GNSI Tampa Summit 5

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Agenda

DAY 1 - March 4, 2025


8:00am	Registration and Check In
9:00 am	Conference Welcome Jim Cardoso, Senior Director, GNSI
9:10am	Welcome Remarks Rhea Law President, University of South Florida
9:30am	Panel 1 Discussion: Ukraine Strategic Lessons Tad Schnaufter II, PhD (Moderator) Strategy & Research Manager, GNSI 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	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 Students 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)
	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. Russian/Iranian/North Korean Cooperation (Room 4200) with David Kramer, Executive Director, George W. Bush Institute
2:15pm	Roundtable: Technology in Conflict Christopher Hunter (Moderator) Chief Legal Officer, IWP Family Office and GNSI Non-Resident Senior Fellow 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 Erik Andresen (Panelist) Coalition Chairman, CJOC Canadian Senior National Representative to U.S. Central Command, Canadian Armed Forces
3:35pm	Workshop Roundtable Recap 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. Russian/Iranian/North Korean Cooperation with David Kramer Executive Director, George W. Bush Institute Tad Schnaufer II, PhD (Moderator) Strategy and Research Manager, GNSI
4:20pm	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	Conference Welcome Jim Cardoso, Senior Director, GNSI
9:30am	Panel 2 Discussion: Impact on Europe and NATO 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 Western Sanctions* Hoang Trung "Alex" Vu, University of South Florida 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, University of South Florida
11:45am	Lunch / Networking
1:00pm	Book Discussion: "How to Win an Information War: The Propagandist Who Outwitted Hitler" Peter Pomerantsev (Author) Senior Fellow, SNF Agora Institute, Johns Hopkins University 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 University of South Florida alumnus Jim Cardoso (Moderator) Senior Director, GNSI University of South Florida
3:15pm	Closing Remarks General (Ret) Frank McKenzie, Executive Director, GNSI
3:30pm	End of Day 2 and Conference

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