On Friday, November 20, at 9:00 a.m. ET, the Transatlantic Security Initiative in the Atlantic Council’s Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security, in partnership with the Perry World House of the University of Pennsylvania, will host a conference in Philadelphia on the impact of NATO on communities in the United States, featuring Josh Shapiro, governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and Allison Hart, NATO spokesperson and director of strategic communications.
The all-day conference will include Pennsylvania lawmakers, former US military and government officials, local business representatives, and subject matter experts. Discussions will focus on the economic benefits of NATO to the United States, and Philadelphia in particular, along with how the Alliance shapes national security.
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Speakers
Agenda
Welcome remarks
Featuring
Michael Horowitz
Director,
Perry World House
Frederick Kempe
President and Chief Executive Officer,
Atlantic Council
Fireside chat: NATO spokesperson Allison Hart
Introduction by
Edward D. Mansfield
Hum Rosen Professor of Political Science; Director, Christopher H. Browne Center for International Politics,
University of Pennsylvania
Featuring
Allison Hart
Spokesperson and Director of Strategic Communications,
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Moderated by
Torrey Taussig
Director, Transatlantic Security Initiative,
Atlantic Council
11:00 – 11:45 a.m. | AC Front Page: Governor Josh Shapiro on why foreign policy matters to Pennsylvanians
Introduction by
John L. Jackson, Jr.
Provost,
University of Pennsylvania
Featuring
The Hon. Josh Shapiro
Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Moderated by
Frederick Kempe
President and Chief Executive Officer,
Atlantic Council
Panel discussion: Local economies and the transatlantic defense industrial base
Featuring
Joey Bilyk
Director, International Business & Global Strategy,
City of Philadelphia
Lauren Swartz
Chief Executive Officer and President,
World Affairs Council
Alex Wong
President and Global Chief Strategy Officer,
Hanwha Group
Panel discussion: NATO’s role in safeguarding US national security
Featuring
General (Ret.) Christopher G. Cavoli
Partner, Valor Equity Partners; Former Supreme Allied Commander, Europe
Mitchell A. Orenstein, Ph.D
Professor of Russian and East European Studies,
University of Pennsylvania
Major General Michael E. Wegscheider
Deputy Adjutant General – Army,
Pennsylvania National Guard
Moderated by
Sarah Bush
Professor of Political Science; Director of Graduate Studies,
University of Pennsylvania
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