Great Powers, Failed States, and New Frontiers: National Security Challenges in the 21st Century
November 19 - November 21, 2015 | | AT&T Hotel and Conference Center
The conference, “Great Powers, Failed States, and New Frontiers: National Security Challenges in the 21st Century,” will convene leading figures from the executive branch, Congress, the intelligence community and academia for high-level discussions on critical strategic questions including cybersecurity, China, Russia, the Middle East, terrorism and stability operations.
The conference will be free and open to the public, but advance registration is required for each session. NOTE: Advance registration does not guarantee admission. Plan to arrive early to secure your seat!
This event is co-sponsored by the Clements Center, the Robert Strauss Center, the Intelligence Studies Project, the Alexander Hamilton Society, the Center for East Asian Studies, the Center for Politics and Governance, the Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies, the Department of Government, the International Affairs Society, the International Relations and Global Studies Program, the LBJ School of Public Affairs, and the Student Veteran Association.
AGENDA
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19
(AT&T Conference Center on UT campus, Amphitheater 204)
5:00 – 5:15 pm Opening remarks
5:15 – 6:45 pm Session 1: Russia
Moderator: Robert Moser; University of Texas Department of Government
Paula Dobriansky; former Under Secretary of State for Democracy and Global Affairs
Leon Aron; American Enterprise Institute
Brigadier General Kevin Ryan, USA, Ret.; Harvard University
General Montgomery Miegs, USA, Ret.; former Commander, US Army Europe
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20
(AT&T Conference Center on UT campus, Amphitheater 204)
8:00 – 8:30 am Coffee
8:30 – 10:00 am Session 2: Stability Operations
Moderator: Michael Mosser; University of Texas at Austin
Kathleen Hicks; former Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense
Michael Vickers; former Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence
Paul D. Miller; Clements Center for National Security
Colonel Peter Mansoor, USA, Ret.; Ohio State University
10:00 – 10:15 am BREAK
10:15 – 11:45 am Session 3: Middle East
Moderator: Stephen Slick; Clements-Strauss Intelligence Studies Project
Lt Gen Mick Bednarek, USA, Ret.; former Chief, Security Cooperation-Iraq
Philip Mudd; former Deputy Director of CIA Counterterrorism Center
Michael Singh; former Senior Director, National Security Council
Tamara Wittes; former Deputy Assistant Secretary of State
(AT&T Conference Center, 2nd floor, Salon C)
12:00 -1:30 pm Lunch and Plenary Address
Admiral William McRaven, USN, Ret.; Chancellor of The University of Texas System
(Blanton Museum Auditorium, Edgar A. Smith Building)
2:00 – 3:45 pm Session 4: China
Moderator: Joshua Eisenman; LBJ School of Public Affairs
Admiral Samuel Locklear, USN, Ret.; former Commander, Pacific Command
Dennis Wilder; Central Intelligence Agency
Ashley Tellis; former Senior Director, National Security Council
Randall Schriver; former Deputy Assistant Secretary of State
3:45 – 4:00 pm BREAK
4:00 – 5:00 pm Plenary Address
Representative Michael McCaul; Chairman, Homeland Security Committee
5:00 – 6:00 pm Plenary Address
U.S. Senator Ben Sasse
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 21
(Blanton Museum Auditorium, Edgar A. Smith Building)
8:30 – 9:00 pm Coffee
9:00 – 10:30 am Session 5: Terrorism
Moderator: Robert Chesney; Strauss Center for International Security and Law
Daniel Benjamin; former State Department Coordinator for Counterterrorism
Bruce Hoffman; Georgetown University
Lt Gen Frank Kisner, USAF, Ret.; former NATO Special Operations Commander
John McLaughlin; former Deputy Director of Central Intelligence
Michael Vickers; former Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence
10:30 – 10:45 am BREAK
10:45 – 11:45 am Closing Plenary Address
U.S. Senator John Cornyn
12:00 pm Conference Adjourns
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