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Events for Security & Policy
The Security Research Hub and Jack Gordon Institute host numerous events that bring together leading thinkers, scholars, community members, and students to discuss the most pressing topics in national security and public policy.
Our institutions host signature events such as the Hemispheric Security Conference, the National Security Studies Summer Institute, and the NICE Conference while also creating programming that addresses emerging trends and topics.
Featured Key Events
Apr 22, 2026 – Apr 24, 2026
eMerge Americas
URL: https://emergeamericas.com/
Hosted by: eMerge
Fee: 119 (US Gov Rate)
Feb 20, 2026
2026 US-Caribbean Maritime and Ports Forum
Time: 9:00 am – 11:00 am
URL: https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/event/2026-us-caribbean-maritime-and-ports-forum/
Hosted by: Atlantic Council
Jan 29, 2026
RUSI Latin American Security Conference 2026
Time: 8:30 am – 4:00 pm
URL: https://my.rusi.org/events/latin-american-security-conference-2026.html
Hosted by: Royal United Services Institute (RUSI)
Nov 18, 2025 – Nov 19, 2025
Africa-Americas Forum on China
URL: https://gordoninstitute.fiu.edu/news-events/africa-americas-forum/
Hosted by: Florida International University, Jack D. Gordon Institute for Public Policy | Atlantic Council
Fee: Free
Jun 1, 2025 – Jun 4, 2025
NICE Conference
URL: https://gordoninstitute.fiu.edu/news-events/nice/index.html
Hosted by: Florida International University
May 12, 2025
Strategic Trends 2025: A Trans-Atlantic Look Ahead
Time: 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm
URL: https://www.csis.org/events/strategic-trends-2025-trans-atlantic-look-ahead
Hosted by: CSIS
May 12, 2025 – May 13, 2025
10th Annual Hemispheric Security Conference
Time: 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
URL: https://gordoninstitute.fiu.edu/news-events/index.html
Hosted by: Florida International University
Fee: 0
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2nd Annual Maritime Security Summit
URL: https://maritime.dsigroup.org/
Hosted by: DSI Group
Fee: 1000
Strengthening Counter-Terrorism Border Security - Operational Reflections: Border Community Dynamics
Time: 10:00 am – 11:30 am
Hosted by: Border Security Report
Sixteenth Annual South China Sea Conference
Time: 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
URL: https://www.csis.org/events/sixteenth-annual-south-china-sea-conference
The 200th Anniversary of the Congress of Panama & the State of Inter-American Cooperation
Time: 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
URL: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN__vQ92LeYSjK6TFgEKRtKdQ#/registration
Hosted by: Young Professionals in Foreign Policy (YPFP) and Pan-American Strategic Advisors (PASA)
LACC 29th Haitian Summer Institute
Time: 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
URL: https://lacc.fiu.edu/academics/haitian-summer-institute/index.html
Hosted by: FIU Kimberly Green Latin America and Caribbean Center
Charting Peru’s Democratic Path Forward
Time: 10:00 am – 11:00 am
URL: https://thedialogue.org/event/charting-perus-democratic-path-forward
Hosted by: Inter-American Dialogue
AI and economic mobility: Opportunities and challenges
Time: 10:00 am – 11:00 am
URL: https://www.brookings.edu/events/ai-and-economic-mobility-opportunities-and-challenges/
Hosted by: Brookings
Cuba’s Next Chapter
Time: 10:00 am – 11:00 am
URL: https://thedialogue.org/event/cubas-next-chapter
Hosted by: Inter-American Dialogue
Maritime Risk Symposium 2026
URL: https://www.maritimerisksymposium.org/
Hosted by: Institute for Homeland Security
Fee: 90
What Are the Biggest Space Threats in 2026?
Time: 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
URL: https://www.csis.org/events/what-are-biggest-space-threats-2026
Hosted by: Center for Strategic and International Studies
Fee: 0
Maritime Week Americas (MWA26)
URL: https://ship.energy/conference/maritime-week-americas-2026/
Hosted by: ship.energy
Fee: 445
What did the Trump-Xi Summit Achieve? | State of Play
Time: 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
URL: https://www.csis.org/events/what-did-trump-xi-summit-achieve-state-play
Hosted by: Center for Strategic and International Studies
Fee: 0
Defense Strategies Institute’s 5th Annual Assured Logistics Summit
URL: https://logistics.dsigroup.org/
Hosted by: DSI Group
Fee: 1290
2026 COA Mexico Conference
Time: 11:00 am – 5:00 pm
URL: https://www.as-coa.org/events/2026-coa-mexico-conference
Hosted by: Council of the Americas
Fee: 0
Hemispheric Security Conference 2026 | FIU Jack D. Gordon Institute for Public Policy
URL: https://gordoninstitute.fiu.edu/news-events/hsc/index.html
Hosted by: Florida International University Jack D. Gordon Institute for Public Policy
Brazil’s Digital Governance Moment
Time: 10:00 am – 11:00 am
URL: https://thedialogue.org/event/online-event-brazils-digital-governance-moment
Hosted by: Inter-American Dialogue
Richard Lapper in DC: Lula and Brazil's 2026 elections
Time: 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm
URL: https://www.as-coa.org/events/richard-lapper-dc-lula-and-brazils-2026-elections
Hosted by: Council of the Americas
Fee: 0
Peru’s 2026 Elections
Time: 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm
URL: https://www.drclas.harvard.edu/event/perus-2026-elections
Hosted by: Harvard's David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies
Fee: 0
Building Panama’s innovation economy through AI and science
Time: 9:00 am – 10:00 am
URL: https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/event/building-panamas-innovation-economy-through-ai-and-science/
Hosted by: Atlantic Council
Fee: 0
Drug Wars: The True Story Behind “NARCOS”
Time: 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm
URL: https://calendar.fiu.edu/event/drug-wars-the-true-story-behind-narcos-4408
Hosted by: Florida International University
Fee: 0
Drug Wars: The True Story Behind “NARCOS”
Time: 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm
URL: https://us19.list-manage.com/survey?u=ff2e53c62dd0d3861c749bb81&id=d4cfcc86b5&attribution=false
Hosted by: Florida International University
Global Perspectives on Democracy
Time: 2:00 pm – 3:15 pm
URL: https://calendar.fiu.edu/event/global-perspectives-on-democracy
Hosted by: Florida International University
Fee: 0
Deep Forensics: A Conversation on Disappearance, Technology, and Layered Violence in Mexico
Time: 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Hosted by: Harvard's David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies
Fee: 0
Freedom in the World 2026: Pivotal Elections, Criminal Violence and Targeting of Civil Space in the Americas
Time: 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm
Hosted by: Florida International University
Fee: 0
Challenges and Opportunities in Argentina
Time: 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
URL: https://www.drclas.harvard.edu/event/challenges-and-opportunities-argentina
Hosted by: Harvard's David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies
Fee: 0
Brazil's 2026 Elections: Looking Ahead to October
Time: 4:30 pm – 5:45 pm
URL: https://www.drclas.harvard.edu/event/brazils-2026-elections-looking-ahead-october
Hosted by: Harvard David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies
Fee: 0
Annual LATINO Survey Release Webinar - Latino Public Opinion Forum
Time: 10:00 am – 11:30 am
URL: https://calendar.fiu.edu/event/annual-latino-survey-release-webinar-latino-public-opinion-forum
Hosted by: Florida International University
Fee: 0
Global Prosperity Forum
Time: 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
URL: https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/event/2026-global-prosperity-forum/
Hosted by: Atlantic Council
Fee: 0
From Influence to Control: China’s Expansion in Latin America
Time: 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm
URL: https://calendar.fiu.edu/event/from-influence-to-control-chinas-expansion-in-latin-america
Hosted by: Florida International University
Fee: 0
Argentina’s turning point: Accelerating economic takeoff
Time: 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
URL: https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/event/argentinas-turning-point-accelerating-economic-takeoff/
Hosted by: Atlantic Council
Fee: 0
Meeting China's Military Challenge
Time: 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
URL: https://www.csis.org/executive-education/courses/meeting-chinas-military-challenge
Hosted by: Center for Strategic and International Studies
Fee: 2500
Insights on U.S.–China Technology Competition
Time: 12:30 pm – 2:00 pm
URL: https://www.csis.org/events/insights-us-china-technology-competition
Hosted by: Center for Strategic and International Studies
Fee: 0
Taiwan’s Space Ambitions and the Future of U.S.–Taiwan Cooperation
Time: 10:30 am – 11:00 am
URL: https://www.csis.org/events/taiwans-space-ambitions-and-future-us-taiwan-cooperation
Hosted by: Center for Strategic and International Studies
Fee: 0
Kurt Campbell on what to expect from Trump’s Beijing visit
Time: 10:00 am – 11:00 am
URL: https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/event/kurt-campbell-on-what-to-expect-from-trumps-beijing-visit/
Hosted by: Atlantic Council
Fee: 0
Estonia and the Baltic States: Defense in the 21st Century - A Fireside Chat with Estonian Minister of Defense Hanno Pevkur
Time: 8:00 am – 9:00 am
URL: https://www.linkedin.com/company/gordoninstitute/
Hosted by: Florida International University
Petroleum & Power: Inside the Cuba-Venezuela Relationship over Oil
Time: 10:00 am – 11:30 am
Hosted by: Florida International University
The Caribbean Environmental Security Landscape: Challenges and Opportunities
Time: 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm
URL: https://fiu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_lK-tJUe6QpCY5DBWnszS2A#/registration
Hosted by: Caribbean Policy Consortium and Florida International University's Kimberly Green School Latin American and Caribbean Studies
Fee: 0
Fireside Chat with Laura Delgado López: Space Security in Latin America
Time: 12:30 pm – 2:00 pm
URL: https://www.youtube.com/live/Qj2AuyK-Q9U
Hosted by: Florida International University
AI in The Global South – A Debrief on India’s AI Summit
Time: 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
URL: https://thedialogue.org/event/online-event-ai-in-the-global-south-a-debrief-on-indias-ai-summit
Hosted by: Inter-American Dialogue
Fee: 0
War in Iran: What happens next?
Time: 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
URL: https://www.brookings.edu/events/us-iran-tensions-what-happens-next/
Hosted by: Brookings
Fee: 0
U.S. and Israel Strike Iran - What Comes Next?
Time: 12:00 pm – 12:30 pm
URL: https://www.csis.org/events/us-and-israel-strike-iran-what-comes-next
Hosted by: Center for Strategic and International Studies
Fee: 0
Cuba: El objetivo final de la Doctrina Monroe?
Time: 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
URL: https://www.drclas.harvard.edu/event/cuba-el-objetivo-final-de-la-doctrina-monroe
Hosted by: Harvard University
Fee: 0
Cocaine and Venezuela’s Cartel of the Suns, Without Maduro
Time: 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
URL: https://insightcrime.org/event/cocaine-venezuela-cartel-of-the-suns-maduro/
Hosted by: InSight Crime
Fee: 10
Mexico’s Electoral Reform-What’s at Stake
Time: 11:00 am – 12:15 pm
URL: https://thedialogue.org/event/online-event-mexicos-electoral-reform-whats-at-stake
Hosted by: Inter-American Dialogue
Fee: 0
Security and Defence Conference 2026 (Chatam House)
Time: 8:00 am – 12:30 pm
URL: https://www.chathamhouse.org/events/all/conference/security-and-defence-2026
Hosted by: Chatam House
Unlocking new opportunities in US-Guatemala trade and investment
Time: 3:00 pm – 4:15 pm
Hosted by: Atlantic Council
Fee: 0
Venezuela at a Crossroads: Regime Transition and Democratic Futures
Time: 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm
URL: https://www.drclas.harvard.edu/event/venezuela-crossroads-regime-transition-and-democratic-futures
Hosted by: Harvard University
Fee: 0
TotalEnergies CEO Patrick Pouyanné on the future of global energy markets
Time: 10:30 am – 11:30 am
Hosted by: Atlantic Council
Fee: 0
2026 US-Caribbean Maritime and Ports Forum
Time: 9:00 am – 11:00 am
URL: https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/event/2026-us-caribbean-maritime-and-ports-forum/
Hosted by: Atlantic Council
Venezuela’s public opinion in the post-Maduro era
Time: 10:00 am – 11:00 am
URL: https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/event/venezuelas-public-opinion-in-the-post-maduro-era/
Hosted by: Atlantic Council
Fee: 0
What is Causing Electricity Prices to Rise?
Time: 12:00 pm – 12:45 pm
URL: https://www.csis.org/events/what-causing-electricity-prices-rise
Hosted by: Center for Strategic and International Studies
Fee: 0
RUSI Latin American Security Conference 2026
Time: 8:30 am – 4:00 pm
URL: https://my.rusi.org/events/latin-american-security-conference-2026.html
Hosted by: Royal United Services Institute (RUSI)
Africa-Americas Forum on China
URL: https://gordoninstitute.fiu.edu/news-events/africa-americas-forum/
Hosted by: Florida International University, Jack D. Gordon Institute for Public Policy | Atlantic Council
Fee: Free
NICE Conference
URL: https://gordoninstitute.fiu.edu/news-events/nice/index.html
Hosted by: Florida International University
Strategic Trends 2025: A Trans-Atlantic Look Ahead
Time: 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm
URL: https://www.csis.org/events/strategic-trends-2025-trans-atlantic-look-ahead
Hosted by: CSIS
10th Annual Hemispheric Security Conference
Time: 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
URL: https://gordoninstitute.fiu.edu/news-events/index.html
Hosted by: Florida International University
Fee: 0
Geospatial World Forum 2025
URL: https://geospatialworldforum.org/2025/index.php
Hosted by: Geospatial Media