The Hemispheric Security Conference (HSC) is an annual conference held in where experts from academia, governmental organizations, non-governmental organizations, and private sectors converge to examine the most pressing security challenges facing the Western Hemisphere. Past conferences have included discussions on a wide range of traditional and non-tradition threats, from transnational organized crime, threat finance and terrorism to cybersecurity, climate change and geopolitical rivalries. HSC features thought leaders from hemispheric governments, including senior military officials and leaders of the industry. HSC is led by the Jack D. Gordon Institute for Public Policy and the Kimberly Green Latin American and Caribbean Center, both part of the Florida International University’s Steven J. Green School of International and Public Affairs.
- 2021
Hosted by FIU’s Jack D. Gordon Institute for Public Policy and the Kimberly Green Latin American and Caribbean Center (LACC), the 6th Annual Hemispheric Security Conference (HSC) included 10 security-focused virtual discussions from May 17-21. The sessions were streamed live and were available in English, Spanish, and Portuguese.
Some of the notable speakers for HSC2021 included Dr. Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) and chief medical advisor to the president, Epsy Campbell Barr, Vice President of Costa Rica, Juan González, special assistant to the president and NSC senior director for the Western Hemisphere, and many more.
Panel Videos
HSC2021 video series on YouTube
Conference Welcome YouTube
A Conversation with Lt. General Andrew Croft YouTube
Security Landscape in the Western Hemisphere YouTube
The Impacts of Climate Change on Security in the Caribbean and Central America YouTube
Political and Security Challenges in Central America and the Caribbean YouTube
The Future of Military Institutions in the Americas YouTube
The Impact of COVID-19 on Security in the Americas YouTube
A Conversation with Dan Erikson, DASD Western Hemisphere YouTube
United States Southern Command COVID-19 Fireside Chat with Dr. Anthony Fauci YouTube
The Future of the Amazon: Strategic and Global Implications YouTube
- 2020
Nearly 1,800 people from 30 countries attended FIU’s 5th Annual Hemispheric Security Conference (HSC), breaking attendance records from previous years. For the past four years, the HSC was a daylong event at FIU but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this year’s conference evolved into an online event with eight security-focused virtual discussions that took place May 18-22. Attendees tuned in live through Zoom and Facebook and watched in English, Spanish and Portuguese.
The conference brought together former Latin American presidents Michelle Bachelet and Luis Guillermo Solis, U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) officials and other thought leaders from across the hemisphere to discuss the region’s security challenges.
Panel Videos
HSC video series on Facebook | HSC video series on YouTube
Threats and Opportunities in the Americas: A Conversation with Admiral Craig S. Faller
Militaries in the Americas Facebook | YouTube
Evolving Security Landscape Facebook | YouTube
Women in Peace & Security: A Conversation with Ambassador Jean Manes Facebook | YouTube
Global Pandemics and the Citizen and National Implications Facebook | YouTube
Human Rights in the Americas: A Conversation with High Commissioner Bachelet Facebook | YouTube
Crisis in Venezuela Continues: Strategies for Ending the Humanitarian Crisis and Restoring Democracy Facebook | YouTube
Security Trends in the Caribbean and Central America Facebook | YouTube
- 2019
Fourth Annual Hemispheric Security Conference | May 22, 2019 | Miami, FL
Click here to view pictures from the 2019 HSC.
- 2018
