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SAIS Emerging Technologies Symposium 2025
8:00 am - 7:30 pm
Hopkins Bloomberg Center
Join the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies for a two-day symposium on emerging technologies, featuring leading government, industry, and academia experts. This year's discussions will explore the forces shaping the future of technology and policy—from the infrastructure fueling artificial intelligence's growth to the impact of emerging technologies on modern conflict, global markets, and power dynamics.
SAIS Emerging Technologies Symposium 2025
8:00 am - 7:30 pm
Hopkins Bloomberg Center
Join the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies for a two-day symposium on emerging technologies, featuring leading government, industry, and academia experts. This year's discussions will explore the forces shaping the future of technology and policy—from the infrastructure fueling artificial intelligence's growth to the impact of emerging technologies on modern conflict, global markets, and power dynamics.
Inaugural Sam Gilliam Lecture Series featuring Sarah Lewis
6:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Hopkins Bloomberg Center
Launching in partnership with the Sam Gilliam Foundation, the series invites speakers to reflect on the intersection of art, academia, and public policy
Speaker Lunch with Kristen Soltis Anderson
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Hopkins Bloomberg Center
Join Dorothea Wolfson, director of the MA in Government Program, as she hosts a speaker lunch discussion and Q&A with program alumna Kristen Soltis Anderson, author of The Selfie Vote: Where Millennials Are Leading America and How Republicans Can Keep Up. Light refreshments will be served.
The Perils of Overreliance on Special Operations Forces
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Hopkins Bloomberg Center
National security journalist Sean Naylor will join Johns Hopkins' Stephen Grenier for a discussion on how U.S. special operations forces have evolved from a few niche military units into the Pentagon's primary warfighting tool. Refreshments will be served.
Authors & Insights: A Conversation with Mary Louise Kelly
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Hopkins Bloomberg Center
Interview the secretary of state or drive her younger son's carpool? That was one of the many questions NPR reporter Mary Louise Kelly considered as she tried to balance a demanding career and parenthood. She promised herself next year would be different, until she realized she was running out of "next years."
Johns Hopkins Science Diplomacy Summit 2025
8:15 am - 8:00 pm
Hopkins Bloomberg Center
The two-day Johns Hopkins Science Diplomacy Summit 2025 will bring together stakeholders from across the globe to engage on some of the most pressing scientific topics of our day.
Johns Hopkins Science Diplomacy Summit 2025
8:15 am - 8:00 pm
Hopkins Bloomberg Center
The two-day Johns Hopkins Science Diplomacy Summit 2025 will bring together stakeholders from across the globe to engage on some of the most pressing scientific topics of our day.
WMD Risk Reduction Science and Policy Forum
8:00 am - 7:00 pm
Hopkins Bloomberg Center
At a time when the potential use of chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear weapons—known as weapons of mass destruction or WMDs—is of increasing concern, efforts to reduce risk take on increased urgency. This two-day forum, hosted by Johns Hopkins University, will bring together science and policy experts for plenary talks, panel discussions, and extensive opportunities to discuss the importance of scientific advances in support of risk reduction policy.
WMD Risk Reduction Science and Policy Forum
8:00 am - 4:30 pm
Hopkins Bloomberg Center
At a time when the potential use of chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear weapons—known as weapons of mass destruction or WMDs—is of increasing concern, efforts to reduce risk take on increased urgency. This two-day forum, hosted by Johns Hopkins University, will bring together science and policy experts for plenary talks, panel discussions, and extensive opportunities to discuss the importance of scientific advances in support of risk reduction policy.