David Chikvaidze
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David Chikvaidze
Keynote Speaker
Former Senior United Nations Diplomat; Former Aide to President Gorbachev; Former Aide to Former US Secretary of State James A. Baker IIII
An accomplished and compelling speaker who takes his audiences ‘behind the scenes’ of world events, Dr. David Chikvaidze’s rich experience, unique ability to analyze issues from different perspectives, his insights into the challenges of multilateralism, great power relationships, Eurasian and Euro Atlantic geopolitics, security issues, and their combined impact on energy security, connectivity, and strategic stability and risk are invaluable to political and industry leaders as they navigate an increasingly volatile world.
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Currently vice president of the Swiss Forum for International Affairs, Fellow of the World Academy of Art and Science (WAAS), Associate Fellow of the Geneva Center for Security Policy (GCSP), and Associate Director at Strategia Worldwide, Dr. David Chikvaidze is a member of several international advisory boards. He is a sought-after speaker across countries, from the United States to Europe, Japan, China, Turkey, Central Asia, and the South Caucasus. Diplomat by training, Dr. Chikvaidze holds a Ph.D. in political science and has authored several articles on international relations. He has had many appearances on US and international TV channels, has written and lectured on geopolitics and multilateralism, has taught courses on diplomacy and geopolitics, and served as an MA and Ph.D. thesis advisor.
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Geopolitics of Energy Security
In a geopolitical watershed for Europe, Russia’s war against Ukraine spelled the end of cheap energy. From government offices to boardrooms throughout the world, ensuring energy security and the resilience of economic politics and trade routes amid belligerent uncertainty – a concept coined by Dr. Chikvaidze – requires focused and penetrating forward-looking analysis, which he provides in this presentation.
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America, China, Russia: The Effect of the Troubled Triangle on the Rest of the World
In this frank and insightful presentation, Dr. Chikvaidze dissects the dysfunctional relationship among the most powerful states and its implications for business, connectivity, and trade. Given his past diplomatic positions in the US, in the USSR, and at the UN, Dr. Chikvaidze is well-placed to help understand and navigate this unsettled landscape.
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The World at a Crossroads: Managing a Change of Eras in an Age of Belligerent Uncertainty
Dr. Chikvaidze draws a stark picture of this once-in-a-lifetime change of eras happening against the backdrop of increasingly complex, interlocking, existential challenges and the return of war as the tool of choice, offering insights into possible strategies to strengthen the resilience and adaptability of government and business systems.
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Bracing for Artificial Intelligence in the Absence of a Multilateral Mindset
AI, the highest form of technological progress to date, will be as helpful, or as dangerous, as the input that HI, or Human Intelligence, creates. But HN, or Human Nature, has not changed over millennia and could ‘hijack’ AI just as it did technological progress in the past. Dr. Chikvaidze delves into the political and governance aspects of this truly global problem to help political and industry leaders identify ways of minimizing the dangers.
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