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, USF Global & National Security Institute (GNSI), and former Commander, U.S. Central Command
, Commander, U.S. Central Command
, Senior Fellow at Hudson Institute, and Former Special Presidential Envoy for Arms Control
Dr. Randy Larsen, Associate Dean, USF Office of Research and Scholarship
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, USF College of Arts and Sciences; Director of the USF Institute for Russian, European and Eurasian Studies
Director, CENTCOM J2
Former Ambassador to Kosovo and Senior Fellow for the Transatlantic Defense & Security program at the Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA)
, Center Associate at Harvard University, Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies and Senior Research Scientist, CNA
Chair/Associate Professor of Political Science, Troy University
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
, COL (Ret.), Associate Professor, College of Information and Cyberspace, National Defense University
, Senior Fellow at Hudson Institute, and Former Special Presidential Envoy for Arms Control
Rear Admiral Curt Renshaw, Director, CENTCOM J3
, Director, Countering Threats and Challenges Program, CNA
, Former Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Deputy Chief of Operations and Chief of Foreign Operations