SPEAKERS:

STEPHEN IVES – An American documentary film director and original founder of Insignia Films. Among his productions are The West (1996), Reporting America at War (2003), Roads to Memphis (2010), and Grand Coulee Dam(2012), and the four-part series Constitution USA (2013) which aired on PBS in the summer of 2013. PBS broadcast his most recent aired work, The Great War, in three parts (2017).

STEPHANIE CARTER – is the executive producer of the Emmy-nominated series Secrets of the Dead, now in its 18th season.  One of her first commissions as Executive Producer for Secrets of the Dead was “World War Speed”, an examination of the use of amphetamines by both Nazi and Allied forces during World War II. With a desire to mark the significant World War II anniversaries happening in 2020, she is bringing “Bombing Auschwitz” to PBS to tell the story of how the Allies wrestled with whether or not to destroy the death camp and all its occupants to prevent the camp from taking more lives in the future.  Both films will be featured in our Spotlight programming.

LTG (RET.) DANIEL W. CHRISTMAN: Senior Counselor for International Affairs, U.S. Chamber of Commerce Senior Counselor to the President, U.S. Chamber of Commerce Member, Council on Foreign Relations, Member of the Board of Directors of Entegris Corporation, Teradyne; LTG (Ret.) Daniel W. Christman is responsible for advising the Chamber’s senior leadership on national security and international issues affecting the business community. He previously served as senior vice president for International Affairs at the Chamber, where he oversaw a team of dozens of policy analysts and program coordinators committed to global business engagement on behalf of the Chamber’s worldwide membership. Christman, a career military officer who retired from active duty in 2001, served for five years as the superintendent of the United States Military Academy at West Point. He also served for two years as assistant to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, during which time he traveled with and advised Secretary of State Warren Christopher. He was centrally involved during this period with negotiations between Israel and Syria as a member of the Secretary’s Middle East Peace Team. Further, Christman represented the United States as a member of NATO’s Military Committee in Brussels, Belgium. Christman has written and lectured extensively on leadership and national defense, including the ongoing war against international terrorism. He also served as a military analyst for CNN International during Operation Iraqi Freedom. During the Gulf War in 1991, he headed a strategic planning group that advised the Army’s chief of staff on war prosecution policies.  Graduating first in his class from West Point, Christman also received MPA and MSE degrees in public affairs and civil engineering from Princeton University and graduated with honors from The George Washington University Law School. He is a decorated combat veteran of Southeast Asia, where he commanded a company in the 101st Airborne Division in 1969. On four occasions, Christman has been awarded the Army and Defense Distinguished Service Medal, which is the Defense Department’s highest peacetime award.

ERIK EWERS –  Director, Producer and Editor Erik Ewers has been collaborating with PBS filmmaker Ken Burns for over 30 years on almost every one of Ken’s films, including Lewis & Clark, Baseball, Jazz, Mark Twain, The War, The National Parks, The Roosevelts, The Vietnam War, and his latest miniseries Country Music. Erik’s work has been recognized by his peers with two ACE Eddie Award nominations for editing and more than 10 Emmy nominations, and received both an ACE Award and 3 Emmy Awards for best Non-Fiction Programming and Sound Editing. Additionally, Erik has been collaborating with his brother Christopher to form Ewers Brothers Productions, and over the past 15 years they have created short-form documentaries, promotional films, and feature length documentaries, including The Mayo Clinic: Faith, Hope, Science which aired on PBS in 2018. The Ewers Brothers are currently working on a PBS miniseries on today’s mental health crisis, and a historical film on Henry David Thoreau. Erik is also senior editor of a miniseries on the life and writing of Ernest Hemingway, which will air on PBS in 2021.

Special 30th Anniversary Voyage!

For more than three decades, Regent has been elevating ocean travel as the only, truly all-inclusive luxury cruise line. To celebrate these last 30 years — and as we look to the decades ahead — Regent and Artful Travelers have curated and enhanced this sailing. Experience the ultimate in luxury travel on this 30th Anniversary Voyages, including commemorative pins and gifts, an anniversary party on each cruise, double past guest savings, specialty drinks and one-of-a-kind dining options alongside enhanced entertainment and more.  See https://www.rssc.com/30-Anniversary-Voyages for more details.