11:00am: Registration opens
12:00pm: Welcome and Introduction of Keynote speaker 12:15-12:50: Keynote Speaker - Pending TBC 1:00-1:45: "How Effective Diplomacy Can Still Solve the Impasse Over Iran's Nuclear Program" (Part 1) -
Javad Zarif, former Foreign Minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran (live via video)
1:50pm-2:20pm: "How Effective Diplomacy Can Still Solve the Impasse Over Iran's Nuclear Program" (Part 2) - Kelsey Davenport, ACA Director for Nonproliferation Policy
- Naysan Rafati, International Crisis Group's Iran Senior Analyst
2:30pm- 3:50pm: Off-Ramps from a Three-Way Nuclear Arms Race
Mallory Stewart, former Assistant Secretary of State for Arms Control, Verification, and Compliance, Executive VP, Council on Strategic Risks
Steve Fetter, Professor in the School of Public Policy at the University of Maryland Kingston Reif, Senior International/Defense Researcher at RAND
Tom Countryman, ACA Board Chair, former Assistant Secretary for International Security and Nonproliferation (moderator)
4:00pm-5:05pm: The Growing Push for Action to Reduce the Nuclear Danger - Steve Kull, Senior Associate, Center for International and Security Studies at the University of Maryland, political psychologist and polling expert on public attitudes on nuclear weapons;
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Bill Hartung, Senior Research Fellow, Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft
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Bridget Moix, fifth General Secretary of the Friends Committee on National Legislation
5:15pm-5:30pm: Closing Remarks, Thanks, and Special Recognition |
