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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)

Brody Mullins is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter and author of The Wolves of K Street: The Secret History of How Big Money Took over Big Government. The book, published by Simon & Schuster, is the definitive account of the … Continued

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

Demetri Sevastopulo covers all aspects of the US-China relationship, ranging from foreign policy, national security and intelligence to trade, economics and business. Demetri served as Washington Bureau Chief from 2015 to 2021, covering the White House, Trump administration and the … Continued

• US-China Correspondent at Financial Times
• Previously served as Washington Bureau Chief, US Politics Correspondent, Pentagon & CIA Correspondent, Washington Business Correspondent and South China Correspondent
• Spent four years running the FT’s Asia news operations from Hong Kong