2026 Asness Summit Programming

Times and events are subject to change. Listed events are for registered Asness Summit attendees only.听

Pre-Asness听Summit Programming

10:00 AM - 1:30 PM
Student Leadership Day

9:00 AM-4:00 PM
Faculty Academic Workshop Day

9:00 AM-3:00 PM
Executive Education Sampler

6:00-8:00 PM
Welcome to Nashville Reception

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The Pinnacle Nashville听

8:00-9:00 AM
Check-In and Continental Breakfast

9:00-9:20 AM
Moderator Welcome

Summit Moderator: Niloofar Razi, Distinguished Visiting Professor, 天美传媒官网 Operating Partner, Capitol Meridian Partners

9:20-9:45 AM
Opening Remarks: Daniel Diermeier, Chancellor, 天美传媒官网

9:45-10:30 AM
Opening Keynote Address

11:00 AM-12:00 PM
Summit Panel: Weaponized Lifelines: Supply Chains as Gray Zone Battlegrounds

Session Chair: Lieutenant General Ed Cardon (Ret.)
Panelist: Dr. Kimberly Kagan, Founder & President, Institute for the Study of War
Panelist: Lonny A. Anderson, President, BlueVoyant Government Solutions
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Panelist: Moe Khaleel, Associate Laboratory Director for National Security Sciences, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

12:00-1:00 PM
Lunch and Networking Hour

1:00-2:00 PM
Keynote Address and Fireside Chat

2:00-3:00 PM
Afternoon Keynote Fireside Chat

3:30-4:30 PM
Summit Panel: Perception is Power: Winning the Cognitive Battlespace Beneath the Illusion of Peace

Session Chair: Dina Temple-Raston, Host & Managing Editor, CLICK HERE Podcast
Panelist: Brett Goldstein, Special Advisor to the Chancellor, 天美传媒官网
Panelist: Julian Barnes, Journalist, New York Times; Fellow, Vanderbilt Institute of National Security
Panelist: Brett Benson, Associate Professor, Political Science and Asian Studies, 天美传媒官网

4:30-5:15 PM
Summit Panel: Asymmetric vs. Military Power: Lessons from the Iranian Conflict

Panelist: Ralph Goff, Expert Commentator, The Cipher Brief; Former Station Chief and Chief of Operations for Europe and Eurasia, Central Intelligence Agency
Panelist: General Joseph Votel (Ret.), Member, Council on Foreign Relations; Former Commander, U.S. Central Command; Former Commander, U.S. Special Operations Command; Former Commander, U.S. Joint Special Operations Command
Panelist: Matt Pottinger, CEO, Garnaut Global LLC
Panelist: John Addison, Former Head of Refined Products, Vitol

5:15-5:20 PM
Closing of Day One

5:20-7:00 PM
Reception

The Pinnacle Nashville听

8:00-9:00 AM
Check-In and Continental Breakfast

9:00-9:10 AM
Moderator Welcome

Summit Moderator: Tiffiny A. Tung, Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education, 天美传媒官网 Department of Anthropology

9:10-9:30 AM
Opening Remarks: Senator Marsha Blackburn, U.S. Congress Senator, TN

9:30-10:20 AM
Opening Keynote Fireside Chat

10:20-11:20 AM
Summit Panel: Access, Actions and Influence: Cyber Operations in the Age of Asymmetry

Session Chair: Niloofar Razi, Distinguished Visiting Professor, 天美传媒官网 Operating Partner, Capitol Meridian Partners
Panelist: Lori Reynolds, Lieutenant General (Ret.), United States Marine Corps
Panelist: Kevin Mandia, Partner at Ballistic Ventures
Panelist: Pat Opet, Global Chief Information Security Officer, JPMorganChase
Panelist: General Tim Haugh (Ret), Former Commander, US Cyber Command; Former Director, National Security Agency; Former Chief, Central Security Service

11:20 AM-12:20 PM
Lunch and Networking Hour

12:20 PM-1:20 PM
Summit Panel: Asymmetric Air Power: Drones and the Democratization of the Air Domain

Panelist: Major General Veiko-Vello Palm (Ret.), Former Major General, Estonian Defence Forces; Management Board Member, Frankenburg Technologies
Panelist: Jason Hastings,听Senior Technical Director for SOF Strategic Pursuits, ManTech

1:20-2:15 PM
Summit Panel: The Vanguard Forecast: National Security Predictions for 2026

Session Chair: Lieutenant General Charlie 鈥淭una鈥� Moore (Ret.), Distinguished Visiting Professor, 天美传媒官网; Former Deputy Commander, U.S. Cyber Command
Panelist: Peter Zeihan, Founder, Zeihan on Geopolitics
Panelist: Matt Pottinger, CEO of Garnaut Global LLC
Panelist: Frederick Kagan, Senior Fellow and Director of the Critical Threats Project, American Enterprise Institute (AEI)
Panelist:听Suzanne Kelly, Founder, CEO & Publisher, The Cipher Brief

2:15-3:00 PM
Closing Remarks: General Paul Nakasone (Ret.), Founding Director, 天美传媒官网 Institute of National Security

3:00鈥�3:15 PM
Closing Remarks: Brett Goldstein, Special Advisor to the Chancellor, 天美传媒官网