2023 Schedule of Events

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Times and events are subject to change. Listed events are for Summit attendees only.

 

Wednesday, May 3, 2023

  • Political Economy of Conflict Workshop (invite only)
  • Trustworthy AI Workshop (invite only)
  • Vanderbilt University Tour (to be confirmed)
  • 6:30–8 p.m.: Welcome to Nashville Happy Hour

 

Thursday, May 4, 2023

Summit Moderator: Lt. Gen. Charlie "Tuna" Moore (Ret.), Distinguished Visiting Professor, Vanderbilt University; Former Deputy Commander, U.S. Cyber Command

  • 7:45–9 a.m.: Registration and Breakfast
  • 9–9:05 a.m.: Welcome
  • 9:05–9:15 a.m.: Opening Remarks from Daniel Diermeier, Ph.D., Chancellor of Vanderbilt University
  • 9:15–10 a.m.: Opening Keynote Address from Gen. Tod Wolters (Ret.), Supreme Allied Commander, Europe, and Commander, U.S. European Command, 2019-22
  • 10–11 a.m.: Panel: Russia and the Shifting Security Landscape of Eurasia
    • Session Chair: Roya Talibova, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Research Associate, Department of Political Science, DevLab@Penn, University of Pennsylvania; Assistant Professor (starting Fall 2023), Department of Political Science and Data Science Institute, Vanderbilt University
    • Panelist: Jonathan "Jon" Darby, Former Director of Operations, National Security Agency
    • Panelist: Ambassador Kristjan Prikk, Estonian Ambassador to the United States
    • Panelist: Eugene Rumer, Ph.D., Director and Senior fellow, Russia and Eurasia Program, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
    • Panelist: Lt. Col. Kurt Sanger, USMC (Ret.), Director, Integrated Cybersecurity Partners, LLC
    • Panelist: Konstantin Sonin, Ph.D., John Dewey Distinguished Service Professor, Harris School of Public Policy, University of Chicago
  • 11–11:10 a.m.: Remarks from Ambassador John Kornblum, United States Ambassador to Germany, 1997-2001, Distinguished Ambassador in Residence, Vanderbilt University
  • 11:10 a.m.–12:10 p.m.: Panel: Global Competition, China, and Security in East Asia
    • Session Chair: Brett Benson, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Political Science and Asian Studies, Vanderbilt University
    • Panelist: The Hon. Christopher Ford, Ph.D., Visiting Fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford University; Visiting Professor, Graduate Department of Defense and Strategic Studies, Missouri State University
    • Panelist: Charles Hutzler, Senior News Editor, Washington Bureau, The Wall Street Journal
    • Panelist: Yeonmi Park, North Korean Defector and Human Rights Activist 
    • Panelist: Adm. Michael S. Rogers (Ret.), Former Commander, U.S. Cyber Command and Director, National Security Agency
  • 12:10–12:20 p.m.: BREAK
  • 12:20–12:50 p.m.: Lunch Special Address from Yeonmi Park
  • 12:50–1:15 p.m.: Lunch Networking
  • 1:15–1:25 p.m.: BREAK
  • 1:25–2:15 p.m.: Fireside Chat with David Marlowe, Deputy Director of operations, Central Intelligence Agency
    • Session Chair: Thomas Schwartz, Ph.D., Distinguished Professor of History and Professor of Political Science and European Studies
  • 2:15–3:15 p.m.: Panel: Is Misinformation the New Malware?
    • Session Chair: Niloofar Razi Howe, Senior Operating Partner, Energy Impact Partners
    • Panelist: Samar S. Ali, Research Professor of Political Science and Law, Vanderbilt University; Founding President and CEO, Millions of Conversations
    • Panelist: Chris Krebs, Founding Partner, Krebs Stamos Group
    • Panelist: Lt. Gen. General Charlie "Tuna" Moore (Ret.), Distinguished Visiting Professor, Vanderbilt University; Former Deputy Commander, U.S. Cyber Command
  • 3:15–4:15 p.m.: Panel: Future of Cybersecurity Education in Higher Education
    • Session Chair: Douglas Adams, Ph.D., Vice Dean of Engineering, Associate Provost, Daniel F. Flowers Professor of Engineering, Distinguished Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, and Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Vanderbilt University
    • Panelist: Col. Chad Bates, Ph.D., Associate Professor in the Center for Strategic Leadership (CSL), U.S. Army War College
    • Panelist: Jean R. S. Blair, Ph.D., EECS Distinguished Professor for Innovation and Professor of Computer Science, U.S. Military Academy
    • Panelist: Capt. Joseph Benin, USCG, Ph.D., PE, Professor of Electrical Engineering and Cyber Systems, U.S. Coast Guard Academy
    • Panelist: Col. Judson C. Dressler, Permanent Professor and Head of the Department of Computer and Cyber Sciences, U.S. Air Force Academy
    • Panelist: Cdr. Ike R. Stutts, USN, Ph.D., Permanent Military Professor and Chair of the Cyber Science Department, US Naval Academy
  • 4:15–5 p.m.: Closing Keynote Address: Fighting with Bad Math, Implications for Cybersecurity at the Tactical Edge from Maj. Gen. Lorna Mahlock, Cybersecurity Directorate's Deputy Director for Combat Support, National Security Agency
  • 5–6:30 p.m.: Reception

 

Friday, May 5, 2023

Summit Moderator: Holly Tucker, Ph.D., director, Robert Penn Warren Center for the Humanities and Mellon Foundation Chair in the Humanities, Vanderbilt University

  • 7:45–8:45 a.m.: Registration and Breakfast
  • 8:45–8:50 a.m.: Welcome
  • 8:50–9:15 a.m.: Opening Remarks from Daniel Diermeier, Ph.D., Chancellor of Vanderbilt University
  •  9:15–10 a.m.: Opening Keynote Address and Fireside Chat with Director Jen Easterly, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
  • 10–11 a.m.: Panel: Taking on Tomorrow's Threats Today
    • Session Chair: Michael Sulmeyer, Ph.D., Principal Cyber Advisor to the Secretary of the Army and Army Chief of Staff, U.S. Army
    • Panelist: Rob Bair, Executive Director at Team Cymru
    • Panelist: Kelly Fletcher, Ph.D., Chief Information Officer, U.S. Department of State
    • Panelist: Michelle Rozo, Ph.D., Vice President, Technology, In-Q-Tel
    • Panelist: Kiersten Todt, Chief of Staff, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
    • Panelist: Jules White, Ph.D., Associate Dean of Strategic Learning Programs in the School of Engineering and Associate Professor of Computer Science, Vanderbilt University
  • 11–11:45 a.m.: Keynote Address: Modern Conflict and the Future of Research from Gil Herrera, Director of Research, National Security Agency
  • 11:45 a.m.–12 p.m.: BREAK
  • 12–1 p.m.: Lunch Panel: AI and the Future of National Security
    • Session Chair: Jules White, Ph.D., Associate Dean of Strategic Learning Programs in the School of Engineering and Associate Professor of Computer Science, Vanderbilt University
    • Panelist: Thomas A. Campbell, Ph.D., Co-Director, LEAP Manufacturing; Founder and CEO, FutureGrasp
    • Panelist: Eric Chewning, Executive Vice President of Strategy and Development, HII
    • Panelist: Charles Clancy, Ph.D., Senior Vice President, General Manager, MITRE Labs, Chief Futurist
    • Panelist: Sarah Shoker, Ph.D., Research Scientist, OpenAI
  • 1–1:45 p.m.: Closing Keynote from Gen. Paul Nakasone, U.S. Army, Commander, U.S. Cyber Command, Director, National Security Agency/Chief, Central Security Service
  • 1:45–1:50 p.m.: Closing Remarks from Brett Goldstein, Special Advisor to the Chancellor, Vanderbilt University