B. Open Extemporaneous Event Prompts
Round 1 8:00am
- Speaker 1 - • How can the Republican Party contain its radical wing without it alienating moderate voters? - • How do Neera Tanden’s past comments about Republicans affect her chances of being confirmed as OMB Director? - • How can Democrats combat the growing feelings of voters that their leaders are out of touch? 
- Speaker 2 - • What is the impact of 6 GOP Senators moving to proceed with Trump’s impeachment? - • Who will take over for Mitch McConnell after he retires as Senate Minority / Majority Leader? - • Who will grab the torch of Republican Populism if Donald Trump chooses not to run for the 2024 Republican Nomination? 
- Speaker 3 - • Which Democrat is best positioned to win the open Pennsylvania Senate Seat in 2022? - • How can Republicans exert more control over the Budget Reconciliation Process in the Senate? - • How can k-12 schools balance the demand for reopening, while protecting teachers from COVID-19? 
- Speaker 4 - • How could a Biden Administration combat Q-anon? - • Who is best positioned to win the Mayorship of NYC after Bill De Blasio? - • What would a Bi-partisan Tech Regulation Bill look like? 
- Speaker 5 - • How could Democrats break the tradition of “parties in power always lose seats in midterm elections”? - • How can Democrats make Mississippi the new Georgia? - • How can Republicans see success in Gavin Newsom’s recall effort? 
- Speaker 6 - • Could a single vaccine work against all forms of CoronaVirus? - • How can the Pentagon fight against extremism in its ranks? - • Who would replace Nancy Pelosi as the future leader of Democrats in the House? 
- Speaker 7 - • How can the Biden Administration work to harden America’s water supply security? - • How can Democrats convince 11-12 Republican Senators to vote for conviction of President Trump? - • Why have Democrats consistently failed inside of statewide elections in Florida? 
Round 2 10:00am
- Speaker 1 - • Will imported American progressive ideas tear France Apart? - • How can the WHO work to alleviate the Oxygen Shortages in Mexico? - • How can the U.N. Force China to allow more stringent health checks to prevent another pandemic in the future? 
- Speaker 2 - • How can the Palestinian Authority work to maintain stability during the first legislative elections in 15 years? - • Should Turkey prioritize relationships with the West, or with Russia and China? - • How can Mario Draghi work to repair Italy’s economic fallout from COVID-19? 
- Speaker 3 - • How could the Alternative for Germany re-invent themselves to become more electorally viable in broader Germany? - • What are the implications of Iran threatening to pursue the creation of Nuclear Weapons? - • How can Keir Starmer work to break the electoral failures of the Labour Party in the U.K? 
- Speaker 4 - • How can the United States use its COVID-19 vaccines to sway Middle Eastern Countries towards western alliances? - • What can the European Union do to end the Libyan Civil War? - • Could Sudan’s prime minister’s cabinet reshuffle allow them to stabilize politically in 2021? 
- Speaker 5 - • Who will be the first country besides the United States to travel to Mars? - • How can Benny Gantz work to become sole Prime Minister of Israel in the upcoming elections? - • Can the “Grand Coalition” of Germany’s CDU and SPD survive in a post-Merkel Era? 
- Speaker 6 - • How can Britain use Brexit to its advantage in its COVID-19 Recovery? - • What can Europe do to move the world towards denuclearization? - • What Implications does Germany’s prosecution of 97 year old low level Nazi’s mean for other war criminals? 
- Speaker 7 - • How can the U.N. protect open and free dissent during India’s Farmer protests? - • What are the implications of Turkey’s new space program? - • What would a second European Stimulus package look like? 
Round 3 12:00pm
- Speaker 1 - • Should the US Federal Government seek to charge high profile members of R/Wallstreetbets for market manipulation? - • How can Fed Chair Powell continue to aid a “society wide commitment” to create full employment - • How could the World Bank prevent debt crises in Africa in a COVID-19 Recovery? 
- Speaker 2 - • How could a Biden Administration pressure Europe economically to turn away from China? - • How effective has China’s One Belt One Road Initiative been? - • How can the IMF rethink its loaning policies to protect developing nations against predatory loans from China? 
- Speaker 3 - • How could Companies such as WeWork reinvent themselves after COVID-19? - • How can London re-become Europe’s top trading hub? - • How can Japan take on a rising China? 
- Speaker 4 - • What should the future American recovery COVID-19 Package look like? - • How can Congress best break up Apple? - • With savings on the rise inside the United States, what economic policies could jumpstart spending? 
- Speaker 5 - • How can Biden use Trade Policy to benefit the average American Worker? - • How can Robinhood balance its goal of financial democratization, while also preventing large financial bubbles? - • How can Amazon prevent monopolies like Thrasio from appearing on its marketplace? 
- Speaker 6 - • How can Uber and Lyft become sustainably profitable? - • How can Germany protect its manufacturing workers in an era of automation? - • What are the biggest stumbling blocks to full societal adoption of Bitcoin? 
- Speaker 7 - • How can a Biden Administration reinvigorate Latin American Economies? - • What risks does the Italian Economy face due to its debt crisis? - • How can Western Europe work to fight a growing China in Eastern Europe? 
Finals 3:00pm
- Speaker 1 - If you could pick two alive political figures to go on a blind date, who would it be, and where? 
- Speaker 2 - If you could pick two alive political figures to go on a blind date, who would it be, and where? 
- Speaker 3 - If you could pick two alive political figures to go on a blind date, who would it be, and where? 
- Speaker 4 - If you could pick two alive political figures to go on a blind date, who would it be, and where? 
- Speaker 5 - If you could pick two alive political figures to go on a blind date, who would it be, and where? 
- Speaker 6 - If you could pick two alive political figures to go on a blind date, who would it be, and where? 
- Speaker 7 - If you could pick two alive political figures to go on a blind date, who would it be, and where? 
 
      