Events

The inaugural GNSI Tampa Summit featured two new concepts:

1) The combination of the marquee Great Power Competition Conference with a different event
2) Breakout sessions, both open to the public and private sessions, that gave attendees the chance to extend their Summit experience with customized education opportunities

The addition of the DMI Conference also created the first three-day event in the history of the GPC and GNSI Tampa Summit.

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7th Great Power Competition Conference: The Current Rise of the Great Powers and Implications for the Central Region

Recognizing that integrated deterrence is not constrained by geography, the 7th Great Power Compeitition Conference (GPC7)  focused on the specific threats and challenges confronting U.S. national security and foreign policy emanating from China. China's aggressive posture affects global economics and influences strategic policy issues. Efforts to expand their influence through the One Belt One Road initiative and their exploits to shape global perceptions by dominating the information and cyber domains directly affect the U.S. and allied influence and relationships globally. GPC7 explored critical questions facing the U.S. in the wake of China's growing expansion, such as how different stakeholders perceive China's rise and how they have reacted to it, and what the U.S can do to counter China's rapid influence and power in the Central Region. 

The Great Power Competition Conference,  was sponsored by the University of South Florida (USF), in partnership with the USF College of Arts and Sciences (CAS), the National Defense University's Near East and South Asia (NESA) Center for Strategic Studies and the U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM)

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U.S. Central Command 2023 Central and South Asia Directors of Military Intelligence Conference

This highly sought-after event enabled the GNSI Tampa Summit to look at implications for the Central Region from the perspective of two Great Powers, not just one. The DMI Conference examined Russia's increasingly complex and assertive actions in the Central Region, as it seeks to challenge the U.S. and China for influence among the 21 member nations of the Central Region. The conference featured attendance from highly-ranked intelligence officials from Kazakhstan, Kurgyz Republic, Pakistan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan