Schedule

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. Icons below indicate the United Nations Sustainable Development goals.

Wednesday, March 1, 2023
Tobias Center for Innovation in International Development
5th Anniversary Celebration
5:30 p.m.
RSVP Required.

Thursday, March 2, 2023

9:30am-10:00am	Welcome to ARW Nick Cullather, Interim Dean, Hamilton Lugar School John Kerry, Special Presidential Envoy for Climate, U.S. Department of State (virtual)  Micheal Leverett, Master of International Affairs (Student Introduction)
10:05am–11:30am	Global Voices on Climate Co-sponsored by the African Studies Program Co-sponsored by the Center for the Study of Global Change Charlie Bevis, Stop Ecocide International (UK) Rebecca Nkunde Chonya, Climate Change Ambassador, Ndola YMCA (Zambia) (virtual) Cedric Dzelu, YMCA Climate Change Ambassador, World YMCA (Ghana) Alicia O’Sullivan, Co-Founder, World War Zero (Ireland) Alexa Blanton ‘19, Head of Fundraising, Climate Clock (USA) (moderator) Russell Hensley IV, East Asian Languages and Cultures, International Law and Institutions, Spanish minor, Chinese Flagship (Student Introduction)
11:50am–1:00pm	Frontiers in International Justice Mark Drumbl, Class of 1975 Professor of Law and Director, Transnational Law Institute, Washington and Lee School of Law (virtual) Amanda Ghahremani, Research Fellow, Human Rights Center, UC Berkeley Jennifer Trahan, Clinical Professor and Director of the Concentration in International Law and Human Rights, Center for Global Affairs, New York University (virtual) Timothy William Waters, Professor of Law and Val Nolan Faculty Fellow, Associate Director, Center for Constitutional Democracy, Maurer School of Law David Bosco, Department Chair and Associate Professor of International Studies, Hamilton Lugar School (moderator) Patrick Lee, Middle Eastern Languages & Cultures, International Law & Institutions, FLAS Student, Arabic Flagship (Student Introduction)
1:00pm–2:15pm	Break
2:15pm–3:30pm	Indiana and the World: Environmentalism Begins at Home Carey Hamilton, Indiana State Rep., Indiana House District 87 Kristina Lund, President and CEO, U.S. Utilities Andrea Richter-Garry, Senior VP for Global Strategy & Engagement, Indiana Economic Development Corporation Greg Ronczka, VP of Environment and Sustainability, Heidelberg Materials Bob Zaltsberg, Special Projects Editor, WFIU News (moderator) Kendrick Mernitz, Cybersecurity & Global Policy, Middle Eastern Languages & Cultures, Arabic Flagship (Student Introduction)
3:50pm–5:00pm	Economic Diplomacy & Development in Latin America Sponsored by the Randall L. and Deborah F. Tobias Center for Innovation in International Development Co-sponsored by the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies Paul Burkhead, Assoc. VP, International Government Affairs, Eli Lilly and Company Ana Horigoshi, Senior Research Analyst, Policy Analysis Unit, AidData Sarah Kemp, VP of International Government Affairs, Intel Corporation Rachel Poynter, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Mexico and Canada, Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs, U.S. Department of State Gen. Victor E. Renuart Jr., Former Commander, U.S. Northern Command Sarah Bauerle Danzman, Associate Professor of International Studies and Director, Tobias Center,Indiana University (moderator) Kaitlin Scott, Middle Eastern Languages & Cultures, International Law & Institutions, Shreve Scholar (Student Introduction)

Friday, March 3, 2023

9:30am–10:45am	Iran in Transition? Implications for U.S. Policy Co-sponsored by the Center for the Study of the Middle East Golnaz Esfandiari, Senior Correspondent, RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty Kelly Golnoush Niknejad, Founder and Editor in Chief, TehranBureau.com Alex Vatanka, Director of Iran Program and Senior Fellow, Frontier Europe Initiative at the Middle East Institute (virtual) Hussein Banai, Associate Professor of International Studies, Hamilton Lugar School (moderator) Mohamad Izadine, International Law & Institutions, GLPP student (Student Introduction)
11:05am–11:35am	Next Steps at the UN Climate Change Conference in the UAE – COP 28 Conversation with HH Sheikha Shamma bint Sultan bin Khalifa Al Nahyan, President/CEO, UAE Independent Climate Change Accelerators (UICCA) Senator Dan Coats, HLS Distinguished Scholar and Ambassador at Large (introduction) Steve Lutes, VP, Middle East Affairs, U.S. Chamber of Commerce (moderator) María Lucero Guillén Puón, Master of International Affairs (Student Introduction)
11:45am–12:35pm	HLS at COP: From Bonn to Egypt: Student Observers at the Climate Change Talks IU student delegations to COP climate talks were supported by the Randall L. and Deborah F. Tobias Center for Innovation in International Development Alexa Blanton, HLS M.A. 2019, International Studies, COP23/Bonn Thomas Day, HLS Student, International Studies, COP26/Glasgow Catherine Heiger, HLS Student, International Studies, COP26/Glasgow Russ Hensley, HLS Student, Chinese Language & Culture, International Law & Institutions COP26/Glasgow & COP27/Egypt Beatriz Lima Ribeiro, Indiana University Doctoral Student, Anthropology, COP27/Egypt Jessica O’Reilly, Associate Professor of International Studies, Hamilton Lugar School (moderator) Shefali Prabhakar, Cybersecurity and Global Policy, Intelligence Studies minor (Student Introduction)
12:35pm–1:15pm	Break
1:15pm–2:15pm	U.S. Policy Toward Iran: Conversation with U.S. Special Envoy for Iran, Robert Malley Marie Harf ‘03, Georgetown University Walsh School of Foreign Service, Fox News Analyst & Contributor (moderator) Gillian Zeuli, International Studies, Middle Eastern Languages & Cultures, GLPP Student (Student Introduction)
2:35pm–3:50pm	Russia’s War Against Ukraine: Scenarios and Global Impact Co-Sponsored by the Robert R. Byrnes Russian and East European Institute Michael DeGroot, Assistant Professor, International Studies, Hamilton Lugar School Claire Kaiser, Head of Strategy & Regional Director, McLarty Associates; Adjunct faculty, Georgetown University Michael Kimmage, Professor and Department Chair, Catholic University of America’s Department of History, Fellow, German Marshall Fund Amb. (ret.) Eunice Reddick, U.S. Ambassador to Niger (2014-2017), Gabon (2007-2010) Amb. (ret.) Lee A. Feinstein, Founding Dean, Hamilton Lugar Schooland U.S. Ambassador to Poland (2009-2012) Kevin Mantell, International Studies, African Studies minor (Student Introduction)