RUNDOWN:
17:45     Registration
18:00     Opening Remarks
18:05     Fireside Chat
18:35     Audience Q&A
18:55     Closing Remarks
19:00     Networking Drinks
19:30     End

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Asia Society Hong Kong Center is pleased to present a fireside chat between Dennis Wilder, senior fellow with the Initiative for U.S.-China Dialogue on Global Issues at Georgetown University, and Kristie Lu Stout, award-winning anchor and correspondent for CNN. 

Over three decades serving in the US Government, Mr. Wilder became a leading expert in US-China diplomatic and strategic relations. As Sino-US competition intensifies, Mr. Wilder considers what officials on both sides can do to ratchet down tensions and successfully manage the most important bilateral relationship in the world. How can these two governments find common ground to address global challenges of common concern?  What can officials do to build trust and reduce suspicion as national security priorities increasingly take precedence over economic ties? Join Asia Society Hong Kong Center to hear Mr. Wilder and Ms. Lu Stout discuss these issues and more.

Dennis Wilder is a senior fellow with the Initiative for U.S.-China Dialogue on Global Issues at Georgetown University, where he is also an assistant professor in Asian studies at the Walsh School of Foreign Service. Previously, Wilder spent three decades as a leading China expert within the U.S. intelligence and diplomatic communities. From 2015 to 2016, he served as the CIA’s Deputy Assistant Director for East Asia and the Pacific. Between 2009 and 2015, Wilder was senior editor of the President’s Daily Brief. Prior to this, Wilder served as the National Security Council’s (NSC) Director for China, Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for East Asian Affairs on the NSC, as well as a China military analyst for the CIA. From 1992 to 1995, Wilder served as a political officer in the US Consulate General for Hong Kong and Macau. Wilder has a Master of Science in Foreign Service (MSFS) degree from Georgetown University and a Bachelor’s degree from Kalamazoo College, and from 1975-1976 studied Mandarin Chinese under the Yale-in-China program at New Asia College, Chinese University of Hong Kong.

Kristie Lu Stout is an award-winning anchor and correspondent for CNN, based in Hong Kong. She reports from the newsroom and in the field on major news stories including US-China relations, the rise of AI, and the aftermath of extreme climate events in the region. She also hosts feature programs for CNN including Tech For Good, a series on the transformative power of technology, and Marketplace Asia, CNN’s monthly business program. Based in China for over two decades, Lu Stout maintains a focus on how developments in China are dramatically changing the world for all of us. Lu Stout is an Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA) lifetime member and mentor. As a Correspondent Board Governor at the Foreign Correspondents’ Club, she organizes impactful discussions, documentary screenings, and award-winning photo exhibitions. She also enjoys coaching students and early-career journalists through CNN Academy and the Stanford Alumni Association. Lu Stout holds a bachelor’s and a master’s degree from Stanford University and studied advanced Mandarin Chinese at Beijing’s Tsinghua University.

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