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• Founder and principal of Klinck Global LLC
• He is a global strategist, business executive, retired U.S. Army Colonel, former diplomat, and international policy expert
• Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for East Asia in the first Trump Administration
• Serves as Director of Army International Affairs. Assigned to U.S. diplomatic missions in China for 7+ years, he was one of the longest-serving Military Attachés at the U.S. Embassy in Beijing and the Consulate-General in Hong Kong

• Gov. James Albert Noe and Linda Noe Laine Professor of China in World Affairs in the Government Department at Harvard University

• Former Trump for President Senior Communications Advisor
• Former Trump Transition Team Communications Director
• CNN Political Commentator
• Managing Director, Teneo Strategy

• CNN’s chief national security analyst and anchor of The Brief with Jim Sciutto
• Throughout his career, he has reported from more than 50 countries across the globe
• Author of four books, including the New York Times Bestseller, The Return of Great Powers: Russia, China and the Next World War, published in 2024 by Dutton Books
• Served as chief of staff and senior advisor to the U.S. Ambassador to China, Gary Locke

• Partner at DGA-Albright Stonebridge Group
• Served as the Chief Representative of BASF in China for 27 years, where he was responsible for guiding the company’s investment strategies for China, negotiating large projects and leading the company’s government relations
• Served as President of the EU Chamber of Commerce in China three times

• Distinguished Associate Fellow at the Centre for Security, Diplomacy, and Strategy, Vrije Universiteit Brussel
• Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of State, where she was responsible for overseeing relations with Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific Islands
• Served as the top U.S. official on North Korea policy, working closely with the Republic of Korea and Japan on global outreach, counterproliferation, sanctions, and countering North Korea’s cyber activities

Kate Andersen Brower recently co-authored the New York Times bestseller We the Women: The Hidden Heroes Who Shaped America with Norah O’Donnell. She is also the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller The Residence, which was made into a television series produced by Shonda Rhimes for … Continued

• Former White House Chief Floral Designer
• Author of the book Floral Diplomacy at the White House
• Distinguished Flower Ambassador (Royal Horticultural Society of Belgium)

• Partner at Rhodium Group and leads the firm’s China Markets Research work
• Senior Associate of the Trustee Chair in Chinese Business and Economics at the Center for Strategic and International Studies
• Served as head of China research for Medley Global Advisors and a China analyst with Stone & McCarthy Research Associates

• First USAF Female Fighter Pilot
• First USAF Female Fighter Wing Commander
• Combat Veteran