Summit On Modern Conflict And Emerging Threats

U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn praised Vanderbilt University for convening leading voices in military, intelligence, and technology during a fireside chat at the 2025 Summit on Modern Conflict and Emerging Threats.  “I am thrilled that Vanderbilt is doing this,” playing a key role in advancing national… Read More

Artificial intelligence is no longer just a tool—it’s a strategic imperative, according to Lakshmi Raman, director of the CIA’s Office of Artificial Intelligence. During her keynote address and fireside chat at Vanderbilt’s fourth annual Summit on Modern Conflict and Emerging Threats, Raman described how the CIA is adapting to… Read More

Drawing on his military background and role as chairman of the House Committee on Homeland Security, U.S. Rep. Mark Green offered a frank assessment of artificial intelligence and its implications for the future of national security during the 2025 Vanderbilt Summit on Modern Conflict and Emerging Threats. … Read More

The race to control advanced semiconductor technology will shape the future of national security, economic competitiveness and geopolitical influence, according to historian and policy expert Chris Miller, who delivered a keynote address at Vanderbilt University during the fourth annual Summit on Modern Conflict and Emerging Threats.  Miller,… Read More

Chancellor Daniel Diermeier opened the fourth annual Vanderbilt Summit on Modern Conflict and Emerging Threats with a call for bold, collaborative leadership to meet the unprecedented challenges posed by artificial intelligence.  “We are living through a moment of extraordinary promise—and extraordinary peril,” Diermeier said. “That… Read More

Vanderbilt University‘s Institute of National Security announced today that Chris Miller, acclaimed historian and author of the New York Times bestseller Chip War: The Fight for the World’s Most Critical Technology, will deliver the keynote address on day one of the 2025 Summit on Modern Conflict and Emerging Threats. Read More

On February 4, 2025, the Vanderbilt University Institute of National Security welcomed award-winning journalist and New York Times bestselling author Liza Mundy to campus for a day of thought-provoking discussions with students and faculty. As part of the Lecture Series on Modern Conflict and Emerging Threats, Mundy shared her… Read More

Sam Altman, the visionary CEO of OpenAI and one of the most influential figures in artificial intelligence, is set to deliver the opening keynote at the 2025 Vanderbilt Summit on Modern Conflict and Emerging Threats. His highly anticipated address will take place on the morning of April 10, 2025,… Read More