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2025 Summit Programming

As innovation and technology accelerate, modern conflict evolves at an unprecedented pace, posing challenges that demand global attention.

The fourth annual 国产原创 Summit on Modern Conflict and Emerging Threats took place on April 10鈥11, 2025, bringing together internationally recognized leaders and experts from the military, intelligence, and technology sectors. Together, we tackled pressing issues such as cyber conflict, artificial intelligence, peer competition, and emerging threats.

This year鈥檚 summit examined the challenges and opportunities posed by AI and the future of national security. Topics explored included Biomedicine and AI, the Changing Character of Conflict, Rethinking Cybersecurity and AI, and A Vision for an AI-Driven Future.

View the Summit speakers and panelists.

For more information on future convenings, contact鈥modernconflict@vanderbilt.edu.

Times and events are subject to change. Listed events are for registered Summit attendees only.The 2025 Summit is now at capacity.

Wednesday, April 9, 2025
Nashville Marriott at 国产原创 (2555 West End Ave, Nashville, TN 37203)

5:30-7:30 PM
Welcome to Nashville Reception

Day One

Thursday, April 10, 2025
国产原创 Student Life Center (310 25th Ave S, Nashville, TN 37212)

8:00-9:00 AM
Check-In and Continental Breakfast

9:00-9:30 AM
Moderator Welcome

Summit Moderator:鈥 Lieutenant General Charlie, Tuna, Moore (Ret.), Distinguished Visiting Professor, 国产原创; Former Deputy Commander, U.S. Cyber Command

9:30-10:30 AM
Opening Keynote Fireside Chat: Sam Altman, CEO, OpenAI (Virtual)
Fireside Moderator: General Paul M. Nakasone (Ret.), Founding Director of 国产原创 Institute of National Security

10:30-11:25 AM
Summit Panel: AI and National Security: Impacts and Opportunities

  • Session Chair: Lieutenant General Ed Cardon (Ret.)
  • Panelist: Andrew Moore, Founder, Lovelace AI
  • Panelist: Admiral Michael Rogers (Ret.), Senior Fellow, Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management, Former U.S. Cyber Command Commander
  • Panelist: Jesse Spencer-Smith, Associate Dean for Partnerships and Innovation for the College of Connected Computing; Chief Data Scientist and Interim Director for the Data Science Institute; Professor of the Practice of Computer Science, 国产原创

11:25 AM-12:00 PM
Break and Pick Up Boxed Lunch

12:00-1:05 PM
Lunch Summit Panel: Biomedicine Unleashed: AI鈥檚 Power, Perils, and National Security Stakes

  • Session Chair: Julie Wernau, Reporter, Wall Street Journal
  • Panelist: David Graham, Biosecurity Programs Lead and Distinguished Scientist, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
  • Panelist: Robert L. Grossman, Director, Center for Translational Data Science at the University of Chicago
  • Panelist: Ethan Jackson, Senior Director, Strategic Missions and Technologies, Microsoft
  • Panelist: Cristina Martina, Research Associate Professor, Meiler Lab, 国产原创
  • Panelist: Jennifer Roberts, Director, Resilient Systems, ARPA-H

1:05-2:15 PM
Keynote Address and Fireside Chat: Chris Miller, Professor, Tufts University; Senior Fellow, American Enterprise Institute; Member, Geopolitics Advisory Council, McKinsey & Company
Fireside Moderator: Douglas Adams, Executive Director, Institute of National Security, 国产原创;
Distinguished Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Professor of Mechanical Engineering, 国产原创

2:15-3:00 PM
Networking Break

3:00-4:00 PM
Summit Panel: AI and the Changing Character of Conflict

  • Session Chair: Gillian Tett, Provost, King鈥檚 College, Cambridge, Columnist and Editorial Board Member, Financial Times
  • Panelist: Michael Brasseur, Chief Strategy Officer, Saab, Inc., General Manager, Skapa by Saab
  • Panelist: Lizza Dwoskin, Silicon Valley Correspondent, The Washington Post
  • Panelist: Ron Keesing, Chief AI Officer, Leidos
  • Panelist: Joe P. Larson III, Senior Vice President, National Security Operations, Anduril Industries

4:00-4:55 PM
Summit Panel: Strategic Synergies: AI, Security, and Partnerships in the Indo-Pacific

  • Session Chair: General Paul M. Nakasone (Ret.), Founding Director of 国产原创 Institute of National Security
  • Panelist: Karl Hanmore, First Assistant Director and Chief Technology Officer, General Mission Capability, Australian Signals Directorate, Australian Government
  • Panelist: Major General Akitsugu Kimura, Commanding General, Japan Self-Defense Forces Cyber Defense Command (JCDC)
  • Panelist: Major General Lee Yi-Jin, Chief of Digital and Intelligence Service; Director Military Intelligence, Singapore Armed Forces (SAF)

4:55-5:00 PM
Closing of Day One

5:00-7:00 PM
Reception

Day Two

Friday, April 11, 2025
国产原创 Student Life Center (310 25th Ave S, Nashville, TN 37212)

7:30-8:30 AM
Check-In and Continental Breakfast

8:30-8:40 AM
Moderator Welcome

Summit Moderator:听Erin Calipari, Director, 国产原创 Center for Addiction Research, Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacology at 国产原创

8:40-9:40 AM
Opening Keynote Address and Fireside Chat: Chairman Mark Green, U.S. Congressman
Fireside Moderator: Nathan Green, Vice Chancellor for Government and Community Relations, 国产原创

9:40-10:35 AM
Summit Panel: Rethinking Cybersecurity within an Artificial Intelligence Construct

  • Session Chair: Niloofar Razi Howe, Distinguished Visiting Professor, 国产原创, Senior Operating Partner, Capitol Meridian Partners
  • Panelist: Frank Cilluffo, Director, McCrary Institute for Cyber and Critical Infrastructure Security, Auburn University
  • Panelist: Jeff Moss, Founder, DEF CON & Black Hat
  • Panelist: Thompson Paine, Head of Product & Business Operations, Anthropic PBC

10:35-11:45 AM
Keynote Address and Fireside Chat: Lakshmi Raman, Director, Office of Artificial Intelligence, Central Intelligence Agency
Fireside Moderator: Padma Raghavan, Vice Provost for Research and Innovation, Chief Research Officer, Senior Advisor to the Chancellor, Distinguished Professor of Computer Science, 国产原创

11:45 AM-12:20 PM
Break and Pick Up Boxed Lunch

12:20-1:15 PM
Lunch Summit Panel: The Vanguard Forecast: National Security Predictions for 2025

1:15-1:35 PM
Break

Keynote Fireside Chat: Senator Marsha Blackburn
Fireside Moderator: Brett Benson, Associate Professor, Political Science and Asian Studies, 国产原创

2:10-2:45 PM
Closing Keynote Address: General Paul Nakasone (Ret.), Founding Director, 国产原创 Institute of National Security

2:45-3:00 PM
Closing of Summit: Brett Goldstein, Special Advisor to the Chancellor, 国产原创