Dr. Tom Catena, Chair of the Aurora Humanitarian Initiative, is an American surgeon and missionary, founder of the Mother Mercy Hospital in Sudan’s war-ravaged Nuba mountains. Having set up the Mother of Mercy Catholic Hospital in 2008, he is the only surgeon permanently based in a region the size of Austria and regularly treats up to 400 people a day.

First a recipient of the $1.1 million Aurora Prize for his humanitarian work and now Chair of the Aurora Humanitarian Initiative, Dr. Catena will address the challenges of running a hospital in a war-torn region and speak of the importance of empowering people on the ground to make decisions about the allocation of aid – as Aurora does through the Aurora Prize, allowing its recipients to allocate $1 million to organizations of their choice.

Hi! I'm Running for Office convenes graduate students from Harvard Kennedy School and undergraduates from Harvard College for 8 sessions focused on running for office and governing. 
 

Mark Leibovich
Chief National Correspondent, The New York Times Magazine
Author, “Big Game: The NFL in Dangerous Times"

Leah Wright Rigueur
Assistant Professor of Public Policy, HKS

Chris Robichaud
Senior Lecturer in Ethics and Public Policy, HKS

The 2018 Gleitsman Activist Award Recipient:
Malala Yousafzai
2014 Nobel Laureate
Co-founder, Malala Fund
Samantha Power (Moderator)
United States Ambassador to the United Nations (2013-2017)
Anna Lindh Professor of the Practice of Global Leadership and Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School

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Join us for a conversation on policing and communities featuring Gary, Indian Mayor Karen Freeman-Wilson, former Philadelphia Mayor and IOP Visiting Fellow Michael Nutter, and Fall 2018 IOP Resident Fellow Brittany Packnett.

The 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Salil Shetty
Senior Fellow, Carr Center, Harvard Kennedy School
Former Secretary General,  Amnesty International

Samantha Power
United States Ambassador to the United Nations (2013-2017)
Anna Lindh Professor of the Practice of Global Leadership and Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School

Mathias Risse (Moderator)
Lucius N. Littauer Professor of Philosophy and Public Administration
Director, Carr Center for Human Rights Policy

Edwin L. Godkin Lecture by:
Bryan Stevenson
Founder and Executive Director, Equal Justice Initiative
MPP/JD 1985 LLD 2015

Sarah E. Wald (Moderator)
Senior Policy Advisor and Chief of Staff to the Dean, Harvard Kennedy School
Adjunct Lecturer in Public Policy, HKS

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John Kerry
United States Secretary of State (2013-2017)
United States Senator from Massachusetts (1985-2013)

And the Fall 2018 IOP Resident Fellows
Amy Dacey, Joe Heck, Brittany Packnett, and Margaret Talev

Mark D. Gearan (Moderator)
Director, Institute of Politics, HKS

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Join Ash Center Senior Visiting Fellow and former Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley for a discussion on the results of the 2018 gubernatorial elections from across the country and what trends we might see in 2020. A pizza dinner will be provided. This discussion is cosponsored by the Taubman Center for State and Local Politics and the Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation.

Alexander Burns ‘08
National Political Correspondent, The New York Times
Michael Glassner
Executive Director, Donald Trump for President Campaign Committee
Maria Teresa Kumar
Founding President, Voto Latino
Beth Myers
Former Campaign Manager, Mitt Romney 2012
Fall 2013 Institute of Politics Resident Fellow
Stephanie Schriock
President, EMILY'S List
Rick Klein (moderator)
Political Director, ABC News

General John Hyten
USAF. Commander, United States Strategic Command

John Noonan
IOP Fall 2018 Resident Fellow
Senior Counselor for Military & Defense Affairs, National Security Advisor, Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR)
National Security Advisor, Presidential Campaigns of Governor Jeb Bush and Governor Mitt Romney

President Trump has carried out the majority of his presidency under the cloud of Robert Mueller’s investigation. He’s openly challenged the U.S. intelligence and law enforcement communities, fired his FBI director, threatened his attorney general, hired private attorneys to represent him, and set up a structure inside the White House counsel’s office to deal with Russia requests. And he’s broken the mold for presidents by talking and tweeting about all of this.

Guest Ty Cobb, former White House Counsel to President Trump.