Speakers
Conference Speakers & Panelists
The Great Power Competition Conference invites scholars and thought leaders from around the world to examine topics critical to U.S. national security. Check back frequently as we update speaker information based on availability.
Speakers
General (Ret.) Frank McKenzie, Executive Director, aoa体育 Global & National Security Institute (GNSI), and former Commander, U.S. Central Command
General Michael E. Kurilla, Commander, U.S. Central Command
Ambassador and Former Assistant Secretary at the Department of Treasury Marshall Billingslea, Senior Fellow at Hudson Institute, and Former Special Presidential Envoy for Arms Control
Dr. Randy Larsen, Associate Dean, aoa体育 Office of Research and Scholarship
Conference Emcee: Dr. Adib Farhadi
aoa体育 Faculty Director of Executive Education & Assistant Professor
Panel 1: Understanding Russia’s strategy in the Central Region (Middle East and Central Asia) post-Ukraine invasion
Dr. Golfo Alexopoulos, Professor, School of Interdisciplinary Global Studies, aoa体育 College of Arts and Sciences; Director of the aoa体育 Institute for Russian, European and Eurasian Studies
Rear Adm. Nicholas Homan, Director, CENTCOM J2
Ambassador (Ret.) Philip Kosnett, Former Ambassador to Kosovo and Senior Fellow for the Transatlantic Defense & Security program at the Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA)
Dr. Dmitry Gorenburg, Center Associate at Harvard University, Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies and Senior Research Scientist, CNA
Mr. Hans Wechsel, Senior Foreign Policy Advisor (POLAD) to CENTCOM
Understanding Russia’s strategy in the Central Region (Middle East and Central Asia) post-Ukraine invasion
Dr. Andrew Whiskeyman, COL (Ret.), Associate Professor, College of Information and Cyberspace, National Defense University
Ambassador and Former Assistant Secretary at the Department of Treasury Marshall Billingslea, Senior Fellow at Hudson Institute, and Former Special Presidential Envoy for Arms Control
Rear Admiral Curt Renshaw, Director, CENTCOM J3
Dr. Jonathan Schroden, Director, Countering Threats and Challenges Program, CNA
Mr. Matt Donahue, Former Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Deputy Chief of Operations and Chief of Foreign Operations