Great Power Competition

Dr. Eric Eisenberg (Welcome Speaker), Dean, College of Arts & Sciences, University of South Florida

LTG (R) Terry Wolff (Welcome Speaker), Director, Near East South Asia (NESA) Center for Strategic Studies    

Mr. Todd Veazie (Welcome Speaker), Director, Strategic Multilayer Assessment (SMA), Pentagon Joint Staff    

Dr. Rik Legault (Welcome Speaker), Department of Homeland Security

LTG (R) Michael Nagata (Keynote Speaker), Corporate Strategic Advisor and Senior Vice President, CACI

Dr. Richard Russell (Moderator), Professor of National Security Affairs, NESA

LTG (R) Karen Gibson (Keynote Speaker), Purdue University

Dr. Mohsen Milani (Panelist), USF

Dr. Nikolay Kozhanov (Panelist), Chatham House 

Dr. Maorong Jiang (Panelist), Creighton University

Mr. Robert Jones (Keynote Speaker), Deputy J5, SOJTF

Leanne Erdberg Steadman (Moderator), ESQ (USIP)

Dr. Jennifer Jefferis (Panelist), Expert Consultant, NESA

Dr. Hassan Abbas (Panelist), Distinguished Professor of International Relations, NESA

Dr. Alexsandra (Aleks) Nesic (Panelist), JFK Special Warfare Center & School

Dr. Gawdat Bahgat (Panelist), Professor of National Security Affairs, NESA

MAJ. GEN. Alexus G. Grynkewich (Keynote Speaker), Director of Operations, U.S. Central Command   

Dr. Gregory Seese (Panelist), Professor, Johns Hopkins

Dr. Les Grau (Panelist), Researcher Coordinator, USA Foreign Military Studies Office

Dr. Andrea Dew (Panelist),  Senior Program Officer, USNWC

Leila Golestani (Panelist), Former Iran Advisor, USSOCOM Commander

Dr. Yaneer Bar Yam (Panelist), President and Professor, NECSI

Dr. Haroro J. Ingram (Panelist), Senior Research Fellow, GWU

Lt. COL Christopher Forrest (Panelist), NSC

Dr. Paul Sandberg (Closing Remark), Senior Vice President for Research, Innovation, & Knowledge Enterprise & President of the USF Research Foundation, University of South Florida