David Adelman
  • Partner, Reed Smith LLP
  • 15th U.S. Ambassador to Singapore
  • Part-Time Professor of International Relations at New York University
  • Former Georgia State Senator

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  • U.S. Ambassador to China (2017-2020)
  • Longest serving governor in U.S. history
  • During his tenure, Ambassador Branstad’s two greatest achievements were the signing of the historic Phase One Trade Agreement between the U.S. and China in January of 2020 and successfully lobbying the Chinese government to stem the flow of fentanyl into America
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  • Served nearly 6 years in the White House National Security Council (2009-2015) as President Obama’s top advisor on Asia
  • Longest serving Asia advisor to President Obama and a key architect of Obama’s China policy   
  • Served in Treasury Department as Policy Advisor to U.S.-China Strategic Economic Dialogue led by Secretary Henry M. Paulson, Jr.
  • Served as Senior Asia Analyst at the RAND Corporation for 7 years
  • Georgetown University Penner Family Chair in Asian Studies
Enzio Von Pfeil

● Chief Macro Investment Strategist, Private Capital Limited
● Global economist based in Hong Kong or 25+ years
● Chief Regional Economist: Smith New Court Far East Ltd., SG Warburg Far East Ltd., ABN-AMRO Ltd.
● Iconoclastic predictor of national and global trends

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  • Senior Fellow, Asia Society
  • An expert on U.S.-China relations, Chinese political risk, North Korea, international affairs, and Asian politics
  • On-air contributor, CBS-N, international affairs analyst, PRI’s The World
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  • Randy spent 28 years with the Central Intelligence Agency’s Directorate of Operations, most recently serving as the Chief CIA representative in China
  • Randy previously spent more than a decade as Managing Partner for Asia of the Mintz Group, managing the Group’s activities across Asia
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  • 63rd Superintendent of the US Naval Academy, the nation’s premier leadershipdevelopment institution
  • Over 4000 flight hours and command- level leadership at the Squadron, Air Wing, and three higher- level organizations culminating with command of the US FOURTH Fleet.
  • Having commanded six times in the military, he has tremendous applied-leadership experience at the highest levels of military and government as well as specialization in strategy and policy development and international affairs.
  • Ashore, he had over a decade of service in the Pentagon on multiple tours of duty with the Navy Staff as well as the Joint Chiefs of Staff. During these tours he specialized in strategy and policy development, international affairs, as well as personnel management.
Alex Wong

Alex WONG served in senior positions at the U.S. Department of State overseeing high-stakes negotiations and initiatives at the forefront of U.S. strategy in the Indo-Pacific region. Alex was nominated by the President and unanimously approved by the Senate Foreign … Continued

Ben Rhodes
  • Current Chief International Advisor to former President Barack Obama
  • President Obama’s National Security Advisor for Strategic Communications and Speech Writing (2009-2017)
Claude Smadja
  • Founder & President of Smadja & Smadja Strategic Advisory Inc. (2001 – present)
  • Managing Director of the World Economic Forum (1995 – 2001)

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