Fireside Chats
In conjunction with its Board of Governors, Advisory Council, and robust worldwide network, the Washington Institute produces podcasts and convenes webinars designed to generate ideas and catalyze action on the biggest challenges facing business, government, and society. New content is added frequently, so be sure to check this page often. In addition, all content is posted to social media as soon as it is live, so be sure to follow the Washington Institute on its social media accounts below.
Global Technology and Innovation
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Insights from Singapore during challenging times
Featuring the Co-Founder and CEO of ADDO AI, Dr. Ayesha Khanna and the Founder & Managing Partner of FutureMap, Dr. Parag Khanna, on the insights from Singapore during challenging times.
Cybersecurity lessons from the Pandemic
Featuring Robert Kahn, co-inventor of the Internet, and Christopher Inglis, former Deputy Director, National Security Agency on June 4, 2020
International Cooperation on Cybersecurity and Supply Chains
Featuring the Executive Director of Qatar Computing Research Institute, Dr. Ahmed Elmagarmid, Founder and Chairman of the Granahan McCourt Capital, David McCourt and the Chair of the Center on Cyber and Technology Innovation at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD), Dr. Samantha Ravich on August 13th, 2020.
International Cooperation on Artificial Intelligence
Featuring the Principal of Jesus College JCR , and Professorial Research Fellow in the Department of Computer Science, University of Oxford, Sir Nigel Shadbolt PhD, and the Founding Director of the Center for Security and Emerging Technology at Georgetown University, and a Commissioner at the National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence, Hon. Jason Matheny PhD on October 16th, 2020.
Reasserting Cyber Leadership at the White House
Featuring the Former Deputy Director of the NSA – National Security Agency and a Distinguished Visiting Professor of Cyber Studies, at the United States Naval Academy Chris Inglis on March 4th, 2021
Ethics & Responsible AI
Featuring the Co-Founder and CEO of ADDO AI, Dr. Ayesha Khanna and Honorable Mignon Clyburn, commissioner at the National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence on February 9th 2021.
Public Private Partnerships in Cybersecurity
Featuring the CEO and President of Southern Company, Tom Fanning on April 13, 2021.
Global Corporate Social Responsibility
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CSR During a Pandemic
Featuring the Institute’s Distinguished Fellow on Corporate Social Responsibility, and a Research Fellow in Governance and Global Ethics at Regent’s Park College, Oxford, Dr. Isabella D. Bunn and Bill Novelli, a member of the Institute’s Council of Advisors and the founder of Business for Impact at Georgetown University on February 25th, 2021.
Global Sports
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The Future of Sports
Featuring Pedro Pinto, Founder and CEO of Empower Sport, and Dame Heather Rabbatts, DBE, Chair of Vero Communications on May 26, 2020
The Return of Sports
Featuring Zachary Leonsis, SVP, Strategic Initiatives, Monumental Sports, and Emanuel Medeiros, CEO of Sport Integrity Global Alliance (SIGA) and Chairman and CEO of SIGA America on June 10, 2020
Soccer the Beautiful Game
Featuring the CEO of DC SCORES, Bethany Rubin Henderson, the Head of Communications for D.C United Zachary Abaie and the Head of International / Commercial & New Business of Borussia Dortmund, Benedikt Scholz on July 1, 2020
A Global View of the Impact of Sports for Unity
Featuring the Founder and CEO of the Washington Institute, James P. Moore, Jr., Group CEO of Consulus, Lawrence Chong and Global Senior Fellow for Leadership at Consulus, Jim Funk on November 17, 2021
Diversity and Inclusion Fireside Chat: A Conversation with Husnah Kukundakwe
Featuring Husnah Kukundakwe, the youngest Paralympic swimmer at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, and Hakan Ozsancak, the EVP of the Washington Institute, on February 3, 2022
Youth Development Through Sports
Featuring Hon. Tom McMillen, CEO of LEAD1 Association and Co-chair of the President’s Council on Fitness and Sports, Dr. Elizabeth Kiss, CEO of Rhodes Trust, Wayne B. Moss, Executive Director at National Council of Youth Sports and Trish Sylvia, VP of Advocacy & Engagement at NBC Sports Next and Hakan Ozsancak, the EVP of the Washington Institute, on February 8, 2022
Leadership for the Next Generation
Leadership at a Critical Moment in History
Featuring H.E. Vicente Fox, Former President of Mexico, and David McCourt, Chairman and Founder of Granahan McCourt Capital on May 15, 2020
Lessons learned from Our Past
Featuring Magda and Eugene Herzberger on June 24, 2020 (Arizona, AZ)
Education in the Time of the Pandemic
Featuring Dr. Elizabeth Kiss on March 15, 2022 (Oxford, United Kingdom)
The Russian Invasion of Ukraine and the Implications in the Aftermath
Featuring Aleksander Kwaśniewski, the former President of the Republic of Poland on April 27, 2022 (Warsaw, Poland)
Confronting the Long Term Reality of the Russian Invasion of Ukraine
Featuring Dragan Sutanovac, the Former Minister of Defense of Serbia and the President of Council for Strategic Policy on May 17, 2022 (Belgrade, Serbia)