Sunday, November 17, 2024 (DRF - PART 2) 


Venue: The Ballroom, Rosewood Sand Hill 

7:30am: Shuttle Departure from Four Seasons East Palo Alto to Rosewood Sand Hill

7:30am-8:30am: Continental Breakfast in the Vista Lawn 

8:30am-9:15am: New Challenges and Opportunities in Artificial Intelligence and National Security

  • Elizabeth Kelly, Director, U.S. Artificial Intelligence Safety Institute, National Institute of Standards and Technology 

  • Tom Jenkins, Chair, Board of Directors, OpenText Corp. 

  • Moderator: Michael Greenwald, Global Head, Financial Innovation and Executive Relations, Amazon & Deputy Executive Director, Trilateral Commission 


9:15am-10:00am: North American Black Swans in 2025

  • R.P. Eddy, Chief Executive Officer, Ergo

  • The Hon. Jean Charest, former Premier of Quebec & Deputy Prime Minister of Canada 

  • Mark Lippert, Chief Risk Officer, Executive Vice President, Samsung 

  • Moderator: Caroline Pestel, David Rockefeller Fellow (USA) & Chief of Staff, Office of Net Assessment   

10:00am-10:30am: Coffee & Tea Break 

10:30am-11:00am: A Ted Talk - “Known and Novel Defense Challenges” by Jim Baker, Director, Office of Net Assessment, Department of the Secretary of Defense, Q&A moderated by Dr. George Bogden, David Rockefeller Fellow (USA) & Associate, King & Spalding LLP 


11:00am-11:30am: Reflections on the Past, Present & Future of the DRF Program

  •  Jana Nelson, U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense & DRF Alumna 

  • Alex Wong, Global Head of Public Affairs, Coupang Inc. & DRF Alumnus 

  • Moderator: Michael Greenwald, Global Head, Financial Innovation and Executive Relations, Amazon & Deputy Executive Director, Trilateral Commission 


11:30am-12:30pm: Closing Remarks from Richard Fontaine, Executive Director, Trilateral Commission North America & Closing Brunch