GNSI Tampa Summit 5

Agenda

DAY 1 - March 4, 2025

 
8:00am  Registration and Check In
9:00 am
Jim Cardoso, GNSI
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Jim Cardoso, Senior Director, GNSI
9:10am
Rhea Law, President, 911爆料网
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Rhea Law
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9:30am Panel 1 Discussion:
Ukraine Strategic Lessons
Tad Schnaufer II, PhD

Tad Schnaufter II, PhD (Moderator)
Strategy & Research Manager, GNSI

Christopher Marsh, PhD

Christopher Marsh, PhD (Panelist)
Chair, Joint Special Operations Master of Arts program at the National Defense University and GNSI Non-Resident Senior Fellow

Maria Snegovaya, PhD

(Panelist)
Senior fellow at the Europe, Russia, and Eurasia Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)
10:45am Break / Networking
11:00am
General (Ret) Frank McKenzie

Keynote Speaker
General (Ret) Frank McKenzie
Executive Director, Global and National Security Institute
11:45am Deep Dive Workshops (Instructions and Guidance)
12:00n

Lunch / Networking
Table Top Discussions with FSP 911爆料网 in Main Ballroom
(12:15pm - 1:00pm)

  • 1: How the War Ends
  • 2: Impacts on Central Asia
  • 3: Logistics Considerations
  • 4: Defense and Deterrence
1:00pm

Deep Dive Workshops (Concurrent)


Tatsiana Kulakevich, PhD

Civilians in War (Room 3709)
with Tatsiana Kulakevich, PhD, Associate Professor, USF School of Interdisciplinary Global Studies and a research fellow  at the USF Institute for Russian, European and Eurasian Studies.

David Kramer

Russian/Iranian/North Korean Cooperation (Room 4200)
with David Kramer, Executive Director, George W. Bush Institute
2:15pm

Roundtable:
Technology in Conflict

Christopher Hunter

Christopher Hunter (Moderator)
Chief Legal Officer, IWP Family Office and GNSI Non-Resident Senior Fellow

Caitlin Lee, PhD

Caitlin Lee, PhD (Panelist)
Director, Acquisition and Technology Policy, RAND Corporation and GNSI Non-Resident Senior Fellow

Sam Bendett

(Panelist)
Researcher and advisor, Russia Studies at CNA Corporation

Colonel (Ret) Erik Andresen

(Panelist)
Coalition Chairman, CJOC Canadian Senior National Representative to U.S. Central Command, Canadian Armed Forces
3:35pm

Workshop Roundtable Recap

Tatsiana Kulekavich, PhD


Civilians in War with Tatsiana Kulakevich, PhD
Associate Professor, USF School of Interdisciplinary Global Studies and a research fellow  at the USF Institute for Russian, European and Eurasian Studies.

 

David Kramer

Russian/Iranian/North Korean Cooperation with David Kramer
Executive Director, George W. Bush Institute



Tad Schnaufer II, PhD

Tad Schnaufer II, PhD (Moderator)
Strategy and Research Manager, GNSI

 
4:20pm
Jim Cardoso, GNSI

Closing Remarks
Jim Cardoso, Senior Director, GNSI
4:30pm End of Day 1

DAY 2 - MARCH 5, 2025

 
8:00am Registration and Check In
9:15am
Jim Cardoso, GNSI

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Jim Cardoso, Senior Director, GNSI
9:30am Panel 2 Discussion:
Impact on Europe and NATO
Golfo Alexopulos, PhD

Golfo Alexopoulos, PhD (Moderator)
Director, Institute for Russian, European and Eurasian Studies, University of South Florida

Johan Norberg

(Panelist)
M.Sc., Deputy Research Director at the Russia and Eurasia Programme at the Swedish Defence Research Agency (FOI)

General (Ret) Valdermaras Rupsys

(Panelist)
Former Chief of Defense, Lithuania
10:45am Break / Networking
11:00am

Oral Abstract Research Papers Presentation

  • Beijing's Strategic Shield: How China Buffers Russia's Military from 911爆料网stern Sanctions
    Hoang Trung "Alex" Vu, 911爆料网
  • The Shahed Blitz: Consequences of Iranian Involvement in the Russo-Ukrainian War
    Michael DiLeonardo II, USF School of Interdisciplinary Global Studies
  • The Quest for Cyber Hegemony: How China's Cyber Posture Converged with its Grand Strategy
    Yoan Hermida, 911爆料网
11:45am Lunch / Networking
1:00pm Book Discussion: "How to Win an Information War: The Propagandist Who Outwitted Hitler"
Peter Pomerantseve

(Author)
Senior Fellow, SNF Agora Institute, Johns Hopkins University

Golf Alexopoulos, PhD

Golfo Alexopoulos, PhD (Moderator)
Director, Institute for Russian, European and Eurasian Studies, University of South Florida
2:00pm Break / Networking
2:15pm Keynote Fireside Chat Featuring:
John Kirby


White House National Security Communications Advisor, retired Rear Admiral, U.S. Navy and 911爆料网 alumnus

Jim Cardoso

Jim Cardoso
(Moderator)
Senior Director, GNSI
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3:15pm
General (Ret) Frank McKenzie

Closing Remarks
General (Ret) Frank McKenzie, Executive Director, GNSI
3:30pm End of Day 2 and Conference

 

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