21 - 22 SEPTEMBER 2023
Schedule
Thursday, September 21, 2023 | The Capital Grille, Hartford
VIP Reception
6:00pm ET: VIP Reception
Opening reception of Global Security Forum 2023 with the opportunity to meet and mingle with speakers and special guests. Featuring open bar and heavy hors d'oeuvres.
Friday, September 22, 2023 | Goodwin University
Global Security Forum 2023
8:30am ET: Welcome
Welcoming remarks for Global Security Forum 2023
8:35am ET: Tipping Points
Featuring
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Lt. Gen. Stephen Twitty (U.S. Army, Ret.), Former Deputy Commander of U.S. European Command
9:00am ET: 21st Century Security
Featuring
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Jay Malave, CFO, Lockheed Martin Corporation
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Moderated by Morgan Brennan, Co-Anchor, CNBC’s “Closing Bell: Overtime”
9:45am ET: Climate Security
Featuring
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Amb. Susan Page, Ret., First U.S. Ambassador to South Sudan; Professor of Practice, University of Michigan School of Public Policy & Univ. of Michigan School of Law
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Hon. Sherri Goodman, Secretary General of the International Military Council on Climate & Security; Senior Fellow, Wilson Center; First Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Environmental Security)
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Sef Ashiagbor. Deputy Director for Peace, Climate, and Democratic Resilience, National Democratic Institute (NDI)
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Moderated by Lt. Col. Luke Knittig (U.S. Army, Ret.), Public Affairs and International Security Consultant; GSF 2023 Emcee
10:35am ET: Russia, Ukraine, and the Threat of Nuclear War
Featuring
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Introduction by Maj. Gen. Garrett S. Yee (U.S. Army, Ret.)
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Lt. Gen. Laura Potter (U.S. Army), 47th Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence, G-2
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Lt. Gen. Steven Shepro (U.S. Air Force, Ret.), 21st Deputy Chairman of the NATO Military Committee
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Lt. Gen. Stephen Twitty (U.S. Army, Ret.), Former Deputy Commander of U.S. European Command
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MGen Michel-Henri St-Louis (Canadian Armed Forces), Defence Attache of Canada to the U.S.
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Moderated by Arthur House, Adjunct Professor, University of Connecticut
11:30am ET: Attendees Break for Lunch
Outside courtyard
12:05pm ET: Sea Power (Keynote)
Featuring
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Adm. John M. Richardson (U.S. Navy, Ret.), 31st Chief of Naval Operations
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Moderated by MIDN 1C Morgan McPeak, U.S. Naval Academy
12:50pm ET: Power in the Age of AI
Featuring
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Paul Scharre, CNAS, Executive Vice President and Director of Studies, Center for a New American Security, Award-winning Author
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Moderated by Cadet First Class Trinity Stenger, U.S. Military Academy
1:25pm ET: The New Space Era
Featuring
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Chief Master Sergeant Jacob C. Simmons (U.S. Space Force), Command Senior Enlisted Leader, U.S. Space Command, Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado
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Moderated by Megan C. Torrey, CEO, World Affairs Council of Connecticut
1:55pm ET: Coffee Break
2:00pm ET: U.S.-China Tensions and Tipping Points
Featuring
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Lt. Gen. Terry Robling (U.S. Marine Corps, Ret.), Former Commanding General, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific
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James Holmes, Ph.D., U.S. Naval War College, J. C. Wylie Chair of Maritime Strategy, U.S. Naval War College
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Becca Wasser, Senior Fellow, Defense Program, CNAS
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Moderated by MIDN 1C Morgan McPeak, U.S. Naval Academy
2:50pm ET: U.S. Role in the World
Featuring
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Hon. Kristyn Jones, Performing the Duties of Under Secretary of the Air Force
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Gen. Ellen M. Pawlikowski (U.S. Air Force, Ret.), Former Commander, Air Force Materiel Command and Former Commander of the Space and Missile Systems Center
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Moderated by Lt. Gen. Michael Moeller (U.S. Air Force, Ret.,) Former Deputy Chief of Staff for Strategic Plans and Programs, U.S. Air Force, and Current VP of CTWAC Board of Directors
3:35pm ET: Closing Remarks
Closing remarks
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Lt. Col. Luke Knittig (U.S. Army, Ret.), GSF2023 Emcee
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Megan Torrey, CEO, World Affairs Council of Connecticut
