Brad Knox
Senior Vice President and Federal Relations Counsel, Aflac
Brad Knox joined Aflac in 2006, most recently serving as vice president & counsel of Federal Relations. Brad is responsible for leading Aflac’s Federal Relations team and representing Aflac in legislative and regulatory matters with the federal government, including providing policy direction, coordinating federal affairs initiatives and lobbying for the company’s interests in Washington, D.C.
Prior to joining Aflac, Brad served as chief counsel to the Committee on Small Business for the U.S. House of Representatives, where he was actively engaged in supporting international business development efforts in Central and Eastern Europe for domestic small- and medium-sized businesses. Prior to his congressional work, he founded and was president of DigiTech Systems Solutions Inc. in Montgomery, Alabama. For ten years he served as an Air Force Judge Advocate General (JAG), during which time he achieved the rank of major and served as chief of civil litigation; a faculty member at the Air Force JAG School; and a reservist assigned to the Joint Task Force on Global Network Operations in Washington, D.C. Brad began his professional career with Shell Oil in Houston as a computer programmer and analyst.
Brad holds a bachelor’s degree from Oral Roberts University and a Juris Doctor from Regent University School of Law. He is a founding member of The Gloucester Institute and Washington Heads of Office (WHOO) and serves on the boards of Meridian International Center, Congressional Awards Foundation, Small Business Council of America and the Hoops for Youth Foundation in Washington, D.C. His community involvement also includes work with Healthy Babies Project, Inc., a local organization supporting at-risk mothers and families.
Rami Park
Chief Corporate Affairs Officer, CJ America
Rami Park serves as Chief Corporate Affairs Officer at CJ America, the regional headquarters of CJ Group overseeing operations across North and South America. CJ Group maintains a diversified global portfolio spanning food, biotechnology, logistics and retail, and entertainment and media. In her role, Rami provides strategic leadership over the company’s corporate affairs and public policy agenda, including government relations, regulatory engagement, strategic communications, and stakeholder outreach across government and industry.
Rami joined CJ Group in 2010 and began her career in Korea supporting the company’s bio business, where she contributed to long-term strategic planning, new business development, and acquisition initiatives. In 2016, she transitioned to CJ’s U.S. operations in Illinois, gaining hands-on experience in B2B sales, marketing, and business development within the bio industry. This experience deepened her understanding of U.S. market dynamics, regulated industries, and commercial execution.
In 2019, Rami moved to CJ America in Los Angeles, assuming responsibility for strategic planning across the company’s U.S. portfolio. In 2020, she relocated to New York, where she led cross-company initiatives and played a central role in building and institutionalizing CJ’s corporate affairs function, integrating government relations, communications, and external engagement capabilities to support the company’s expanding footprint in the United States.
Prior to joining CJ, Rami served as Team Lead for the Intellectual Property Transfer Group at a management consulting firm in Seoul, South Korea, advising corporate clients on strategy and market intelligence, with a particular focus on innovation-driven industries.
Rami holds a Master’s degree in International Relations from Yonsei Graduate School of International Studies (GSIS) and a Bachelor’s degree in International Studies from American University. Since 2020, she has also served as a Board Member of the Korean Chamber of Commerce and Industry in the USA, Inc., based in New York.
Nancy Ziuzin Schlegel
Vice President of International Government Affairs, Lockheed Martin International
As the Vice President of Lockheed Martin International Government Affairs, Nancy Ziuzin Schlegel leads the corporation’s diplomatic and senior executive customer engagements for the company’s growing international business portfolio. Nancy has nearly 30 years of experience as an industry leader in the international trade, global defense, and aerospace sectors, with expertise in political advocacy, exports, and trade policy. She joined Lockheed in 1992 where she directed the Corporation’s lobbying efforts in support of the international priority and must-win programs on Capitol Hill and with the Administration. Prior to coming to Lockheed Martin, Nancy managed international aerospace and defense issues at the Aerospace Industries Association, served in the US Department of Commerce, and was a legislative aide on Capitol Hill. She serves on the boards of several strategic international security, foreign policy and women’s leadership organizations within the Washington, D.C. metropolitan region, including the Business Council for International Understanding (BCIU), the Center for US Global Leadership, the Executive Council on Diplomacy, the National US-Arab Chamber of Commerce, and the British American Business Association (BABA).
Nancy studied Diplomacy and World Affairs at Occidental College in California, and graduated from the University of Washington in Seattle, Washington, with a B.A. in Political Science. She currently resides in Northern Virginia with her husband and two sons.
Jeff Werner
Vice President of Corporate & Government Affairs, Panasonic Corporation of North America
Jeff Werner joined the Panasonic Corporation North America as head of corporate and government affairs in January 2018. Werner manages multiple activities in his new role including the government and public affairs office in Washington, DC, and environmental and product safety compliance units at the company's Newark, NJ, headquarters.
Werner currently serves on the boards of the Organization for International Investment, the Information Technology Information Council, the Consumer Electronics Association’s Video Board, and Cultural Tourism DC.
Prior to joining Panasonic, Werner was General Manager for International and Public Policy in Daimler’s External Affairs office in Washington, DC, where he managed the company’s international government affairs for US, Mexico and Canada. Werner joined the DaimlerChrysler Corporation as Manager for International Government Affairs in 2005.
Prior to joining Daimler, Werner served as the Executive Director of the Transatlantic Business Dialogue (TABD) US Office from 2003 to 2005. He joined the TABD in 1999 as its Deputy Director and worked under the TABD chairmanships of The Coca-Cola Company, the Boeing Company, PricewaterhouseCoopers, United Technologies Corporation and the Xerox Corporation. Werner previously worked for the European-American Business Council and Organization for International Investment.
Werner received an MSc in the Politics and Government of Western Europe from the London School of Economics (LSE), a BA in political science from Hobart College, and studied at the University of Bath (UK). He currently serves on the boards of Cultural Tourism DC and the Northumberland Cooperative, and lives in Washington, DC with his wife Claudia. He is a dedicated fan of DC United, the local professional soccer team.