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ConferenceOn the Record

Thirty-First Term Member Conference

October 29, 2026

Site Visits to Organizations Across Washington

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Offsite - Washington

In-Person Plenary: Live Smart Girl, Dumb Questions Podcast With Michael Froman and Nayeema Raza

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CFR - Washington

In-Person Keynote Plenary: A Conversation With Maria Ressa

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CFR - Washington

Virtual Keynote Plenary: A Conversation With Maria Ressa

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Zoom Webinar

In-Person Opening Night Cocktail Reception

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CFR - Washington

October 30, 2026

In-Person Plenary II: Future of American Strategy Toward the Western Hemisphere

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CFR - Washington

Virtual Plenary II: Future of American Strategy Toward the Western Hemisphere

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Zoom Webinar

Morning In-Person Only Breakout Sessions

AI and the Next Global Order

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CFR - Washington

India at the Crossroads: The Future of the World's Largest Democracy

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CFR - Washington

Saving America: The National Security Stakes of Your Retirement Savings

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CFR - Washington

Twenty-Five Years Later: The Lessons and Unfinished Business of the 9/11 Attacks

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CFR - Washington and Zoom Webinar

How China Is Rebuilding a Mission-Driven Financial System and Implications for U.S.-China Competition

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CFR - Washington

AI Governance and Global Equity: Access and a Seat at the Table

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CFR - Washington

Leading Through Crisis: Women, Power, and Democratic Resilience

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CFR - Washington

Realism and the Indo-Pacific: Power, Deterrence, and U.S. Grand Strategy

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CFR - Washington

Powering the AI Frontier: Energy Bottlenecks, Scientific Breakthroughs, and the Race to Superintelligence

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CFR - Washington and Zoom Webinar

Virtual Only Session: Understanding Xi Jinping's China

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Zoom Webinar

In-Person Lunch Discussions

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Offsite - Washington

Concurrent Plenary Sessions

Concurrent Plenary Session I: Rethinking Energy Security—Lessons From the Iran War

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CFR - Washington

Concurrent Plenary Session II: Can America Still Build? The Future of U.S. Defense Production

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CFR - Washington

Afternoon In-Person Only Breakout Sessions

The United States and the Future of Venezuela

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CFR - Washington

Is the U.S.-Led Middle East Order Over?

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CFR - Washington

Moonshots, Leapfrogging, and Competing With China

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CFR - Washington and Zoom Webinar

The New Nuclear Landscape: Technology, Arms Control, and Global Stability

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CFR - Washington

Germany Rearmed and the Future of European Security

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CFR - Washington

CFR Task Force Preview on the Future of Cuba

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CFR - Washington

The All-Volunteer Force Under Pressure? Politics, Recruitment, and Readiness Today

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CFR - Washington

AI Deployment Is Foreign Policy

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CFR - Washington

Immigration, Geopolitics, and African Solidarity

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CFR - Washington

Global Markets at a Crossroads: The State of Investing in an Uncertain World

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CFR - Washington

In-Person Closing Plenary: Foreign Policy, Voters, and the 2026 Midterms

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CFR - Washington

In-Person Closing Night Cocktail Reception

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CFR - Washington

On the Record

This meeting is on the record. The information imparted at the meeting can be used by all participants.

Schedule

11:00 a.m.–8:00 p.m. (EDT)