Recent Past Events
The Accelerating Integration of AI into Foreign Affairs
UPCOMING EVENT:
Bill Scherlis, PhD
Professor
Carnegie Mellon University
Wednesday, June 10, 2026
4:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Allegheny HYP Club
619 William Penn Place
(Downtown Pittsburgh)
Lee Kim, Esp
Principal
Keytera
Lance Lindauer
Co-Founder & ED of PART
Partner at Genus Research Group
Iran, NATO, &
the Global Energy
Market
PAST EVENT:
Aaron Stein
President
Foreign Policy Research Institute
Wednesday, March 25, 2026
5:00-7:00pm
The Duquesne Club
325 Sixth Ave
(Downtown Pittsburgh)
Emily Holland
Director, Eurasia Program
Foreign Policy Research Institute
Venezuela:
Navigating Crisis &
Global Conflict
PAST EVENT:
Wednesday, February 4, 2026
5:00-7:00pm
Allegheny HYP Club
619 William Penn Place
(Downtown Pittsburgh)
Ryan C. Berg, PhD • Director, Americas Program • CSIS
China, its Geopolitical Ambitions in Afghanistan & Central Asia
Ramin Monsoori, PhD
University of Pittsburgh
Thursday, October 9, 2025
5:00-7:00pm
Allegheny HYP Club
619 William Penn Place
(Downtown Pittsburgh)
2025 Events
Aging Populations and International Peace
Dr. Mark L. Haas
Duquene University
Tuesday, December 9, 2025
5:00-7:00pm
Allegheny HYP Club
619 William Penn Place
(Downtown Pittsburgh)
Geopolitics, Technology, Supply Chains, Foreign Policy
Emily Benson
Minerva Technology/ Futures
Wednesday, November 12, 2025
5:00-7:00pm
Allegheny HYP Club
619 William Penn Place
(Downtown Pittsburgh)
International and Legal Implications of Space Exploration & Adv. Tech
Thursday, May 15, 2025
12:00-5:00pm
Keystone Space Innovation Center
619 William Penn Place
(Downtown Pittsburgh)
2025 Space Conference
Adv. Space Tech from Pittsburgh's Innovation Ecosystem
Steve Clarke
Astrobotic
Space Exploration: Legal & Regulatory
Justine M. Kasznica
Emerging Technologies Group,
Babst Calland, & Keystone Space Collaborative
Commercialization and Privatization by US & Foreign Space Industries
2025 Space Conference Cont.
Robotics and AI in Space
Zac Manchester
Carnegie Mellon University
Garvey McIntosh
Axiom
Kate Kelly
BWXT Technologies, Inc.
Nuclear Propulsion in Space Craft
A New Era of Nuclear Deterrence
Phillip Sheers
Center for a New American Security
Tuesday, December 10, 2024
5:00-7:00pm
Allegheny HYP Club
619 William Penn Place
(Downtown Pittsburgh)
US Global Maritime Strategy and China
James R. Holmes
U.S. Naval War College
Tuesday, June 25, 2024
5:00-7:00pm
Allegheny HYP Club
619 William Penn Place
(Downtown Pittsburgh)
An Inside Look at Iran
Mohamad Machine-Chien
University of Pittsburgh
Wednesday, September 25, 2024
5:00-7:00pm
Allegheny HYP Club
619 William Penn Place
(Downtown Pittsburgh)
2024 Events
Latin America:
Presidential Power Grabs
Dr. Ignacio Arana
Carnegie Mellon University
Wednesday, May 1, 2024
5:00-7:00pm
Allegheny HYP Club
619 William Penn Place
(Downtown Pittsburgh)
U.S.-Russia Relations
Caroline Savage
U.S. Department of State
Tuesday, February 6, 2024
5:00-7:00pm
Allegheny HYP Club
619 William Penn Place
(Downtown Pittsburgh)
German-U.S. Relations in an Election Year
David Gill
German Consulate
Thursday, February 22, 2024
5:00-7:00pm
Allegheny HYP Club
619 William Penn Place
(Downtown Pittsburgh)
2024 Events
Shifting Geo-Economic Landscape
German Perspective
Dr. Christian Forwick
The American Council on Germany
Friday, December 15, 2023
8:00-9:30pm
Allegheny HYP Club
619 William Penn Place
(Downtown Pittsburgh)
Caroline Savage
U.S. Department of State
Tuesday, February 6, 2023
5:00-7:00pm
Allegheny HYP Club
619 William Penn Place
(Downtown Pittsburgh)
Nicholas Hill
U.S. Department of State
Wednesday, November 15, 2023
5:00-7:00pm
Allegheny HYP Club
619 William Penn Place
(Downtown Pittsburgh)
2023 Events
Japan:
Economic, Social, Strategic
Globalization:
International Trade & Investment
Ice Cream Social
Wednesday, August 9, 2023
5:00-7:00pm
Allegheny HYP Club
619 William Penn Place
(Downtown Pittsburgh)
Michael Starz
U.S. Army
Thursday, February 23, 2023
5:00-7:00pm
Allegheny HYP Club
619 William Penn Place
(Downtown Pittsburgh)
Ali Wyne
Eurasia Group
Tuesday, May 9, 2023
5:00-7:00pm
Allegheny HYP Club
619 William Penn Place
(Downtown Pittsburgh)
2023 Events
Strategies for Competing with China & Russia
The War in Ukraine:
Pre-Invasion, Current, Future
Bert Kastel
Foreign Affairs Forum
Tuesday, April 5, 2022
4:00-6:00pm
Allegheny HYP Club
619 William Penn Place
(Downtown Pittsburgh)
2022 Events
Asymmetric Threats to the Homeland
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