China: Power, Influence, and the Global Balance
China: Power, Influence, and the Global Balance
China: Power, Influence, and the Global Balance
Featuring Victoria Coates, PhD, former Deputy National Security Advisor and Vice President of National Security and Foreign Policy at The Heritage Foundation, and Bets Lillo, PhD, Independent Director; Adjunct Professor, TCU Neeley School of Business
Registration: 11:30
Lunch and program: 12:00-1:15
As China’s global ambitions continue to expand, the United States faces a strategic challenge that demands sustained attention rather than reactive alarm. Victoria Coates will examine the scope of China’s growing influence – economically, militarily, and diplomatically – and what a clear-eyed, vigilant U.S. posture toward Beijing should look like in the years ahead.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
A former deputy national security advisor to President Donald Trump, Victoria Coates is Vice President of the Kathryn and Shelby Cullom Davis Institute for National Security and Foreign Policy at The Heritage Foundation. With decades of experience as a national security advisor in Congress, federal agencies, and the White House, Coates leads the Davis Institute in designing and promoting policies that prioritize the security of American citizens while protecting our interests around the world.
ABOUT THE MODERATOR
Bets Lillo is an Independent Board Director and advisor to technology-driven companies. Named a 2025 Exceptional Private Company Director, she brings a global perspective shaped by leadership roles in the U.S. and abroad at AbbVie, Abbott, AT&T, and IBM. Following five years as an Executive in Residence at TCU’s Neeley School of Business, Bets continues as an Adjunct Professor and serves on the boards of NACD North Texas and the World Affairs Council of Dallas/Fort Worth.
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About the event
As China’s global ambitions continue to expand, the United States faces a strategic challenge that demands sustained attention rather than reactive alarm. Victoria Coates will examine the scope of China’s growing influence – economically, militarily, and diplomatically – and what a clear-eyed, vigilant U.S. posture toward Beijing should look like in the years ahead.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
A former deputy national security advisor to President Donald Trump, Victoria Coates is Vice President of the Kathryn and Shelby Cullom Davis Institute for National Security and Foreign Policy at The Heritage Foundation. With decades of experience as a national security advisor in Congress, federal agencies, and the White House, Coates leads the Davis Institute in designing and promoting policies that prioritize the security of American citizens while protecting our interests around the world.ABOUT THE MODERATOR
Bets Lillo is an Independent Board Director and advisor to technology-driven companies. Named a 2025 Exceptional Private Company Director, she brings a global perspective shaped by leadership roles in the U.S. and abroad at AbbVie, Abbott, AT&T, and IBM. Following five years as an Executive in Residence at TCU’s Neeley School of Business, Bets continues as an Adjunct Professor and serves on the boards of NACD North Texas and the World Affairs Council of Dallas/Fort Worth.