From Sea to Space:
Challenges for Energy, Trade, and National Security
October 7, 2026
8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Mason Square Campus
Van Metre Hall
Multipurpose Room 126
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Speakers & Panelists
Ambassador (ret.) Richard Kauzlarich — Distinguished Visiting Professor and Co-Director, Center for Energy Science and Policy, George Mason University
Ellen Laipson — Professor and Director, International Security Program; Director, Center for Security Policy Studies, George Mason University
Admiral (ret.) Charles Richard — President, Institute for Defense Analyses (IDA)
Colin Grabow — Associate Director, Herbert A. Stiefel Center for Trade Policy Studies, Cato Institute
Amit Pandya — Consultant on Public International Law
Steve Wills — Navalist, Center for Maritime Strategy
Matthew Reisener — Senior National Security Advisor, Center for Maritime Strategy
Karen E. Young — Senior Research Scholar, Columbia University Center on Global Energy Policy; Senior Fellow, Middle East Institute
Scott A. Snyder — President & CEO, Korea Economic Institute of America
Mark J. Rozell — Dean and Ruth D. and John T. Hazel Chair in Public Policy, Schar School of Policy and Government, George Mason University
David M. Hart — Senior Fellow for Climate and Energy, Council on Foreign Relations
Rian Bahran, Ph.D. — Chief Nuclear Officer, Antares
Alex Gilbert — Principal & Field Director, Rocinante Fieldwork
Jacob Matthews — Founder & CEO, Potomac
Courtney Stadd — Executive Vice President, Beyond Earth Institute
Hina Kazmi — Adjunct Professor, Schar School of Policy and Government, George Mason University
Julianne Szyper — Founder & President, Navigator Consulting
Dan Zachary — Program Director and Associate Teaching Professor, Johns Hopkins University
Jeff Eppink — CEO & Geophysicist, Enegis
Dr. Anna Broughel — Lecturer, Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS)