National Center for Narrative Intelligence 2025 Summit

COGNITIVE WARFARE &
NARRATIVE INTELLIGENCE

The National Center for Narrative Intelligence (NCNI) is hosting an invite only summit focused on "Cognitive Warfare & Narrative Intelligence" on March 20th, 2025 in Oxford, MS.

When:

Welcome Reception
March 19, 2025
5:30–7:30pm

Memory House, 406 University Avenue

*Parking: Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts (351 University Ave) parking lot, across the street from the Memory House.

 

Summit
March 20, 2025
8:30am–6:00pm

Paul B. Johnson Commons, 218 Dormitory Row West

*Parking: Jackson Avenue Center (1111 Jackson Ave West). Shuttles will be provided from the Jackson Avenue Center (JAC) parking lot to Johnson Commons.

COGNITIVE WARFARE & NARRATIVE INTELLIGENCE
Summit Agenda

0820-0840 Registration

Johnson Commons Ballroom

0840-0850 Welcome Remarks 

John C. Higginbotham, PhD, MPH, FACE, Vice Chancellor for Research and Economic Development (ORED), University of Mississippi

0850-0910 NCNI Mission & Summit Purpose

NCNI Executive Director 

0915-0935 Peace Through Strength: National Defense in the Age of Strategic Rivalry

U.S. Senator Roger F. Wicker
Chairman, U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee

0940-1055 Strategic Rivalry & Cognitive Warfare 

Panel Discussion

1100-1130 Narrative Intelligence & Irregular Warfare in the Middle East 

Presentation

1130-1220 Lunch

1220-1330 AI & Cognitive Warfare Capability Development 

Panel Discussion

1335-1450 Cognitive Warfare as Joint Warfighting: Policy & Doctrine

Panel Discussion

1450-1510 Coffee Break

1515-1615 Chinese Cognitive Warfare against US Innovation

Panel Discussion

1620-1700 Debrief, Next Steps, and Closing

Group Discussion

1710-1800 Cognitive Warfare Tech Demo

1800 Summit Adjourns

The Inn at Ole Miss 

120 Alumni Dr, University, MS 38677

Accommodations

Courtyard by Marriott

305 E Jackson Ave, Oxford, MS 38655

The Oliver Hotel of Oxford

425 S Lamar Blvd, Oxford, MS 38655

Graduate by Hilton Oxford

400 N Lamar Blvd, Oxford, MS 38655

Parking Instructions

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Will you be attending? Please RSVP below.

National Center for Narrative Intelligence

The National Center for Narrative Intelligence (NCNI) at the University of Mississippi is an interdisciplinary research and consulting center focused on the origins, evolution and spreading of narratives in today’s world. As the first and only center of its kind in the United States, NCNI convenes leaders and experts across academic, government and commercial sectors as they gather data, pool insights, share strategies and advance the field.