POLICYWEST 2020
The Pacific Council recently hosted PolicyWest 2020, a two-day virtual conference focused on U.S. global leadership and national security in 2021. Featured speakers included:
Ted Piccone, Chief Engagement Officer of the World Justice Project
Bonnie Jenkins, Founder and Executive Director of the Women of Color Advancing Peace, Security, and Conflict Transformation
Erin Bromaghim, Director of Olympic and Paralympic Development, Los Angeles Mayor’s Office
Fabio Rojas, Professor of Sociology at Indiana University Bloomington
Seth Stodder, Partner in the Los Angeles office of Holland & Knight LLP
Aaron Brooks, Pacific Council member and Project Manager at Raytheon Technologies
U.S. Senator Christopher Coons of Delaware
Dr. Cynthia Telles, Director of the UCLA Hispanic Neuropsychiatric Center of Excellence at the Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior
Gen. Lori Robinson, Commander of the U.S. Northern Command and North American Aerospace Defense Command (2016-2018)
Dr. Jerrold D. Green, President and CEO of the Pacific Council on International Policy
John Podesta, Founder and Director of the Center for American Progress
Ambassador Nina Hachigian, Deputy Mayor for International Affairs for the city of Los Angeles
Discussions included:
Peace and Justice In the Time of COVID
A Debate on Open Borders in the United States
A Conversation with U.S. Senator Christopher Coons
Gen. Lori Robinson on the President's 2021 National Security Priorities
John Podesta on the Intersection of National Security and Climate Change
