A Conversation with
Ray Dalio
Founder, Bridgewater Associates
Author, Principles
Lawrence H. Summers
Charles W. Eliot University Professor of Harvard University
Co-Director, Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government, Harvard Kennedy School

A Conversation with
Dr. Jason Matheny
Director, Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA)
Eric Rosenbach (Moderator)
Co-Director, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, HKS
Director, Defending Digital Democracy Project
Chief of Staff, United States Department of Defense (2015-2017)
Assistant Secretary of Defense, United States Department of Defense (2014-2015)

Remarks by
Dr. Salam Fayyad
Prime Minister, Palestinian Authority (2007-2013)
Minister of Finance, Palestinian Authority (2002-2005, 2007)
International Monetary Fund Resident Representative, West Bank and Gaza Strip (1996-2001)
Senior Fellow, The Middle East Initiative, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, HKS
Melani Cammett (Moderator)
Clarence Dillon Professor of International Affairs, Dept. of Government, Harvard University
Faculty Affiliate, Middle East Initiative, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, HKS
Commissioner, Lancet Commission on Syria

A discussion with
Marina Walker Guevara
Deputy Director, The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists
Frederik Obermaier
Investigative Reporter, Süddeutsche Zeitung
P Vaidyanathan Iyer
The Indian Express
Edward Mason Fellow, Harvard Kennedy School MPA/MC 2018
Samantha Henry (Moderator)
Assistant Director for Programming and Special Projects, The Nieman Foundation for Journalism, Harvard University
Harvard Kennedy School MPA/MC 2019

A discussion with
José Andrés
Internationally-Recognized Culinary Innovator, Author, Educator, Humanitarian, Chairman, World Central Kitchen and Chef & Owner, ThinkFoodGroup
Jason Jackson
Senior Director of Emergency Management, Walmart
Jeh Johnson
Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (2013-2017)
Senior Fellow, The Homeland Security Project, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, HKS
Partner, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
Brad Kieserman
Vice President of Disaster Operations and Logistics, Red Cross
Juliette Kayyem (Moderator)
Robert and Renee Belfer Lecturer in International Security, HKS
National Security Analyst, CNN
U.S. Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security for Intergovernmental Affairs (2009-2010)

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A Conversation with
George W. Casey, Jr.
General, US Army (Retired)
Jeffrey D. Dunn
President and Chief Executive Officer, Sesame Workshop
Harvard College ‘77  HBS ’81, Harvard Advanced Leadership Initiative Fellow ‘14
Ann Compton (Moderator)
Fall 2016 Resident Fellow, Institute of Politics
ABC News, White House Correspondent (1973-2014)

Special appearance by:
Elmo

A conversation with IOP Spring 2018 Resident Fellows
Adam Conner
Former Government and Public Sector Lead, Slack Technologies
Ed Gillespie
Virginia Gubernatorial Candidate (2017)
Chairman, Republican National Committee (2003-2005)
Betsy Hodges
Mayor of Minneapolis (2014 – 2018)
Scott Jennings
Founding Partner, RunSwitch Public Relations
Political Commentator, CNN
Symone D. Sanders
Strategist, Priorities USA
National Press Secretary, Bernie Sanders 2016
Dan Balz (Moderator)
Chief Correspondent, The Washington Post
Fall 2017 Resident Fellow, Institute of Politics

Introductory Remarks by
Drew Gilpin Faust
President of Harvard University

A public address by
Dick Durbin
United States Senator, Illinois
Bill Delahunt (Moderator)
Acting Director, Institute of Politics
Former United States Representative, Massachusetts

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Join us for a discussion & interactive viewing of the 2018 SOTU with President Donald J. Trump on the Forum Big Screen.

Democratic Response by
Joseph Kennedy III
U.S. Representative from Massachusetts
Member of Institute of Politics Senior Advisory Committee

Pizza & Refreshments will be served!

Introductory Remarks by
Lawrence H. Summers
Charles W. Eliot University Professor of Harvard University
Co-Director, Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government, Harvard Kennedy School

A Conversation with
Michael B. Froman
United States Trade Representative (2013-2017)
Klein Fellowship in Economic Diplomacy, Harvard Kennedy School of Government
Distinguished Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations
Nicholas Burns (Moderator)
Roy and Barbara Goodman Family Professor of the Practice of Diplomacy and International Relations, HKS
Faculty Director, Future of Diplomacy Project; Faculty Chair, Middle East Initiative, HKS

A public address by
His Excellency
Guðni Thorlacius Jóhannesson
President of Iceland

John P. Holdren (Moderator)
Teresa and John Heinz Professor of Environmental Policy, HKS
Co-Director, Science, Technology and Public Policy Program, HKS
Faculty Co-Lead, HKS Arctic Initiative
Chair, White House Arctic Executive Steering Committee, 2015-2017

Mayor Peter Buttigieg, South Bend, IN
Mayor Sly James, Kansas City, MO
Mayor Sharon Weston Broome, Baton Rouge, LA
Jorrit de Jong (Moderator)
Faculty Director of the Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative