Peter Bergen - Global SOF Foundation, Tampa, FL

Symposium Agenda

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Monday Agenda February 20, 2017

7:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.		No-host Golf
3:00-7:00 p.m.		Registration Desk Open Sponsored by:

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Tuesday Agenda February 21, 2017

7:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.

Registration Desk Open

Sponsored by:

Inverness Foyer

Plenary Sessions Inverness Ballroom A
9:00-9:15 a.m.		Introduction and Welcome Mr. Stuart Bradin, President and CEO, The Global SOF Foundation (CONFIRMED)
9:15-10:00 a.m.		Policymaker Conversation: Reflections on the 30th Anniversary of the Creation of U.S. Special Operations Command Secretary William Cohen, Chairman and CEO, The Cohen Group (Invited) The Honorable Sam Nunn, Co-Chairman and CEO, Nuclear Threat Initiative (Invited)

10:00-10:30 a.m.

Networking Break

Concurrent Panels
10:30-11:45 a.m.		Geospatial Support to SOF: What You See in the Battlespace and Why it Matters (Sponsored by USGIF) Moderator: Mr. Keith Masback, President, U.S. Geospatial Intelligence Foundation (CONFIRMED)	Inverness Ballroom A
10:30-11:45 a.m.		Next Generation Communications Moderator: Rear Admiral (lower half) Brian Hendrickson, Director of Theater Engagement (SCJ7), U.S. Southern Command (Invited) Mr. Edward Drollette, US BICES Program Director, U.S. Department of Defense Mr. John Wilcox, J6, U.S. Special Operations Command (CONFIRMED)	Inverness Ballroom B

Networking Lunch
12:00-1:00 p.m.		General Attendee Lunch	Inverness Foyer
12:00-1:00 p.m.		GSF Corporate Partner / VIP Lunch	Inverness Ballroom B

Plenary Sessions Inverness Ballroom A
1:00-1:45 p.m.		Keynote Speech: Perspectives from U.S. Southern Command Admiral Kurt Tidd, Commander, U.S. Southern Command (Invited)
2:00-3:30 p.m.		The Future of SOF Aviation Moderator: General (Ret) Bryan “Doug” Brown, Former Commander, U.S. Special Operations Command (Invited)

3:30-5:00 p.m.

Networking and Personal Time

Reception Inverness Ballroom A
5:00-6:00 p.m.	Corporate Partner and VIP Pre-reception
6:00-6:30 p.m.	Award Presentation General Benoit Puga, Former Military Advisor to the President, France (Invited)
6:30-8:00 p.m.	Reception to Celebrate the 30th Anniversary of U.S. Special Operations Command	Inverness Ballroom A

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Wednesday Agenda February 22, 2017

7:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.

Registration Desk Open

Sponsored by:

Inverness Foyer

GSF Corporate Partner Session Inverness Ballroom B
7:30-8:30 a.m.		GSF Corporate Partner Breakfast

Plenary Session Inverness Ballroom A
8:30-9:15 a.m.		Keynote Speech: Perspectives from U.S. Special Operations Command General Raymond “Tony” Thomas, Commander, U.S. Special Operations Command (Invited)

Concurrent Panels
9:30-10:45 a.m.		Artificial Intelligence on the Battlefield Dr. Pedro Domingos, Professor of Computer Science, University of Washington (Invited) Mr. Will Knight, Senior Editor for AI, MIT Technology Review (Invited)	Inverness Ballroom A
9:30-10:45 a.m.		Protecting the Homeland Moderator: Mr. Peter Bergen, National Security Analyst, CNN;, Vice President and Director of Studies, New America (Invited) Colonel Jarst de Jong, National Police, The Netherlands (Invited) Mr. Andrew McCabe, Deputy Director, U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (Invited) Major General Nicola Zanelli, Commanding General, Joint Special Forces Operations Headquarters, Italy (Invited)	Inverness Ballroom B

10:45-11:15 a.m.

Networking Break

SOF Slams Inverness Ballroom A
11:15-11:45 a.m.		Operating in the Arctic Mr. Rick Elder, President, Beyond Clothing (Invited)
11:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m.		Treating Traumatic Brain Injuries Dr. Erik Won, President, Newport Brain Research Laboratory (CONFIRMED)

Networking Lunch
12:15-1:15 p.m.		General Attendee Lunch	Inverness Foyer
12:15-1:15 p.m.		GSF Corporate Partner / VIP Lunch	Inverness Ballroom B

SOF Slams Inverness Ballroom A
1:15-1:45 p.m.		Understanding U.S. Security Assistance Mr. Mark Moen, Program Manager, U.S. Army Security Assistance Training Management Organization (CONFIRMED)
1:45-2:15 p.m.		Human Performance Mr. Joe De Sena, Founder, Spartan Race (Invited)

2:15-2:45 p.m.

Networking Break

Inverness Foyer

Plenary Session Inverness Ballroom A
2:45-4:00 p.m.		Game-Changing Technologies (Sponsored by Defense One) Moderator: Mr. Patrick Tucker, Technology Editor, Defense One (CONFIRMED) Mr. James “Hondo” Guerts, Acquisition Executive, U.S. Special Operations Command (Invited) Dr. Rom Polcawich, Staff Researcher, U.S. Army Research Laboratory (Invited)

4:00-6:00 p.m.

Networking and Personal Time

Inverness Foyer

Reception 6:00-8:00 p.m.
6:00-8:00 p.m.		Documentary Screening, Discussion, and Reception Mr. Peter Bergen, National Security Analyst, CNN;, Vice President and Director of Studies, New America (Invited) Ms. Tresha Mabile, Executive Producer, Bergen Mabile Productions (Invited) Sponsored by:	Inverness Ballroom A

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Thursday Agenda February 23, 2017

GSF Corporate Partner Session Inverness Ballroom B
7:30-8:30 a.m.		GSF Small Business Partner Meeting & Breakfast

Plenary Sessions Inverness Ballroom A
8:30-9:15 a.m.		Stemming Recruitment to Extremist Ideologies Moderator: Mr. Michael Lumpkin, Coordinator, Global Engagement Center, U.S. Department of State (CONFIRMED)

9:15-9:45 a.m.

Movement to Breakout Sessions

Inverness Foyer

Functional Breakout Sessions 9:45-11:00 a.m. Stirling Hall
9:45-11:00 a.m.		Air and Airborne ISR Moderator: Lieutenant General Brad Webb, Commander, U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command (Invited)
9:45-11:00 a.m.		Land Moderator: Lieutenant General Kenneth E. Tovo, Commanding General, U.S. Army Special Operations Command (Invited)
9:45-11:00 a.m.		Law Enforcement
9:45-11:00 a.m.		Maritime and Littoral Moderator: Major General Carl E. Mundy III, Commander, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command (Invited) Moderator: Rear Admiral (upper half) Timothy Syzmanski, Commander, U.S. Naval Special Warfare Command (Invited)
11:00 a.m.		Non-government attendees depart

SOF Roundtable & Working Lunch (Military / Government-only) 11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Stirling Hall
11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m.		SOF Roundtable Moderator: Dr. Keenan Yoho, Associate Professor of Operations Management, Crummer Graduate School of Business, Rollins College (CONFIRMED) Ms. Theresa Whelan, Assistant Secretary for Special Operations & Low-Intensity Conflict, U.S. Department of Defense (Invited)

12:30-1:00 p.m.

Break

Stirling Hall

Regional Breakout Sessions (Military / Government-only) 1:00-2:30 p.m. Stirling Hall
1:00-2:30 p.m.		Africa Moderator: Brigadier General Donald Bolduc, Commander, Special Operations Command Africa (Invited)
1:00-2:30 p.m.		Asia-Pacific Moderator: Major General Bryan Fenton, Commander, Special Operations Command Pacific (Invited)
1:00-2:30 p.m.		Middle East Moderator: Major General Darsie Rogers, Commander, Special Operations Command Central (Invited)
1:00-2:30 p.m.		NATO Moderator: Vice Admiral Colin Kilrain, Commander, NATO SOF Headquarters (Invited)
1:00-2:30 p.m.		The Americas Moderator: Rear Admiral Collin Green, Commander, Special Operations Command South (Invited)
2:30 p.m.		Symposium Ends

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