WASHINGTON & BEYOND
CURRENT SKYTOPTV EPISODES
Supply Chain Under Siege: Former Homeland Security Secretary, Michael Chertoff, on Geopolitics, Cyber Threats, and Economic Warfare
On Washington and Beyond, host Kandie Stroud interviews Michael Chertoff, former Secretary of Homeland Security, about the fragility of global supply chains. From undersea cables to rare earths, Chertoff reveals how adversaries like China and Russia weaponize economic tools and cyber intrusions, threatening food, energy, and digital infrastructure.
Greenland Today: From a history of strategic intelligence, rare earth minerals, and the melting Arctic Cap
Former Assistant Secretary of Defense, Jim Townsend, explains Greenland’s rising strategic importance as melting ice exposes rare earth minerals, new sea routes, and data‑center potential. With nation-state neighbors expanding their Arctic ambitions, he outlines the military and the commercial stakes, and why this remote island is becoming a critical security front.
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ABOUT KANDIE
Kandie Stroud was voted a top female political strategist by Business Insider in 2021. Stroud has over 40 years of experience in strategic communications, political campaigns and journalism. She has worked in nine presidential campaigns and provided advice and communications strategy for gubernatorial, senate and congressional candidates, corporations and law firms. She was the first woman to serve as the chief diplomatic correspondent for CNN and has worked as a correspondent and/or commentator for Capital Cities Broadcasting, WRC-TV, WTOP-TV, ABC and Talk Radio News Service,
She was the Director of Broadcast Communications for the Democratic National Committee for a decade and has managed the radio bookings for six Democratic National Conventions. Stroud served as a senior advisor and communications director for John Delaney’s presidential campaign during the 2020 election cycle. She served as Director of Media Relations for the Credit Union National Association CUNA).
Stroud is a best-selling author of the political campaign book How Jimmy Won (William Morrow).
She holds a bachelor’s degree in English from Boston College and is fluent in five languages.
Stroud served as board chairman of the Choral Arts Society of Washington and was a trustee for thirty years. She has performed with this symphonic chorus on concert stages around the world from South America to Russia, and from China to Europe.
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4:50– 5:30 PM | Panel Discussion
Higher-Ed Partnerships: Universitiesas Innovation Labs for the Private Sector
Moderator:
Kandie Stroud, SkytopTV Host, Washington & the World
Panelists:
Dr. Linda Kern, Director of Educational Consulting, Studia, Former Professorial Lecturer, Georgetown University, Former Instructional Coach, The Derek Bok Center for Teaching and Learning, Harvard University
Nick Gicinto, CISO and Professor of Practice, Cybersecurity, William Jewell College, Former VP of Security Intelligence, Chainlink Labs, Former Senior Manager, Global Security, Tesla, Former Senior Manager, Threat Operations, Uber, and Former Operations Officer, Central Intelligence Agency
Chuck Brooks, Professor, Georgetown University, CEO, Brooks Consulting International, Skytop Contributor and Host of “Intelligence Briefing”, SkytopTV Talk Show Series
Dr. Pietro Liguori, Ph. D., Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, University of Naples Federico II, Italy (on behalf of DigitalPlatforms S.p.A)
1:10 – 1:45 PM | Panel Discussion
Operation Greenland and Global Trade: China, Russia, Nordic Nations and Climate Change
Moderator:
Kandie Stroud, SkytopTV Host, Washington & the World
Panelists: