Dr. Ryan Clarke is a seasoned intelligence, biodefense, investigations, and strategy leader with global experience across defense, finance, technology, and law enforcement. He has spent 20 years operating in the Indo-Pacific, managing complex investigations and sensitive operations with governments and other stakeholders. His work has often taken place under high-pressure, high-consequence conditions. Dr. Clarke has authored six books and over 150 intelligence and technical reports, several of which are considered seminal. He holds a PhD from the University of Cambridge, where he received the Salje Medal, and is fluent in multiple critical languages.

Sean Lin is an Assistant Professor at Feitian College Middletown New York. He is a former U.S. Army Officer and Microbiologist. He obtained his Ph.D. degree in Microbiology and Immunology at University of Alabama at Birmingham, and a Master Degree in International Relations from the Maxwell School at Syracuse University. He is a frequent commentator for the Epoch Times Media Group, Radio Free Asia and Voice of America. He is also a member of the Committee of Present Danger: China.

LJ Eads is a prior U.S. Air Force Intelligence Officer, Signals Intelligence Analyst, and the Founder of Data Abyss. LJ is the Director of Research Intelligence at Parallax Advanced Research. He has developed artificial intelligence capabilities in the domains of Space, Cyber, and Open-Source Intelligence for the Intelligence Community. He currently develops capabilities that are directly improving the United States ability to collect, analyze, and provide intelligence products in the arena of China’s strategic science and technology development using multi-lingual open sources.

Hans is a management consultant advising government, critical infrastructure, and private sector clients on resilience and strategic risk. He developed networked assessment models to help organizations adapt to rapid global change. A former intelligence officer, he served in NATO missions before leading risk functions at multinational financial institutions in London and New York. Hans holds master’s degrees from the Geneva Graduate Institute and Georgetown University. He has also published research on defense procurement and strategic budgeting at CSIS in Washington, DC.

Robert McCreight was a former US Army Special Operations Officer serving 24 years in that capacity along with well over 20 years experience in national security and foreign policy in various federal agencies. McCreight held a doctorate in Public Policy, had published 4 books and 34 articles on advanced technology systems, and periodically taught graduate school courses on these subjects.