Investigating COVID-19 Origins: Muddy Waters with Dr. Robert Kadlec

June 2023

Past Event

Investigating COVID-19 Origins: Muddy Waters with Dr. Robert Kadlec

Past Event

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June 01, 2023

Medical workers conduct nucleic acid tests in a mobile hatch like nucleic acid testing laboratory in Bijie, China, on September 15, 2022. (CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty Images)

June 2023

Past Event

Speakers:

Dr. Robert Kadlec

Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services for Preparedness and Response

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The preponderance of circumstantial evidence supports the hypothesis that an unintentional research-related incident initiated the COVID-19 pandemic. Meanwhile, the Chinese Communist Party refuses to release any of the data required to verify the alternate, zoonotic hypothesis. In April, the Republicans on the Senate HELP (Health, Environment, and Pensions) Committee released Muddy Waters, a report on the origins of COVID-19. The report, principally authored by Dr. Robert Kadlec and Dr. Robert Foster, examines the nexus of COVID-19 in unprecedented detail and looks systematically at China’s responsibility for the COVID-19 coverup.

Please join Hudson Senior Fellow David Asher for a conversation with Dr. Kadlec on the report’s findings.

October 2025

In-Person Event | Invite Only

Czech-US Defense and Security Forum

Featured Speakers:

Zbyněk Pavlačík

Ambassador Tomáš Pojar

Kristýna Helm

Radka Konderlová

Lt. Gen. Leonard J. Kosinski, USAF (Ret.)

Mislav Tolusic

Jan Jireš, PhD

Marek Polčák

Katie Wheelbarger

Brandon Tseng

Michael Madsen

Lorenz Meier

Vice Admiral Jeffrey Hughes

Sean Cantrell

Jerry Javornicky

Václav Kobera

Amb. Miloslav Stašek

Moderators:

Jan Havránek

October 2025

In-Person Event | Invite Only

Czech-US Defense and Security Forum

This forum will bring together American and Czech officials, defense experts, and industry leaders in Washington, DC.

Featured Speakers:

Zbyněk Pavlačík

Ambassador Tomáš Pojar

Kristýna Helm

Radka Konderlová

Lt. Gen. Leonard J. Kosinski, USAF (Ret.)

Mislav Tolusic

Jan Jireš, PhD

Marek Polčák

Katie Wheelbarger

Brandon Tseng

Michael Madsen

Lorenz Meier

Vice Admiral Jeffrey Hughes

Sean Cantrell

Jerry Javornicky

Václav Kobera

Amb. Miloslav Stašek

Moderators:

Jan Havránek

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In-Person Event | Hudson Institute

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Austin Grey

Hon. Peter J. F. Meijer

Patrick Hunt

Julius Krein

Eric Hostetler

Russell Varone

Moderator:

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In-Person Event | Hudson Institute

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Featured Speakers:

Austin Grey

Hon. Peter J. F. Meijer

Patrick Hunt

Julius Krein

Eric Hostetler

Russell Varone

Moderator:

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In-Person Event | Hudson Institute

Stability, Security, and Prosperity in Southeastern Europe: A Priority for the Transatlantic Community

Featured Speakers:

Alexandru Nazare

Anca Dragu

Jan Ruzicka

Ambassador Philip Kosnett (Ret.)

Justin Siberell

Moderators:

October 2025

In-Person Event | Hudson Institute

Stability, Security, and Prosperity in Southeastern Europe: A Priority for the Transatlantic Community

Concurrent with the World Bank–International Monetary Fund annual meetings in Washington, DC, Hudson will host a high-level discussion on Southeastern Europe.

Featured Speakers:

Alexandru Nazare

Anca Dragu

Jan Ruzicka

Ambassador Philip Kosnett (Ret.)

Justin Siberell

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In-Person Event | Hudson Institute

CCP Committee Chairman John Moolenaar on the State of US-China Relations

Featured Speakers:

Congressman John Moolenaar

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In-Person Event | Hudson Institute

CCP Committee Chairman John Moolenaar on the State of US-China Relations

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