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November 14

Presidential Conference Center, Texas A&M University

9:00 AM:  Official Welcome
John B. Sherman, Dean of The Bush School of Government and Public Service, Texas A&M University

9:10 AM: Welcome, Background, and Logistical Details
Dr. Valerie M. Hudson, University Distinguished Professor, Director, Program on Women, Peace, and Security, The Bush School of Government and Public Service, Texas A&M University

9:20 AM: UNSCR 1325 at 25: Whither Women, Peace, and Security?
Ambassador Anwarul K. Chowdhury, Former Under-Secretary-General and High Representative of the United Nations; Initiator of the UNSCR 1325 as the President of the UN Security Council in 2000; and Founder of the Global Movement for The Culture of Peace (GMCoP)

Q&A: 10:00-10:15 AM

10:20 AM: UNSCR 1325: A Retrospective History with Special Emphasis on the US Case
Delia Cheney and Chelsey Goines, The Bush School of Government and Public Service, MIA graduate students

Q&A: 11:00-11:15 AM

11:15 AM-12:15 PM: Lunch Break

12:20 PM: The Future of Women, Peace and Security: Lessons from Afghanistan’s Failure and Women’s Resilience
Tanya Henderson, President and Founder, Mina’s List

Q&A: 1:00-1:15 PM

1:20 PM: WPS at a Crossroads: The Future of Security, Leadership, and Community
Kayla McGill, Co-Founder, WPS Collective, Former Senior Policy Advisor, U.S. Department of State Secretary’s Office of Global, Women’s Issues (S/GWI was closed in July 2025)

Q&A: 2:00-2:15 PM

BREAK 2:15-2:30 PM

2:30 PM: The Future is Female: Positioning Women as Agents of Peace and Security
Saira Yamin, PhD, Practitioner, Researcher, Academic

Q&A: 3:10-3:25 PM

3:30-4:15 PM: Panel Discussion with All Speakers

4:20-4:40 PM: Concluding Reflections: A Fuller Realism with WPS
Dr. Valerie M. Hudson, University Distinguished Professor, Director, Program on Women, Peace, and Security, The Bush School of Government and Public Service, Texas A&M University