KU Security Conference:Understanding China's Strategic Mindset

8 a.m. - 9 a.m. Breakfast & Networking 

9 a.m. - 9:10 a.m. Welcome & Introductions 
• Mike Denning, Assistant Vice Chancellor, National Defense Initiatives

9:10 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. Keynote / Fireside Chat:  Security Dynamics in Indo-Asia Pacific, Land & Sea 
• General (Ret.) Robert Brown, AUSA
• Rear Admiral (Ret.) Mike Studeman, MITRE
• Moderated by Geoff Babb

10:15 a.m.- 11:45 a.m. Panel 1 – Flashpoints 
• Captain Robert Watts, Office of SecDef (Taiwan) 
• Dr. Youngjun Kim, Korea National Defense University (NE Asia)
• Ms. Francesca Buratti, NATO

11:45 a.m. - 1 p.m. Lunch and Student Posters

1 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Panel 2: The Foundations of China’s Strategic Mindset and Foreign Policy Decision-Making.
• Dr. Suisheng Zhao, University of Denver (Leadership) 
• Dr. Carla Freeman, Johns Hopkins SAIS (Belt & Road Initiative)
• Dr. Jack Zhang, University of Kansas (Trade War)

2:30 p.m. - 3 p.m. Coffee Break and Poster Sessions

3 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Panel 3 - Global Competition
• Dr. Dawn Murphy, National War College (China & ME and Africa)
• Dr. Ryan Berg, CSIS (China & Latin America)
• Dr. Stephan Haggard, UC San Diego, (South China Sea)

Sponsored by:

• Center for East Asian Studies

• Intelligence Community Center for Academic Excellence

• Command and General Staff College Foundation, Inc. 

• National Defense Initiatives, University of Kansas