of national security \nRivkin: the link between prosperity and national security \nAmbassador Froman on the Geopolitical Stakes of America’s Trade Policy  \nFree Trade and National Security – 5 Key Issues \n Event Sponsored by: \n \n  \n  \nABOUT THE AMERICAN SECURITY PROJECT  \nThe American Security Project is a non-profit\, non-partisan public policy and research organization dedicated to fostering knowledge and understanding of a range of national security issues\, promoting debate about the appropriate use of American power\, and cultivating strategic responses to 21st century challenges. For more information\, visit www.americansecurityproject.org.
URL:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/event/conference-the-geopolitics-of-the-transatlantic-trade-and-investment-partnership-ttip/
CATEGORIES:American Competitiveness & Economic Diplomacy,Featured Event,National Security Strategy,Public Diplomacy
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150415T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150415T170000
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SUMMARY:Conference: Geopolitics of Energy Security in the Eastern Mediterranean
DESCRIPTION:Date\nApril 15\, 2015\n\n\nTime\n12:00pm – 5:00pm\n\n\nLocation \nASP Conference Facilities\, 7th Floor West Tower\, 1100 New York Ave NW\, Washington DC\n\n\n\n  \nASP will host a half day conference to examine the energy security challenges faced in the Eastern Mediterranean. Over the course of three panel discussions\, the event will first examine the geopolitical importance of the region\, focusing on the recent discovery of major natural gas fields in Israel.The next panel will look at the challenges of promoting energy cooperation throughout the Eastern Mediterranean\, and will attempt to offer prescriptions for increasing energy security. The final panel will discuss the potential role that the US can play in the region in terms of investment opportunities and regional cooperation. \n  \nAgenda: Geopolitics of Energy Security in the Eastern Mediterranean\n  \n12:00pm – 12:30pm: Networking Lunch \n  \n12:30pm: Welcome and Introduction: BGen. Stephen A. Cheney\, USMC (Ret.) – ASP \n  \n12:30pm – 1:45pm: Panel 1 – The Geopolitical Promise of Energy in the Eastern Mediterranean \nThe panel will examine the potential of using new found energy reserves to build international cooperation within the region. For the countries bordering the Eastern Mediterranean\, conflict\, mistrust\, and insecurity have characterized regional relationships for decades. Could the newly discovered undersea natural gas fields catalyze a more cooperative relationship among countries in the region? \nPanelists: \n\nTim Boersma\, Acting Director\, Energy Security and Climate Initiative\, Brookings\nZack Gold\, Fellow\, Institute for National Security Studies (INSS)\, Tel Aviv\nAndrew Holland\, Senior Fellow for Climate and Energy\, ASP\n\n  \nPANEL 1 RECAP \n  \n1:45pm – 2:00pm: Coffee & Networking Session \n  \n2:00pm – 3:15pm: Panel 2 – Building Effective Cross-Border Energy Relationships \nThe panel will examine the challenges to developing the newfound energy resources in the region. It will look at the challenges of providing energy security as well as how to ensure equity among energy consumers. \nPanelists: \n\nSir Michael Leigh\, Senior Fellow\, German Marshall Fund of the United States\nAnne Korin\, Co-Director Institute for the Analysis of Global Security\nEmre Tuncalp\, Managing Partner\, Sidar Global\n\n  \nPANEL 2 RECAP \n  \n3:15pm – 4:30pm: Panel 3 – American Interests in Eastern Mediterranean Energy \nThe US will not be a consumer of energy exported from the Eastern Mediterranean\, so why has it been so involved? This panel will discuss the role of outsiders in promote energy cooperation among the countries in the Eastern Mediterranean. The panel will examine America’s role in building energy cooperation between countries in the region\, as well as promoting economic and investment opportunities for new found energy reserves. \nPanelists: \n\nSteve Lutes\, Director\, Middle East and North Africa Affairs\, US Chamber of Commerce\nDavid Gillers\, Professional Staff\, US Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources\nBen Dillon\, Vice President for Communications and Government Relations\, Noble Energy\n\n  \nPANEL 3 RECAP \nABOUT THE AMERICAN SECURITY PROJECT  \nThe American Security Project is a non-profit\, non-partisan public policy and research organization dedicated to fostering knowledge and understanding of a range of national security issues\, promoting debate about the appropriate use of American power\, and cultivating strategic responses to 21st century challenges. For more information\, visitwww.americansecurityproject.org. \n 
URL:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/event/conference-geopolitics-of-energy-security-in-the-eastern-mediterranean/
CATEGORIES:American Competitiveness & Economic Diplomacy,Energy Security,Featured Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150115T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150115T123000
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SUMMARY:Economic Diplomacy: How Economic Ties Can Strengthen National Security with Amb. Rivkin
DESCRIPTION:Join ASP on January 15\, 2015 as we welcome Assistant Secretary for Economic and Business Affairs Charles H. Rivkin for Economic Diplomacy: How Economic Ties Can Strengthen National Security.\n  \nDate\nJanuary 15\, 2015 \nTime\n12:30pm – 1:30pm \nLocation \nASP Conference Facilities\, 7th Floor West Tower\, 1100 New York Ave NW\, Washington DC \n \nFor more than 20 years\, Ambassador Rivkin helped craft the media landscape for a generation of viewers as President and CEO of The Jim Henson Company\, Wildbrain\, and other industry pioneers. The strategic force behind the 2000 sale of The Jim Henson Company for nearly $1 billion\, Ambassador Rivkin’s work resulted in his recognition as one of the 100 Most Creative People in Business by Fast Company.\nAmbassador Rivkin’s work at the State Department brings together business leaders to promote economic security and prosperity at home and abroad. Ambassador Rivkin’s comprehensive understanding of what it means to be successful in business and how to get there coupled with his acute sense of international affairs make him uniquely influential and pivotal on economic diplomacy.\nReturning from recent trips to meet with private sector leaders in Bangladesh\, China\, and India on innovation\, entrepreneurship\, and investment\, Ambassador Rivkin will discuss all these issues and more at the American Security Project.\nASP President Nelson Cunningham will introduce Amb Rivkin.\n \n \nInteract\nTweet #ASPEconDip\nFollow @EconEngage\nFollow @AmbRivkin\nFollow @AmSecProject\n  \n//  \nResources:\nAfrica – Promoting Investment and Extending America’s Security\nFree Trade and National Security – 5 Key Issues\nWHITE PAPER: American Competitiveness Report – An Issue of National Security\n \n \nBiographies\nCharles H. Rivkin\nCharles H. Rivkin began serving as Assistant Secretary of State for Economic and Business Affairs on February 13\, 2014\, and was sworn in publicly by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on April 15\, 2014.\nPrior to his appointment\, Rivkin served for more than four years as the United States Ambassador to France and Monaco where he led America’s first and one of its largest diplomatic missions\, which has six constituent posts throughout France and represents over 50 U.S. government agencies and sections. Rivkin is the first non-career bilateral ambassador to lead the EB bureau\, and he was brought in with a team of business leaders to help fulfill Secretary Kerry’s mandate that economic policy is foreign policy.\nPrior to his government service\, Ambassador Rivkin worked in the media sector for over 20 years where he served as President and CEO of award-winning entertainment companies such as The Jim Henson Company and Wildbrain. Rivkin helped engineer the sale of The Jim Henson Company in 2000 for nearly $1 billion. His contribution to the television landscape has influenced generations of viewers\, and Rivkin was named one of the 100 Most Creative People in Business by Fast Company.\nAmbassador Rivkin spent his early childhood in Luxembourg\, Senegal\, and The Gambia where his father\, William R. Rivkin\, was the United States Ambassador under Presidents John Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson. In honor of his father\, Ambassador Rivkin and his family have proudly presented the U.S. State Department’s annual Rivkin Award\, since 1968\, encouraging “intellectual courage and constructive dissent” among officers in the U.S. Foreign Service. The award was created in part with the help of Charles Rivkin’s godfather\, Hubert H. Humphrey.\nAmbassador Rivkin received his bachelor’s degree from Yale University in 1984\, graduating with distinction in political science and international relations. He received his M.B.A. from Harvard University in 1988. In 2013\, Ambassador Rivkin was personally awarded the Légion d’honneur with the rank of Commander by French President François Hollande.\nNelson Cunningham\nNelson Cunningham is President of McLarty Associates\, the international strategic advisory firm headed by former White House Chief of Staff and Special Envoy for the Americas Thomas F. “Mack” McLarty III. Mr. Cunningham was also Special Advisor to President Clinton for Western Hemisphere Affairs and previously served as a counsel at the White House and as General Counsel of the Senate Judiciary Committee under Senator Joseph Biden. Prior to that\, he was a federal prosecutor in New York under then-U.S. Attorney Rudolph Giuliani and also served as a foreign policy and trade advisor to the 2004 Kerry campaign. Mr. Cunningham is a member of the Secretary of State’s Foreign Affairs Policy Board\, the State Department Advisory Committee on International Economic Policy (ACIEP)\, and past chairman of the Export-Import Bank’s Advisory Committee.\n  \nThe event is sponsored by MasterCard\n 
URL:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/event/economic-diplomacy-how-economic-ties-can-strengthen-national-security-with-amb-rivkin/
CATEGORIES:American Competitiveness & Economic Diplomacy,Asymetric Operations,National Security Strategy,Public Diplomacy
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20141002T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20141002T163000
DTSTAMP:20141001T131808Z
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SUMMARY:ASP Conference:  Africa - Promoting Investment and Extending America's Security
DESCRIPTION:  \nDate: October 2\, 2014 \nTime: 12:00 pm – 4:30pm \nLocation: American Security Project\, 7th Floor West Tower\, 1100 New York Ave. NW Washington\, DC \nThe half-day event will bring together experts from the public and private sector\, as well as policy makers and members of the media to discuss the mutually beneficial impacts of US private investment on the African continent\, opportunities for practical investment\, and how to effectively manage the accompanying risk. \n12:00pm – 12:30pm    Networking and Lunch Refreshments \n12:30pm – 12:45pm    Welcome by ASP – Mr. Nelson Cunningham \n12:45pm – 1:45pm Panel One \nExtending America’s National Security through Private Sector Investments\nThe panel will discuss how strengthening US-Africa economic ties through investment can increase stability and serve US national security interests without boots on the ground.  It will also include an examination of the present roles of the United States government in taking forward these concepts by supporting private investment. \nChair: Mr. Nelson Cunningham\, McLarty Associates \nPanelists: Director Leocadia Zak\, USTDA \nPDAS Robert P. Jackson\, State Department \nMr. Scott Eisner\, VP Africa Affairs and International Operation – US Chamber of Commerce \n2:00pm –3:00pm Panel Two \nOpportunities for Investment in Africa\nThe panel will discuss investment opportunities across sectors and regions in Africa with a focus on energy\, petrochemicals\, and telecommunications. The focus will be on key geographic opportunities\, potential ROIs\, and how the US government and individual embassies can support US private investment in Africa. \nChair: Mr. Peter Choharis\, Choharis Global Solutions \nPanelists: Mr. Patrice Backer\, COO – AFIG Funds \nMr. Jake Cusack\, Managing Partner– Crossboundary \nMs. Carolyn Campbell\, Managing Partner- EPC \nMr. Fadi Elsalameen\, Principal – YCF Group \n*Networking Opportunity with Refreshments* \n 3:30 pm– 4:30pm Panel Three \nHow to Invest and Manage Risk for US Companies\nThe panel will examine mechanisms for investment and how to most effectively manage the accompanying risk.  As the capstone discussion\, topics will include how to secure capital\, navigating various regulatory environments\, managing risk insurance\, preferred financial centers\, and how to best secure shareholder return. \nChair: Mr. Fadi Elsalameen\, Principal – YCF Group \nPanelists: Mr. Dante Disparte\, Managing Director – Clements Worldwide \nDr. Barbara Samuels\, Executive Director – Global Clearing House for Development Finance; UN FfD Business Steering Committee \nMr. Andrew Herscowitz\, Power Africa and Trade Africa Coordinator – USAID \nMr. John Moran\, VP of Insurance – OPIC \nSponsors:
URL:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/event/asp-conference-africa-promoting-investment-and-extending-americas-security/
CATEGORIES:American Competitiveness & Economic Diplomacy,Asymetric Operations,Egypt Strategic Partnership,National Security Strategy
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140917T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20140917T213000
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SUMMARY:INVITE - Industrial Competitiveness & Worker Leadership
DESCRIPTION:Industrial Competiveness & Worker Leadership: A Conversation with Fred Stahl\, Former Director at Boeing Co.\n\n\n\nDate: September 17th 2014\n\n\nTime: 6:00pm – 9:30pm\n\n\nLocation: 1100 New York Avenue\, NW 7th Floor\, West Tower\n\n\n\n  \nIn cooperation with the Harvard Business Club of Washington\, DC\, we are pleased to present a conversation with Fred Stahl on Worker Leadership.  Worker Leadership is a new and innovative production system that creates jobs loaded with responsibility and authority—which workers love because they can be more productive.  Managers are thrilled with the dramatic improvements in enterprise productivity\, while shareholders love the higher profits. and unions are attracted to a new and vital role. \nJoin us to hear from Fred Stahl about the theory\, strategy and practice of Worker Leadership as he shows why it is the future of work. Mr. Stahl is the author of a new book titled “WORKER LEADERSHIP: America’s Secret Weapon in the Battle for Industrial Competitiveness”. \nCocktail reception will be held before the event from 6:00pm – 7:30pm \n(Early response is encouraged as space is limited) \nSpeaker:\nFred Stahl \nFred Stahl is a former Boeing Company executive and an early leader of MIT’s Lean Aircraft Initiative.  This initiative brought together industry\, government\, labor unions\, and academics to apply Toyota principles and practices to production of aerospace systems.  At Boeing\, Mr. Stahl led the Lean Manufacturing Assessment Project which compared Boeing’s factories with the world’s best.  He is also former corporate liaison to NATO for Boeing. \nResources:\nManufacturing Book Features Practices at Deere Factories \nWorker Leadership \nSponsored by the Harvard Business School Club of Washington\, DC  \n \nABOUT THE AMERICAN SECURITY PROJECT \nThe American Security Project is a non-profit\, non-partisan public policy and research organization dedicated to fostering knowledge and understanding of a range of national security issues\, promoting debate about the appropriate use of American power\, and cultivating strategic responses to 21st century challenges. For more information\, visit www.americansecurityproject.org.
URL:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/event/invite-industrial-competitiveness-worker-leadership/
CATEGORIES:American Competitiveness & Economic Diplomacy
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140612T183000
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SUMMARY:INVITE – Lasting Impact: A Call to Business and Education
DESCRIPTION:Lasting Impact: A Call to Business and Education Leaders\n\n\n\nDate\nJune 12\, 2014\n\n\nTime\n6:30pm – 9:30pm\n\n\nLocations\nEmbassy of France – Cultural Service4101 Reservoir Rd NWWashington\, DC\n\n\n\nJoin the HBS Club of Washington\, DC as they unveil the latest research on Pre-K through 12 education and pathways for improvement. \nThis exclusive event will be hosted at the Embassy of France and will provide an unrivalled opportunity for networking\, a challenging discussion on education and a great opportunity for business\, non-profit and educational leaders to collaborate. \nA special exhibit from French photographer and fashion designer\, Mr. Bruno Victoria will be specially displayed for this event.  Mr. Victoria’s work includes modernizing trends in some of the world’s most renowned high fashion houses\, including Yves St. Laurent\, among others. \n  \nThe event begins with a reception\, hors d’oeuvres\, wine and refreshments hosted in the elegant reception hall of the Embassy of France. \nAs this is a charitable event\, a portion of event proceeds will be donated to Communities in Schools to support their work. \nSpeakers \nDr. Jan Rivkin \nJan W. Rivkin is the Bruce V. Rauner Professor and chair of the Strategy Unit at Harvard Business School. His research\, course development\, and teaching efforts examine the interactions across functional and product boundaries within a firm – that is\, the connections that link marketing\, production\, logistics\, finance\, human resource management\, and other parts of a firm. His work analyzes\, first\, how such interactions constrain managerial behavior and\, second\, how managers use cognitive devices and organizational design to cope with decisions whose ramifications span boundaries. \nRivkin’s scholarly work has appeared in journals such as Management Science\, Organization Science\, the Strategic Management Journal\, the Academy of Management Journal\, Administrative Science Quarterly\, and Research Policy. Much of this work uses simulations of complex adaptive systems to examine the theoretical implications of cross-cutting interactions. His empirical work on the topic employs a mix of large-scale statistical studies\, field research\, and case studies. \nRivkin also co-chairs HBS’s project on the competitiveness of the United States.  In that role\, he has worked with a faculty team to explore steps that leaders–especially business leaders–can take to improve the ability of firms in the U.S. to win in the global marketplace and support American living standards. His work in this domain focuses on (a) how managers choose to locate business activities in the United States or elsewhere and (b) how business leaders can best work with educators to improve America’s schools. \n  \nDan Cardinali \nDan Cardinali is president of Communities In Schools\, Inc.\, the nation’s largest dropout prevention organization\, with operations in 27 states and the District of Columbia. Established in 1977\, Communities In Schools serves more than 1.25 million of America’s most disenfranchised students each year.  Under Cardinali’s leadership\, the organization has developed and embraced an evidence-based model of integrated student service provision and has launched a national growth strategy to increase the organization’s impact on improving public education.  Cardinali is a 2007 Annie E. Casey Children and Families Fellow.  He also currently serves as a trustee for America’s Promise\, and as chairman of the board of directors of Peace First.  Cardinali is a board member of The Harwood Institute of Public Innovation and Child Trends.  In May 2011 Dan Cardinali was appointed by President Barack Obama to the Presidential Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for Hispanics. \nTrained as a community organizer in Guadalajara\, Mexico\, Cardinali served on a team organizing a “squatter” community of 120\,000 to secure land rights\, running water and public education.  He returned to Washington\, D.C.\, to receive a one-year research fellowship at the Woodstock Theological Center at Georgetown University.  Cardinali holds a bachelor’s degree in international relations from Georgetown University School of Foreign Service and a master’s degree in philosophy from Fordham University. \nResources \nCommunities In Schools \nU.S. Competitiveness \nPK-12 Education \n  \nABOUT THE AMERICAN SECURITY PROJECT \n  \nThe American Security Project is a non-profit\, non-partisan public policy and research organization dedicated to fostering knowledge and understanding of a range of national security issues\, promoting debate about the appropriate use of American power\, and cultivating strategic responses to 21st century challenges. For more information\, visit www.americansecurityproject.org.
URL:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/event/invite-lasting-impact-a-call-to-business-and-education/
LOCATION:Embassy of France\, 4101 Reservoir Road NW\, Washington\, DC\, 20007\, United States
CATEGORIES:American Competitiveness & Economic Diplomacy
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140528T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20140528T093000
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SUMMARY:EVENT INVITE - European Union Election Results: Implications for the United States
DESCRIPTION:The American Security Project (ASP) invites you to: \nEU Election Results: Implications for the United States\nWednesday\, May 28th\, 2014 8:30-9:30 a.m\nThis May\, the European Union will hold parliamentary elections to determine their parliamentary representatives for the next 5 years. The outcome of these elections will have a resounding economic\, social\, and political impact on the international community – including the TTIP negotiations. \nWe will be joined by Paul Adamson\, Philippe Maze-Sencier\, and Geoffrey Harris who will be contributing their years of experience to the discussion. \nJoin the American Security Project for a conversation about the affects these elections will have on the United States. \n \nThe event will take place at: \nThe American Security Project\n1100 New York Ave\, NW Washington DC\nSeventh Floor\, West Tower \nThe event will begin promptly at 8:30AM. \nBreakfast light refreshments will be served at 8:00- 830am. \nEarly response is encouraged as space is limited \nIf you would like to attend this event please RSVP by clicking below \n \nPaul Adamson is the editor-in-chief and founding publisher of E!Sharp\, an online magazine on Europe and Europe’s place in the world. He is also Senior European Policy Advisor at Covington and Burling. Paul is also on the advisory group of British Influence\, a new organization promoting the UK’s role in the European Union. In 2012 he was awarded the Order of the British Empire for services promoting understanding of the European Union. \nPhilippe Maze-Sencier\, executive director in APCO Worldwide’s Washington D.C. office\, leads APCO’s government relations practice. Mr. Maze-Sencier brings nearly 20 years of experience working with governments and governmental structures in Europe\, Africa\, India\, and North America. Prior to Joining APCO\, Mr. Maze-Sencier worked for the Office of the High Commissioner on Human Rights in Geneva and at the Delegation of the European Commission in Washington D.C. \nGeoffrey Harris is currently the Deputy Head of the European Parliament Liaison Office with the United States Congress and formerly Head of the Human Rights Unit within the Secretariat General of the European Parliament. This unit provides the back-up for the sub-committee\, a parliamentary body working in the framework of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the European Parliament.\n  \nABOUT THE AMERICAN SECURITY PROJECT \n The American Security Project is a non-profit\, non-partisan public policy and research organization dedicated to fostering knowledge and understanding of a range of national security issues\, promoting debate about the appropriate use of American power\, and cultivating strategic responses to 21st century challenges. For more information\, visit www.americansecurityproject.org.
URL:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/event/event-invite-european-union-election-results-implications-for-the-united-states/
CATEGORIES:American Competitiveness & Economic Diplomacy
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SUMMARY:EVENT INVITE: Building a Better Corporate Tax Regime & Strengthening our Economic Security  – A conversation with Robert Pozen
DESCRIPTION:The American Security Project invites you to a breakfast event:\n  \n\n  \nBuilding a Better Corporate Tax Regime & Strengthening our Economic Security\n  \nA conversation with Robert Pozen\n  \nThe proposed acquisitions by Pfizer\, Omnicom and GE have focused government attention on the counter productive system we now have for taxing foreign profits of US corporations. \n  \nBob Pozen will explain the tax strategies being pursued by these US companies and evaluate possible legislative reforms to the current US tax system for foreign profits. \n \nMay 13th\, 8:30-9:30 A.M.\n  \n  \nWith a new chairman in the US Senate Finance Committee\, the stubborn issue of tax reform is coming back to the forefront.  In addition to cuts in the US corporate tax rate\, many want to encourage repatriation of the $2 trillion in foreign profits of US multinationals “locked out” because of US tax rules.  However\, the bipartisan popularity of existing tax preferences and widespread concerns over hurting American competitiveness make corporate tax reform a formidable challenge for Congress. \nJoin ASP Tuesday\, May 13th as we host Bob Pozen for an informative discussion about corporate tax reform\, as well as the many fiscal and political obstacles facing it.  Mr. Pozen will present his unique strategy for a new corporate tax regime that could end up benefiting governments and US corporations alike.  Much of the discussion will revolve around Bob Pozen’s February article in The Wall Street Journal\, “A Better Path to Corporate Tax Reform.” \n \n  \nThe event will take place at: \n  \nThe American Security Project \n  \n1100 New York Ave\, NW Washington DC \n  \nSeventh Floor\, West Tower \n  \nThe event will begin promptly at 8:30AM. \n  \nBreakfast light refreshments will be served at 8:00- 830am.  We hope to see you there! \n\nRobert C. Pozen is an accomplished Senior Lecturer at the Harvard Business School and Senior Research Fellow at the Brookings Institution.  He has served as chairman for MFS Investment Management® and the SEC’s advisory committee on improving financial reporting\, while also serving as Secretary of Economic Affairs for Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney in 2003.  Mr. Pozen has been widely published in The Wall Street Journal\, The Washington Post\, The New York Times\, and Financial Times. \n  \nABOUT THE AMERICAN SECURITY PROJECT \nThe American Security Project is a non-profit\, non-partisan public policy and research organization dedicated to fostering knowledge and understanding of a range of national security issues\, promoting debate about the appropriate use of American power\, and cultivating strategic responses to 21st century challenges. For more information\, visit www.americansecurityproject.org.
URL:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/event/event-invite-building-a-better-corporate-tax-regime-strengthening-our-economic-security-a-conversation-with-robert-pozen/
CATEGORIES:American Competitiveness & Economic Diplomacy
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SUMMARY:Asymmetric Threats and Space: China\, Russia\, non-state actors\, and the need for quick launch capabilities
DESCRIPTION:The American Security Project (ASP) cordially invites you to: \nAsymmetric Threats and Space: China\, Russia\, non-state actors\, and the need for quick launch capabilities\nwww.nationalsecurityandspace.com\n \nMay 8\, 12:30 – 1:30 pm\nModerated by BGen. Stephen A. Cheney\, USMC (Ret.) CEO\, American Security Project \nIn the 21st century\, an increasing number of critical national security and intelligence systems are dependent upon technology orbiting our planet. These technologies may be as covert as imaging systems over enemy territories\, or as ubiquitous as the global positioning systems in the average person’s car. Regardless of the specific type of technology\, the threats to it remain consistent. In order to properly prepare for the attack or destruction of key space infrastructure systems\, the United Sates must support domestic suppliers and businesses on the forefront of the sector. \nJoin ASP Adjunct Fellow\, August Cole\, along with President of NexGen Space and former NASA advisor\, Charles Miller\, and Peter Wegner\, Director of Advanced Concepts at Space Dynamics Laboratory for a discussion regarding the threats we currently face in space. \nThe conversation will be on the record. \n \nThe event will take place at: \n1100 New York Ave\, NW Washington DC \nSeventh Floor\, West Tower \nLunch refreshments will be served 12-12:30PM \nThe discussion will begin promptly at 12:30PM \nWe hope you can join us. \nPlease RSVP by Monday\, May 6\, at the following: \n\nCharles Miller is the President of NexGen Space LLC\, which provides client-based services at the intersection of commercial\, civil\, and national security space\, and public policy. He has served as a consultant to NASA\, DARPA\, the U.S. Air Force and many private commercial space firms. He is also part of Horizons Strategy Group\, which specializes in innovative solutions at the intersection national security and commercial space. \nMiller is the co-founder of Nanoracks\, which recently launched the world’s first commercial nanosatellite constellation from the International Space Station. Miller is also the former President of ProSpace\, and served as NASA Senior Advisor for Commercial Space from 2009 to 2012. He has written extensively on cheap access to space\, including how it is a strategic deterrent to war\, and other innovative approaches to achieving our national goals in space. \nDr. Peter Wegner Dr. Peter M. Wegner is the Director of Advanced Concepts at Utah State University Space Dynamics Laboratory. In this position he directs SDL’s Internal Research and Development investments in new technologies and systems to solve some of the Nation’s most critical emerging problems in National Security Space\, Civil and Commercial Space\, Tactical Air-borne C4ISR sensors and ground systems\, and Advanced Electro-Optical Sensor Calibration and Testing. Dr. Wegner coordinates a research portfolio consisting of advanced basic research conducted by university faculty and students as well as applied R&D conducted by SDL staff and collaborating partners. \nIn previous positions Dr. Wegner was the Director of the DoD’s Operationally Responsive Space Office at Kirtland AFB\, NM where he directed a $120M/year budget and 60+ person staff chartered with the responsibility for developing a national strategy to develop new and innovative techniques to design\, build\, test\, and operate space systems to support DoD missions. This included developing the ability to rapidly reconstitute and augment critical space capabilities in a time of crisis. \nDr. Wegner has also held positions as the Technical Advisor to Air Force Space Command Directorate of Requirements and a Research Engineer with the Air Force Research Laboratory Space Vehicles Directorate where he developed many key innovations such as the EELV Secondary Payload Adapter (“ESPA Ring”) that has helped open the door for many small satellite programs to find a ride into space. \nDr. Wegner received a B.S. in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Arizona\, a M.S. in Aerospace Engineering from Stanford University\, as well as a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Wyoming. \nAugust Cole is a writer focusing on national security issues. His fiction writing tackles themes at the core of American foreign policy and national security in the 21st Century\, including the privatization of military and intelligence operations and the future of American power in the Pacific. \nHis research centers on how operational and policy priorities\, political shifts and budget cuts impact the defense industry and U.S. national security. \nFrom 2007 to 2010\, Cole reported on the defense industry for The Wall Street Journal from Washington. He covered companies ranging from Boeing to Blackwater\, as well as broader defense policy and political matters. From 1998 to 2006\, he worked as an editor and a reporter for MarketWatch.com\, a financial Web site\, where he began covering the aerospace and defense industry. In 1998\, he worked as an intern at the Freedom Forum’s European Centre in London and as an intern at the NBC News London bureau. \nCole earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Diplomatic History and French from the University of Pennsylvania and earned a Master in Public Administration degree from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. \nHe is also a senior analyst at Wikistrat\, a crowd-sourced geopolitical analysis and forecasting group\, and a member of the International Institute for Strategic Studies. \nAugust Cole also authored ASP’s White Paper on American Competitiveness as well as National Security and Space – The Next Space Race. \nwww.nationalsecurityandspace.org \nABOUT THE AMERICAN SECURITY PROJECT \nThe American Security Project is a non-profit\, non-partisan public policy and research organization dedicated to fostering knowledge and understanding of a range of national security issues\, promoting debate about the appropriate use of American power\, and cultivating strategic responses to 21st century challenges. For more information\, visit www.americansecurityproject.org. \n 
URL:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/event/asymmetric-threats-and-space-china-russia-non-state-actors-and-the-need-for-quick-launch-capabilities/
CATEGORIES:American Competitiveness & Economic Diplomacy,Asymetric Operations,National Security & Space
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