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 HSC 2024 Panel Videos:

 Day 1

Introductory & Welcome Remarks YouTube

Fireside Chat with SOUTHCOM Commander and NSC Senior Director for Western Hemisphere Affairs YouTube

Virtual Keynote Address and Q&A Session with President of Paraguay Santiago Peña Palacios YouTube

Fireside Chat with General Timothy Ray, USAF (Ret.) YouTube

Economic Security as National Security - The Role of the Private Sector YouTube

Fireside Chat with Ministers of Defense YouTube

The Role of Allies and Partners in Helping Boost LAC Security YouTube

The Internationalization of TCOs YouTube

 Day 2

Introductory and Opening Remarks YouTube

Keynote Address - CEO & Founder of Infobae YouTube

Threats and Opportunities with Emerging Technologies YouTube

Haiti's Future YouTube

Environmental Challenges Impacting Hemispheric Security YouTube

Energy and Strategic Mining YouTube 

Fireside Chat with the Former U.S. Representative to the World Bank YouTube

Extra Hemispheric Actors YouTube 

Concluding Remarks YouTube

Thank You to our 2024 Partners!

HSC 2023 Panel Videos

HSC2023 video series on YouTube

Opening Remarks YouTube

Welcome Remarks with DASD Daniel Erikson YouTube

Fireside Chat with Ambassador Paula Dobriansky YouTube

Remarks from Congressional Representative Mario Diaz-Balart YouTube

Protecting our People: Achievements in Citizen Security YouTube

Video Message: General Laura Richardson  YouTube

Chat with Vice Admiral Alvin Holsey YouTube

Fireside Chat with Special Assistant to the President & NSC Senior Director Juan Gonzalez  YouTube

Fireside Chat with USAID Deputy Administrator Isobel Coleman YouTube

After COP27: Climate Change & Environmental Security YouTube

Fireside Chat with Ron Johnson, Former U.S. Ambassador to El Salvador  YouTube

In the Middle: Opportunities and Challenges in the Era of U.S.-China Strategic Competition YouTube

Day 2 Opening Remarks with Ana Gonzalez YouTube

Fireside Chat with Sébastien Carriére, Canadian Ambassador to Haiti YouTube

Securing Cyberspace YouTube

Keynote Address with Mario Montoto YouTube

What's Next in Tech and Security YouTube

Conference Program

Hosted by FIU’s Jack D. Gordon Institute for Public Policy and the Kimberly Green Latin American and Caribbean Center (LACC), the 7th Annual Hemispheric Security Conference (HSC) included 10 security-focused discussions from May 17-20. The sessions were streamed live and were available in English, Spanish, and Portuguese.

Some of the notable speakers for HSC2022 included Juan S. Gonzalez, Special Assistant to President Biden and National Security Council Senior Director for the Western Hemisphere, Congresswoman Debbie Mucarsel-Powell, Special Advisor for the 2022 Summit of the Americas, and many more.

Panel Videos

HSC2022 video series on YouTube

Conference Welcome YouTube

Fireside Chat with Juan S. Gonzalez YouTube

Summit of the Americas Preview YouTube

The Impact of Cybersecurity on Western Hemisphere Security YouTube

Keynote Address by Daniel Erikson YouTube

The Future of the Armed Forces in Latin America YouTube

The Geopolitical Convergence in Venezuela YouTube

Keynote Address by Kerri S. Hannan YouTube

Disinformation, Democracy, and the Inter-American System YouTube

The Reexamination of the 2003 Declaration on Security in the Americas YouTube

Keynote Address by Matthew D. Steinhelfer YouTube

Examining Democracy in the Americas Through Case Studies YouTube

Conference Program

Funded in part by the Dorothea Green Lecture Series and the Ruth K. and Shepard Broad Distinguished Lecture Series

Supported by

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

Conference Agenda

Panelists' Biographies

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

Facebook | YouTube

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

Conference Agenda

Panelists' Biographies

Fourth Annual Hemispheric Security Conference | May 22, 2019 | Miami, FL

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