A. Open Extemporaneous Event Prompts
Round 1 ()
Speaker 1
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What will be Zohran Mamdani’s biggest obstacle as mayor of New York City?
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How can Starbucks respond to its labor strikes?
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What can states do to improve air quality?
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Speaker 2
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Should Chuck Schumer resign as Senate Minority Leader?
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What can Amazon do to decrease its warehouse turnover rates?
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Has the cap and trade program in California been a success?
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Speaker 3
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Who is best poised to lead the Republican Party after Donald Trump?
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What can Stellantis do to revive the American automotive industry?
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What can be done to mitigate “wet-bulb” temperatures across America?
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Speaker 4
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Should Democrats have caved in the shutdown fight?
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What can be done to address the air traffic controller gap?
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Can PFAS be avoided?
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Speaker 5
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Should Republicans replace House Speaker Mike Johnson?
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What do tech layoffs mean for the future of the industry?
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How should Superfund sites be managed?
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Speaker 6
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What does Nancy Pelosi’s retirement mean for the future of the Democratic Party?
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How will restoring quorum at the National Labor Relations Board impact employers?
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Should the Colorado River negotiations be managed by the federal government?
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Speaker 7
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Has Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez fumbled the bag?
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How will the loss of ADP labor statistics impact jobs reports?
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Will “green jobs” be the future of the American workforce?
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Round 2 ()
Speaker 1
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How can a new Nepalese government address concerns of corruption?
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Should Bangladesh be graduated from Least Developed Country status?
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Will Australia’s social media ban for minors aged 16 and under be effective?
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Speaker 2
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What should a new Nepalese government do to address wealth inequality?
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Is political tension reaching another tipping point in Bangladesh amidst Hasina’s death sentence?
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How can Australia gain a stronger international presence amidst losing the COP31 bid to Turkey?
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Speaker 3
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Who is most likely to come out on top of Nepal’s March 2026 elections?
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Should Bangladesh take steps to develop closer ties to either India or China?
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How can Australia balance its immigration to address workforce shortages?
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Speaker 4
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Are external or internal threats more urgent for the Nepalese Army?
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What is the biggest obstacle to Bangladesh’s economic recovery?
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Would an additional 1.2 million homes in Australia be enough to address the housing crisis?
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Speaker 5
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How can Nepal improve its access to quality healthcare?
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Is Bangladesh’s former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s death sentence warranted?
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Is Australia’s two party system being flanked by minor parties?
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Speaker 6
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Is Nepal at risk of returning to authoritarianism?
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Can Bangladesh continue to host Rohingya refugees?
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How can Australia brace its economy amidst economic uncertainty?
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Speaker 7
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Should Nepal be worried about political interference from China amidst its political instability?
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Is Bangladesh’s new Renewable Energy Policy feasible?
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What role does Australia have in countering China’s growing influence in the Pacific?
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Finals ()
Speaker 1
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How will the rise of digital banks like Nubank impact traditional banking in Latin America?
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Is an “OPEC for lithium” a viable future for South America?
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What can Mexico do to protect Chiapas coffee?
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Speaker 2
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Can Brazil's "Pix" payment system be a model for financial inclusion in the developing world?
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What is the best strategy for the Lithium Triangle nations to avoid a new resource curse?
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What can be learned from Cuba’s new Agroecology law?
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Speaker 3
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What role should the Inter-American Development Bank Group have in Latin American Fintech?
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How should Brazil balance its oil production with its climate goals?
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Has Peru’s diversified agriculture strategy paid off?
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Speaker 4
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What can countries learn from Chile’s Fintech Act?
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Should Panama reopen its Cobre Panama mine?
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How can Costa Rica save its banana industry?
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Speaker 5
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How will open banking in Latin America impact the finance sector?
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Is Latin America the future of the energy transition?
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How should Chile balance its salmon industry and protection of indigenous communities?
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Speaker 6
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Is Colombia’s super-app Rappi too big to fail?
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What can Paraguay do to fully harness its hydroelectric potential?
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Will the Argentinian beef industry be saved by the United States’ bailout?
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Speaker 7
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What is the greatest obstacle to Latin America’s fintech revolution?
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Will Ecuador be able to maintain its shrimp-farming industry’s global dominance?
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Can Guyana’s massive oil boom avoid the "resource curse"?
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