2012 Breakfasts
A major strength of the Congressional Program is our breakfast series, an educational opportunity that we offer between conferences.  We host 25 breakfasts each year for Members of Congress.  The format is condensed and at a quicker pace than our conferences, but the concept is the same—a presentation by a renowned expert, followed by discussion and questions from Members of Congress.  Our objective is informed, civil discourse through education, not advocacy.  We routinely have a bipartisan representation of 20 Members from the Senate and the House participate in each breakfast.  Members have told us how much they benefit and value these off-the-record in-depth discussions.  The breakfast forums focus on foreign and defense policy, energy policy, intelligence issues, China, Russia, nuclear security, polices toward the Muslim World, and terrorism.  In addition to these topics, as world events unfold we seek informed experts to address current issues.  Here follows a list of breakfast speakers and topics held in 2011.