This year’s conference will launch the year long discussion on the Six Top National Security Issues facing the United States in the run-up to the 2012 presidential election, which were selected by our council network leadership: US Education: Competing Globally, US Energy Policy, Afghanistan/Pakistan, US Economic Competitiveness, the Middle East, and China
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Confirmed Speakers to Date:
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Robin Wright United States Institute of Peace Senior Fellow on the Middle EastPHilip Taubman Consulting Professor Stanford University and former NY Times Reporter on National Security and the 2012 ElectionMark Penn Worldwide CEO, Burston-Marsteller; Advisor to Sen Clinton, 2008 Presidential Campaign on Election 2012: National Security Does it MatterSenator Sam Nunn Co-Chairman and CEO of the Nuclear Threat Initiative on National Security and the 2012 ElectionAmbassador John D. Negroponte Former Ambassador to Iraq and First Director of NationalAmbassador Ronald Neumann Former US Ambassador to Afghanistan on Afghanistan/Pakistan
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Bill McInturff Co-founder of Public Opinion Strategies and Lead Pollster for McCain 2008 on Election 2012: National Security Does it MatterRichard Levin President, Yale University Keynote Dinner SpeakerGeneral Michael Hayden Former Director of the CIA, NSA on Afghanistan/PakistanStephen Hadley Former National Security Advisor on National Security and the 2012 ElectionAmbassador Marc Grossman US Special Envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan, for the 1918 Society Breakfast (formerly Chairman’s Circle)Ambassador Petr Gandalovic Ambassador of the Czech Republic on the Lessons of the Velvet Revolution on the Arab SpringDoug Foshee Chairman, President and CEO of El Paso Corporation on the Future of EnergyCharlie Cook Editor and Publisher of the Cook Political Report on Election 2012: National Security Does it MatterGloria Borger CNN Chief Political Analyst on Election 2012: National Security Does it Matter
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