Featuring Special Guests
DeRay Mckesson
Civil Rights Activist & Co-Founder of Campaign Zero
Miles Rapoport
Senior American Democracy Practice Fellow,
Ash Center, Harvard Kennedy School

4:00 PM    Pizza & Voter Registration in the IOP L-164
6:30 PM    Remarks by Deray & Miles in the JFK Jr. Forum

Jason Furman
Professor of the Practice of Economic Policy, Harvard Kennedy School
Chairman, White House Council of Economic Advisors (2013-2017)
Francesca Rossi
AI Ethics Global Leader, IBM Research
Wilson White
Public Policy and Government Relations Senior Counsel, Google
Greg Ip (Moderator)
Chief Economics Commentator, The Wall Street Journal

Jason Furman, former Chair of the White House Council of Economic Advisors to President Obama, Francesca Rossi, AI Ethics Global Leader at IBM research, Wilson White, Public Policy and Government Relations Senior Counsel, Google, joined moderator Greg Ip, Chief Economics Commentator The Wall Street Journal, onstage to discuss the future of Artificial intelligence and its impact on the workforce. The panelists discussed, among other things, AI and its influence on the employment rate, how AI will improve quality of life, and new regulations around AI. 

Pete Souza
Former Chief Official White House Photographer for U.S. Presidents Ronald Reagan and Barack Obama
Ann Marie Lipinski, NF '90 (Moderator)
Curator, Nieman Foundation for Journalism, Harvard University

Pete Souza, former White House photographer for Presidents Reagan and Obama, addressed the forum regarding his time spent as a presidential photographer. He focused on his time during the Obama administration, displaying photographs and recounting memories at several key points during the Obama presidency. The forum was moderated by Ann Marie Lipinski, curator of the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard.

The 2017 Malcolm H. Wiener Lecture on International Political Economy
Klaus Schwab, MPA 1967
Founder and Executive Chairman, World Economic Forum
Yo-Yo Ma
Cellist
Board Member, World Economic Forum
David Gergen (Moderator)
Public Service Professor of Public Leadership, Harvard Kennedy School
Faculty Director, Center for Public Leadership, Harvard Kennedy School

Founder and Executive Chairman of the World Economic Forum Klaus Schwab, MPA 1967, presented the Malcolm H. Wiener lecture on international political economy. After an opening performance by cellist and World Economic Forum board member Yo-Yo Ma, Schwab delivered a keynote address discussing the interaction between the business community and social progress, economic inequality, globalism, and understanding cultural and social differences.  

Jason Corral
Staff Attorney, Harvard Immigration and Refugee Clinical Program
Roberto G. Gonzales
Professor of Education, Harvard Graduate School of Education
Carlos Rojas
Special Projects Consultant, Youth on Board
Massachusetts-based Immigrant Rights Advocate
Dan Balz (moderator)
Chief Correspondent, The Washington Post
Fall 2017 Resident Fellow, Institute of Politics

Dan Balz, Chief Correspondent for the Washington Post, moderated a discussion in the forum regarding the legislative future of DACA, or Deffered Admittance for Childhood Arrivals. Moderator Dan Balz was joined onstage by Jason Corral, Staff Attorney, Harvard Immigration and Refugee Clinical Program, Roberto G. Gonzales, Professor of Education, Harvard Graduate School of Education, and Carlos Rojas, Special Projects Consultant, Youth on Board. The panelists discussed, among other things, personal experiences with the DACA program, potential legislative changes or differences that we might expect from this administration, and their own ideas on how to fix or change DACA. 

Mike Pompeo
Director, Central Intelligence Agency
Graham T. Allison
Douglas Dillon Professor of Government, Harvard Kennedy School

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Dr. Harry Edwards
Professor Emeritus, University of California, Berkeley
Author, The Revolt of the Black Athlete
James Brown
Host, The NFL Today on CBS Sports & Thursday Night Football, CBS Sports and NFL Network
Special Correspondent, CBS News
Harvard College ‘73

Dr. Harry Edwards, an esteemed professor and author, addressed the forum on athlete activism ranging from Jessie Owens to Jackie Robinson to Colin Kaepernick. Dr. Edwards spoke about what it means to be an activist in the twenty-first century and how the role of athlete activist has changed over the decades. Television host and Harvard graduate of ’73 James Brown moderated the forum.

Denis McDonough
Chief of Staff to President Barack Obama (2013 – 2017)
Andy Card
President Franklin Pierce University (2014-2016)
Chief of Staff to President George W. Bush (2001-2006)
Mack McLarty
Chairman, McLarty Associates
Chief of Staff to President William Clinton (1993 -1994)
Chris Whipple (moderator)
Documentary Filmmaker and writer
Author, The Gatekeepers: How the White House Chiefs of Staff Define Every Presidency

Andy Card, Chief of Staff to President George W. Bush, Denis McDonough, Chief of Staff to President Barack Obama, and Mack McLarty, Chief of Staff to President William Clinton, joined moderator Chris Whipple, documentary filmmaker and author, for a panel discussion on the duties, privileges, and challenges faced by the president's most trusted advisors. The panelists discussed the role of discipline in limiting and prioritizing access to the President while maneuvering delicate political atmospheres, often times assuming the role of friend and others the role of counsel across decades of American history. 

Heather Adkins
Manager Information Security, Google
Molly McKew
Foreign Policy and Strategy Consultant, Information Warfare Expert and Writer
Robby Mook
Senior Fellow, Defending Digital Democracy Project
Campaign Manager, Hillary Clinton Presidential Campaign
Debbie Plunkett
Principal, Plunkett Associates LLC
Former Director National Security Agency's Information Assurance Directorate
Matt Rhoades
Senior Fellow, Defending Digital Democracy Project
Campaign Manager, Romney-Ryan 2012 presidential campaign
Clint Watts
Senior Fellow, Center for Cyber and Homeland Security, George Washington University
Foreign Policy Research Institute Fellow
Eric Rosenbach (moderator)
Co-Director, Belfer Center for Science and International Affiars
Co-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)

Heather Adkins, Manager of Information Security at Google, Molly McKew, Information Warfare Expert, Robby Mook, Campaign Manager for Hillary Clinton's Presidential Campaign, Debbie Plunkett, Former Director of Information Assurance at the National Security Agency, Matt Rhoades, Campaign Manager for Mitt Romney's Presidential Campaign, and Clint Watts, Senior Fellow at the Center for Cyber and Homeland Security at George Washington University, joined moderator Eric Rosenbach, Director of the Defending Digital Democracy Project, for a panel discussion on dangers to democracy in the digital age ranging from threats to free and fair elections to the psychological influence of personalized internet content. 

A panel featuring IOP Fall 2017 Fellows
Yohannes Abraham
Former Senior Advisor to the National Economic Council and Deputy Assistant, Office of Public Engagement and Intergovernmental Affairs, White House
Dan Balz
Chief Correspondent, The Washington Post
Jason Chaffetz
U.S. Congressman (R-UT) (2009-2017)
Former Chair, House Oversight and Government Reform Committee
Contributor, Fox News Network
Karen Finney
Senior Advisor and Spokesperson, Hillary Clinton 2016 Presidential Campaign
Sally Jewell
United States Secretary of the Interior (2013 to 2017)
CEO, Recreational Equipment Inc. (REI) (200-2013)
Mark Strand
President, Congressional Institute
Lois Romano (moderator)
Strategic Advisor, Institute of Politics
Former Washington Post Political Reporter and Editor

The Institute of Politics officially welcomed six new fellows this semester with a panel discussion on their respective political experiences. The six fellows include Yohannes Abraham, Former Senior Advisor to the National Economic Council and Deputy Assistant, Office of Public Engagement and Intergovernmental Affairs, White House, Dan Balz,Chief Correspondent, The Washington Post, Jason Chaffetz, U.S. Congressman (R-UT) (2009-2017), Karen Finney, Senior Advisor and Spokesperson, Hillary Clinton 2016 Presidential Campaign, Sally Jewell, United States Secretary of the Interior (2013 to 2017) and CEO, Recreational Equipment Inc. (REI) (200-2013), and Mark Strand, President, Congressional Institute. The panelists discussed, among other topics, the 2016 Presidential Election, DACA, and remedies to "fix" politics. 

A panel discussion featuring HKS Faculty
Marshall Ganz
Senior Lecturer, Harvard Kennedy School
Jane Mansbridge
Charles F. Adams Professor of Political Leadership and Democratic Values, Harvard Kennedy School
Khalil Gibran Muhammad
Professor of History, Race, and Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School Suzanne Young Murray Professor, Radcliffe Institute, Harvard University
Meghan O'Sullivan
Jean Kirkpatrick Professor of the Practice of International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School
Dani Rodrik
Ford Foundation Professor of International Political Economy, Harvard Kennedy School
Kathryn Sikkink
Ryan Family Professor of Human Rights Policy, HKS; Carol K. Pforzheimer Professor, Radcliffe Institute
Nicco Mele (Moderator)
Lecturer in Public Policy and Director, Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics, and Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School

A panel of Harvard professors including Marshall Ganz, Dani Rodrik, Jane Mansbridge, Khalil Gibran Muhammad, Meghan O'Sullivan, and Kathryn Sikkink joined moderator Nicco Mele onstage at the forum to discuss the current landscape of democracy in America. The panelists discussed, among other things, how contemporary characteristics of populism, free speech, the media, race, national history, and economic inequality impact the durability of our democratic institutions in 2017. The panelists also took questions from the audience regarding the power of protests and opposition, international relations, and electoral politics. 

James R. Clapper, Jr.
Director of National Intelligence (2010-2017)
Senior Fellow, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs
 
Mike Rogers
Senior Fellow, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs
Chair, House Intelligence Committee (2011-2015)
Member, U.S. House of Representatives (MI-8, R) (2001-2015)

Graham Allison (Moderator)
Douglas Dillon Professor of Government and Director, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs

Panelists James R. Clapper, Jr., Director of National Intelligence (2010-2017) and Mike Rogers, Chair, House Intelligence Committee (2011-2015) and Member, U.S. House of Representatives (MI-8, R) (2001-2015), addressed the forum on the US intelligence community's perspective on Russia interference in the 2016 US Presidential election. The panelists, along with moderator and Harvard Professor Graham Allison, discussed the evidence around interference, the role of Congress in future investigations, and the working relationship between The Executive Branch and US Intelligence agencies.