Graham Allison
Director of the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs and Douglas Dillon Professor of Government, Harvard Kennedy School
Niall Ferguson
Senior Facutly Fellow, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School
Senior Fellow, Center for European Studies, Harvard University
Samantha Power
United States Ambassador to the United Nations (2013-2017)
Founding Executive Director, Carr Center for Human Rights Policy, Harvard Kennedy School
2003 Pulitzer Prize for “A Problem from Hell”: America and the Age of Genocide
Arne Westad (Moderator)
S.T. Lee Professor of U.S.-Asia Relations, Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation, Harvard Kennedy School

Moderator Arne Westad, S.T. Lee Professor of U.S.-Asia Relations, Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation, was joined onstage Wednesday night by Graham Allison, Director of the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Niall Ferguson, Senior Faculty Fellow, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, and Samantha Power, United States Ambassador to the United Nations (2013-2017), to discuss the future of U.S-Chinese relations.

The panelists began by providing historical context for U.S-Chinese relations. referencing the theories of Thucydides as well as recent economic and military evolutions of the two countries. Finally, the panelists took questions from the audience regarding the changing dynamics of the two superpowers, the future of diplomatic negotiations, and the ramifications of Thucydides Trap and a potential security dilemma.

Ganesh Sitaraman,
Author, The Crisis of the Middle Class Constitution: ​Why Economic Inequality Threatens Our Republic;  Associate Professor of Law, Vanderbilt Law School; Senior Fellow, Center for American Progress; Former Senior Counsel, Senator Elizabeth Warren; Member, Institute of Politics Student Advisory Committee, Class of 2004

Ganesh Sitaraman is a bold and visionary thinker whose new book, The Crisis of the Middle Class Constitution, shows that the disappearing American dream is more than a policy problem—it is a constitutional crisis. In our age of growing inequality, the stakes couldn’t be higher. Every American needs to read this book.” Senator Elizabeth Warren

Jill Abramson
Former Executive Editor, The New York Times
Noah Oppenheim
President, NBC News   
Sacha Pfeiffer
Journalist, The Boston Globe
Pulitzer Prize-winning Investigative Journalist and Radio Host  
James Steyer
Founder & CEO, CommonSense.org 
Adjunct Professor, Stanford University
Richard Weissbourd
Senior Lecturer on Education and Faculty Director, Human Development and Psychology, Harvard Graduate of School of Education
Nicco Mele (moderator)
Director, Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics & Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School

Moderator Nicco Mele, Director, Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics & Public Policy, was joined onstage Thursday night with Jill Abramson, Former Executive Editor, The New York Times, Noah Oppenheim, President, NBC News, Sacha Pfeiffer, Journalist, The Boston Globe Pulitzer Prize-winning Investigative Journalist and Radio Host, James Steyer Founder & CEO, CommonSense.org Adjunct Professor, Stanford University, and Richard Weissbourd, Senior Lecturer on Education and Faculty Director, Human Development and Psychology, Harvard Graduate School of Education. The discussion revolved around the impact of the news on children, especially how kids are impacted psychologically and the changing role of the media in presenting news and stories with a new, younger demographic. The panelists also took questions from the audience regarding credibility of the media and its newfound impact in shaping public perception.

A conversation with
Dr. Steven H. Walker
Acting Director, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
Michael Sulmeyer (Moderator)
Director, Cyber Security Project, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs

Moderator Michael Sulmeyer, Director of the Cyber Security Project at the Belfer Center, was joined onstage Wednesday night by Steven H. Walker, Acting Director of DARPA, to discuss the future of cyber warfare, technological advancements in the D.o.D., and new defense systems in the U.S. military. The panelists also discussed Artificial Intelligence, cyber security, and medical advancements in technology and prosthetics for The Wounded Warrior Project. The panelists also took questions from the audience regarding the current nature of war, balancing private and public advancements in technology, and the intersectionality of defense and social projects.