Agenda

Below is the agenda at a glance as of March 19 all times are listed in Eastern Time. Please note that the agenda is subject to change.

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jueves, 19 de marzo de 2026
7:30 - 8:30(0730 - 0830) Networking Breakfast
7:30 - 15:00(0730 - 1500) Registration Open
8:30 - 8:45(0830-0845) Welcome
8:45 - 9:30(0845 - 0930) Private Roundtable: Countering the Cartel Drone Threat
8:45 - 21:30(0845 - 0930) More Than a Label: The Imperative of Recognizing Drug Cartels as Terrorist Groups
9:15 - 10:15(0915 - 1015) Private Roundtable: Ending the Horror of Human Trafficking
9:30 - 10:30(0930 - 1030) Sharpening Joint Training and Exercises Across the Hemisphere
10:30 - 11:00(1030 - 1100) Break
10:45 - 11:45(1045 - 1145) Private Roundtable: Unfunded Priorities: Overcoming Budgetary Barriers to Hemispheric Security
11:00 - 11:45(1100 - 1145) Leveraging Data Tools for Hemispheric Security
11:45 - 13:30(1145 - 1330) Networking Luncheon
14:00 - 14:30(1400 - 1430) Rebuilding and Modernizing Armed Forces Across the Americas
14:00 - 15:00(1400 - 1500) Private Roundtable: The Situation in Cuba Today: Repression and Prospects for a Transition
14:30 - 15:30(1430 - 1530) Private Roundtable: Inside the Fight: The Ukrainian Frontline Experience
14:50 - 15:35(1450 - 1535) Confronting the Illicit Maritime Trades of the Western Hemisphere
15:00 - 16:00(1500 - 1600) Private Roundtable: Synthetic Supply: Uncovering the Global Illicit Supply Chains, Behind the Fentanyl Epidemic
15:15 - 16:15(1515 - 1615) Private Roundtable: From Urban to National Security: The Role of Local Governments in Protecting the Americas
15:35 - 16:20(1535 - 1620) Malign Foreign Influence: Lessons from Europe
16:20 - 16:30(1620 - 1630) Closing Remarks
16:30 - 18:30(1630 - 1830) Reception
viernes, 20 de marzo de 2026
7:00 - 8:15(0700 - 0815) Breakfast Buffet
7:00 - 14:00(0700 - 1400) Registration Open
8:00 - 20:30(0730 - 0815) Faith and Security Breakfast
8:30 - 20:40(0830 - 0840) Welcome
8:40 - 21:25(0840 - 0925) Private Session: Taiwan’s Relationship with the Western Hemisphere
8:40 - 21:25(0840 - 0925) Leveraging Extra-Hemispheric Partners and Allies in the Americas
9:25 - 10:10(0925- 1010) Intelligence Sharing and Gathering on Hemispheric Threats
9:40 - 10:40(0940- 1040) Private Roundtable: Driving Legislative Leadership for Hemispheric Security
10:05 - 10:55(1005- 1055) Private Roundtable: Puerto Rico
10:10 - 10:40(1010 - 1040) Keynote Address
10:15 - 11:15(1015 - 1115) Private Roundtable: Warfighting Below the Military Threshold: Lithuania's Vision from the Frontlines
10:40 - 11:00(1040 - 1100) Break
11:00 - 11:45(1100 - 1145) The Future of Venezuela
11:00 - 11:45(1100 - 1145) Private Roundtable: The Path for Restoring Colombia’s Historic Security Gains
11:45 - 12:00(1145 - 1200) Break
12:00 - 12:45(1200 – 1245) Lunch
12:45 - 13:15(1245 - 1315) Keynote and Fireside Chat
13:15 - 13:30(1315 - 1330) Break
13:30 - 14:15(1330 - 1415) Charting a Course for Caribbean Basin Security
14:15 - 14:45(1415 - 1440) Energy Security: A Golden Age Agenda for the Americas
14:15 - 15:15(1415 - 1515) Private Roundtable: Argentina and Southern Cone Security
14:45 - 15:00(1445 - 1500) Break
15:00 - 16:00(1500 - 1600) Private Roundtable: Assessing the Mexican Cartel Threats
15:05 - 15:50(1505 - 1550) Political Realignment of the Americas: Implications for the Future of Hemispheric Security
15:05 - 15:50(1550 - 1600) Keynote Address & Closing Remarks
16:00(1635) Adjournment