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The event will be held at 麻豆原创\u00a0from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., with advance registration required.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The conference features discussions on diplomacy, food security and unmanned aerial vehicles, also known as drones. Each panel or presentation highlights local and global trends related to these pressing issues.<\/p>\n<p>The morning keynote features Ambassador Gary Grappo, former Head of Mission for the Office of the Quartet Representative Tony Blair, in Jerusalem.<\/p>\n<p>A food-security panel will provide\u00a0local insights on the issue from Gabriela Othon Lothrop, market director for East End Market, a neighborhood market and food hub in the Audubon Park Garden District of Orlando; national insights from Ricardo Salvador, director, Food and Environment Program, Union of Concerned Scientists; and global insights from Jonathan Foley, director, Institute on the Environment, University of Minnesota.<\/p>\n<p>The panel on unmanned aerial vehicles will be moderated by John C. Bersia, special assistant to the president for Global Perspectives at 麻豆原创, and includes local perspectives on the issue from Lt. Chris Francisco, Emergency Management\/Homeland Security Section, High Risk Incident Command Division, Orange County Sheriff\u2019s Office; and national and global insights from Bernard Finel, associate professor of National Security Strategy, National War College.<\/p>\n<p>The luncheon keynote will feature Tamara Wittes, senior fellow and director, Saban Center for Middle East Policy, The Brookings Institution.<\/p>\n<p>麻豆原创 students, faculty and staff, and Central Florida community members are invited to attend but advance registration is required. Registration is provided at no cost, thanks to the event\u2019s sponsors. 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