BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//Telerik Inc.//Sitefinity CMS 15.1//EN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Eastern Standard Time BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20251102T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYHOUR=2;BYMINUTE=0;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:Eastern Standard Time TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20250301T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYHOUR=2;BYMINUTE=0;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:Eastern Daylight Time TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:Join Maxwell in Washington\, D.C.\, for a panel discussion\, “U nderstanding Iran.” In our conversation\, our group of panelists will expl ore the variety of ways to understand the Iranian regime’s goals and motiv ations\, and how that influences U.S. foreign policy decisions.Discussion participants will include panelists \;Jonathan Panikoff ’08 J.D./M.A. (IR)\, director of the Scowcroft Middle East Security Initiative at the At lantic Council’s Middle East Program\, and \;Elisa Catalano Ewers\, fo rmer Iran negotiator and senior policy advisor on the Senate Foreign Relat ions Committee\; and moderator \;Nayyera Haq\, assistant dean for Wash ington Programs and \;former White House senior director covering nati onal security.Online registration requested by Monday\, October 1 through the event's online registration page. Questions can be directed to Alyssa Tender\, Maxwell-in-Washington events and engagement coordinator.Jonathan Panikoff '08 J.D./M.A. (IR)Jonathan Panikoff is the director of the Scowcr oft Middle East Security Initiative at the Atlantic Council’s Middle East Program\, and Senior Fellow in the GeoEconomics Center. A former career U. S. intelligence officer\, Panikoff served as the deputy national intellige nce officer for the Near East at the National Intelligence Council (NIC) f rom 2015 to 2020. In this role\, he represented the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) at the assistant secretary-level for inte ragency policy meetings\, provided intelligence assessments to senior U.S. policymakers on Middle East issues\, and advised the director of national intelligence and ODNI leadership on the region.Following his tenure on th e NIC\, Panikoff led the Intelligence Community’s (IC) analytic support to the U.S. presidential transition\, for which he served as the senior IC p oint of contact for all incoming cabinet secretary-level designates. Most recently\, he served as director of ODNI’s Investment Security Group where he oversaw a team of 26 and led the IC’s efforts on foreign-investment re views—most prominently for Committee on Foreign Investment in the United S tates and Team Telecom issues—and supported the development of foreign all ies’ investment review regimes. Previously\, Panikoff was executive assist ant to the deputy director of national intelligence where part of his resp onsibilities included preparing the deputy director to deliver the Preside ntial Daily Briefing.Prior to joining ODNI\, Panikoff led analysis on a va riety of Middle East and counterterrorism issues at the Defense Intelligen ce Agency. Earlier in his career\, he worked for a consultancy specializin g in foreign corporate due diligence and risk avoidance and as a fellow at the US Mission to NATO. He lived in Israel during the 2006 Israel-Hezboll ah War\, conducting field research into the political dynamics of terroris t organizations.Panikoff holds a J.D. from Syracuse University’s College o f Law\, an M.A. in international relations from the Maxwell School at Syra cuse University\, and a B.A .in international affairs and political scienc e from the George Washington University. He is admitted to the bar in both New York and Connecticut. Panikoff is a term member on the Council on For eign Relations and was a 2016 Shawn Brimley Fellow at the Center for a New American Security. Elisa Catalano Ewers Elisa Catalano Ewers \;is adj unct senior fellow in the Middle East Security Program at the Center for a New American Security\, where she focuses on the Middle East and U.S. nat ional security and foreign policy. From 2005 to 2016\, Ewers served as a f oreign policy and national security expert on the U.S. Government. Her las t position was as a director for the Middle East and North Africa on the N ational Security Council. Prior to her White House position\, she acted as senior policy advisor to U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice \, and before that to Under Secretary for Policy Affairs Bill Burns. Ewers advised on foreign and national security policy with a Middle East and co unter-terrorism focus\, covering the range of security\, political and eco nomic issues\, including the Iran negotiations\, U.S. policy in response t o the “Arab spring\,” transition in Iraq and relations with the Gulf Arab states. Ewers has also served in the State Department\, as senior advisor to the assistant secretary for Near East affairs\, chief of staff to the c oordinator for Iraq and senior advisor for the Gulf and Southwest Asia. Sh e has also worked in the private sector\, for Booz Allen Hamilton and Well ington Management Company.Nayyera Haq Nayyera Haq is a highly respected co mmunications expert\, trusted by global leaders and organizations to eleva te their public presence. With a career spanning government\, media and th e corporate world\, Haq has prepared executives\, policymakers and thought leaders for speeches at the United Nations\, global leadership conference s and boardrooms of Fortune 500 companies. Her unique experience as a form er White House senior director and global affairs analyst for CNN and MSNB C enables her to offer unparalleled insights into leadership\, messaging a nd media strategy.Prior to joining Maxwell\, Haq worked as a consultant ad vising global CEO’s and nonprofit leaders on how to navigate transitions a nd social change. She has also worked as a news anchor\, radio host and co ntributing columnist for national news organizations.Haq spent nearly two decades in public service\, including the U.S. Department of State as a se nior advisor for public affairs and spokesperson\, and in similar roles at the U.S. Department of Defense and the U.S. Department of Treasury in add ition to her role as senior director of cabinet affairs role at the White House. She has also held leadership positions in the U.S. House of Represe ntatives\, advising Congressional leaders and committees on policy develop ment and public engagement. DTEND:20251009T233000Z DTSTAMP:20260514T051603Z DTSTART:20251009T220000Z LOCATION:DC\,US\,Washington\,1333 New Hampshire Ave.\, NW SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:A Maxwell in DC Conversation: Understanding Iran UID:RFCALITEM639143181635381667 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Join Maxwell in Washington\, D.C.\, for a p anel discussion\, “Understanding Iran.” In our conversation\, our group of panelists will explore the variety of ways to understand the Iranian regi me’s goals and motivations\, and how that influences U.S. foreign policy d ecisions.

Discussion participants will include panelists \;Jonathan Panikoff ’08 J.D./M.A. (IR)\, director of the Scowcro ft Middle East Security Initiative at the Atlantic Council’s Middle East P rogram\, and \;Elisa Catalano Ewers\, former Iran neg otiator and senior policy advisor on the Senate Foreign Relations Committe e\; and moderator \;Nayyera Haq\, assistant dean for Washington Programs and \;former White House senior director covering national security.

Online registration requested by Monday\, October 1 through the event's online registration page. Questions can be directed to Alyssa Tender\, Maxwell-in-Washingto n events and engagement coordinator.

Jonathan Panikoff ' 08 J.D./M.A. (IR)

Jonathan Panikoff is the director of the Scowcroft Middle East Security Initiative at the Atlantic Council’s Middle East Program\, and Senior Fellow in the GeoEconomics Center. A former car eer U.S. intelligence officer\, Panikoff served as the deputy national int elligence officer for the Near East at the National Intelligence Council ( NIC) from 2015 to 2020. In this role\, he represented the Office of the Di rector of National Intelligence (ODNI) at the assistant secretary-level fo r interagency policy meetings\, provided intelligence assessments to senio r U.S. policymakers on Middle East issues\, and advised the director of na tional intelligence and ODNI leadership on the region.

Following his tenure on the NIC\, Panikoff led the Intelligence Community’s (IC) analyt ic support to the U.S. presidential transition\, for which he served as th e senior IC point of contact for all incoming cabinet secretary-level desi gnates. Most recently\, he served as director of ODNI’s Investment Securit y Group where he oversaw a team of 26 and led the IC’s efforts on foreign- investment reviews—most prominently for Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States and Team Telecom issues—and supported the development o f foreign allies’ investment review regimes. Previously\, Panikoff was exe cutive assistant to the deputy director of national intelligence where par t of his responsibilities included preparing the deputy director to delive r the Presidential Daily Briefing.

Prior to joining ODNI\, Panikoff led analysis on a variety of Middle East and counterterrorism issues at th e Defense Intelligence Agency. Earlier in his career\, he worked for a con sultancy specializing in foreign corporate due diligence and risk avoidanc e and as a fellow at the US Mission to NATO. He lived in Israel during the 2006 Israel-Hezbollah War\, conducting field research into the political dynamics of terrorist organizations.

Panikoff holds a J.D. from Syra cuse University’s College of Law\, an M.A. in international relations from the Maxwell School at Syracuse University\, and a B.A .in international a ffairs and political science from the George Washington University. He is admitted to the bar in both New York and Connecticut. Panikoff is a term m ember on the Council on Foreign Relations and was a 2016 Shawn Brimley Fel low at the Center for a New American Security.

Elisa Catala no Ewers

Elisa Catalano Ewers \;is adjunct senior fell ow in the Middle East Security Program at the Center for a New American Se curity\, where she focuses on the Middle East and U.S. national security a nd foreign policy. From 2005 to 2016\, Ewers served as a foreign policy an d national security expert on the U.S. Government. Her last position was a s a director for the Middle East and North Africa on the National Security Council.

Prior to her White House position\, she acted as senior p olicy advisor to U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice\, and be fore that to Under Secretary for Policy Affairs Bill Burns. Ewers advised on foreign and national security policy with a Middle East and counter-ter rorism focus\, covering the range of security\, political and economic iss ues\, including the Iran negotiations\, U.S. policy in response to the “Ar ab spring\,” transition in Iraq and relations with the Gulf Arab states. E wers has also served in the State Department\, as senior advisor to the as sistant secretary for Near East affairs\, chief of staff to the coordinato r for Iraq and senior advisor for the Gulf and Southwest Asia. She has als o worked in the private sector\, for Booz Allen Hamilton and Wellington Ma nagement Company.

Nayyera Haq

Nayyera Haq is a highly respected communications expert\, trusted by global leaders and organizations to elevate their public presence. With a career spanning gov ernment\, media and the corporate world\, Haq has prepared executives\, po licymakers and thought leaders for speeches at the United Nations\, global leadership conferences and boardrooms of Fortune 500 companies. Her uniqu e experience as a former White House senior director and global affairs an alyst for CNN and MSNBC enables her to offer unparalleled insights into le adership\, messaging and media strategy.

Prior to joining Maxwell\, Haq worked as a consultant advising global CEO’s and nonprofit leaders on how to navigate transitions and social change. She has also worked as a ne ws anchor\, radio host and contributing columnist for national news organi zations.

Haq spent nearly two decades in public service\, including the U.S. Department of State as a senior advisor for public affairs and sp okesperson\, and in similar roles at the U.S. Department of Defense and th e U.S. Department of Treasury in addition to her role as senior director o f cabinet affairs role at the White House. She has also held leadership po sitions in the U.S. House of Representatives\, advising Congressional lead ers and committees on policy development and public engagement.

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