GNSI Tampa Summit
Speakers
Here's the list of currently confirmed speakers. We'll continue to recruit the best, most dynamic experts for our event. Speakers, agenda and speaker time slots are subject to change at any time.
![Mark Abdollahian, PhD](/gnsi/images/head-shots/event-head-shots/abdollahian-hedshot-300x300.jpg)
Mark Abdollahian, PhD (Panelist), CEO, ACERTAS
![Golfo Alexopoulos, PhD, USF](/gnsi/images/head-shots/faculty-advisors/alexopoulos-headshot-300x300.jpg)
Golfo Alexopoulos, PhD, (Moderator), Director, Institute of Russian, European and Eurasian Studies, University of South Florida
![Heather Ashby, PhD, USIP](/gnsi/images/head-shots/event-head-shots/ashby-hedshot-440x520.png)
Heather Ashby, PhD (Panelist), Associate Director, Disruptive Technologies and Artificial Intelligence, United States Institute of Peace (USIP)
![Lieutenant General (Ret) John Bansemer](/gnsi/images/head-shots/event-head-shots/basemer-hedshot-300x300.jpg)
Lieutenant General (Ret) John Bansemer (Panelist), CyberAI Project and Senior Fellow, Center for Security and Emerging Technology (CSET)
![Todd Borkey, Chief Technology Officer, HII](/gnsi/images/head-shots/event-head-shots/borkey-hedshot-300x300.png)
Todd Borkey (Panelist), Executive VP and Chief Technology Officer, Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII)
![Peter Bovet Emanuel, PhD](/gnsi/images/head-shots/event-head-shots/bovet-emanuel-hedshot-299x299.jpg)
Peter Bovet Emanuel (Panelist),
PhD Researcher, Swedish Defense University, Centre for Special Operations Research
![Angela Cough, Senior Advisor, CDAO](/gnsi/images/head-shots/event-head-shots/cooper-hedshot-400x400.jpg)
Vice Admiral Brad Cooper (Keynote Speaker), Deputy Commander, U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM)
![Angela Cough, Senior Advisor, CDAO](/gnsi/images/head-shots/event-head-shots/cough-hedshot-150x150.png)
Angela Cough (Panelist), Senior Advisor, Digital Talent, Chief Digitial and Artificial Intelligence Office (CDAO), U.S. Department of Defense
![Sharon Daniels, Senior Leader, Arria NLG](/gnsi/images/head-shots/event-head-shots/daniels-hedshot-250x250.jpg)
Sharon Daniels (Panelist), Senior Leader, Arria NLG
![Carolyne Davidson, PhD, National Defense University](/gnsi/images/head-shots/event-head-shots/davidson-hedshot-700x700.jpg)
Carolyne Davidson (Moderator), Associate Dean, Administration and Outreach, College of International Security Affairs at National Defense University
![Triparna de Vreede, University of South Florida](/gnsi/images/head-shots/event-head-shots/devreede-hedshot.jpeg)
Triparna de Vreede, PhD (Panelist), Associate Director, School of Information and Management, University of South Florida
![Dr. Denis Edwards, Kforce](/gnsi/images/head-shots/event-head-shots/edwards-hedshot-545x545.jpeg)
Denis Edwards, DBA (Panelist)
Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, Kforce
![Eric Eisenberg, PhD, Senior Vice President, USF](/gnsi/images/head-shots/event-head-shots/eisenberg-headshot-150x150.jpg)
Eric Eisenberg, PhD (Welcome Remarks), Senior Vice President University-Community Partnerships, University of South Florida
![Adib Farhadi, PhD, University of South Florida](/gnsi/images/head-shots/event-head-shots/farhadi-headshot-150x150.jpg)
Adib Farhadi, PhD (Conference Host), Faculty Director for Executive Education, University of South Florida
![General Bryan Fenton, Commander, US Special Operations Command](/gnsi/images/head-shots/event-head-shots/fenton-hedshot-150x150.jpg)
General Bryan Fenton (Keynote Speaker), Commander, U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM)
![Roberto González, PhD](/gnsi/images/head-shots/event-head-shots/gonzalez-hedshot-400x400.jpg)
Roberto González, PhD (Panelist)
Professor of Anthropology, San Jose State University
![Robert Hammond, PhD, University of South Florida](/gnsi/images/head-shots/event-head-shots/hammond-hedshot-800x800.jpeg)
Robert Hammond, PhD (Panelist), Director for the Center of Marketing and Sales Innovation, University of South Florida
![Todd Helmus, PhD, Pardee RAND Graduate School](/gnsi/images/head-shots/event-head-shots/helmus-hedshot-300x300.png)
Todd Helmus, (Panelist)
Senior Behavioral Scientist, Professor of Policy Analysis, Pardee RAND Graduate School
![Kathleen Hicks, U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense](/gnsi/images/head-shots/event-head-shots/hicks-hedshot-700x700.jpeg)
Kathleen Hicks, (Featured Speaker),
U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense
(via prerecorded video)
![Chris Hunter, IWP Family Office](/gnsi/images/head-shots/fellows/gnsi-non-resident-fellows/hunter-hedshot-600x600.jpeg)
Chris Hunter (Moderator), Chief Legal Officer, IWP Family Office
![Jags Kandasamy, CEO, Latent AI](/gnsi/images/head-shots/event-head-shots/kandasamy-hedshot-700x700.png)
Jags Kandasamy, (Panelist),
CEO, Latent AI
![Aleksandra Karolak, PhD, Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute](/gnsi/images/head-shots/event-head-shots/karolak-hedshot-250x250.jpg)
Aleksandra Karolak, PhD (Panelist), Assistant Member, Department of Machine Learning, Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute
![Juha Kukkola, PhD](/gnsi/images/head-shots/event-head-shots/kukkola-hedshot-300x300.jpeg)
Major Juha Kukkola, PhD (Panelist),
Associate Professor, Finnish Defence Forces
![Walter Kulzy](/gnsi/images/head-shots/event-head-shots/kulzy-hedshot-400x400.png)
Walter Kulzy (Moderator), Senior Operations Research Scientist, Johns Hopkins University
![The Honorable Laurel Lee, Congresswoman, Florida 15th](/gnsi/images/head-shots/event-head-shots/lee-hedshot-400x400.jpg)
The Honorable Laurel Lee (Welcome Speaker), Congresswoman, Florida 15th District
![John Licato, PhD, University of South Florida](/gnsi/images/head-shots/event-head-shots/licato-hedshot-250x250.jpg)
John Licato, PhD (Moderator), Assistant Professor, Founder of Advancing Machine and Human Reasoning (AMHR) Lab, University of South Florida
![Vilma Luoma-aho, PhD](/gnsi/images/head-shots/event-head-shots/luoma-aho-hedshot-900x900.jpeg)
Vilma Luoma-aho, PhD (Panelist),
Professor and Vice Dean of Education, University of Jyväskylä
![Craig Martell](/gnsi/images/head-shots/event-head-shots/martell-hedshot-500x500.jpg)
Craig Martell (Featured Speaker),
Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer, United States Department of Defense
![General (Ret) Frank McKenzie, Executive Director, GNSI](/gnsi/images/head-shots/frankmckenzie-square.jpg)
General (Ret) Frank McKenzie (Featured Speaker), Executive Director, GNSI
![Prasant Mohapatra, PhD](/gnsi/images/head-shots/event-head-shots/mohapatra-headshot-150x150.jpg)
Prasant Mohapatra, PhD (Welcome Speaker), Provost, University of South Florida
![Schuyler Moore, CTO US Central Command](/gnsi/images/head-shots/event-head-shots/moore-headshot-150x150.jpg)
Schuyler Moore (Panelist), Chief Technical Officer, U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM)
![Julian Mueller-Kaler, Stimson Center](/gnsi/images/head-shots/event-head-shots/mueller-kaler-hedshot-700x700.jpg)
Julian Mueller-Kaler (Panelist), Director, Strategic Foresight Hub, Stimson Center
![Matthew Mullarkey, USF](/gnsi/images/head-shots/event-head-shots/mullarkey-headshot-150x150.jpg)
Matthew Mullarkey, PhD (Moderator), Director/Founder, Doctor of Business Administration at the Muma College of Business, University of South Florida
![Kirstjen Nielsen, former U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security](/gnsi/images/head-shots/board-of-advisors/nielsen-headshot-300x300.png)
Kirstjen Nielsen (Keynote Speaker), former U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security
![David Oakley, Academic Director, GNSI](/gnsi/images/head-shots/oakley-hed-shot-300x300.png)
David Oakley, PhD (Moderator), Academic Director, GNSI
![Dr. Haru Okuda, Executive Director, USF Health, CAMLS Chief Executive Officer, USF Health Professions Conferencing Corporation](/gnsi/images/head-shots/event-head-shots/okuda-hedshot-700x700.jpg)
Dr. Haru Okuda, MD (Moderator),
Executive Director, USF Health, CAMLS
Chief Executive Officer, USF Health Professions Conferencing Corporation
![Dr. Nishit Patel, MD](/gnsi/images/head-shots/event-head-shots/patel-nishit-hedshot-512x512.png)
Dr. Nishit Patel, MD (Panelist), Professor, Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery in the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine, Vice president and Chief Medical Informatics Officer at Tampa General Hospital
![Joe Partlow, CTO, ReliaQuest](/gnsi/images/head-shots/event-head-shots/partlow-hedshot-150x150.jpg)
Joe Partlow (Panelist), Chief Technology Officer, ReliaQuest
![Daniel Remler, Policy Advisor Office of the Special Envoy for Critical and Emerging Technology](/gnsi/images/head-shots/event-head-shots/remler-hedshot-700x700.jpg)
Daniel Remler (Panelist),
Policy Advisor, Office of the Special Envoy for Critical and Emerging Technology
![Joshua Sacco, PhD](/gnsi/images/head-shots/event-head-shots/scacco-headshot-485x485.jpg)
Joshua Scacco, PhD (Moderator),
Associate Professor and Associate Dean, Department of Communication, University of
South Florida
![Alexandra Seymour, U.S. Senate Commitee for Commerce, Science and Transportation](/gnsi/images/head-shots/event-head-shots/seymour-hedshot-440x450.jpg)
Alexandra Seymour (Panelist), Staff Director, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection Subcommittee with the House Homeland Security Committee
![Lieutenant General (Ret) John Shanahan](/gnsi/images/head-shots/event-head-shots/shanahan-hedshot-300x300.jpg)
Lieutenant General (Ret) John Shanahan (Panelist), Adjunct Senior Fellow, Center for New American Security (CNAS)
![John Turner, Acting Deputy CDAO for Policy, CDAO](/gnsi/images/head-shots/event-head-shots/turner-hedshot-200x200.png)
John Turner (Panelist),
Acting Deputy CDAO for Policy, Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office (CDAO)
![Eric Vogelpohl, CTO, Presidio](/gnsi/images/head-shots/event-head-shots/vogelpohl-hedshot-400x400.jpg)
Eric Vogelpohl (Panelist), Chief Technology Officer, Presidio
![Andrew Whiskeyman, PhD, National Defense University](/gnsi/images/head-shots/event-head-shots/whiskeyman-hedshot-300x300.png)
Andrew Whiskeyman, PhD (Moderator), Associate Professor, College of Information and Cyberspace, National Defense University (NDU)
![Damon Woodward, Director, Florida Institute for National Security](/gnsi/images/head-shots/event-head-shots/woodward-hedshot-640x640.png)
Damon Woodard, PhD (Panelist), Director, Florida Institute for National Security, Professor, University of Florida
![Peter Yu, JD](/gnsi/images/head-shots/event-head-shots/yu-hedshot-200x200.png)
Peter Yu, JD (Panelist)
Regents Professor of Law and Communication and Director, Center for Law and Intellectual
Property, Texas A&M University
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