30th Parliamentary Intelligence-Security Forum, San Salvador, El Salvador, November 13-14, 2025
Summary Report
Agenda
November 12, 2025
Acantilados, La Libertad
REGISTRATION OF ATTENDEES, (12:00 PM)
OPENING RECEPTION. (4:00 PM)
November 13, 2025
Acantilados, La Libertad
Opening Remarks (9:00-9:30 AM)
- Robert Pittenger - Chairman, Parliamentary Intelligence-Security Forum
- David Rivard - Director, National Agency for Development and Design of El Salvador
- Ernesto Castro - President, Legislative Assembly of the Republic of El Salvador
The Role of the Legislative Assembly in the Transformation of El Salvador: Governance and Security. (9:30-10:15 AM)
- Ernesto Castro - President, Legislative Assembly of the Republic of El
State Criminal Justice System Against Criminal Organizations. (10:30-11:15 AM)
- Gustavo Villatoro - Minister of Security and Justice - El Salvador
The New Attorney General's Office. (11:15-12:00 PM)
- Rodolfo Delgado - General Attourney - El Salvador
Support of the Armed Forces in Public Security and its Impact on National Security
- René Merino - Minister of Defense - El Salvador
• Challenges and Opportunities of Applying Artificial Intelligence in the Administration of Justice in El Salvador
- Henry Alexander Mejía - Justice of the Supreme Court of Justice of El Salvador
Transnational Organized Crime, Illicit Trade and Drug Trafficking (2:10-2:25 PM)
- Victor Gonzalez - Former Member of The Congress of Spain
Migration, Human Trafficking, and Illicit Smuggling (2:25-3:10 PM)
- Linda Moran - Director of National Council for Early Childhood, Childhood and Adolescence. - El Salvador
- Rene Escobar - Procurator General - El Salvador
- Vitor Ferreira Martins - Regional Specialized Officer — INTERPOL Regional Office
Energy and Critical Minerals — Sustaining Global Supply Chains (3:10-3:25 PM)
- Carla Sands - Chair, Foreign Policy Initiative, Distinguished Senior Fellow, Energy Policy, AFPI - United States
Closing Reception (7:00 PM)
November 14, 2025
Acantilados, La Libertad
Prayer Breakfast (8:45-9:00 AM) Honorable Victor
- Victor Gonzalez - Former Member of The Congress of Spain
- Lucas Rojas - Soloist, Paraguay
Opening Remarks/Keynote Remarks (9:00-9:30 AM)
- Bill Cassidy - United States Senate
- Matt Pottinger - Former U.S. Deputy National Security Advisor
Energy and Critical Minerals — Sustaining Global Supply Chains (9:30-10:00 AM)
- Sohan Dasgupta - Assistant Secretary for Trade and Economic Security - United States
- Kevin Dayaratna - Director, Center for Data Analysis and Chief Statistician — United States
The Role of Parliaments in Global Security (10:00-10:30 AM)
- Nikolas Ferreira - Member of Brazilian Parliament
- Suecy Callejas - Vice President of the Legislative Assembly of El Salvador
