Meet the Moment & A Special Gathering of the Dean's Council 
Cambridge, Massachusetts

Please note: All speakers, titles, and times are subject to change. Times listed are ET.

This week is unusually busy with various Harvard events, so we unfortunately were not able to obtain hotel room blocks for your convenience. We strongly suggest that you book your accommodations as soon as possible.

Thursday, October 24

NOON | Check In and Registration
Taubman Lobby Rotunda, Taubman Building 

12:30 PM | Luncheon and Program
Nye Conference Center, 5th Floor, Taubman Building 

• Meeting the Moment at Harvard Kennedy School
  • Jeremy Weinstein PhD 2003, Dean and Don K. Price Professor of Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School
• Building a Pipeline of Talent for the Public Good
  • The Right Honourable Dame Jacinda Ardern, Prime Minister, New Zealand (2017-2023)
  • Jeremy Weinstein PhD 2003

2:00 PM | Break

2:15 PM | Concurrent Sessions: Round 1 
Various on-campus locations 

Guests choose their session in advance.

• Option A: Technology and the Future of Humanity  - R-414 AB
  • Mathias Risse, Berthold Beitz Professor in Human Rights, Global Affairs and Philosophy; Faculty Director, Carr Center for Human Rights Policy

• Option B: Answering the Call: Cultivating Tomorrow’s Leaders Today - Wex-434 AB
  • Secretary Anthony Foxx, Emma Bloomberg Professor of the Practice of Public Leadership; Director, Center for Public Leadership (CPL) (moderator)
  • Andrew Fede, MC/MPA 2025, CPL Equity Fellow
  • Emily Goncalves MPP 2025, CPL Equity Fellow
  • SaMee Harden, MPA 2024, CPL Equity Fellow alum

• Option C: HKS as a Solutions Incubator: Alternative 911 Programs - R-429
  • Jeffrey Liebman PhD 1996, Robert W. Scrivner Professor of Social Policy; Faculty Director, Taubman Center for State and Local Government
  • Gloria Gong, Executive Director, Government Performance Lab, Harvard Kennedy School
  • Ana Obiora, Director, Criminal Justice, Government Performance Lab, Harvard Kennedy School

3:15 PM | Break

3:30 PM | Concurrent Sessions: Round 2
Various on-campus locations

Guests choose their session in advance.

• Option A: War and Peace in the Middle East: Prospects for Stabilization and Escalation - R-414 
  • Meghan O'Sullivan, Jeane Kirkpatrick Professor of the Practice of International Affairs; Faculty Director, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs (moderator)
  • Ambassador Edward P. Djerejian, Senior Fellow, Middle East Initiative; U.S. Ambassador to Israel (1993-1994) and Syria (1988-1991); U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs (1991-1993)
  • Dr. Youssef Chahed, Senior Fellow, Middle East Initiative; Former Prime Minister of the Tunisian Republic (2016-2020)
  • Dr. Barham Salih, Senior Fellow, Belfer Center; Former President of Iraq (2018-2022)
  • Shai Feldman, Raymond Frankel Professor of Israeli Politics and Society, Brandeis University

• Option B: What Does It Mean to Build a Thriving World for All? - R-429
  • Asim Khwaja PhD 2001, Sumitomo-FASID Professor of International Finance and Development; Faculty Director, Harvard Center for International Development
  • Fatema Sumar, Executive Director, Harvard Center for International Development

• Option C: Lessons for the World: Indigenous Leadership and Self-Governance Wex 434-AB
  • Cheryl Andrews-Maltais, Chairwoman, Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah)
  • Joseph Kalt, Ford Foundation Professor of International Political Economy (Emeritus), Project on Indigenous Governance and Development, Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation

4:30 PM | Break

6:00 PM | Optional: Candid and Constructive Conversations in State Government
John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum, Littauer Building

• Jeffrey Liebman, Robert W. Scrivner Professor of Social Policy; Faculty Director, Taubman Center for State and Local Government (moderator)
• Janet Mills, Governor, State of Maine (2019-Present)
• Asa Hutchinson, Fall 2024 Resident Fellow, Institute of Politics, Harvard Kennedy School; Governor, State of Arkansas (2015-2023)
• Jeremy Kennedy, Chief of Staff to Governor Janet Mills
• Alison Williams, Visiting Fellow, Taubman Center for State and Local Government, Harvard Kennedy School; Chief of Staff to Governor Asa Hutchinson (2016-2023)

7:00 PM | Reception
Dining Café, Wexner Building

7:30 PM | Dinner and Program
Wexner Commons

• A Defining Moment: The Future of Higher Education
  • A conversation featuring:
    • Alan M. Garber AB 1977, PhD 1982, President, Harvard University
    • Jeremy Weinstein PhD 2003

Friday, October 25

Meeting of the Dean's Council

8:30 AM | Breakfast and Registration
Wexner 434 AB, Wexner Building and Rubenstein 414, Rubenstein Building

9:15 AM | Welcome and Self-Introductions
Wexner 436, Wexner Building

• Jeremy Weinstein PhD 2003
• Karen Frank MBA 1997, Chair, Dean's Council

9:45 AM | The Future of Democracy and National Security
Wexner 436, Wexner Building

• Jeremy Weinstein PhD 2003
• Ambassador Wendy Sherman, Hauser Leader in Residence, Center for Public Leadership, Harvard Kennedy School; United States Deputy Secretary of State (2021-2023)

10:30 AM | Break

10:45 AM | Counsel from the Council
Wexner 436, Wexner Building

• Jeremy Weinstein PhD 2003

11:45 AM | Break

12:00 PM | Democracy under Pressure
Wexner 436, Wexner Building

• Archon Fung, Winthrop Laflin McCormack Professor of Citizenship and Self Government; Director, Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation, Harvard Kennedy School (moderator)
• Danielle Allen PhD 2001, Director, Allen Lab for Democracy Renovation, Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation; Professor of Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School; James Bryant Conant University Professor, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Harvard University
• Nancy Gibbs, Edward R. Murrow Professor of the Practice of Press, Politics, and Public Policy; Lombard Director, Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics, and Public Policy

1:00 PM | Luncheon
Wexner 434 AB, Wexner Building and Rubenstein 414, Rubenstein Building