On Tuesday, September 23 at 4:30 p.m. ET, the Scowcroft Center’s Adrienne Arsht National Security Resilience Initiative hosted the premiere of its new Atlantic Council TV series, Profiles in Resilience. The series highlights the stories of individuals who have embodied the spirit of resilience in challenging times, such as living in a warzone, surviving an authoritarian regime, and surpassing social barriers.

The first season of Profiles in Resilience will feature Elliot Ackerman, an author, former marine raider officer, and CIA special activities officer; Masih Alinejad, an Iranian dissident and activist who has survived multiple assassination attempts from the Iranian government; David Wood, a Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist who wrote about the unique form of post-traumatic stress disorder that servicemembers in Iraq and Afghanistan experienced; and Nicole Malachowski, the first female pilot selected to fly as part of the US Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron.

This event is part of our #ACinNY series, happening on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly. See the rest of the line-up and register for more events here.

Speakers

Frederick Kempe
President and Chief Executive Officer
Atlantic Council

Adrienne Arsht
Executive Vice Chair
Atlantic Council

Matthew Kroenig
Vice President and Senior Director, Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security
Atlantic Council

Elliot Ackerman
Nonresident Senior Fellow, Forward Defense
Atlantic Council

Agenda

4:30 p.m. – 4:35 p.m. | Opening remarks

Frederick Kempe
President and Chief Executive Officer
Atlantic Council

4:35 p.m. – 4:40 p.m. | Welcoming remarks

Adrienne Arsht
Executive Vice Chair
Atlantic Council

4:40 p.m. – 4:45 p.m. | Introduction of videos

Elliot Ackerman
Nonresident Senior Fellow
Forward Defense
Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security
Atlantic Council

4:45 p.m. – 5:15 p.m. | Profiles in Resilience

Episode 1:
Elliot Ackerman, an author, former marine raider officer, and CIA special activities officer

Episode 2:
Masih Alinejad, an Iranian dissident and activist who has survived multiple assassination attempts from the Iranian government

Episode 3:
David Wood, a Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist who wrote about the unique form of post-traumatic stress disorder that servicemembers in Iraq and Afghanistan experienced

Episode 4:
Nicole Malachowski, the first female pilot selected to fly as part of the US Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron

5:15 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. | Fireside chat

Elliot Ackerman
Nonresident Senior Fellow
Forward Defense
Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security
Atlantic Council

Matthew Kroenig
Vice President and Senior Director
Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security
Atlantic Council

5:30 p.m. | Closing remarks

Matthew Kroenig
Vice President and Senior Director
Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security
Atlantic Council

5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. | Reception

Please join us for a reception following the series premiere from 5:30-6:30 p.m. ET. Refreshments and hors d’oeuvres will be served.

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