Schedule

Explore the links between domestic and foreign policy

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.

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)
11:30am–12:45pm	HLS Global Voices for Change Award Performance by The Indiana Slavic Choir Iryna Voloshyna, Founding artistic director of Indiana Slavic Choir; Ph.D. Candidate in Folklore Oleksandra Matviichuk, recipient of the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize awarded to the Centre for Civil Liberties, Kyiv, Ukraine, jointly with Ales Bialiatski, imprisoned Belarussian human rights activist, and the Russian human rights organization, Memorial. 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 Sarah Bauerle Danzman, Associate Professor, International Studies, Hamilton Lugar School (Moderator)

Friday, April 5, 2024

9:30am–10:45am	Understanding the African Sahel: Past, Present, and Future 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)