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Admiral Christopher Grady is a senior defense and national security leader with more than four decades of operational, strategic, and institutional experience at the highest levels of the U.S. government. He has commanded at every level, including three ships, a … Continued

Admiral Mike Gilday is the son of a Navy Sailor. A surface warfare officer, he is anative of Lowell, Massachusetts and a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy.  He holds master’s degrees from the Harvard Kennedy School and the National War … Continued

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

Aliza KNOX was named the IT Woman of the Year (Asia) in 2020, in the top 100 Women in Tech 2021 (Singapore), the AWA Singapore International Business Woman of the Year in 2015, elected to Chief Executive Women (Australia) in … Continued

Amanda Bickerstaff is the Co-Founder and CEO of AI for Education. A former high school biology teacher and EdTech CEO, she brings over 20 years of experience in the education sector. With a deep understanding of the challenges and opportunities … Continued

• Managing Director and the General Counsel of KraneShares
• 15^th U.S. Ambassador to Singapore
• Part-Time Professor of International Relations at New York University

• Former Georgia State Senator

• CEO, Shwe Strategies LLC
• Senior Advisor, Albright Stonebridge Group
• Senior Advisor, United States Institute of Peace
• Former U.S. Ambassador to Burma (Myanmar), 2012-2016; Special Envoy to Burma, 2011-2012
• Former Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary (six months acting Assistant Secretary) overseeing Asia in the Office of the Secretary of Defense, 2009-2011
• Specialist in diplomacy and security policy with nearly 30 years of experience in Asian affairs and U.S.-Asia relations
• President of the National Democratic Institute (NDI)
• Coauthor of China: The Balance Sheet—What the World Needs to Know Now about the Emerging Superpower (2006), and China and the Developing World: Beijing’s Strategy for the 21^st Century (2007).

Frank Lavin is active in U.S.-Asia policy, U.S. domestic politics, and trade policy matters. He serves as a Visiting Fellow at the Hoover Institution as well as a Trustee of the Asia Foundation and as a Director of the Asia … Continued

• Over 35 years as U.S. Senator (D-MT) (1978-2013)
• 7 years as Chairman, Senate Finance Committee (2007-2014)
• U.S. Ambassador to the People’s Republic of China (2014-2017)
• Three decades of experience in the US Senate serving on the committees of Finance, Taxation, Deficit Reduction, Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, Environment and Public Works
• A seasoned voice on issues important to your business and audiences around the globe

Andy Rothman has had a distinguished career at the intersection of China-focused macroeconomics, investment strategy, and global market advisory, including more than 20 years living and working in China. He is the Founder of Sinology LLC, where he advises institutional investors and … Continued