Great Power Competition
GPC5 Agenda
5th Great Power Competition Conference
University of South Florida
Virtual Event
April 28-29, 2022
8:30 – 8:45 AM | Conference and Day 1 Overview Emcee Dr. Ron Sanders, Staff Director, Cyber Florida: The Florida Center for Cybersecurity |
8:45 – 9:30 AM | Welcoming Remarks Senators Marco Rubio and Rick Scott* Florida LT GOV Jeanette Nunez * USF Interim President Rhea Law GEN Michael Erik Kurilla, Commander, US CENTCOM* GEN Kenneth F. McKenzie (USMC-retired), former Commander, US CENTCOM |
9:30 – 10:00 AM | Opening Keynote Address: Senator Joseph L. Lieberman, former Chair, Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee |
10:00 – 10:15 AM | Break |
10:15 – 11:45 AM | A Glimpse into the Future Moderated Panel • ADM Thad W. Allen, 23rd Commandant, US Coast Guard • Patrick Gorman, Executive Vice President for Cybersecurity, Booz Allen Hamilton; former CIO, US Intelligence Community • VADM Jan Tighe, former Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Information Warfare and Director, Naval Intelligence, and former Fleet Commander, U.S. Fleet Cyber Command/U.S. Tenth Fleet • Moderator: Peter Singer, Author and New America Senior Fellow |
11:45 – 12:30 PM | Lunch |
12:30 – 1:45 PM | The Geopolitical Context: The World in 2032 • Segment Keynote: GEN Frank McKenzie (USMC-retired), former Commander, US CENTCOM • Moderated Roundtable: o AMB Ryan Crocker, former US Ambassador to Iraq, Afghanistan o HON Michèle Flournoy, Co-Founder & Managing Partner, WestExec Advisors; former Under Secretary of Defense for Policy o Moderator Dr. Michael O’Hanlon, Director of Research - Foreign Policy, Brookings Institution |
1:45 – 3:00 PM |
Panel Discussion: Homeland Security in 2032 Moderator: Frank Cilluffo, Director, McCrary Institute for Cyber and |
3:00 – 3:15 PM | Break |
3:15 – 4:45 PM | Panel: Intelligence in 2032 • Segment Keynote: HON Ronald S. Moultrie, Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence & Security • Moderated Panel: o John McLaughlin, Former Acting Director and Deputy Director, Central Intelligence Agency o HON Michael E. Leiter, Partner, National Security; CFIUS; Cybersecurity and Privacy; Congressional Investigations and Government Policy; former Director of the US National Counterterrorism Center o Moderator: Michael Allen, Managing Director & Partner, Beacon Global Strategies |
4:45 – 5:00 PM | Closing Keynote Address: Gen Michael Hayden, USAF, Retired, Principal, Strategic Advisory Services, The Cohen Group; former Director, Central Intelligence Agency and National Security Agency |
8:30 – 8:45 AM | Day 2 Overview Emcee Dr. Ron Sanders, Staff Director, Cyber Florida: The Florida Center for Cybersecurity |
8:40 – 9:15 AM | Welcoming Remarks • Maj Gen Alexus G. Grynkewich, USAF, Director of Operations, UC CENTCOM • LTG Terry Wolf, USA, Retired, Director, Near East South Asia Center for Strategic Studies • Dr. Eric Eisenberg, Dean, USF College of Arts & Sciences • HON Mike McConnell, VADM, USN, Retired, Executive Director, Cyber Florida; former Director, US National Intelligence |
9:15 – 9:45 AM | Opening Keynote Address: HON Michael Rogers, former Chair, House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence |
9:45 – 10:00 AM | Break |
10:15 – 12:00 PM | Military Power in 2032 • Segment Keynote: GEN Frank McKenzie USMC, Retired, former Commander, US CENTCOM • Moderated Panel: o LGEN Charles W. Hooper, USA, Retired, Senior Counselor, The Cohen Group; former Director, Defense Security Cooperation Agency o HON Ellen E. McCarthy, Assistant Secretary of State for Intelligence and Research o ADM Craig Faller, USN, Commander, US Southern Command o Moderator: Michael O’Hanlon, Director of Research - Foreign Policy, Brookings Institution |
12:00 – 12:30 PM | Lunch |
12:30 – 2:00 PM | Law Enforcement in 2032 • Segment Keynote: HON Matthew G. Olsen, Assistant Attorney General for National Security, US Department of Justice • Moderated Panel: o HON John S. Pistole, President, Anderson University; former Deputy Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation o HON Fran Townsend, Executive Vice President for Corporate Affairs, Activision Blizzard; former Homeland Security Advisor* o Cathy Lanier, Senior Vice President, Chief Security Officer, National Football League; former Chief, Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia* o Michael P. Downing, Chief Security Officer, Oak View Group; former Commanding Officer, Counter-Terrorism and Special Operations Bureau, Los Angeles Police Department* o Moderator: Frank Cilluffo, Director, McCrary Institute for Cyber and Critical Infrastructure Security, Auburn University; former Special Assistant to President George W. Bush for Homeland Security |
2:00 – 2:15 PM | Break |
2:15 – 4:00 PM | Technology in 2032 • Segment Keynote: HON Jen Easterly, Director, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, Department of Homeland Security • Moderated Panel: o Eric Silagy, CEO, Florida Power & Light (FPL) o GEN Keith Alexander, USA, Retired, Founder & Co-CEO, IronNet Cybersecurity; former Director, National Security Agency o Christopher Ling, Independent Consultant o Moderator: HON Mike McConnell, VADM, USN, Retired, Executive Director, Cyber Florida; former Director, US National Intelligence |
4:00 – 4:45 PM | Closing Remarks: GEN Richard D. Clarke, USA, Commander, US SOCOM |