B. Open Extemporaneous Event Prompts
Round 1 - 8:00 (Ext Draw in White Flint)
Speaker 1
What can be done to address the teacher shortage in the United States?
How could private companies impact the immigrant crisis on the southern US border?
How will Fox News be impacted by the defamation lawsuit by Dominion?
Speaker 2
How should the Biden Administration address the expiration of Title 42?
What impact will AI’s have on the business model of tech companies?
How significant is the DeSantis feud with Disney?
Speaker 3
What changes should be implemented to oversee the Supreme Court?
How will the political agenda of Ron DeSantis impact his political future?
What should be done to address gun violence in the United States?
Speaker 4
How will criminal charges affect Trump’s future in the GOP?
What does the future hold for the renewable energy initiatives in the United States?
How will open-source AI technology, like ChatGPT, impact the future of education?
Speaker 5
Why are whale deaths increasing along the US shorelines?
How will history judge Biden’s border crisis response?
What will be the political repercussions of the expulsion of Democratic representatives in Tennessee?
Speaker 6
How will the water crisis impact relations between western states?
What should Congress do to address gun violence?
How should the US respond to the domestic mental health crises?
Round 2 - 11:30 / Ext Draw at 11:15
Speaker 1
How does the trade deficit impact the US economy?
What would deflation do to the US economy?
How will Whole Foods transitioning stores to contactless technology impact their bottom line?
Speaker 2
What does the future hold for the US housing market?
How will recent incremental rate hikes by the Fed impact the US economy?
Why is the global oil market seeing a slowdown?
Speaker 3
How should the US government respond to recent events in the banking industry?
What future trends can we expect to see in the US labor market?
How would California’s zero-emission vehicle goals affect the economy?
Speaker 4
What do the recent banking bailouts mean for the future of smaller and regional banks?
How concerned should we be about the US national debt ceiling?
What does the latest job report indicate about the state of the US economy?
Speaker 5
What does the future hold for the US banking industry?
How worried should we be about the future of social security?
What are the most prudent financial moves for US investors as we move into 2023?
Speaker 6
What affect will banking sector stress have on the American consumer?
How will YouTube TV continuing to raise subscription prices impact their market share?
What do recent layoffs by tech giants mean for the future of the tech industry?
Round 3 - 6:45 / Ext Draw 6:30
Speaker 1
What will be the impact of Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen's visit to the US?
How will the leak of classified documents impact the war in the Ukraine?
How does Israel’s domestic instability impact political stability in the region?
Speaker 2
What effects will the recent decision to decrease oil production have on the global economy?
Why is the US increasing its military role in the Philippines?
What can Mexico do to improve safety along the US border?
Speaker 3
Which international alliances are key to Taiwan’s legitimacy?
What will the leadership of Dino Boluarte mean for Peru?
How will political power shift in Sudan?
Speaker 4
What actions should Macron take to decrease domestic unrest?
How will Netanyahu’s actions against his court system impact his international standing?
Why is Turkey blocking Twitter?
Speaker 5
What does the forced closure of the only women-run radio station, Sadai Banowan, mean for women’s rights in Afghanistan?
How should NATO countries prepare for cyber warfare?
Why is South Africa experiencing an energy crisis?
Speaker 6
How can India make the most of its geopolitical opportunities to establish themselves as a global hegemon?
How should the US respond to the arrest of Evan Gershkovich?
What does the future hold for the International Monetary Fund?
Semis - 8:00 / Ext Draw 7:45
Speaker 1
How will membership expansion of BRICS nations impact the global power dynamic?
What is Kennedy realistically hoping to achieve in challenging Biden for the nomination?
What would happen if the US defaulted on the national debt?
Speaker 2
Why is Ecuador experiencing an increased push to expand drilling in the rainforest?
What does the latest job report tell us about the future of the US economy?
What will the ripple effect of the USWNT’s victory for equal pay mean for athletics?
Speaker 3
Who was behind the Nordstream Pipeline attack?
What do recent wide-scale layoffs mean for the future of the tech industry?
How should the US respond to the BRICS nations move towards de-dollarization?
Speaker 4
How will Japan's new central banker impact global financial stability?
What are the most valuable strategic initiatives which NASA should pursue?
What impact will the repeal of Michigan’s “right-to-work” law have on the state economy?
Speaker 5
What will be the most important impacts of the election of Janet Protasiewicz?
How should Columbia address its conflict with FARC and ELN?
How will the political battle over the US debt ceiling impact the national economy?
Speaker 6
What will Russia’s and China’s detachment from the West mean for the global economy?
How will the UBS acquisition of Credit Suisse impact financial markets?
What impact would a Supreme Court decision overruling student loan forgiveness have on Democrats’ political outlook in 2024?
Finals - 9:30
Speaker 1
What can we learn from former Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s tenure in New Zealand?
How will climate change impact the nation’s energy grid?
What impact will the failure of Silicon Valley Bank have on financial markets?
Speaker 2
What lessons should new Scotland First Minister, Humza Yousaf, learn from the Sturgeon era?
How can the West head off a global economic crisis as debt skyrockets in the developing world?
What policies must be enacted to insure the safe implementation of autonomous cars?
Speaker 3
What are the implications of the 2023 Hong Kong Policy Act Report?
How should federal funds be deployed to rebuild in disaster-prone areas?
What impact will DeSantis battle with Disney World in Florida have on Disney’s bottom line?
Speaker 4
What can Nigeria do to address their current cash shortage?
Why has chaos in the banking sector helped the tech market?
What does the Supreme Court’s action in the Pepper-Jackson case signal for future decisions?
Speaker 5
How will the recent nuclear collaboration of the AUKUS impact regional stability?
What should be done about the problems with US rail transportation?
How will the switch to Dated Brent for setting oil prices impact the oil industry?
Speaker 6
What does the future hold for the medical tourism industry?
How will Bukele’s criminal justice reform impact gang violence in El Salvador?
What will the EU’s stress test of the financial industry tell them about their 2030 goals?