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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

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

• Current Chief International Advisor to former President Barack Obama
• President Obama’s National Security Advisor for Strategic Communications and Speech Writing (2009-2017)

Bruce Mehlman is a highly sought-after keynote speaker on policy and political trends, regularly appearing before Boards and executive teams and headlining business conferences and strategic planning sessions. His weekly newsletter and infographic analyses are consistently picked-up by national media … Continued

• Senior Adviser and Freeman Chair in China Studies at CSIS
• An expert in foreign defense policy and international defense
• Former Senior China Analyst at the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)

• Founder & President of Smadja & Smadja Strategic Advisory Inc. (2001 – present)
• Managing Director of the World Economic Forum (1995 – 2001)

• Founding partner of the Rhodium Group (RHG), Head of China Research
• Adjunct Associate Professor at Columbia University
• Former Senior Adviser for International Economic Policy at the White House National Economic Council and National Security Council

• Former Global editor-in-chief of Reuters and Chairman, China of Thomson Reuters
• An expert in political risk analysis, offshoring, localization, labor relations, and acquisitions as well as all aspects of traditional, online and social media
• Founder and Managing Director of Tripod Advisors,  a consultancy specializing in global media issues, China political risk and market access, and startup strategies and blockchain