9:00 AM - 9:05 AM | Opening Remarks

Katharine (Kitty) Cushing, Founder and President, Newport Global Summit

9:05 AM - 9:30 AM | Session I

Of Middle Corridors, Strategic Minerals and Military Confrontations: The Geo-Economic Consequences of Geopolitical Competition along the Silk Road

Nikolas K. Gvosdev, is a Russian-American international relations scholar and the Director of the National Security Program at the Foreign Policy Research Institute. Maia Otarashvili is the Eurasia Program Director at the Foreign Policy Research Institute. Colonel (Retired) Robert E. Hamilton is the Head of Research at the Foreign Policy Research Institute’s Eurasia Program.

9:30 AM - 10:00 AM | Session II

Investing in an Era of Uncertainty: Economy, Election, and Opportunity

A conversation facilitated by the combined holistic experience of Tony Roth, Chief Investment Officer of Wilmington Trust, Meghan Shue, Head of Investment Strategy at Wilmington Trust, and Luke Tilley, Chief Economist at Wilmington Trust.

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM | Session III - Morning Keynote Session

What’s ahead for the U.S.: Why should we be concerned - and hopeful

Steve Forbes, Chairman of Forbes Media, LLC

10:30 AM - 10:45 AM | BREAK

10:45 AM - 11:15 AM | Session IV

Venture Capital in the Artificial Intelligence Industry - Two Visionaries come together: A fireside chat with Parkway VC General Partners

Jesse Coors-Blankenship, General Managing Partner, Parkway VC
Gregg Hill, Managing Partner, Parkway VC

11:15 AM - 11:45 AM | Session V

The Entrepreneurial Spirit; a serial tech entrepreneur’s journey to a successful exit and upcoming innovation

Featuring, Fernando Herrera, a serial tech entrepreneur and Founder of Norcloud. Herrera in an early pioneer in cloud technology for a company that quickly became one of Europe’s fastest-growing companies.

11:45 AM - 12:15 PM | Session VI

The Great Biotech Comeback: Opportunities Across the Full Life Cycle

Discussions on investments in the emerging biotech industry from Stephanie Sirota, Chief Business Officer & Partner at RTW Investments

12:15 PM - 12:30 PM | BREAK

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM | Session VII & Lunch

The 2025 Fiscal Train Wreck: Financial Markets and the Fed Face a Perfect Storm 

Keynote speaker, David Malpass, Former U.S. Treasury Undersecretary for International Affairs and former World Bank President, will be discussing the future of our financial markets.

1:30 PM - 1:45 PM | BREAK

1:45 PM - 2:10 PM | Session VIII

The Prospects for Real Reform after the Election 

Philip K. Howard, New York Times bestselling author, lawyer, and advocate to simplify government and restore individual responsibility

2:10 PM - 2:35 PM | Session IX

Becoming a Billion-Dollar Family Office

John Messervey, Founder & President, National Family Business Council and Private Advisor to America’s Leading Families

2:35 PM - 3:00 PM | Session X

Unlocking the Full Potential of Music

A conversation on the complex ways our minds react to music, led by Freddie Moross, Founder of Myndstream, a streaming platform for music rights that markets towards enhancing the patron experience and simplifying the treatment service.

3:00 PM - 3:30 PM | Session XI

David Moross, Founder, Chairman, and CEO of HighPost Capital, and Mark Bezos, Co-Founder of HighPost Capital. HighPost Capital is a private equity firm that focuses on the global consumer and consumer technology sectors.

3:30 PM - 4:00 PM | Session XII

THE CHAIN REACTION PODCAST LIVE FROM NEWPORT GLOBAL SUMMIT; A RECAP OF THE EVENT WITH SOUNDBITES FROM THE SPEAKERS

Nikolas K. Gvosdev, Carnegie Council Senior Fellow, U.S. Global Engagement Initiative (USGE); U.S. Naval War College.

A program of Carnegie Council's U.S. Global Engagement Initiative, The Doorstep is an event series and podcast showcasing how global news impacts your daily life. Hosted by award-winning professor of journalism Tatiana Serafin and international relations scholar Nikolas Gvosdev, The Doorstep seeks to broaden listener perspectives on global affairs.