2026 Golden Gate Opener

SFSU and CCSF - Sep 25-26 | Status: Completed

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  E. Novice EXTEMP (SAT) Event Prompts

Round 1

  1. Speaker 1


    Stand With or Step Back: Taiwan Is the Greenland security deal strategic? Does Andy Burnham have what it takes?

  2. Speaker 2


    Stand With or Step Back: the Phillipines Should the US support Saudi Arabia against the Houthis? Will we miss Emmanuel Macron?

  3. Speaker 3


    Stand With or Step Back: South Korea Can the US end the war with Iran? Is Recep Tayyip Erdoğan a spoiler?

  4. Speaker 4


    Stand With or Step Back: NATO Should the US continue to back Zelenskyy? Is it time for a new government in Ethiopia?

  5. Speaker 5


    Stand With or Step Back: Japan Should we be concerned about far-right victories in Germany? Is it strategic to appease Xi?

  6. Speaker 6


    Stand With or Step Back: Ukraine Is a Canadian-EU partnership strategic? Should Netanyahu be worried about the election?

  7. Speaker 7


    Stand With or Step Back: the UN Is it strategic to appease Putin? Is Iraq at risk of future instability?

  8. Speaker 8


    Stand With or Step Back: Colombia Is it strategic to appease Kim Jong Un? Will there be peace on the Afghani-Pakistani border?

Round 2

  1. Speaker 1


    The future or the past: Flip phones WIll gas prices stabilize? Should online prediction markets face additional regulations?

  2. Speaker 2


    The future or the past: Compact discs Should Waymo go global? Will interest rate increases help the economy?

  3. Speaker 3


    The future or the past: Shopping malls Are dopamine sites too risky? Is tariff policy backfiring?

  4. Speaker 4


    The future or the past: Print magazines Should online gambling face additional regulations? Is the market destined for a bust before the end of the year?

  5. Speaker 5


    The future or the past: Crypto currency Are smart homes too smart now? Can the Fed get inflation under control?

  6. Speaker 6


    The future or the past: Co-work spaces Should online-dating platforms face additional regulations? Can US manufacturing rebound?

  7. Speaker 7


    The future or the past: VR headsets Should short-term rental platforms face additional regulations? Is diesel done for?

  8. Speaker 8


    The future or the past: Smart glasses Are payday lending apps too risky? Can unions get us back on track?

Finals

  1. Speaker 1


    Grade their performance: Daniel Lurie Grade their performance: Shirley Weber Grade their performance: Alex Padilla

  2. Speaker 2


    Grade their performance: Scott Wiener Grade their performance: Rob Bonta Grade their performance: Monique Limón

  3. Speaker 3


    Grade their performance: Connie Chan Grade their performance: Adam Schiff Grade their performance: Kevin McCarty

  4. Speaker 4


    Grade their performance: Steve Hilton Grade their performance: Matt Mahan Grade their performance: Eleni Kounalakis

  5. Speaker 5


    Grade their performance: Xavier Bacerra Grade their performance: Jerry Dyer Grade their performance: Fiona Ma

  6. Speaker 6


    Grade their performance: Barbara Lee Grade their performance: Ro Khanna Grade their performance: Robert Rivas

  7. Speaker 7


    Grade their performance: Karen Bass Grade their performance: Pete Aguilar Grade their performance: Tony Thurmond

  8. Speaker 8


    Grade their performance: Todd Gloria Grade their performance: Maxine Waters Grade their performance: Kevin Kiley