Announcing:

Public Day: June 2
Truman Members Only: June 1, 3 - 4
Join us for a packed schedule of timely, innovative, and diverse panels and speakers, showcasing Truman experts and covering today’s most pressing national security issues.
Follow us #TruCon2023
Join us for a packed schedule of timely, innovative, and diverse panels and speakers, showcasing Truman experts and covering today’s most pressing national security issues.
Follow us #TruCon2023
TruCon 2022 Public Day Agenda
9:30-9:45
Opening Remarks
9:45-10:45
Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine and Implications for World Order
- Dame Karen Pierce DCMG, United Kingdom Ambassador to the United States
- Daniel W. Drezner, Professor of International Politics, Fletcher School, Tufts University
- Ambassador Marek Magierowski, Ambassador of Poland to the United States
- Julia Ioffe, founding partner and Washington correspondent, Puck
- Jonathan Guyer, Senior Foreign Policy Writer, Vox (Moderator)
10:45-11:10
Coffee Break
11:10-11:20
Truman Member Lightning Talk: Gwen Camp
11:20-12:20
Broadening Diplomatic Engagement Across America: Preview of the Task Force on City and State Diplomacy Report
- Secretary Jocelyn Benson, Michigan Secretary of State
- Mayor Andre Dickens, Mayor of Atlanta, Georgia
- Ambassador Nina Hachigian, Deputy Mayor of International Affairs, City of Los Angeles
- Dávid Korányi, Senior Advisor to the Mayor of Budapest on City Diplomacy
- Erin Bromaghim (moderator), Visiting Senior Fellow for City and State Diplomacy, Truman Center
Special remarks by: Representative Ted Lieu (CA-33) and Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT)
12:20-1:10
Lunch Break
1:10-1:20
Truman Member Lightning Talk: Adom Cooper & Amanda Keammerer
1:20-2:20
21st Century Security Innovation and Cyber Resilience for Times of Crisis
- Mieke Eoyang, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Cyber Policy
- Stephanie C. Hill, EVP of Rotary and Mission Systems, Lockheed Martin
- Senator Angus King, U.S. Senator for Maine
- Rob Knake, Acting Principal Deputy National Cyber Director
- Jenna McLaughlin, Cybersecurity Correspondent, NPR (Moderator)
2:20-2:45
Coffee Break
2:45-4:00
Live recording of The Weeds, a podcast by VOX Media
4:00-4:10
Truman Member Lightning Talk: Ashley Sogge & Lyla Kohistany
4:10-4:55
Award for Exceptional Moral Courage in Public Service
- Mayor Muriel Bowser (presenter), Mayor of The District of Columbia
- Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield (recipient), U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations