And policy. From john hopkins university, this is about 40 minutes. I am honored to be here to launch our quarterly Johns Hopkins form. Schedulingstminute change, the president is unable to join us. We can think of no better person with whom to begin a series of dialogues about policy then dr. Anthony franchi. For millions across the country and indeed the world, dr. Kouji has emerged at this moment as a trusted source. For four decades to make he has exemplified the role of scientist and public servant. During the early years of the aids crisis in the 1980s, dr. Found she was among the first toentists to collaborate advance treatment. He advised president s of both parties in the following decades on every pandemic the world has seen from sars to the asian flu to the ebola. Era, hethe cove it continues to provide the best information to policymakers and the public. A, dr. Couch05 as he revealed the three Guiding Principles of his life. To seek and learn every day. To strive for excell
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System. Good morning, everyone. My name is winnie stack lburg, and im the executive Vice President of external affairs at the center for American Progress, and i want to thank each and every one of you for joining this very important event. Were here to discuss a fundamental issue, which strikes at the heart of our democratic values. If we truly believe that all americans deserve equal treatment in the eyes of the law, then we must ensure that our legal decisions are made by judges with backgrounds and perspectives that represent the experiences of all americans. Study after study has shown that Diverse Groups solve problems in a more thoughtful and innovative way and arrive at more efficient and effective decisions and solutions. So it comes as no surprise that diversity among our federal judges in terms of their race and ethnicity, their gender, their Sexual Orientation, their gender identity, their religious affiliation and their professional background helps produce a stronger just
Electronics association and the intelligence and National Security alliance. Thank you. I was going to try and get you fired up here because the initial plenary session, we were a little bit subdued. So i want you to feel free to get enthusiastic here. We have a great panel coming. Lots of cheer for them. We are going to have a great discussion. So welcome back. Before we jump into this next session, let me remind everyone that for the plenaries here in the maryland ballroom you can email questions to the panel. And pope flee we will have a logo up that says questions intel summit. Org. By the miracle of technology they are going to appear on an ipad with vince. Vince, if you didnt get the word at some point larry is going to tell you last question. Okay . So it is now my pleasure to introduce the moderator of our Defense Intelligence plenary, Lieutenant General vincent stewart, u. S. Marine corps come on, come on [ applause ] retired. Thats the part i was waiting for. [ laughter ] and