Category: Events

Ready for takeoff? Aviation biofuels past, present, and future

By David Hitchcock

The importance of powering the aviation sector (both military and commercial) through sustainable fuels cannot be overstated. This report provides a keen look at the history of biofuels, current uses of biofuel, and investments in research and development that will yield future dividends.

Sovereign investors: A means for economic diversification?

By Bina Hussein

Transparency metrics and measures in governance will help sovereign investors build partnerships in a wide range of industries, bolstering countries’ efforts to move beyond reliance on oil.

The future of shale: The US story and its implications

By Ellen Scholl

Over the last ten years, the United States has become the world’s leading producer of oil and gas, going from energy import dependence to energy dominance. What are the factors which enabled the rise of oil and gas production from shale deposits and what are the lessons learned?

Navigating the energy transition: International oil company diversification strategies

By David Koranyi

As energy markets and technologies rapidly change, international oil companies (IOCs) are facing a set of interconnected challenges that will fundamentally affect their business models. From changes in the supply and demand picture, to shifts in how energy is produced and consumed, to public pressure to decrease greenhouse gas footprints, companies have a wide range of issues to consider as they decide how to prepare for an unpredictable future.

Cybercrime Wake-Up Call Needed

CEOs who think cybercrime is just the business of CIOs are like Enron’s shrugging off the companies books as something for the accounting department. Those provocative words from Dr. Paul Twomey, president and CEO of ICANN, highlighted an all-star panel discussion on the launch of Cyber Attack: A Risk Management Primer for CEOs and Directors released […]

Senators Rubio and Warner Push Back on Trump’s Press Conference with Putin

By David Wemer

US Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) described as “outrageous” US President Donald J. Trump’s July 16 press conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin, while his Republican colleague, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL), maintained that “what the president said today was not accurate.” The two senators, who spoke at an Atlantic Council event on the Kremlin’s interference in […]

Secretary Albright at 360/OS Summit: “Democracy’s enemies have become adept at polluting social media platforms with rumors, disinformation, and anti-democratic propaganda”

By Atlantic Council

Secretary Madeleine K. Albright, 64th US Secretary of State, delivered remarks at the DFRLab's 360/OS Summit in Berlin, Germany on June 23, 2018.

2018 Freedom Awards Honorees

2018 Honorees The 2018 Freedom Awards will honor the following individuals: Dr. Madeleine Albright Chair, Albright Stonebridge Group and Albright Capital Management LLC; 64th Secretary of State Aryana Sayeed Singer, Songwriter and TV Personality, Afghanistan Bana Alabed Author and Syrian Refugee International Women’s Media Foundation Human Rights Organization