CSIS hosted the 2011 Global Security Forum. A forum on the top challenges facing U.S. and global security.
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Keynote Address by
William J. Lynn III
Deputy Secretary of Defense
John B. Hess, Chairman and CEO, Hess International
Philip R. Sharp, President, Resources for the Future
Michael Froman, Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Advisor for International Economic Affairs and Development
Moderator: Frank Verrastro, Senior Vice President and Director, CSIS Energy and National Security Program
Richard L. Armitage as Secretary of Defense, Former Deputy Secretary of State
J.D. Crouch II as National Security Advisor, Former Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Advisor
Michael V. Hayden as Director of National Intelligence, Former Director of Central Intelligence
Peter Pace as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Jeffrey Smith as Secretary of State, Former General Counsel to the Central Intelligence Agency
Moderator: Victor Cha, Senior Advisor and Korea Chair, CSIS
Robert L. Deitz, Former Senior Councilor to Director of the Central Intelligence Agency
Judith Miller, Former General Counsel for the U.S. Department of Defense
Franklin Miller, Former Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Defense Policy and Arms Control, National Security Council
Robert J. Giesler, Former Director of Information Operations and Strategic Studies, Office of the Secretary of Defense
Moderator: Jim Lewis, Director and Senior Fellow, CSIS Technology and Public Policy Program
Introduction: Adriane Lapointe, Visiting Fellow, CSIS Technology and Public Policy Program
General James L. Jones, Former National Security Advisor
Moderator: Craig Cohen, Vice President for Research and Programs, CSIS
Introduction by: Admiral Guido Venturoni, former Chairman, NATO Military Committee
Discussants:
Dr. Stephen Flanagan, Senior Vice President and Henry A. Kissinger Chair, CSIS
Dr. Jon Alterman, Director and Senior Fellow, CSIS Middle East Program
Amb. Gary Doer, Ambassador of Canada to the United States
Amb. Jonas Hafstrom, Ambassador of Sweden to the United States
Amb. Wegger Strømmen, Ambassador of Norway to the United States
Inuuteq Holm Olsen, Deputy Foreign Minister of Greenland
Moderator: Heather Conley, Director and Senior Fellow, CSIS Europe Program
Dr. Zbigniew Brzezinski, , Former National Security Advisor
Moderator: Dr. John Hamre, , President and CEO, CSIS
The Honorable David S.C. Chu, Former Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness
General Ronald R. Fogleman, Former Chief of Staff, United States Air Force
The Honorable Sean O’Keefe, Former Secretary of the Navy
General Gordon R. Sullivan, Former Chief of Staff of the United States Army
Moderator: Dr. John Hamre, President and CEO, Center for Strategic & International Studies
Introductory Briefing by David Berteau, Senior Advisor and Director, CSIS Defense-Industrial Initiatives Group
Dr. Anthony Cordesman, Arleigh A. Burke Chair in Strategy, CSIS
Bruce Riedel, Senior Fellow, Saban Center for Middle East Policy, Brookings Institute
Moderator: Craig Cohen, Vice President for Research and Programs, CSIS
Christopher Boucek, Associate, Middle East Program, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Stephen R. Kappes, Former Deputy Director, Central Intelligence Agency
The Honorable Frances Fragos Townsend, Former Homeland Security Advisor and Deputy National Security Advisor for Combatting Terrorism
Maj. Gen. Douglas Stone, Former Commanding General, Task Force 134 (Detainee Operations) in Baghdad, Iraq
Moderator: Rick “Ozzie” Nelson, Director, CSIS Homeland Security and Counterterrorism Program