America's Role in the World® is a conference for anyone who wants to learn more about foreign policy and the impact it has on our lives. The event will be held at the Hamilton Lugar School in Shreve Auditorium and is free and open to the public. The event will also be livestreamed.
Explore the links between domestic and foreign policy
Conference Schedule
Thursday, April 4, 2024
9:30am-10:00am | Welcome to ARW John Ciorciari, Dean, Hamilton Lugar School Nick Cullather, Professor, Hamilton Lugar School |
10:00am–11:15am | The Importance of Area Studies Co-sponsored by the Center for the Study of Global Change, Inner Asian and Uralic National Resource Center, Robert F. Byrnes Russian and East European Institute LaNitra Berger, Director of African and African American Studies, George Mason University Kenneth Pomeranz, University Professor of Modern Chinese History and the College, University of Chicago Brian Edwards, Dean, School of Liberal Arts, Tulane University John Ciorciari, Dean, Hamilton Lugar School (Moderator) Performance by The Indiana Slavic Choir Iryna Voloshyna, Founding artistic director of Indiana Slavic Choir; Ph.D. Candidate in Folklore |
11:30am–12:45pm | HLS Global Voices for Change Award Oleksandra Matviichuk, Recipient of the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize awarded jointly to imprisoned Belarussian Human Rights Activist, Ales Bialiatski and Russian Human Rights Organization, Memorial Centre for Civil Liberties, Kyiv, Ukraine. Remarks by Oleksandra Matviichuk and Moderated Conversation with Matthew Kaminski, Editor at Large, Politico (Moderator) |
12:45pm–2:15pm | Break |
2:15pm–3:30pm | Governing AI Frances Burwell, Distinguished Fellow, Atlantic Council; Managing Director Europe-Eurasia, McLarty Associates Anshu Roy, Founder and CEO, Rhombus Power Rep. Jerry McNerney, Former Chair of the Congressional AI Caucus, U.S. House of Representatives Shannon Raj Singh, Principal & Founder, Athena Tech & Atrocities Advisory Isak Nti Asare, Assistant Dean for Undergraduate AffairsandCo-Director of Cybersecurity, Hamilton Lugar School (Moderator) |
3:50pm–5:05pm | Economic Fragility, International Lenders, and Negotiating Debt Restructuring for Highly Indebted Countries Sponsored by the Randall L. and Deborah F. Tobias Center for Innovation in International Development Yinka Adegoke, Editor, Semafor Africa Zongyuan Zoe Liu, Maurice R. Greenberg Fellow for China Studies, Council on Foreign Relations Samantha Custer, Director of Policy Analysis, AidData Jeremy Mark, Senior Fellow, Atlantic Council Nicole Goldin, Senior Fellow, Atlantic Council (Moderator) |
Friday, April 5, 2024
9:30am–10:45am | Understanding the African Sahel: Past, Present, and Future Co-sponsored by the African Studies Program Terence P. McCulley, former U.S. Ambassador to the Ivory Coast, Nigeria, and Mali Mashood Olaniyi Omotosho, Professor, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria Zachariah Mampilly, Marxe Endowed Chair of International Affairs, Marxe School, City University of New York Samuel Ntewusu, Professor (Director), Institute of African Studies, University of Ghana Nana Amoah-Ramey, Assistant Professor, African Studies Program and AAADS, Hamilton Lugar School (Moderator) |
11:05am–12:20pm | The President’s Inbox: Foreign Policy Challenges in the Next Four Years Rosa Brooks, Associate Dean for Centers and Institutes; The Scott K. Ginsburg Professor of Law and Policy, Georgetown Law Lee Feinstein, Founding Dean and Professor of International Studies, Hamilton Lugar School; former U.S. Ambassador to Poland Merissa Khurma, Program Director, Wilson Center Middle East Program. Michael Kuiken, National Security Advisor to Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer David McKean, Ambassador (ret.), U.S. Department of State Matthew Kaminski, Editor at large, Politico (Moderator) |
12:20pm–12:50pm | Break |
12:50pm–2:05pm | Indiana and the World: Making the Local Global Co-sponsored by the Center for the Study of Global Change John Fernandez, Former Mayor, City of Bloomington Tyler O. Moore, Mayor, City of Kokomo David Rosenberg, Secretary of Commerce, State of Indiana Vanessa Sinders, President and CEO, Indiana Chamber of Commerce Blair Milo, Founding Director, Sagamore Institute Center for Talent & Opportunity (Moderator) |