Gaming and Policy: Congressional staff briefing and demo of Mr. President, geopolitical decision-making game

​This is a sneak preview event of Mr. President, the new geopolitical simulation game. Congressional staff, see how your policy decisions play out at home and with allies and adversaries across the globe. Test your own skills or play head-to-head with Congressional colleagues. Meet the defense-tech team behind Mr. President, Seattle-based Exia Labs, named "Innovator of the Year" by the Pacific Northwest Defense Coalition and join the discussion about the power of gaming and tech to impact defense strategy.

• ​9 a.m. to 11 a.m. – play and watch a live demo of Mr. President

• ​11 a.m. – 11:30 Mini-panel:
  The role of gaming and tech in defense strategy 

  • ​Jonathan Pan, CEO, Exia Lab, visiting fellow at Hoover Institution, Stanford University

  • ​James Ryseff, Director of Defense, Special Competitive Studies Project

  • ​Judy Kurtz, Columnist, The Hill; correspondent, DC News Now Sunrise on the Hill
     

• ​12 noon – 12:30 p.m. Lunch panel:
  America's Strategic Edge: Working with Taiwan and allies to counter PRC aggression

  • ​Phillip Yu, U.S. Navy Rear Admiral (ret) U.S. Navy, non-resident senior fellow, Indo-Pacific Security Initiative, Atlantic Council’s Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security

  • ​Dr. Michael A. Hunzeker, Director, Taiwan Security Monitor at George Mason University

  • ​Jonathan Pan, CEO, Exia Lab, visiting fellow at Hoover Institution, Stanford University

  • ​moderated by P.J. Huang, co-founder, General Resilience

• ​12:30 – 1 p.m. networking, play and demo Mr. President