Please join us for a timely discussion with scholars, experts, and opinion leaders on the potential impact of the February 27 and 28, 2019 Vietnam Summit between the United States and North Korea, the possibilities for denuclearization, and regional implications of summit diplomacy for Northeast Asia.
9:30 AM | REGISTRATION & CHECK-IN
10:00 AM | WELCOMING REMARKS
Mr. H. Andrew Schwartz, Chief Communications Officer, CSIS
10:00 AM | SESSION I: Prospects for the Trump-Kim Vietnam Summit
Mr. Nick Schifrin, Foreign Affairs and Defense Correspondent, PBS NewsHour
Dr. Victor Cha, Senior Adviser and Korea Chair, CSIS; D.S. Song-KF Professor of Government, Georgetown University; Former National Security Council (2004-2007)
Mr. Richard Johnson, Senior Director for Fuel Cycle and Verification, Nuclear Threat Initiative; Former National Security Council (2013-2015)
Ambassador Mark Lippert, Senior Adviser, CSIS Korea Chair; Vice President, Boeing International; Former U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Korea
Ms. Laura Rosenberger, Director, Alliance for Securing Democracy; Senior Fellow, The German Marshall Fund of the United States; Former National Security Council (2012-2015)
Dr. Sue Mi Terry, Senior Fellow, CSIS Korea Chair; Former Senior Analyst, Central Intelligence Agency; Former National Security Council (2008-2009)
11:00 AM | SESSION II: North Korean Human Rights and Humanitarian Issues Going Forward
Mr. Lindsay Lloyd, Director, Human Freedom Initiative, George W. Bush Institute
Ms. Roberta Cohen, Co-Chair Emeritus, The Committee for Human Rights in North Korea
Ambassador Robert King, Senior Adviser, CSIS Korea Chair; Former Special Envoy for North Korean Human Rights Issues, U.S. Department of State
Dr. Jung Pak, Senior Fellow and the SK-Korea Foundation Chair in Korea Studies, Brookings Institution; Former National Intelligence Council (2014-2016); Former Senior Analyst, Central Intelligence Agency
Dr. Victor Cha, CSIS and Georgetown University
12:00 PM | ADJOURNMENT
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