John Sitilides

Geopolitical Strategist & Diplomacy Consultant to the U.S. Department of State, Former Chairman, Woodrow Wilson Center Southeast Europe Project

John Sitilides Keynote Speaker Fee Fee range is for U.S. events, depending on location and organization type
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English
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Washington DC, USA

John Sitilides Keynote Speaker Fee Fee range is for U.S. events, depending on location and organization type
Please Inquire
Languages Spoken
English
Travels From
Washington DC, USA

Why John Sitilides?

John’s dynamic presentation focuses on executive management of real-time global disruption and geopolitical risk concerns, challenging the traditional analyst and media consensus on the world’s most powerful political leaders in Asia, Europe and the Middle East, their decision-making processes, and the long-term political and economic ambitions that ultimately shape the international security agenda. The clear-eyed presentation focuses on the impact on international trade, commerce, import/export services and supply chain management involving shipping through critical chokepoints – delivered using a visually-compelling slide deck of maps, graphs and world leader portraits – and zero text or bullet points – so it is richly informative and highly engaging for all audience members.

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Trump & the World: The New Geopolitics of Trade, Energy, Diplomacy, and War

Geopolitical strategist John Sitilides, who is Senior Fellow for National Security at the Foreign Policy Research Institute and was a State Department Diplomacy Consultant under four U.S. Presidents, including Donald Trump’s first ...

Geopolitical strategist John Sitilides, who is Senior Fellow for National Security at the Foreign Policy Research Institute and was a State Department Diplomacy Consultant under four U.S. Presidents, including Donald Trump’s first term (2017-2021), is a professional speaker at leading corporate, investor, and industry conferences, and before government, military, and intelligence community audiences, on geopolitical risk management and the business impacts of international security policies.

Sitilides probes the incoming Trump Administration’s foreign policy, national security, international trade, and global affairs priorities and strategies for the next four years, concentrating on the expected shifts in U.S. tariffs policy, trade negotiations, increased oil & gas production and export, reduced renewable subsidies, active diplomacy to end hot wars in Ukraine and the Middle East, and the convergence of renewed military deterrence and strategic commercial and technological competition to thwart China’s belligerent disruption of international trade and financial systems.

Sitilides’ dispassionate and non-partisan assessment of the multi-faceted geopolitical and geo-economic decisions that impact markets in Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and worldwide, using only open-source intelligence, helps corporate executives, investment managers and civic audiences better understand, anticipate, and mitigate risk, and delivers high-value personal enrichment on the complex issues that will dominate the global landscape for years to come.

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About Keynote Speaker John Sitilides

John Sitilides is Principal at Trilogy Advisors LLC in Washington, D.C., specializing in U.S. government relations, geopolitical risk, and international affairs, and is a National Security Senior Fellow at the Foreign Policy Research Institute.

He is a professional speaker at corporate, investor, and industry conferences, and before government, military and intelligence community audiences, on geopolitical risk management and the business impacts of international security policies. He explores the complex geopolitical and geo-economic decisions that impact markets in Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and worldwide, helping corporate executives, investment managers and civic audiences better understand, anticipate, and mitigate risk. Under a U.S. government contract under Presidents Biden, Trump, Obama, and Bush, Sitilides was Southern Europe Regional Coordinator at the Foreign Service Institute, the State Department’s professional development and diplomacy academy for American foreign policy professionals. He was Board Chairman of the Woodrow Wilson Center Southeast Europe Project (2005-2011), following seven years as Executive Director of the Western Policy Center, an international relations institute specializing in U.S., NATO & EU interests in Europe and the Middle East until he negotiated its 2004 merger with the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.

He has testified before Congress and is a frequent national security commentator on U.S. and international media such as Bloomberg News, CNN, FOX News, CNN International, and NewsNation, and has been interviewed or cited in the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Washington Post, Washington Times, The National Interest, Politico, National Public Radio, Asia Times, Institutional Investor, Tagesspiegel, South China Morning Post, and other leading print and digital media. His domestic client portfolio includes industry leaders in real estate development, home construction and agribusiness, along with aviation and emerging technology companies, with a specialization in environmental regulatory reform and private property rights protection. He launched his career in the U.S. Senate and on a series of successful political campaigns.

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Sitilides serves on the Executive Committee and Board of Trustees of Leadership 100, a national Orthodox Christian foundation. He served on the Board of Directors of 3doo, Inc., a VR/AR media technology company, and of Biovest International, developing personalized cancer immunotherapies; the Board of Directors of International Orthodox Christian Charities, a global humanitarian organization; and the Board of Governors of the Advanced Imaging Society, promoting the global motion picture industry’s arts and technologies.

He is a member of the Association of International Risk Intelligence Professionals, the Intelligence and National Security Alliance, the Columbia University Club of Washington, D.C., the Empire State Forum, and the Association of Former Senate Aides. Sitilides holds a Master’s Degree in International and Public Affairs from Columbia University. His wife is an attorney and businesswoman, and they have four sons.

Testimonials

“John Sitilides gave our keynote talk on geopolitical risks at the GAIM Ops Cayman event, a 500+ person event for COO/CCO/CFOs in the alternative investment industry. I’ve been working in conferences for five years and I can honestly say it was one of the best talks I’ve seen. John provided fascinating insights on geo-political issues including Russia, China, the Middle East, North Korea and Europe – using simple techniques like turning maps on their side to really bring a new perspective to understanding the issues and appreciating their significance on a whole new level. Mixed with cutting edge and up-to-date knowledge of the topics and latest political developments, and the fact John is an excellent and engaging speaker, made for a fascinating presentation. Our audience loved it. The room was packed and it’s been rated as a favorite session by many of the attendees. John is top of my list for any geopolitical analysis in the future.”

Cosimo Montagu

Director & Editor-in-Chief, GAIM Ops & GAIM

“Your presentation on the geopolitical landscape was riveting and universally well-received. The knowledge you shared will help immensely in continuing to strengthen our company’s global trade operations and compliance.”

Sol Brody

Vice President for Global Trade, Raytheon Corporation

“The thoughtful, comprehensive, understandable and practical view you brought to the complex problems and issues revolving around geopolitics truly enlightened and engaged the audience at P&I’s Global Future of Retirement conference. Setting the tone on the second day of the event kept people talking, and your presentation was referred to numerous times by other speakers throughout the day.”

Michael Ocrant

Director of Conference Programming, Pensions & Investments Inc.

“John Sitilides has consistently been one of our best keynote speakers at our flagship events. His content-rich talks on geopolitical risk at many of our largest events, ranging from 500-1000+ professionals in the alternative investment industry, have been highly informative, visually engaging, and simply eye-opening. As a twelve-year veteran of the investment conference industry, I’ve come to know John as one of the best speakers available anywhere. He delivers deeper insights into geopolitical issues and flashpoints on a global scale – Asia, the Middle East, Europe, and the critical shipping and energy chokepoints that bind their economies. Our audiences absolutely love him and ask to hear from him on a regular basis – if they had their way, they would probably listen to him speak the entire time at our events. Bottom line: John Sitilides is our go-to speaker when the audience needs to know and better understand what is happening – and why – in the disruptive and increasingly uncertain world of geopolitical risk.”

Doug Borths

Senior Vice President & Head of Production, Opal Group

“I thought your presentation at GAIM Ops London was brilliant. As an enthusiastic observer of world events, I found your presentation to be the most concisely informative and interesting presentation I have probably ever heard on the world’s current and future trouble zones.”

Hugh Craigie Halkett

Europe Director, Financial Risk Mitigation Inc.