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 seventh event takes place virtually and is free and open to the public.
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.
| 9:00am | Welcome to ARW Rep. Lee Hamilton, Distinguished Scholar, Hamilton Lugar School Sen. Dan R. Coats, HLS Distinguished Scholar, Former Director of National Intelligence Nick Cullather, Interim Dean, Hamilton Lugar School |
| 9:15am–10:15am | Session 1: Russia’s War Against Ukraine Co-sponsored by the Robert F. Byrnes Russian and East European Institute Mariana Budjeryn, Research Associate, Harvard Kennedy School Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs Olga Filippova, Sociology, V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University Sarah Phillips, Russian & East European Institute Director, IU Hamilton Lugar School Justyna Zajac, Polish Studies Center Director, IU Hamilton Lugar School Michael De Groot, IU Hamilton Lugar School (Moderator) |
| 10:30am–11:30am | Session 2: Global Impacts of Russia’s War Against Ukraine Hussein Banai, International Studies, IU Hamilton Lugar School Sumit Ganguly, Political Science, Indiana University Jung H. Pak, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs Marie Harf, Georgetown University Walsh School of Foreign Service, Fox News Analyst & Contributor (Moderator) |
| 11:45am–12:45pm | Session 3: Conversation with Amb. William Taylor, Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Sponsored by the IU Center on Representative Government Introduction by Pamela Whitten, President, Indiana University Amb. William B. Taylor, Former Ambassador to Ukraine, U.S. Institute of Peace Sen. Dan R. Coats, HLS Distinguished Scholar, Former Director of National Intelligence Lee Feinstein, Founding Dean, Hamilton Lugar School, Former Ambassador to Poland Marie Harf, Georgetown University Walsh School of Foreign Service, Fox News Analyst & Contributor (Moderator) |
| 12:45pm–2:15pm | Break |
| 2:15pm–3:00pm | Session 4: Richard G. Lugar Lecture with Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security, Amb. Bonnie Jenkins Amb. Bonnie Jenkins, U.S. Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security Elise Labott, Contributing Editor, Politico; CEO/Founder, Zivvy Media (Moderator) |
| 3:00pm–4:00pm | Session 5: A New Nuclear Age Co-sponsored by the IU Center for the Study of the Middle East and the Inner Asian Uralic National Resource Center Sarah Bidgood, Eurasia Nonproliferation Program Director, Middlebury Institute of International Studies Mariana Budjeryn, Research Associate, Harvard Kennedy School Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs Tom Countryman, Chair, Arms Control Association, Former U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for International Security and Nonproliferation Elise Labott, Contributing Editor, Politico; CEO/Founder, Zivvy Media (Moderator) |
| 4:15pm–5:30pm | Session 6: International Development in an Era of Great Power Competition Sponsored by the IU Tobias Center for Innovation in International Development Yuen Yuen Ang, Political Science, University of Michigan Kristen Cordell, Sr. Policy Advisor, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Samantha Custer, Policy Analysis Unit Director, AidData research lab, William & Mary Sarah Bauerle Danzman, International Studies, IU Hamilton Lugar School (Moderator) |
| 9:30am–10:40am | Session 7: The Global Refugee Crisis Co-sponsored by the African Studies Program and the Center for the Study of Global Change Elizabeth Cullen Dunn, Director, IU Center for Refugee Studies Melanie Nezer, Sr. Vice President, Global Public Affairs, HIAS Paula Reed Lynch, Director, Office of Policy and Resource Planning (PRM/PRP), Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration, U.S. Department of State Anne Richard, Distinguished Fellow/Afghanistan Coordination Lead at Freedom House David Bosco, International Studies, IU Hamilton Lugar School (Moderator) |
| 10:40am–11:00am | 2022 Hamilton Lugar School Global Voices for Change Award is presented to the founders of Airbnb Brian Chesky (Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer) Nathan Blecharczyk (Co-Founder, Chief Strategy Officer, Chairman of Airbnb China) Joe Gebbia, (Co-founder and Chairman of Airbnb.org) |
| 11:15am–12:30pm | Session 8: Indiana and the World Sponsored by the Indiana University Office of Government Relations and Economic Engagement Bradley B. Chambers, Indiana Secretary of Commerce Nicole Lamb-Hale, Vice President and General Counsel, Cummins Inc. Vop Osiii, President, Indianapolis City-County Council Martin Baier, President and CEO, International Center (Moderator) |
| 12:30pm–1:30pm | Break |
| 1:30pm–2:45pm | Session 9: Positioning Free Media on the International Agenda Sponsored by the Center for International Media Assistance Natalia Arno, President & Founder, Free Russia Foundation José Luis Sanz, Washington DC-based correspondent, El Faro Veysel Ok, Co-Founder, Media and Law Studies Association Nick Benequista, Senior Director, Center for International Media Assistance (Moderator) |
| 3pm–4:15pm | Session 10: Global Lives: Languages and Learning Co-sponsored by the Institute for European Studies at IU Iman Alramadan, Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures, IU Hamilton Lugar School Deborah Cohn, Spanish and Portuguese, Indiana University Allan Goodman, CEO, Institute of International Education Paula Reed Lynch, Director, Office of Policy and Resource Planning (PRM/PRP), Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration, U.S. Department of State Hilary Kahn, Associate Vice Chancellor for International Affairs at IUPUI Associate Vice President, International Affairs, Indiana University (Moderator) |
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