Security Conference
KU IC CAE & CEAS Security Conference
Understanding China’s Strategic Mindset
Wednesday, 4/30/25
Dole Institute of Politics
7:00-8:30 pm
Dole Program - Fireside Chat between Secretary Gates and Jerry Seib
(No registration needed)
Thursday, 5/1/25
Jayhawk Welcome Center- Bruckmiller Room
8:00-9:00 am
Breakfast
9:00-9:10 am
Welcome & Introductions
- Mike Denning, AVC Defense Initiatives
9:10-10:15 am (65mins)
Keynote / Fireside Chat: Security Dynamics in Indo-Asia Pacific, Land & Sea.
- General (Ret.) Robert Brown, AUSA
- RADM (Ret.) Mike Studeman, MITRE
- Moderated by Geoff Babb
10:15-11:45 am (90mins)
PANEL 1 – Flashpoints
- CAPT Robert Watts, Office of SecDef (Taiwan)
- Dr. Youngjun Kim, Korea National Defense University (NE Asia)
- Ms. Francesca Buratti, NATO
- Moderated by Mike Denning
11:45-1:00 pm
Lunch & Poster Sessions
1:00-2:30 pm (90 mins)
Panel 2: The Foundations of China’s Strategic Mindset and Foreign Policy Decision-Making.
- Dr. Suisheng Zhao, University of Denver (Leadership)
- Dr. Carla Freeman, Johns Hopkins SAIS (Belt & Road Initiative)
- Dr. Jack Zhang, University of Kansas (Trade War)
- Moderated by Megan Greene
2:30-3:00 pm
Coffee Break & Poster sessions
3:00- 4:30 pm (90mins)
PANEL 3 - Global Competition
- Dr. Dawn Murphy, National War College (China & ME and Africa)
- Dr. Ryan Berg, CSIS (China & Latin America)
- Dr. Stephan Haggard, UC San Diego, (South China Sea)
- Moderated by Steve Leonard
REGISTER HERE for the May 1 Conference
(To receive lunch on May 1st, you must register)
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