Great Power Competition
GPC2 Agenda
2nd Great Power Competition Conference
国产短视频
Virtual Event
September 16-17, 2020
Tampa, Florida
8:55 - 9:00 | WELCOME! LIVESTREAM COUNTDOWN GPC Conference Emcee: Dr. Garrett Potts, USF |
9:00 - 9:10 | DR. ERIC EISENBERG, Dean, College of Arts & Sciences, 国产短视频 |
9:10 - 9:25 | LTG (R) TERRY WOLFF, Director, Near East South Asia (NESA) Center for Strategic Studies |
9:25 - 9:45 | MR. TODD VEAZIE, Director, Strategic Multilayer Assessment (SMA), Pentagon Joint Staff/J39 |
9:45 - 10:00 | DR. RIK LEGAULT, Department of Homeland Security |
10:00 - 10:15 | BREAK |
10:15 - 11:00 | KEYNOTE SPEAKER LIEUTENANT GENERAL (R) MICHAEL NAGATA 鈥淭he Rise of Malign Actors in the Globalized, Digital Age鈥 |
11:00 - 11:20 | KEYNOTE ADDRESS Q & A |
11:20 - 11:30 | BREAK |
11:30 - 1:00 |
PANEL PRESENTATION PANEL 1: COMPETITION FOR INFLUENCE IN THE MIDDLE EAST (VIEW VIDEO) Perception matters. This panel will discuss U.S., Chinese, Russian, and Iranian interests in the region against the backdrop of emergent change driven by technological advances, empowerment of the individual, and the weakening of the Westphalian international system. In particular, the panel will examine opportunities and risks that the ongoing response to the crisis poses for the USG and its competitors in the region. PANEL DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
MODERATOR: DR. RICHARD RUSSELL (NESA) PANELISTS LTG (R) Karen Gibson, Purdue University |
1:00 - 1:30 | PANEL Q & A |
1:30 - 2:15 | LUNCH |
2:15 - 2:45 | MR. ROBERT JONES, Deputy J5, SOJTF 鈥淓mbracing Uncertainty and Mitigating Operational Risk: How to Change the Operational Lens鈥 |
2:45 - 4:00 |
PANEL PRESENTATION PANEL 2: POPULATION DYNAMICS: UNREST & VIOLENT EXTREMISM (VIEW VIDEO)
While some individuals and populations have turned to political protest to address grievances, violent extremism remains a destabilizing factor. The Central Region suffers from numerous drivers of instability, rooted in the potential for economic and political collapse, massive populations of internally displaced persons and refugees, and traumatized and aggrieved populations vulnerable to radical ideologies. This panel will explore the drivers and buffers of popular protest, violent extremism, and other expressions of grievance in the Region. PANEL DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
PANELISTS Dr. Jennifer Jefferis (NESA), Lebanon/Jordan |
4:00 - 4:30 | PANEL Q & A |
8:55 - 9:00 | WELCOME! LIVESTREAM COUNTDOWN GPC Conference Emcee: Dr. Garrett Potts, USF |
9:00 - 9:20 | LTG (R) KAREN GIBSON Deputy Director of National Intelligence for National Security Partnerships "How America Advances in the Great Power Competition鈥 |
9:20 - 9:30 | Q & A |
9:30 - 10:15 |
KEYNOTE SPEAKER MAJ. GEN. ALEXUS G. GRYNKEWICH Director of Operations, U.S. Central Command "Defining the U.S. Role in the Great Power Competition" |
10:15 - 10:30 | KEYNOTE Q & A |
10:30 - 10:45 | BREAK |
10:45 - 12:00 |
PANEL PRESENTATION PANEL 3: COMPETITION FOR INFLUENCE: INFORMATION ENVIRONMENT (VIEW VIDEO) PANEL DISCUSSION QUESTIONS PANELISTS Dr. Gregory Seese (Johns Hopkins) |
12:00- 12:30 | PANEL Q & A |
12:30 - 1:15 | LUNCH |
1:15 - 2:30 |
PANEL PRESENTATION PANEL 4: THE COVID-19 GRAY RHINO: PREDICTABILITY, IMPACT, AND IMPLICATIONS FOR CENTCOM
(VIEW VIDEO) PANEL DISCUSSION QUESTIONS PANELISTS Dr. Yaneer Bar Yam (NECSI) |
2:30 -3:00 | PANEL Q & A |
3:00 - 3:15 |
CLOSING REMARKS DR. PAUL SANBERG, Senior Vice President for Research, Innovation, & Knowledge Enterprise & President of the 国产短视频Research Foundation, 国产短视频 |