Network 20/20's Emerging Leader membership includes

Access to All Salon Series Discussions

You will receive exclusive access to our Salon Series events featuring highly accomplished leaders in foreign affairs. We hold approximately ten of these events throughout the year. At these events, you will:

• Engage in intimate, off-the-record discussions with leading thinkers and practitioners in international affairs in midtown Manhattan
• Network with speakers and other guests during receptions before and after events

Talking Taiwan Strait Tension with Council on Foreign Relations' Military Fellows

Some of our distinguished speakers include:

• Brigadier General (ret) Peter Zwack, Former U.S. Senior Defense Official and Attaché to the Russian Federation
• Dr. Fiona Hill, Former Deputy Assistant to the President and Senior Director for European and Russian Affairs on the National Security Council
• Keith Luse, Executive Director of the National Committee on North Korea
• Dr. H. Onno Ruding, Executive Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF)(1977- 1980) and Chairman of the Centre for European Policy Studies(CEPS) (2003- present)

Events are typically held on weekday evenings from 6:30-8:30 PM. You can learn more about the Salon Series here.

Discounts to our in-person Deep Dives & Entrepreneurial Diplomacy Programs 

Emerging Leader Members are also eligible for discounts to Network 20/20's Entrepreneurial Diplomacy Program Trips where participants have the opportunity to:

EDP Participants Meet with Rached Ghannouchi, head of the Ennahdha Party in Tunisia

• Connect with global experts and leaders to generate innovative solutions for international security and prosperity
• Foster people-to-people connections and counter isolationism by conducting field research and interviews in countries of geopolitical interest.
• Produce reports, articles, and briefings that inform foreign policy makers, think tanks, business leaders, and others about the challenges and opportunities in the regions of focus.
• Implement programmatic activities, such as grants for entrepreneurship, to support the solutions identified by the research team and the local stakeholders.

We are planning a trip to Vietnam in 2025. You can learn more about that program here.

All Virtual Briefings and Discussions

Network 20/20 runs two types of virtual programs. 

Our Virtual Salons are for members only to allow for a more intimate discussion. These briefings are a chance to closely engage with directors of think tanks, NGO and IGO leaders, academics, CEOs, and senior officials and diplomats from the U.S. State Department.

Some of our past speakers include:.

•Ambassador William B. Taylor Jr., former U.S. Chargé d’Affaires to Ukraine (2019-2020) and Ambassador to Ukraine (2006-2009)

•    Ambassador Ted Osius, President and CEO of the U.S. - ASEAN Business Council and former U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam

Our Virtual Briefings bring together a curious global audience to dig deeper into macro- level and region specific trends shaping our world. They are open for free to audiences around the world and have covered topics such as The Geopolitics of Deep Sea Mining, China's Economy, Rebuilding Ukraine, and Humanitarian Needs in Gaza.

Some of our past speakers include:

•H.E. Michelle Bachelet, Former President of Chile (2006 to 2010) & former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights

•David Miliband, Former Foreign Secretary of the U.K.(2007-2010) and current president and CEO of the International Rescue Committee

•Richard Haass, President of the Council of Foreign Relations (2003- present) and Director of Policy Planning for the U.S. State Department (2001-2003)

•Maria Ressa, Nobel Peace laureate and co-founder of Rappler

Annual Reception with Emerging Leaders and select Advisory Council Members

Discounted Access to Network 20/20's Annual Gala