On Tuesday, September 23 at 4:30 p.m. ET, the Scowcroft Center’s Adrienne Arsht National Security Resilience Initiative will host 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.
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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
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