Event Description
In partnership with the Colorado SAIS Alumni group.
Location: Studio Loft at Ellie Caulkins Opera House (980 14th St. Denver, CO 80202)
Event Agenda:
5:45 p.m. | Doors open
6:00 p.m. | Registration, networking, & reception with light refreshments
6:30 p.m. | Speaker program followed by audience Q&A and book signing
8:00 p.m. | Evening concludes
Tickets:
Member ticket – $32
General ticket – $48
Includes hors d’oeuvres and a drink.
About Our Speakers
General H.R. McMaster, Strategist, Historian, Former National Security Advisor
H. R. McMaster is the Fouad and Michelle Ajami Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution and Stanford University. He is also the Susan and Bernard Liautaud Fellow at The Freeman Spogli Institute and Lecturer at the Stanford Graduate School of Business. He serves as chairman of the advisory board of the Center on Military and Political Power at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and the Japan Chair at the Hudson Institute. A native of Philadelphia, H.R. graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1984. He served as a U.S. Army officer for thirty-four years and retired as a lieutenant general in 2018. He remained on active duty while serving as the twenty-sixth assistant to the president for national security affairs. He taught history at West Point and holds a PhD in history from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Janine Davidson, Ph.D, MSU Denver President, Former Under Secretary, U.S. Navy
Janine Davidson, Ph.D., a national thought leader in higher education, public service, U.S. foreign policy, and national security, has served as president of Metropolitan State University of Denver since 2017. She advocates for the university’s 17,500 students, championing public universities’ role in advancing the American dream and supporting the DREAM Act, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals students, minoritized students, and military and veteran students. Davidson has launched initiatives like the Classroom to Career Hub and the MSU Denver Health Institute, connecting students with employers and addressing workforce needs. Previously, she was the 32nd undersecretary of the U.S. Navy, following a nearly 30-year career in academic, civilian, and military roles, including as an Air Force officer and the first woman to fly the tactical C-130. Her honors include the HillVets Top 100 Most Influential Veterans, Colorado Women’s Chamber of Commerce Top 25 Most Powerful Women in Business, and Denver Business Journal’s Most Admired CEO. She serves on several national and local boards, including the Department of Defense Policy Board, UMB Financial Corps, and the Downtown Denver Partnership.
Note: As a nonpartisan convener of global affairs programming, WorldDenver provides an unbiased forum for experts, world leaders, diplomats, and representatives from the public and private sectors to share their expertise and views on a broad spectrum of issues that matter to the world. We aim for our events to inspire curiosity and further reading, discussion, and civic engagement among our members and the Denver community on the global issues that we present.
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In partnership with the Colorado SAIS Alumni group.
Location: Studio Loft at Ellie Caulkins Opera House (980 14th St. Denver, CO 80202)
Event Agenda:
5:45 p.m. | Doors open
6:00 p.m. | Registration, networking, & reception with light refreshments
6:30 p.m. | Speaker program followed by audience Q&A and book signing
8:00 p.m. | Evening concludes
Tickets:
Member ticket – $32
General ticket – $48
Includes hors d’oeuvres and a drink.
About Our Speakers
General H.R. McMaster, Strategist, Historian, Former National Security Advisor
H. R. McMaster is the Fouad and Michelle Ajami Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution and Stanford University. He is also the Susan and Bernard Liautaud Fellow at The Freeman Spogli Institute and Lecturer at the Stanford Graduate School of Business. He serves as chairman of the advisory board of the Center on Military and Political Power at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and the Japan Chair at the Hudson Institute. A native of Philadelphia, H.R. graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1984. He served as a U.S. Army officer for thirty-four years and retired as a lieutenant general in 2018. He remained on active duty while serving as the twenty-sixth assistant to the president for national security affairs. He taught history at West Point and holds a PhD in history from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Janine Davidson, Ph.D, MSU Denver President, Former Under Secretary, U.S. Navy
Janine Davidson, Ph.D., a national thought leader in higher education, public service, U.S. foreign policy, and national security, has served as president of Metropolitan State University of Denver since 2017. She advocates for the university’s 17,500 students, championing public universities’ role in advancing the American dream and supporting the DREAM Act, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals students, minoritized students, and military and veteran students. Davidson has launched initiatives like the Classroom to Career Hub and the MSU Denver Health Institute, connecting students with employers and addressing workforce needs. Previously, she was the 32nd undersecretary of the U.S. Navy, following a nearly 30-year career in academic, civilian, and military roles, including as an Air Force officer and the first woman to fly the tactical C-130. Her honors include the HillVets Top 100 Most Influential Veterans, Colorado Women’s Chamber of Commerce Top 25 Most Powerful Women in Business, and Denver Business Journal’s Most Admired CEO. She serves on several national and local boards, including the Department of Defense Policy Board, UMB Financial Corps, and the Downtown Denver Partnership.
Note: As a nonpartisan convener of global affairs programming, WorldDenver provides an unbiased forum for experts, world leaders, diplomats, and representatives from the public and private sectors to share their expertise and views on a broad spectrum of issues that matter to the world. We aim for our events to inspire curiosity and further reading, discussion, and civic engagement among our members and the Denver community on the global issues that we present.