• Mauricio Vieira
Dr. Mauricio Vieira (Brazil) is Assistant Professor and Head of the Chair on Countering Illicit Trade and Preventing Transnational Organized Crime at the University for Peace. Prior to this position, he…
Speakers
• Giovanni Ferrari
Appointed as General Manager of the Colón Free Zone Administration in 2019 by the administration of President Laurentino Cortizo. Previously worked as the CEO of Farmazona S.A. before taking public…
• Piotr Stryszowski
Piotr Stryszowski is Head of Unit at the OECD Trade and Agriculture Directorate, where he leads the Working Party on Countering Illicit Trade. In this role, he oversees research on…
• Juan Carlos Buitrago
Brigadier General (Ret.) Juan Carlos Buitrago Arias is a regional and international authority on public security, organized crime, and strategic foresight, with more than three decades of service to Colombia….
• Jackson Mueller
Global and U.S. policy expert with 15 years of progressive experience navigating the intersection of business, finance, and technology. Drive business objectives by tracking, analyzing, and distilling insights from highly…
• Surjeet Mahant
Strategic and visionary executive with over 20 years of global experience at the intersection of cybersecurity, digital risk, and corporate governance. Currently serving as Group Vice President of Cybersecurity &…
• Victoria Beckman
Victoria Beckman is the Leader for the Americas of the Digital Crimes Unit (DCU) at Microsoft. DCU is responsible for implementing strategies to disrupt cybercrime by dismantling criminal infrastructure through…
• Juan De Dianous
Degree in Business Administration with a focus on finance and marketing from the University of Southwestern Louisiana. Over 48 years of experience working in commerce, banking, and finance. Served on…
• Kevin Vuong
Kevin Vuong is a former parliamentarian, entrepreneur, and military officer. He is dedicated to building, defending, and serving Canada – both in and out of uniform – for welcoming his…
• Brent Sadler
Brent Sadler joined Heritage Foundation after a 26 year Navy career with numerous operational tours on nuclear powered submarines, personal staffs of senior Defense Department leaders, and as a military…
• Daniel Runde
Daniel Runde is a Senior Advisor with BRG Group advising clients on a variety of challenges in Washington and beyond. He helps navigate the changing DC landscape at the State…
• Michael McCaul
Michael McCaul is an American politician and attorney serving as the U.S. Representative for Texas’s 10th congressional district since 2005. A Republican, his key roles include chairing the House Committee…
• Michael Adhin
Michael Ashwin Satyandre Adhin is a Surinamese educator, politician, and was the Vice President of Suriname between 2015 and 2020. He is a member of the National Democratic Party. At…
• Michael Taylor
International Trade
Mitigating Cyber Security Threats to Defense and Finance Systems And Infrastructure
Michael Taylor leads the Customs practice for King & Spalding’s International Trade Team. He specializes in complex customs matters, international shipping matters, and trade remedy (anti-dumping and countervailing duty) litigation….
• Angela Ellard
Ms Angela Paolini ELLARD served as WTO Deputy Director-General from June 2021 to August 2025. She was responsible for dispute settlement/reform, trade remedies, market access/trade facilitation, and ongoing negotiations on fisheries…
• Nathan Simington
Nathan Alexander Simington is a former commissioner of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Simington previously served as a senior advisor at the National Telecommunications and Information Administration. Prior to…
• Kevin Dayaratna
Kevin D. Dayaratna, PhD is an applied statistician whose work lies at the intersection of public policy, economics, and advanced statistical modeling. He serves as the Vice President of the…
• Sohan Dasgupta
Sohan Dasgupta, Ph.D., J.D., is the Assistant Secretary for Trade and Economic Security at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS). His office plays a leading role in matters regarding…
• Sam Brownback
Samuel Dale Brownback (born September 12, 1956) is an American attorney, politician, and diplomat who served as a United States senator from Kansas from 1996 to 2011 and as the…
• Thom Tillis
Thomas Roland Tillis is an American businessman and politician who has served as a United States senator from North Carolina since 2015. From 2007 to 2015, Tillis served in the…
• Ilan Berman
Ilan I. Berman is an American lawyer and policy analyst. He is the Vice President of the American Foreign Policy Council. He focuses on regional security in the Middle East,…
• Lesia Zaburanna
Zaburanna was born in Kyiv in 1981. She graduated from the Kyiv National University of Trade and Economics (majoring in “Enterprise Economics”). After graduating Zaburanna took internships in Europe and…
• Richard Marianos
Richard Marianos is a senior law enforcement consultant having served more than 27 years at the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives fighting violent crime. He most recently served…
• Gregory C. Johnson
For over two decades, Greg Johnson has been a CEO and senior executive at Fortune 500 and start-up enterprises in the financial services, insurance and digital asset industries. After becoming…
• Dante Disparte
Dante Disparte is the Chief Strategy Officer and Head of Global Policy and Operations for Circle, a financial technology firm and the issuer of the world’s leading regulated digital currencies….
• Curt Levey
Curt Levey is President of the Committee For Justice, an organization devoted to advancing constitutionally limited government and individual liberty. He is a veteran of Supreme Court and other judicial…
• Sohan Dasgupta
Sohan Dasgupta, JD, PhD, is a lawyer, executive, and public servant with leadership experience in law, trade, and national security. His work has included trial and appellate litigation, regulatory matters,…
• Duncan Wood
Duncan Wood is the Visiting Fellow for North America at the Wilson Center. Duncan Wood, Ph.D., is a globally recognized expert on international affairs, North American cooperation, and strategic supply chains….
• Christopher Smith
Christopher Henry Smith (born March 4, 1953) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for New Jersey’s 4th congressional district since 1981. Though it has taken various forms,…
• Stephen L. Kitay
Mr. Stephen L. Kitay, a member of the Senior Executive Service, is the Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy. In this role he is responsible for establishing policy…
• Scott Pace
Scott Pace worked for the RAND Corporation’s Science and Technology Policy Institute from 1993 to 2001. He played a role in adding and preserving radio navigation satellite spectrum at the…
• Andrew M. Holness
Andrew Michael Holness, ON PC MP (born 22 July 1972) is a Jamaican politician who has served as Prime Minister of Jamaica since 3 March 2016, having previously served from…
• Pavel Popescu
Pavel Popescu is currently serving as one of the vice-presidents of the National Authority for Management and Regulation in Communications (ANCOM) in Romania. Appointed by the Romanian Parliament on October…
• Mario Mauro
Mario Mauro (born 24 July 1961) is an Italian politician and a university teacher of history. He is the former Minister of Defence, having served in the Letta Cabinet from…
• Cordell Hull
Cordell Hull served as the Acting Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Security from November 2019 to December 2020. He led U.S. export controls, supply chain security, and tech…
• Chris Land
Attorney committed to making a principled difference in public service. Chris currently serves as Staff Director of the Senate Banking Committee’s Subcommittee on Digital Assets and as General Counsel for…
• Peter St Onge
Peter St. Onge, PhD, is an economist and public policy expert recognized for his clear, data‑driven analysis of taxation, monetary policy, and government regulation. He earned his doctorate in Economics…
• Hester Peirce
Hester Maria Peirce is an American lawyer who serves as a Commissioner on the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). She previously served as the director of the Financial Markets Working…
• Tommy Tuberville
Thomas Hawley Tuberville is an American politician and retired college football coach and sports broadcaster who is the senior United States senator from Alabama, a seat he has held since…
• Tom Cardamone
Tom Cardamone is the President and CEO of Global Financial Integrity (GFI). Mr. Cardamone is responsible for the strategic planning and promotion of organizational goals and policy positions to key…
• Emanuele Ottolenghi
Emanuele Ottolenghi (born 1969) is an Italian political scientist and publicist. He is a Senior Fellow with the Foundation for Defense of Democracies in Washington, DC and a Leone Ginzburg…
• John Cassara
John Cassara began his 26-year U.S. government career as an intelligence officer during the Cold War. He later served as a Treasury Special Agent in both the U.S. Secret Service…
• Bill Cassidy
William Morgan Cassidy is an American politician and physician who is the senior United States senator from Louisiana, a seat he has held since 2015. A member of the Republican…
• Sonia Krimi
Sonia Krimi is a French–Tunisian politician of La République en Marche! who served as a member of the French National Assembly from 2017 to 2022, representing the 4th constituency of…
• Arnold Viersen
Arnold Viersen MP is a Canadian Conservative politician who was elected to represent the riding of Peace River—Westlock in the 2015 Canadian federal election. He identifies as a social conservative.
• Burgess Owens
Clarence Burgess Owens is an American politician and former professional football player. Since 2021, he has served as the U.S. representative for Utah’s 4th congressional district.
• Paul N. Watkins
Paul is the founding partner of Fusion Law, PLLC. He has extensive experience with state, federal, and global regulators building coalitions and implementing policies to promote innovation in financial services….
• Cristian Bușoi
Cristian Silviu Bușoi is a Romanian physician and politician. A member of the National Liberal Party, he was a member of the Romanian Chamber of Deputies for Timiș County from…
• Victoria Coates
Victoria Curtin Gardner Coates is an American conservative political advisor. She served as senior advisor to the Secretary of Energy Dan Brouillette in 2020 and was later appointed to run…
• Derek Scissors
Derek Scissors is a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI), where he focuses on the Chinese and Indian economies and on US economic relations with Asia. He is…
• David Rouzer
David Cheston Rouzer is an American politician who is the U.S. representative for North Carolina’s 7th congressional district. Previously he was a Republican member of the North Carolina General Assembly,…
• Carl Delfeld
Carl Delfeld has three decades of experience as a speaker, journalist, author, senior executive and diplomat in Asia & emerging markets. Carl was a international banker in London and Tokyo…
• Baroness Neville-Jones
Lilian Pauline Neville-Jones, Baroness Neville-Jones DCMG PC is a British politician and former civil servant who served as Chairman of the Joint Intelligence Committee (JIC) from 1993 to 1994. A…
• Christopher Porter
Head of Threat Intelligence, GChristopher Porter is the Head of International Security Cooperation at Google Cloud, where he leads a variety of programs to exchange intelligence with public sector partners worldwide…
• N. MacDonnell Ulsch
“The China 863 Analyst”. Critical Intelligence for Critical Infrastructure in a Hostile World Twenty (20) technologies across six specific categories define a turbulent economic and geopolitical current and future landscape….
• Thom Tillis
Thomas Roland Tillis is an American businessman and politician who has served as a United States senator from North Carolina since 2015. From 2007 to 2015, Tillis served in the…
• Mariano Federici
Mr. Federici is an international expert in the field of financial integrity. He has a vast experience in advising jurisdictions, international organizations and the private sector, and has held senior…
• Jerome Beaumont
Internationally respected leader with over 20 years of experience in the financial sector, including 15 years of international experience in management and then executive roles across Europe and North America,…
• Larry Pressler
Larry Lee Pressler is an American lawyer and politician from South Dakota who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1975 to 1979, and United States Senate from…