Washington, DC April 14, 2026
Opening Remarks Alexander Gray, CEO, American Global Strategies
Panel I: U.S. Trade Policy in a Competitive Era – Strategy, Implementation, and Economic Security Panelists: William Kimmitt (Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade), David Malpass (former World Bank President), Rick Switzer (Deputy United States Trade Representative). Moderator: Fred Fischer (SVP for Trade, AGS)
Fireside Chat: Alliances, Strategy, and Leadership in the Trump Era Panelists: Shigeru Kitamura (former NSA Japan & AGS Senior Advisor), The Hon. Scott Morrison (former PM Australia & AGS Non-Executive Vice Chairman), Ambassador Robert C. O’Brien (AGS Chairman). Moderator: Hugh Hewitt
Panel II: Accelerating AI & Emerging Technology Adoption for National Security Framing Remarks: Sean Cairncross (White House National Cyber Director) Panelists: Pedro Allende (Under Secretary for Science and Technology, DHS), Ricky Gill (Director, Office of Economic Security and Emerging Technologies, ODNI/OESET), Manisha Singh (Former Assistant Secretary of State and AGS Senior Advisor), Baron Windham (Director, President’s Intelligence Advisory Board). Moderator: Steve Clemons
Panel III: Global Geopolitical Dynamics – Great-Power Competition Across Regions Panelists: Brian Cavanaugh (Senior Counselor to the Secretary of Homeland Security), Alex Fitzsimmons (Acting Under Secretary of Energy and Director of CESER), Robert Greenway (Director, Allison Center for National Security, The Heritage Foundation), Chad Wolf (former Acting DHS Director & AGS Vice Chairman). Moderator: Jason Chaffetz
Closing Remarks
