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Taiwan in the Indo-Pacific Geopolitical Competition

April 17, 2023
10:00 am – 3:00 pm
Georgia Institute of Technology Alumni House
(190 North Avenue NW, Atlanta, GA 30313)

Format: In-person and Online (broadcasted and recorded synchronously via YouTube)

The Taipei Economic and Cultural Office(TECO) in Atlanta and the Sam Nunn School of International Relations from Georgia Institute of Technology are co-hosting a symposium on “Taiwan in the Indo-Pacific Geopolitical Competition” on April 17, 2023. We have invited Dr. Shelley Rigger, Vice President of Davidson College, to deliver a keynote speech. Well-known professors and experts including Michele Flournoy(former Under Secretary of Defense for Policy under President Barack Obama), General Phil Breedlove(former NATO Supreme Allied Commander Europe and US European Command Commander), Robert Bell(CEO of National Security Counsel consulting firm), etc. will take part in the panel discussion.

Program of the symposium is the following:

Agenda

10 a.m. – 10:10 a.m. Opening remarks: TECO Director General Elliot Wang and Senator Nunn

10:10 a.m. – 11 a.m.  Keynote Speech: Why Taiwan Matters? By Shelley Rigger, Vice President of Davidson College

11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Panel 1: How to Prevent a Taiwan War? Lessons from Ukraine and Beyond

Moderator: Michele Flournoy (former Under Secretary of Defense for Policy under President Barack Obama; Sam Nunn School of International Affairs at Georgia Tech, Distinguished Professor of the Practice)

Panelists:

1. General Phil Breedlove (former NATO Supreme Allied Commander Europe and US European Command Commander; Sam Nunn School of International Affairs at Georgia Tech, Distinguished Professor of the Practice)
2. Robert Bell (CEO of National Security Counsel consulting firm; Sam Nunn School of International Affairs at Georgia Tech, Distinguished Professor of the Practice)
3. Adam Stulberg (Sam Nunn School of International Affairs at Georgia Tech, Chair and Professor)
4. Margaret Kosal (Sam Nunn School of International Affairs at Georgia Tech, Associate Professor)
5. Jon Lindsay (Sam Nunn School of International Affairs at Georgia Tech and School of Cybersecurity and Privacy, Associate Professor)

12:30 – 1:30 p.m. Lunch

1:30 – 3 p.m. Panel 2: Taiwan’s Crucial Role at the Center of the U.S.-China Tech War

Moderator: Alasdair Young (Sam Nunn School of International Affairs at Georgia Tech, Professor and Neal Family Chair)

Panelists:

1. John Krige (SOHS, Professor Emeritus)
2. Fei-ling Wang (Sam Nunn School of International Affairs at Georgia Tech, Professor)
3. Jacques deLisle (University of Pennsylvania, Professor, director of the Center for the Study of Contemporary China)
4. Jared McKinney(Air University, Professor)
5. Daniel Aum (Sam Nunn School of International Affairs at Georgia Tech, Ph.D. Candidate)

You are cordially invited to attend the event and your participation will be an honor for us and an encouragement for the discussion.

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