The IWP Strategic Leadership Seminar, April 17th - 18th

The IWP Strategic Leadership Seminar is an intensive two-day program for government, military, corporate and NGO leadership. The Seminar will be held on the IWP campus at 1521 16th Street NW in Washington, D.C.

Expert IWP scholar-practitioners will lead the seminar sessions and explore key strategic issues through a combination of graduate-level lectures and discussions. Participants will come away with an enhanced understanding of United States geostrategic priorities and how those priorities might affect a given participant group’s interests abroad. By learning the different tools of statecraft, participants will better forecast, mitigate, and manage during an international crisis or conflict.

Seminar leaders will encourage constructive discussion and debate. The following topics will be covered, with an emphasis on China and Russia:

THE ART OF STATECRAFT

• National Security Roles, Responsibilities & Missions

• Intelligence & Counterintelligence

• Public Diplomacy & Strategic Influence

• Economic Statecraft and Energy Security

THE STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENT

• Framework for Grand Strategy

• Today’s Counterintelligence Challenges

POLICY CHALLENGES

• Cyber Terrorism; Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

• Russia & China

• North Korea: Weapons of Mass Destruction and Espionage

The seminar will run from 8am to 5pm each day. The fee per participant is $850 USD, which includes catered breakfasts & lunches and all materials. Each participant will receive a Certificate of Completion signed by the Dean of Academics and the SVP for Professional Affiliations.

PLEASE NOTE: Space is limited to 20 participants. The deadline to sign up is Wednesday, April 12th at noon EST. You will receive an automatic receipt from Eventbrite, if you require a more detailed receipt please contact Christine Balling ([email protected]). The Eventbrite fee of $58 is nonrefundable.

Questions? Please contact Christine Balling, Senior Vice President, Professional Affiliations at [email protected].

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

The Institute of World Politics, 1521 16th Street Northwest, Washington, United States