Nonpartisan Grand Strategy Summit Gathers Senior Officials & Policy Specialists to Chart American Foreign Policy
The Richard Nixon Foundation will convene its annual Grand Strategy Summit on September 25, 2024, at The Ritz Carlton in Washington, D.C. beginning at 9:00 am EDT.
The Grand Strategy Summit is a platform for senior officials in and out of government, business leaders and media influencers to discuss and debate American foreign policy, developing actionable objectives and coalescing ideas into a comprehensive grand strategy for the 21st century.
As President, Richard Nixon implemented a visionary foreign policy that prioritized America’s interests, particularly with regard to his historic opening to the People’s Republic of China in 1972, his initiation of detente with the Soviet Union and his efforts to broker a more lasting peace in the Middle East.
The Grand Strategy Summit was launched in 2022 and is completely nonpartisan.
Ambassador Robert C. O’Brien, 27th National Security Adviser and Chairman of the Richard Nixon Foundation’s Board of Directors, will open the Grand Strategy Summit with a conversation with Jim Byron, President and CEO of the Richard Nixon Foundation.
A lunch keynote at 12:15 PM will feature General (Ret.) Keith Kellogg, Co-chair, Center for American Security at AFPI, in conversation with Fox News Contributor Katie Pavlich.
Four discussions will convene, including:
Building a More Just Society at Home, 9:45 AM EDT
President Nixon said, “a democratic country with a weak economy will have a weak foreign policy.” This panel will explore the ideal future of America: a strong economy, a diversified industrial base, wage growth, healthcare, and education improvements, all of which safeguard national security.
Panelists:
- Robert Wilkie, 10th Secretary of Veterans Affairs, Under Secretary of Defense, 2017-2018
- Alex Wong, Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for North Korea
- Matthew Continetti, Moderator, Director of Domestic Policy at the American Enterprise Institute
Theaters of War and Great Power Competition, 11:00 AM EDT
As wars in Ukraine and the Middle East continue to capture global attention, this panel will discuss the impact of global conflicts on the future of great power competition.
Panelists:
- Nadia Schadlow, Senior Fellow, Hudson Institute
- Matthew Pottinger, Former Deputy National Security Advisor
- Carrie Filipetti, Executive Director, Vandenberg Coalition
- Eli Lake, Moderator, Host of Re-Education Podcast
Strengthening America’s Alliances in the Free World, 1:00 PM EDT
Taking into account the multipolarity of today’s geopolitics, this panel will discuss the future of American economic and geostrategic interests in the East and West — and the ideal partners and partnerships in which to invest and strengthen.
Panelists:
- Amb. (Ret.) Kelley E. Currie, Former U.S. Ambassador to the UN Economic and Social Council
- Christopher Nixon Cox, CEO of Lightswitch Capital
- Aaron MacLean, Moderator, Host of the School of War podcast
Artificial Intelligence and Energy Policy as Grand Strategy, 2:15 EDT
This panel will explore how to use and deploy rapidly-developing artificial intelligences to ensure a balanced approach to energy policy that is an essential part of America’s future.
Panelists:
- Mark Mills, Director of the National Center for Energy Analytics
- Brian J. Cavanaugh, Senior Vice President, American Global Strategies LLC
- Arthur Herman, Moderator, Senior Fellow, Hudson Institute
The full agenda is available at grandstrategysummit.com. For press credentials, please contact Joe Lopez at [email protected].