29th Parliamentary Intelligence-Security Forum, Madrid, Spain, May 22-23, 2025
Summary Report
Agenda
May 21, 2025
Teatro Real – Pl. de Isabel II, s/n
19:00-21:00 Opening reception hosted by the First Vice President of the Spanish Senate
- Maroto Aranzábal - First Vice President of the Spanish Senate
May 22, 2025
SALA EUROPA
08:30 Arrival of the participants at the Senate
08:30 Registration – Danish and Coffee at the Senate (available throughout the morning)
09:30 Family Photo
09:45-11:15 Opening session
- Pedro Rollán - President of the Senate
Special remarks
- Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez - Speaker, Philippines House of Representatives
- Francisco Javier Márquez - enate of Spain
- Robert Pittenger - Chairman, Parliamentary Intelligence-Security Forum
- Matt Pottinger - Former Deputy National Security Advisor
11:15-12:00 Session 1: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AFFECTING GLOBAL SECURITY
- Matt Turpin - Senior Counselor, Palantir
- Combiz Abdolrahimi - Esq., Vice President, Global Head of Government Affairs, ServiceNow
- Jamil Jaffer - Founder and Executive Director of the National Security Institute at the Antonin Scalia Law School at George Mason University Venture Partner at Paladin Capital Group
12:00-13:00 Session 2: THE GEOPOLITICAL IMPACT OF CRYPTO AND DIGITAL CURRENCIES
- Lisa Cameron - Former Member of Parliament, United Kingdom
- Oonagh McDonald - CBE - Former Member of Parliament, United Kingdom
- Lilita Infante - CEO, CAT Labs, Former DOJ Special Agent
- Jean Diederich - Board Member, VNX Stablecoins
13:00-14:30 Lunch at the Senate
14:30-14:45 Session 3: ILLICIT FINANCE & FOREIGN INVESTMENTS: NAVIGATING THREATS IN A GLOBALIZED ECONOMY
- Alejo Campos - Regional Director, Crime Stoppers, Americas and Caribbean
14:45-15:15 Session 4: 5G, QUANTUM COMPUTING AND NEUROTECHNOLOGY: INNOVATIONS, RISKS AND GLOBAL IMPLICATIONS
- John Strand - CEO of Strand Consult
- Mikel Díez Parra - Quantum Global Sales Enablement Lead en IBM
15:15-16:15 Session 5: CYBERSECURITY
- José Antonio Monago Terraza - Senate of Spain
- Olivier Cadic - Member of the French Senate
- Paul J. Maurer - President of Montreat College
- Varun Suthra - Director International Relations, KIIT University
16:15-16:30 Coffee break
16:30-16:45 Session 6: CHINA INFLUENCE THROUGHOUT THE AMERICAS
- Mariano Federici - Senior Managing Director, K2 Integrity, former President of FIU-Argentina and Chairman of Egmont Group
16:45-17:15 Session 7: STOPPING TRAFFICKING IN BUSINESSES AND SUPPLY CHAINS
- Anne Basham - Chief Executive Officer at Interparliamentary Taskforce on Human Trafficking
- Linda Reynolds - CSC, Australia
- Jane Lasonder - OSCE ISTAC (International Survivors of Trafficking Advisory Council)
17:15-17:30 OPEN FLOOR AND CLOSING REMARKS
17:30-18:30 Guided tour of the Senate Palace (optional)
18:30-19:30 Dinner hosted by the Senate
May 23, 2025
SALA EUROPA
09:00-09:45 Registration (if applicable) – Danish and Coffee at the Senate (available throughout the morning)
09:45-10:00 Prayer Breakfast
- Victor Gonzalez - Former Member of Parliament, Spain
- Lucas Rojas - soloist
10:00-10:45 Session 8: TRANSNATIONAL THREATS & BORDER INSECURITY
- Mariano Federici - Senior Managing Director, K2 Integrity, former President of FIU-Argentina and Chairman of Egmont Group
- Jose Sanmartin - University of Alicante
- Victor Gonzalez - Former Member of Parliament, Spain
10:45-11:00 Session 9: IS PRESIDENT PUTIN TO BE BELIEVED?
- Liam Fox - Former Minister of Defense in the United Kingdom
11:00-12:00 Session 10: ENERGY SECURITY & CRITICAL MINERALS
- Diana Furchtgott-Roth - Director, Center for Energy, Climate, and Environment, The Heritage Foundation
- J.C. Boggs - Partner, King & Spalding
- François Baird - Distinguished Fellow, Energy Policy Research Foundation, Inc. (EPRINC)
12:00-12:30 Session 11: EUROPE BEFORE THE CHALLENGE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
- Miguel Ángel López - Councilor for Digitalization of the Community of Madrid
- Isabel González Hervás - Security and Defense partner at EY
12:30-13:30 Lunch at the Senate
13:30-13:45 Special remarks
- Darrell Issa - House of Representatives U.S.
13:45-14:00 Session 12: SPACE FORCE
- Oleg Dunda - Member of Parliament, Ukraine
14:00-14:30 Session 13: HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND ITS ROLE IN SPONSORING TERRORISM
- Karen Bradley - y DBE MP, Member of Parliament, Chair of the Home Affairs Committee, United Kingdom
- Cristian Bacanu - Former Member of Parliament, Romania
14:30-14:45 Session 14: RELIGIOUS FREEDOM, HUMAN RIGHTS AND FREEDOM OF CONSCIENCE CHALLENGES UNDER REPRESSIVE RULE
- Bob Fu - Former Member of Parliament, Romania
14:45-15:00 Closing Remarks
