The 2021
Pearson
Global
Forum

Welcome Remarks

James A. Robinson
Institute Director, The Pearson Institute; Reverend Dr. Richard L. Pearson Professor of Global Conflict Studies and University Professor, Harris School of Public Policy and Department of Political Science, University of Chicago

Keynote | Own Your Data: Taking Control of Our Digital Future

Brittany Kaiser
Co-Founder, Own Your Data Foundation; Cambridge Analytica Whistleblower

Panel | Manipulating Knowledge

Melissa Fleming
Under-Secretary General for Global Communications, United Nations

Nina Jankowicz
Disinformation Fellow, Wilson Center

Brendan Nyhan
Professor of Government, Dartmouth College

Richard Ovenden
Librarian, Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford; Author

Moderator: Marianna Spring
Journalist, BBC

Break

Flash Talk | Misinformation: Why Is It a Problem?

Lisa Fazio
Associate Professor of Psychology and Human Development, Vanderbilt University 

Panel | Impact of Social Media on Global Affairs

Michelle Ciulla Lipkin
Executive Director, National Association for Media Literacy Education

Nathaniel Gleicher
Head of Cybersecurity Policy, Facebook 

Shelby Grossman
Research Scholar, Stanford Internet Observatory, Stanford University

Moderator: Kurt Wagner
Technology Reporter, Bloomberg News

Flash Talk | Facebook Causes Protests

Leopoldo Fergusson
Professor, University of the Andes; Faculty Affiliate, The Pearson Institute

Welcome Remarks

Katherine Baicker
Dean and Emmett Dedmon Professor, Harris School of Public Policy, University of Chicago

Keynote | The Future of Yemen

Tawakkol Karman
Nobel Peace Laureate; Journalist

Case Study | Yemen in Neglect

Shadi Abu Sneida
Aid Worker, UNHCR Yemen

Stacey Philbrick-Yadav
Chair, Department of Political Science, Associate Professor of Political Science, Hobart and William Smith Colleges

Juan R. I. Cole
Richard P. Mitchell Collegiate Professor of History, University of Michigan

Moderator: Afrah Nasser
Yemen Researcher, Human Rights Watch

Flash Talk | Gang Rule 

Chris Blattman
Ramalee E. Pearson Professor of Global Conflict Studies, Harris School of Public Policy, University of Chicago

Break

Case Study | Iran

Pouya Alimagham
Lecturer and Historian of the Modern Middle East, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Vali Nasr
Non-Resident Senior Fellow, Atlantic Council; Majid Khadduri Professor of Middle East Studies and International Affairs, School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University

Mahsa Rouhi
Research Fellow, Institute for National Strategic Studies, National Defense University

Ali Vaez
Senior Advisor to the President and Iran Project Director, International Crisis Group

Moderator: Negar Mortazavi
Journalist and Political Analyst; Host, The Iran Podcast

Flash Talk | Russia's Firehose of Falsehoods

Konstantin Sonin
John Dewey Distinguished Service Professor, Harris School of Public Policy, University of Chicago; Pearson Faculty Affiliate

Case Study | Saudi Arabia

F. Gregory Gause
Department Head and Professor, The Bush School of Government and Public Service, Texas A&M University

Adel Hamaizia
Associate Fellow, Middle East and North Africa Programme, Chatham House; Vice-Chairman, Oxford Gulf and Arabian Peninsula Studies Forum, University of Oxford 

Karen House
Senior Fellow, Belfer Center, Harvard University

Pascal Menoret
Renée and Lester Crown Professor of Modern Middle East Studies, Department of Anthropology, Brandeis University

Moderator: Arwa Damon
International Correspondent, CNN

Flash Talk | Comparative Constitutionalism: Islam in Perspective

James A. Robinson
Institute Director, The Pearson Institute; Reverend Dr. Richard L. Pearson Professor of Global Conflict Studies and University Professor, Harris School of Public Policy and Department of Political Science, University of Chicago

Welcome Remarks

Ka Yee C. Lee
Provost and David Lee Shillinglaw Distinguished Service Professor, Department of Chemistry, James Franck Institute, Institute for Biophysical Dynamics, and the College, University of Chicago

Keynote | Constant Confusion: Technology Meets Modern Conflict

Brett Goldstein
Former Director, Defense Digital Service, U.S. Department of Defense; Pearson Associate 

Panel | Artificial Intelligence and International Security

Gregory C. Allen
Director of Strategy and Policy, Joint Artificial Intelligence Center, U.S. Department of Defense

Raluca Csernatoni
Visiting Scholar, Carnegie Europe

Kara Frederick
Research Fellow, Technology Policy, The Heritage Foundation

Herbert Lin
Senior Research Scholar, Center for International Security and Cooperation and Hank J. Holland Fellow in Cyber Policy and Security, Hoover Institution, Stanford University

Moderator: Matthew Rosenberg
Correspondent, The New York Times

Fireside Chat | AI, War, and National Security 

August Cole
Author; Non-Resident Fellow, Brute Krulak Center for Innovation and Creativity, Marine Corps University; Non-Resident Senior Fellow, Scowcroft Center on Strategy and Security, Atlantic Council 

Vivian Salama
National Security Reporter, The Wall Street Journal

Break 

Flash Talk | Trends and Insights from the Ransomware Ecosystem

Jeff Moss
Founder and Director, Black Hat and DEF CON; Member, Homeland Security Advisory Council, U.S. Department of Homeland Security 

Panel | Cyber Abuse, Security, and Defense

Deborah Housen-Couriel
Chief Legal Officer and VP Regulation, Konfidas Ltd.; Advisory Board and Adjunct Professor, Federmann Cyber Security Center, Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Christopher Painter
President, The Global Forum on Cyber Expertise Foundation; Former Senior Director for Cyber Policy and Acting Cyber Coordinator, U.S. National Security Council

Philip Stupak
Senior Advisor, Management Directorate, Office of the Chief Information Officer, U.S. Department of Homeland Security; Lecturer, Graham School, University of Chicago

Moderator: Ellen Nakashima
National Security Reporter, The Washington Post

Flash Talk | The Quantum Revolution: A New Paradigm for Communication

David Awschalom
Liew Family Professor of Molecular Engineering and Vice Dean for Research, Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, University of Chicago

Closing Remarks

James A. Robinson
Institute Director, The Pearson Institute; Reverend Dr. Richard L. Pearson Professor of Global Conflict Studies and University Professor, Harris School of Public Policy, University of Chicago