GNSI Tampa Summit

Opening Remarks:
Dr. Eric Eisenberg, Senior Vice President of University-Community Partnerships, University of South Florida

Featured Speaker:
General (Ret) Frank McKenzie, Executive Director, GNSI and former Commander, U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM)

Keynote Address:
Lieutenant General Greg Guillot, Deputy Commander, U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM)

Panel Discussion #1:

Foreign Defense Partnerships in a Global Competitive Market

• How can U.S. Foreign Military Sales of UAVs provide opportunities to build and deepen foreign partnerships?  Are U.S. policies allowing the U.S. to keep pace with our strategic competitors? 
• To what extent does the purchase of Chinese equipment by our partners challenge current and future security cooperation with the U.S.?
• What policy changes would you advocate to enable the U.S. to remain competitive globally while still recognizing valid human rights and other security concerns?

Moderator:
Dave Des Roches, Associate Professor, Near East South Asia (NESA) Center for Security Studies

Panelists:

• Laura Cressey, Director, Office of Regional Security and Arms Transfers, U.S. State Department
• Dr. Steven Roach, Professor of International Relations, University of South Florida
• Brigadier General (Ret) John Pelleriti, Civilian Deputy J5, U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM)
• Lieutenant Commander Stipe Skelin, Croatian Navy, currently assigned to Combined Strategic Analysis Group, U.S. Central Command

Lunch Break

Keynote Address:
Major General (Ret) Charles Dunlap, Jr., Executive Director, Center on Law, Ethics and National Security, Duke University
Former Deputy Judge Advocate General for the United States Air Force

Panel Discussion #2:

Ethical Use of Uncrewed Warfare

• What advantages do UAVs have in the grey zone compared to more conventional military approaches? 
• How well has the U. S. applied the principles of Just War Theory over the past 20 years at it relates to employment of unmanned systems?
• How does unmanned warfare change the principles of appropriate and propositional response? 
• How have countries like Iran, Russia, and China interpretated international law regarding their employment of UAVs? How has that benefited or hindered them? How does it challenge U.S. national security interests?

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Panelists:

• Caitlin Lee, Director, Acquisition and Technology Policy Program; Senior Political Scientist, RAND Corporation
• Jonathan Horowitz, Legal Adviser, International Committee Red Cross Regional (ICRC) Delegation for the United States and Canada
• Daniel Strand, Assistant Professor of Ethics, USAF Air War College

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Panel Discussion:

Future of Uncrewed Systems, The Benefits and Dangers of Advancing Technology

• What are some of the things we can expect to see related to RPA or UAVs that will help deter malign activity & provide advantage to our military decision-makers?
• What risks and advantages come with implementing increased automation into UAVs? 
• To what extent has UAV technology outpaced legislation and what challenges might that bring to the ability to keep pace with our strategic competitos?

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Panelists:

• Steven Luxion, Executive Director, FAA's Alliance for System Safety of UAS through Research Excellence (ASSURE)
• Dr. Jaret Riddick, Senior Fellow, Georgetown University’s Center for Security and Emerging Technology (CSET)
• Dr. Jennifer McCardle, Adjunct Senior Fellow, Defense Program, Center for New American Security (CNAS)

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Breakout Sessions

Breakout Session #1: AI Ethics in Lethal Autonomy

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Breakout Session #2: Future of Uncrewed Systems

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Breakout Session #3: Industry Use and Advancement of UAVs

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Breakout Session #4: Security of Autonomous Systems

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