About this event:
This is a forum on security in Latin America, co-hosted by Johns Hopkins SAIS and the William J. Perry Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies, in Washington, DC. This year’s forum will focus on contemporary and evolving threats in defense and security in the Americas, with special attention to civil-military relations, the militarization of internal security, climate change, and cybersecurity.
Presentations will be in English. Livestream options will include translation into Spanish.
Doors open at 8:15 a.m. Seating is first-come, first-served. Refreshments and snacks will be provided.
0830-0845: Opening Remarks
0845-1000: Panel Discussion I: Civil-Military Relations in an Era of Polarization
- Dr. Arturo Sotomayor, Associate Professor and Director of the Security Studies Program, Elliott School of International Affairs, George Washington University
- Ms. Roberta Braga, Director of Counter-Disinformation Studies, Equis Research
- Ambassador Arturo Sarukhán, Nonresident Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution, Former Ambassador of Mexico to the United States
- Moderator – Dr. Siniša Vuković, Senior Lecturer of Conflict Management/Global Policy and Academic Director of the Master of Arts in Global Policy, School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University
1000-1010: Break
1010-1015: Welcome Remarks
1015-1130: Panel Discussion II: Is the Region Cyber Secured? Critical Infrastructure Security
- Mr. David Moreno, Cybersecurity Officer, Organization of the American States
- Mr. Randy Pestana, Associate Director for Cyber Policy, Jack D. Gordon Institute for Public Policy, Florida International University
- BG (ret.) Boris Saavedra, PhD, Professor, William J. Perry Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies
- Moderator – Prof. Celina Realuyo, Professor of Practice, William J. Perry Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies
1130-1300: Lunch
1300-1345: Keynote Address
- Ambassador Anthony Phillips-Spencer, Ambassador of Trinidad and Tobago to the United States and Permanent Representative to the Organization of American States
1345-1400: Break
1400-1515: Panel Discussion III: Militarization of Internal Security
- Ambassador Juan Carlos Pinzón, Non-Resident Expert, Center for Strategic and International Studies, Former Ambassador of Colombia to the United States and Former Minister of Defense of Colombia
- Dr. Vanda Felbab-Brown, Senior Fellow and Director, Initiative of Nonstate Armed Actors, The Brookings Institution
- Dr. William Godnick, Professor of Practice, William J. Perry Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies
- Moderator – Dr. Francisco E. González, Associate Professor of International Political Economy and Latin American Politics, School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University
1515-1530: Break
1530-1645: Panel Discussion IV: Climate Change Vulnerabilities and Opportunities
- Dr. Eleanor Pierel, Climate Science Manager, Ocean Conservancy
- Dr. Genevieve Connors, Practice Manager for Environment, Natural Resources, and the Blue Economy in Latin America and Caribbean, The World Bank
- Dr. Frances Colón, Senior Director for International Climate Policy, Center for American Progress
- Moderator – Dr. Patrick Paterson, Professor of Practice, William J. Perry Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies
1645-1700: Closing Remarks
