We were thrilled to see friends, colleagues, and supporters again after several years at our 2022 Annual Meeting to mark a half-century of accomplishments in arms control and to chart our course of action in the years ahead. You are invited to review the program in the webcast above.
We are grateful for the support of our 50th Anniversary Sponsors for their commitment to our efforts in the coming years. If you would like to join this select group as a 50th Anniversary sponsor, please select from the available tiers below or contact Kathy Crandall Robinson at (202) 463-8270 ext. 101.
| EVENT PROGRAM (PDF) and SPEAKERS LIST (Bios) |
| 0 a.m. | Registration |
| 9:15 a.m. | Welcome Daryl Kimball, executive director Special Remarks Wendy Sherman, Deputy Secretary of State Special Remarks Tomihisa Taue, Mayor of Nagasaki, and Kazumi Matsui, Mayor of Hiroshima |
| 9:30 a.m. | PANEL | “The Nuclear Threat in the Wake of Russia's War on Ukraine - Lessons and Next Steps” Elayne Whyte, former Ambassador of Costa Rica to the United Nations - Geneva Nina Tannenwald, director of the international relations program at Brown University's Watson Institute for International Studies and author of The Nuclear Taboo: The United States and the Non-use of Nuclear Weapons Since 1945 Oliver Meier, senior researcher at the Berlin office of the Institute for Peace Research and Security Policy at the University of Hamburg (IFSH) Daryl Kimball, executive director of the Arms Control Association, moderating |
| 10:45 a.m. | PANEL | “Restoring Nonproliferation and Disarmament Guardrails” Thomas Countryman, former Assistant Secretary of State for International Security and Nonproliferation Eric Brewer, senior director of the Nuclear Materials Security Program at the Nuclear Threat Initiative Jamie Kwong, Stanton pre-doctoral fellow in the Nuclear Policy Program at Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Kelsey Davenport, policy director at the Arms Control Association, moderating |
| 12:00 p.m. | Special Presentation “The Arms Control Association: 50 Years of Accomplishment" |
| Keynote Speaker Mallory Stewart, Assistant Secretary of State for Arms Control, Verification, and Compliance Introduced by Carol Giacomo, editor, Arms Control Today | |
| 1:00 p.m. | PANEL | “Arms Control for Tomorrow: Mitigating the Dangers of New Weapons Technologies" Michael Klare, senior visiting fellow on emerging technologies at the Arms Control Association Victoria Samson, Washington office director for the Secure World Foundation Lindsay Rand, research assistant at the Center for International and Security Studies at Maryland (CISSM) Shannon Bugos, senior policy analyst, Arms Control Association, moderating |
| 2:00 p.m. | Special Remarks Congressman Don Beyer (VA-8) |
| 2:15 p.m. | Keynote Speaker Izumi Nakamitsu, Under-Secretary-General and UN High Representative for Disarmament Affairs Introduced by Randy Rydell, board of directors member, Arms Control Association |
| 2:45 p.m. | PANEL | “Revitalizing the Movement for the Elimination of Nuclear Weapons” Daryl Kimball, executive director of the Arms Control Association Joan Rohlfing, president and chief operating officer of the Nuclear Threat Initiative Denise Duffield, associate director of Physicians for Social Responsibility - Los Angeles Zia Mian, co-director of the Princeton University Program on Science and Global Security Chris Wing, acting board chair of the Arms Control Association, moderating |
| 3:35 p.m. | Special Remarks Amb. Bonnie Jenkins, Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Affairs Senator Jeff Merkley (D-Oregon) |
| 3:45 p.m. | Closing Remarks Future Goals for the Arms Control Association Daryl Kimball, executive director |
Following the day's discussions and keynote speakers, attendees are invited to our 50th Anniversary Reception in the gardens at the DACOR-Bacon House, located near the White House and State Department (directions).
| We also invite you to become a 50th Anniversary Sponsor to help propel the Arms Control Association forward in the coming years. Visit our Sponsors page to review giving options available. |