The annual CSi Conference, “Intelligence and National Security in a Changing World”, addresses the most pressing security challenges facing governments, private industry, and even private citizens in a globalized and interconnected world. Attendees can expect to hear about Great Power challenges to global order, such as those offered by Russia and China. The ever-present issues of global instability, terrorism, and regional conflict will be considered alongside the impacts of cutting-edge technological innovation, nuclear proliferation and cyber operations. With panels and distinguished keynote speakers moderated by ISI teaching faculty, the conference offers a chance for attendees to hear first-hand insights (under the Chatham House rule) from former senior officials, intelligence and security practitioners and from academic experts.

The 2023 CSi Conference will start at noon on Thursday 27th July and finish at 17:00 on Friday 28th July. 

Panels included:

• Challenges to Democracy: Hostile foreign influence & disinformation
• China is Building a ‘World-class Navy’—what are the implications?
• Russia: Beginning of a New Era?
• Whose Failure? The role of intelligence and military strategy in Russia’s war against Ukraine

Keynote Sessions included:

Speakers included:

Panels included:

• ‘The interface between Government and the Security Services’
• ‘Conflict and Security Sectors in Africa, the Middle East and South Asia’
• ‘Ordered or Ordering? Britain’s Post- Brexit role in Europe in Historical Perspective’
• ‘A security overview of the Asia/Pacific Region.’

Keynote Sessions included:

• ‘The future is Now: Cyber Operations and Artificial Intelligence’
• ‘Iran in the Gulf. Signalling, skirmishing or war’
• ‘Countering Terrorism- the perspective of the former Head of JTAC’, ‘Russia, Bear or Porcupine?’
• ‘Cooperation against terrorism in Europe.’

Speakers included:

• Affiliated lecturer at the Forum on Geopolitics at Cambridge University, Suzanne Raine.
• The former French Prime Minister, Bernard Cazeneuve.
• Distinguished Diplomat, Sir Tony Brenton
• Di Cooke, a doctoral candidate at King’s College London in the Department of War Studies.

For further details on 2019 Conference panels, keynote sessions and speakers, please refer to the brochure opposite.

Panels included:

• ‘2018 and Beyond: What on Earth is Happening?’
• ‘Resource Security and Resilience’
• ‘How the 4^th Industrial Revolution is impacting traditional defence and Intelligence roles’
• ‘Iraq, Iran, Yemen and Syria: Civil Wars and Proxy Wars; Prospects for Regional Stability’
• ‘Legal Perspectives on international Security Issues’
• ‘A Regional Security Overview of the Asia/ Pacific Region, focusing on China and North Korea.’

Keynote Sessions included:

• ‘The Interface between Government and the Security Services’
• ‘Fearsome Bear or Paper Tiger? Russia’s Search for 21^st Century Relevance’
•  ‘A presentation by John Rizzo, formerly Acting General Counsel of the CIA.’

Speakers included:

• Senior Adviser to the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) Nigel Inkster, CMG.
• Academy Fellow at the Middle East and North Africa Programme at Chatham House, Dr Renad Mansour
• Dorothea Gioe, an independent consultant specialising in political risk, security and social network analysis.

For further details on 2018 Conference panels, keynote sessions and speakers, please refer to the brochure opposite.

Panels included:

‘Security Implications of Brexit, the Trump Administration and Beyond’, ‘The Robots are coming: Technology, automation and jobs- implications for society and international relations in the coming decade’, ‘ISIS and Perspectives on Iraq’, Russia, the future of NATO and redefining the role of the US emerging Conflict Zones.’

Keynote Sessions included:

‘The issue of National Security Policy in a fluid and changing world’, ‘The Strategic Importance of Intelligence Agility’ and ‘Threats to European Security: The French Response.’

Speakers included:

Professor Lord Peter Hennessy, Dr Dina Rezk, Lecturer in Middle Eastern History. Frederic Ischebeck-Baum, Teaching Fellow and Assistant Director in the Centre for Defence Studies at King’s College, London.

For further details on 2017 Conference panels, keynote sessions and speakers, please refer to the brochure opposite.