2024 Programming

Table of Contents

Day One

Day Two

DAY ONE: WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17, 2024

Vanderbilt Summit: Welcome from Tennessee Elected Officials

U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn, U.S. Senator Bill Hagerty and U.S. Representative Mark Green welcome attendees to Vanderbilt University's inaugural Summit on Modern Conflict and Emerging Threats on April 17, 2024.

Vanderbilt Summit Opening: Chancellor Daniel Diermeier

Vanderbilt University Chancellor Daniel Diermeier sets the stage for this year's Summit on Modern Conflict and Emerging Threats, highlighting the most pressing issues surrounding modern conflict as well as framing the discussions that will occur over the course of the two-day Summit.

Vanderbilt Summit Keynote: General Timothy Haugh, Commander, U.S Cyber Command; Director, NSA

General Timothy Haugh, Commander, U.S Cyber Command and Director, National Security Agency/Chief, Central Security Service, delivers a keynote address at Vanderbilt University's Summit on Modern Conflict and Emerging Threats, followed by a fireside chat session between General Haugh and Chancellor Diermeier.

Vanderbilt Summit Panel: Beyond the Headlines: China's Geopolitical and Socioeconomic Landscape

Panel moderator Raymond Friedman, Brownlee O. Currey Professor of Management at Vanderbilt University, leads this panel on China's Geopolitical and socioeconomic landscape in the year 2024.

Vanderbilt Summit Panel: Navigating Global Supply Chain Challenges: A US-China Perspective

Panel moderator Kamal Saggi, Chair, Department of Economics; Frances and John Downing Family Chair and Professor of Economics, Vanderbilt University, leads this panel on global supply chain challenges in relation to the United States and China.

Vanderbilt Summit Address: Sheetal Patel, Asst Dir, Transnational and Technology Mission Center, CIA

Sheetal Patel, Assistant Director, Transnational and Technology Mission Center, Central Intelligence Agency, delivers a keynote address at Vanderbilt University's Summit on Modern Conflict and Emerging Threats, followed by a fireside chat session between Sheetal Patel and Doug Adams, Executive Director, Institute for National Defense and Global Security, Vanderbilt University.

Vanderbilt Summit Panel: Cyber and the Changing Face of Modern Conflict

Panel moderator Niloofar Razi Howe, Distinguished Visiting Professor, Vanderbilt University; Operating Partner, Capitol Meridian Partners, leads this panel on cyber and the evolution of modern conflict.

Vanderbilt Summit Address: Peter Singer, Sr. Fellow, New America & Managing Partner, Useful Fiction

Peter Singer, Senior Fellow, New America and Managing Partner, Useful Fiction, delivers a keynote address at Vanderbilt University's Summit on Modern Conflict and Emerging Threats.

DAY TWO: THURSDAY, APRIL 18, 2024

Vanderbilt Summit Address: Anne Milgram, Administrator, Drug Enforcement Administration

Anne Milgram, Administrator, Drug Enforcement Administration, delivers a keynote address at Vanderbilt University's Summit on Modern Conflict and Emerging Threats, followed by a fireside chat session between Anne Milgram and Niloofar Razi Howe.

Vanderbilt Summit Panel: China and the Fentanyl Epidemic

Panel moderator Erin Calipari, Director, Vanderbilt Center for Addiction Research; Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacology, Vanderbilt University, leads this panel on China and the fentanyl epidemic.

Vanderbilt Summit Address: Mario Diaz, Deputy Under Secretary of the Army

Mario Diaz, Deputy Under Secretary of the Army, delivers a keynote address at Vanderbilt University's Summit on Modern Conflict and Emerging Threats.

Vanderbilt Summit Panel: Securing the Future: Defining a Full Spectrum National Strategy for China

Panel moderator Lieutenant General Charlie "Tuna" Moore (Ret.), Distinguished Visiting Professor, Vanderbilt University; Former Deputy Commander, U.S. Cyber Command, leads this panel on China and defining a national security strategy on China.

Vanderbilt Summit Keynote: Christopher Wray, Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation

Christopher Wray, Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation, delivers a keynote address at Vanderbilt University's Summit on Modern Conflict and Emerging Threats, followed by a fireside chat session between Christopher Wray and Chancellor Diermeier.

Vanderbilt Summit Closing: Brett Goldstein, Special Adviser to the Chancellor

Brett Goldstein, Special Adviser to the Chancellor, Vanderbilt University, closes out Vanderbilt University's 2024 Summit on Modern Conflict and Emerging Threats.