September 24—Day 1: Democracy and Bureaucracy

9:00–9:15 a.m. Welcome remarks

9:15–10:30 a.m. Panel 1: The presidency and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)

• Joshua Bolten, White House chief of staff, Bush 43 administration

• Guian McKee, White Burkett Miller Professor of Public Affairs, Miller Center

• Rachel Augustine Potter, UVA politics; Miller Center senior fellow

• Andrew Rudalevige, Thomas Brackett Reed Professor of Government, Bowdoin College; Miller Center senior fellow

• Shalanda Young, director, Office of Management and Budget, Biden administration

• John Yang, anchor, PBS News Hour Weekend, and national correspondent, PBS News Hour (moderator)

10:30–10:45 a.m. Break

10:45 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Panel 2: A strong executive and agency independence

• Aditya Bamzai, UVA School of Law; attorney-adviser, Office of Legal Counsel, Bush 43 administration; clerked for Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia

• Alexander Bick, National Security Council and policy planning staff, Obama and Biden administrations; UVA Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy; Miller Center senior fellow

• Robert B. Blair, U.S. special representative for international telecommunications policy, senior advisor to the chief of staff, Trump 45 administration

• Everett Eissenstat, deputy assistant to the president for international economic affairs and deputy director of the National Economic Council, Trump 45 administration; James R. Schlesinger Distinguished Professor, Miller Center

• Mara Rudman, deputy national security advisor, Clinton and Obama administrations; professor of practice, Miller Center

• Sarah Wilson, former federal judge on the U.S. Court of Federal Claims; senior and associate counsel, Clinton administration; Miller Center senior fellow

• Dasha Burns, chief correspondent of Politico Playbook, White House bureau chief and host of "The Conversation" for Politico (moderator)

5:00 p.m. Presidential Leadership: Two Case Studies—a community event, open to the public

Join us at UVA’s historic Rotunda for a two-panel discussion examining PEPFAR and the bin Laden raid.

5:00–5:10 p.m. Welcoming remarks

• William Antholis, director and CEO of the University of Virginia’s Miller Center
• George Martin, Miller Center Governing Council chair

5:10–6:15 p.m. The George W. Bush administration’s PEPFAR HIV/AIDS initiative: Case Study 1

• Joshua Bolten, chief of staff, George W. Bush administration

• Mark Dybul, U.S. global AIDS coordinator, 2006–9

• Peter Wehner, director of the Office of Strategic Initiatives, George W. Bush administration

• Ann Compton, former White House correspondent, ABC News (moderator)

6:15–7:15 p.m. The Obama administration’s raid against Osama Bin Laden: Case Study 2

• Thomas Donilon, national security advisor, Obama administration

• William McRaven, commander, U.S. Special Operations Command, Obama administration

• Leon Panetta, CIA director, Obama administration

• Dasha Burns, chief correspondent of Politico Playbook, White House bureau chief and host of "The Conversation" for Politico (moderator)

September 25—Day 2: Sharing Powers

9:00–10:00 a.m. Panel 1: Congress and the president

• Dan Meyer, director of White House legislative affairs, Bush 43 administration; chief of staff, former Speakers Kevin McCarthy and Newt Gingrich; Miller Center Governing Council

• Sidney M. Milkis, UVA politics; White Burkett Miller Professor of Governance and Foreign Affairs, Miller Center

• Louisa Terrell, director of White House office of legislative affairs, Biden administration; Miller Center senior fellow

• Philip Wallach, American Enterprise Institute senior fellow

• Mike Emanuel, chief Washington correspondent, FOX News (moderator)

10:00–10:15 a.m. Break

10:15–11:45 a.m. Panel 2: Presidents and emergency powers

• Ashley Deeks, UVA School of Law; associate counsel and deputy legal adviser to the National Security Council, Biden administration; Miller Center senior fellow

• Thomas Donilon, national security advisor, Obama administration

• Eric Edelman, under secretary of defense, Bush 43 administration; Miller Center senior fellow

• Tim Kaine, U.S. Senator (D-VA)

• Saikrishna Prakash, UVA School of Law; clerked for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas; Miller Center senior fellow

• Russell L. Riley, White Burkett Miller Center Professor of Ethics and Institutions, Miller Center

• Allan C. Stam, UVA Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy; Miller Center senior fellow

• Philip Zelikow, counselor to the secretary of state, Bush 43; Miller Center senior fellow

• Judy Woodruff, former anchor and managing editor of PBS News Hour (moderator)