Peter Bergen - Global SOF Symposium, Orlando FL

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Tuesday Agenda February 23, 2016

7:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.		Symposium Registration and Information Desk Hours	Inverness Foyer
7:30-8:30 a.m.		PARTNER-ONLY Event	Inverness Ballroom B

Plenary Sessions Inverness Ballroom A
9:00-9:15 a.m.		Introduction and Welcome to the 2016 Global SOF Symposium	Inverness Ballroom A
9:15-10:00 a.m.		The Evolution of Colombian Special Operations Forces His Excellency Juan Carlos Pinzon, Colombian Ambassador to the United States, Embassy of Colombia (CONFIRMED)

10:00-10:30 a.m.

Networking Break/Transition to Concurrent Panels

Concurrent Panels
10:30-11:45 a.m.		Fighting at Night Moderator: Colonel Magne Rodahl (NOR), Chief of Staff, Special Operations Command, Norway (CONFIRMED) Colonel Luc de Rancourt (FRA), Deputy Commander, Special Operations Command, France (CONFIRMED) Dr. Jay Lewis, Program Manager, Microsystems Technology Office, DARPA (CONFIRMED) Major General Alberto José Mejía Fererro (COL), Commander, Colombian Army, Special Operations Forces (Invited)	Inverness Ballroom A
10:30-11:45 a.m.		Drones Moderator: Brigadier General (Ret) Lance Mans (GBR), CEO, Syrus Insight, Ltd (CONFIRMED) Major Jarrod Knowlden (USA), Company Commander, 2d Battalion, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne) “”(CONFIRMED) Ms. Ellen Lord, CEO, Textron Systems (CONFIRMED)** Colonel Thomas von Eschenbach, Director,Capability Development and Integration Directorate, U.S. Army Aviation Center of Excellence (Invited)	Inverness Ballroom B

11:45 a.m.-12:00 p.m.

Networking Break

Inverness Foyer

Keynote Lunch: Mr. Peter Bergen
12:00-1:00 p.m.		Why Does ISIS Continue to Recruit Fighters From Around the World? And What Can be Done About it? Mr. Peter Bergen, National Security Analyst, CNN; Vice President and Director of Studies, New America (CONFIRMED)	Inverness Ballroom A

1:00-1:30 p.m.

Networking Break / Transition to Concurrent Panels

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Concurrent Panels
1:30-2:45 p.m.	SOF Rotary Wing Capabilities Moderator: Brigadier General Danny Grammatico (FRA), Director of Operations, European Union Military Staff (CONFIRMED) RADM Giuseppe Cavo Dragone (ITA), Commander, Special Operations Forces, Italy (CONFIRMED) Commander Stephen Jones (USA), Commanding Officer, Navy Operational Support Center (CONFIRMED) Colonel Heath Niemi, Chief of Staff, U.S. Army Special Operations Aviation Command (CONFIRMED) Brigadier General Adnan Olwan (JOR), Commander, Special Operations (Invited)	Inverness Ballroom B
1:30-2:45 p.m.	Media in Hybrid Warfare Moderator: Catherine Herridge, Chief Intelligence Correspondent, Fox News Channel (CONFIRMED) Mr. Jeffrey C. Chapman, Chief Executive Officer, Babel Street (CONFIRMED) Ms. Gintare Janulaityte, Advisor to the Minister of National Defense, Republic of Lithuania (CONFIRMED) Mr. Thomas Joscelyn, Senior Fellow, Foundation for Defense of Democracies (CONFIRMED)	Inverness Ballroom A
2:45-3:00 p.m.	Networking Break/Transition to Concurrent Panels	Inverness Foyer
3:00-4:15 p.m.	Fighting in the City Moderator: Dr. Seth Jones, Director, International Security and Defense Policy Center, RAND Corporation (CONFIRMED) Brigadier General Musallam Al Rashedi (UAE), Staff, Presidential Guard Special Operations Command (Invited) Staff General Talib Shagati Mshari Alkinani (IRQ), International Counter Terrorism Service Chief and Commander, Joint Special Operations Center (Iraq), (CONFIRMED) Colonel Modestas Petrauskas (LTU), Commander, Special Operations, Lithuania (CONFIRMED)	Inverness Ballroom A
3:00-4:15 p.m.	SOF Utilization of Maritime Vessels and Craft Moderator: Mr. Jim Thomas, Vice President and Director of Studies, Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments (CONFIRMED) Commander Trond –, Liaison Officer to U.S. Special Operations Command, Norwegian Navy (CONFIRMED) Rear Admiral Kazi Sarwar Hossain, Deputation High Commissioner of Bangladesh to Maldives, Bangladesh (CONFIRMED) Captain Howard “Rico” Lenway (USA), SOF Advisor, U.S. Fleet Forces Command, U.S. Navy (CONFIRMED)	Inverness Ballroom B

4:15-5:30 p.m.

Transition to Concurrent Breakout Sessions / Personal Time

Concurrent Breakout Sessions
4:30-6:00 p.m.	Breakout Session: Russia’s “New Generation Warfare”….Implications for NATO from Ukraine Moderator: Dr. Phillip Karber, President, The Potomac Foundation (CONFIRMED) This session is only open to government personnel and GSF corporate partners	Stirling Hall East
4:30-6:00 p.m.	Breakout Session: SOF Support to Fighting Trans Criminal Organizations Moderator: ADM Guillermo E. Barrera, Distinguished International Fellow, U.S. Naval War College (CONFIRMED) Mr. John Fernandez, Acting/Assistant Special Agent in Charge of Counter Narco Terrorism Operations Center, U.S. Department of Justice (CONFIRMED) This session is only open to government personnel and GSF corporate partners	Stirling Hall Salons L, M, N
4:30-6:00 p.m.	Breakout Session: South & East China Sea Moderator: Mr. Jim Thomas, Vice President and Director of Studies, Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments (CONFIRMED) This session is only open to government personnel and GSF corporate partners	Stirling Hall Salons I, J, K

Reception
6:30-8:30 p.m.		Poolside Reception & Book Signing Peter Bergen will be on hand to discuss and sign his new book “United States of Jihad: Investigating America’s Homegrown Terrorists” – A riveting, panoramic look at “homegrown” Islamist terrorism from 9/11 to the present	Loch Ness Pool

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Wednesday Agenda February 24, 2016

7:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.		Symposium Registration and Information Desk Hours	Inverness Foyer
7:30-8:30 a.m.		PARTNER-ONLY Event	Inverness Ballroom B

Plenary Session Inverness Ballroom A
9:00-10:15 a.m.		Coalition and Partner Intelligence and Information Sharing Moderator: Dr. Jacquelyn Davis, Executive Vice President, Institute for Foreign Policy Analysis (CONFIRMED) Captain Augustin Champetier de Ribes (FRA), Liaison Officer in Washington DC, French Special Operations Forces (CONFIRMED) Mr. Garry Reid, Director of Defense Intelligence (Intelligence and Security), Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (CONFIRMED) Brigadier General Mircea Suta (ROU), Commander, Romania Special Operations Force Brigade, Special Operations Forces, Romania (Tentative)	Inverness Ballroom A

10:15-10:30 a.m.

Networking Break

SOF Slam Inverness Ballroom A
10:30-11:00 a.m.	Embracing the Culture and Capabilities of Silicon Valley Rear Admiral (lower half) Brian Hendrickson (USA), Deputy Commander, U.S. Naval Special Warfare Command (CONFIRMED)	Inverness Ballroom A
11:00-11:30 a.m.	The Future of 3D Printing for Defense Larry Holmes, Principal Investigator, U.S. Army Research Laboratory (Tentative)	Inverness Ballroom A
11:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.	A Virtual Transition Institute for SOF Mr. Joe Musselman, Founder and CEO, The Honor Foundation (CONFIRMED)	Inverness Ballroom A

Keynote Lunch: Strategic Challenges to NATO Inverness Ballroom A
12:00-1:00 p.m.		Keynote Lunch: Strategic Challenges to NATO General Sir Adrian Bradshaw (GBR) KCB OBE, Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe, North Atlantic Treaty Organization (CONFIRMED)	Inverness Ballroom A

1:00-1:30 p.m.

Networking Break/Transition to Concurrent Panels

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Concurrent Panels
1:30-2:45 p.m.		Hybrid Warfare and Future Operations Moderator: Colonel Brian Petit, Deputy Commander, 10th Special Forces Group (CONFIRMED) Brigadier General Dag Baehr (DEU), Commanding General, German Army Special Forces Command KSK (CONFIRMED) Lieutenant-General Michael Day (CAN), Deputy Commander, Allied Joint Force Command Naples (CONFIRMED) LTC Sandor Fabian (HUN), J7 Deputy Director, NATO Special Operations Headquarters (CONFIRMED)	Inverness Ballroom A
1:30-2:45 p.m.		Networked Communications Moderator: Mr. Scott Morrison, Director, Commander’s Action Group, NATO Special Operations Headquarters (CONFIRMED) Major General Jørgen Høll (DNK), Commander, Special Operations Command, Denmark (CONFIRMED) SES Daniel L. Murphy, Director, Advanced Analytics and Technical Investments for the Capabilities Management Office, Department of Defense (CONFIRMED) Colonel Andrzej Trzaska (POL), Liaison Officer to U.S. Special Operations Command, Special Operations, Poland (CONFIRMED) Mr. Jake Thackray, Director, NATO BICES Group Executive (CONFIRMED)	Inverness Ballroom B

2:45-3:15 p.m.

Break/Movement to Plenary Session

Plenary Sessions Inverness Ballroom A
3:15-4:30 p.m.		The Joint SOF HQs: A Critical Node in the Global SOF Network Moderator: Colonel Robert Wilson (USA), Commander, 3rd Special Forces Group (CONFIRMED) Brigadier General Jaime Iñiguez (ESP), Commander, Joint Special Operations Command, Spain (CONFIRMED) Colonel Magne Rodahl (NOR), Chief of Staff, Special Operations Command, Norway (CONFIRMED) Major General Jeffrey Sengelman (AUS) or Representative, Commander, Special Operations Command, Australia (CONFIRMED)	Inverness Ballroom A

4:30-5:30 p.m.

Networking Break

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Reception
4:30-5:30 p.m.		GSF Partner Cocktail Hour Open to GSF Partners Only	Inverness Ballroom B
5:30-7:00 p.m.		Reception & Recognition Ceremony General Sir Adrian Bradshaw (GBR) KCB OBE, Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe, North Atlantic Treaty Organization (CONFIRMED) Admiral (RET) William McRaven (USA), Chancellor, The University of Texas System (CONFIRMED) Sponsored by:	Inverness Ballroom A

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Thursday Agenda February 25, 2016

7:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.		Symposium Registration and Information Desk Hours	Inverness Foyer
7:30-8:30 a.m.		PARTNER-ONLY Event

Plenary Sessions Inverness Ballroom A
8:30-9:15 a.m.	Keynote Speaker: Operating in a New Era: Building Partner Capacity and Measuring Results Honorable Michael Lumpkin, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations/Low-Intensity Conflict, U.S. Department of Defense (CONFIRMED)	Inverness Ballroom A
9:15-10:00 a.m.	Revanchist Russia: Perspectives from the Baltics Mr. Marijus Velička (LTU), Vice Defence Minister, Lithuania (CONFIRMED)	Inverness Ballroom A
10:00 a.m.	Symposium Adjourns

Government-Only Sessions Inverness Ballroom B
10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.		International SOF Roundtable (Government only) Moderator: Dr. Keenan Yoho, Associate Professor of Operations Management, Crummer Graduate School of Business, Rollins College (CONFIRMED) Honorable Michael Lumpkin, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations/Low-Intensity Conflict, U.S. Department of Defense (CONFIRMED)	Inverness Ballroom B
12:00-1:00 p.m.		Lunch	Inverness Foyer

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