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New Missions for the Next Era

What’s coming over the horizon? At the 2019 edition of Defense One’s annual look into the future, we discussed global threats, industry trends, advanced technology, national-security policy, and 2020 politics through interviews with top leaders and conversations about bold ideas.

Videos

The Future Landscape of the Defense Industrial Base
What America Wants
 
Cyber, AI and the Future of Defense Technology
The China Gap To Fight or Compete
 
Military Balance Foreign Arms Sales
 
A Session Presented by our Underwriter Leidos
A Session Presented by our Underwriter AWS
Industry Perspective: The Future of Defense
Forever War Beyond Counterterrorism and US Military Interventions
Next Generation Manufacturing
 
Keynote Interview with Senator Van Hollen
What’s Next? The Future of Syria, ISIS, and Kurds
American Readiness for Great Power Competition
Connecting the Battlefield
 

Mainstage Agenda

The World As We See It: On the morning mainstage, Defense One interviewed key leaders about the choices and challenges they face. The program will explore the geopolitical landscape, global threats, and the U.S. national security strategy with the 2020 elections on the horizon, the state of acquisitions and investments, and views from Congress, Silicon Valley, and beyond. Additionally, Defense One’s Patrick Tucker will lead experts and officials on conversation about the state of defense tech and what’s coming up.

Registration & Networking

Opening Remarks

The Future Landscape of the Defense Industrial Base

In this session we heard how top industry executives are positioning their businesses for great power competition.

  • General Hawk Carlisle, USAF (Ret.), President and Chief Executive Officer, National Defense Industrial Association
  • Eric Fanning, President and Chief Executive Officer, Aerospace Industries Association 
  • Charles Harrington, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Parsons Corporation
  • Moderated by: Marcus Weisgerber, Global Business Editor, Defense One

A Session Presented by our Underwriter Leidos

  • Tim Barton, Defense Group Chief Technology Officer, Leidos
  • Moderated by: Constance Sayers, President, Government Executive Media Group

Networking Break

Keynote Interview

  • Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), United States Congress
  • Moderated by: Katie Bo Williams, Senior National Security Correspondent, Defense One

What America Wants

National security is often missing from voters’ “most important” issues lists. How does the American public feel about China, Russian influence, forever wars and other topics in the national security sphere? During this conversation, discussed the constituency problem facing natsec leaders and what solutions or opportunities may lie ahead.

  • Jonathan Capehart, Opinion Writer and Member of the Editorial Board, The Washington Post; Host, the Cape Up podcast; Contributor, MSNBC
  • Richard Fontaine, Chief Executive Officer, Center for a New American Security
  • Susan Glasser, Staff Writer, The New Yorker; Global Affairs Analyst, CNN
  • Jane Harman, Director, President, and CEO, Wilson Center
  • Elise Jordan, Political Analyst, NBC News/MSNBC
  • Moderated by: Kevin Baron, Executive Editor, Defense One

A Session Presented by our Underwriter AWS

  • Jennifer Chronis, General Manager, Department of Defense, Amazon Web Services
  • Moderated by: Daniela Fayer, Publisher, Defense One

What’s Next? The Future of Syria, ISIS, and Kurds

  • Bayan Sami Rahman, Kurdistan Regional Government Representative to the United States
  • Charles Lister, Senior Fellow and Director, Countering Terrorism & Extremism, Middle East Institute
  • Mara Karlin, Member of Syria Study Group, U.S. Institute of Peace; Director of Strategic Studies, Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies; Nonresident Senior Fellow, The Brookings Institution
  • Moderated by: Nancy Youssef, National Security Reporter, The Wall Street Journal 

Luncheon Session
Panel Discussion: Cyber, AI and the Future of Defense Technology

  • Dmitri Alperovitch, Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer, CrowdStrike
  • Casey Johnson, Digital Services Expert, Defense Digital Service
  • Mark Munsell, Chief Technology Officer, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
  • Moderated by: Patrick Tucker, Technology Editor, Defense One

Industry Perspective: The Future of Defense
A Session Presented by Our Underwriters

  • Randall Billy, National Mapping Team/International Government BD, ESRI
  • Fred Ferares, Director, Department of Defense, Verizon Business Group
  • Moderated by: Tim Hartman, CEO, Government Executive Media Group

Closing Remarks

Super Sessions

The News You Can Use: Defense One hosted interactive workshops and deep dives into the most timely policy and business conversations in today's national security landscape.

Track #1: Policy

Track #2: Business

American Readiness for Great Power Competition

“Great Power Competition” is the new catch phrase in national security. But is America ready to execute this vision? During this conversation, discussed the future of the nation’s preparedness for global security leadership and the launch of Defense One’s new partnership with the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) to produce a new editorial series examining the question we are calling: “The American Readiness Project.”

  • Kori Schake, Deputy Director-General, International Institute for Strategic Studies
  • Loren DeJonge Schulman, Deputy Director of Studies and the Leon E. Panetta Senior Fellow, Center for a New American Security
  • Moderated by: Kevin Baron, Executive Editor, Defense One

Connecting the Battlefield

In this session, we discussed future command-and-control plans and challenges for connecting the battlefield.

  • Preston Dunlap, Chief Architect, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics, U.S. Air Force
  • Brig. Gen. David Kumashiro, Director, Joint Force Integration, Deputy Chief of Staff for Strategy, Integration and Requirements, Headquarters U.S. Air Force
  • Moderated by: Patrick Tucker, Technology Editor, Defense One

Session Transition

Session Transition

The China Gap: To Fight or Compete?

Beyond counting ships in the South China Sea, in the United States there is a growing reconsideration of the realities of Xi Jinping’s China. It’s more than military concern. What is the real China threat and is the United States failing to respond adequately? During this conversation, discussed the China story, the U.S. perspective, and policies for the future.

  • Patricia Kim, Senior Policy Analyst, China, U.S. Institute of Peace
  • Josh Rogin, Columnist, Washington Post; Political Analyst, CNN
  • Randall Schriver, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs, Department of Defense
  • Moderated by: Nick Schifrin, Foreign Affairs and Defense Correspondent, PBS NewsHour

Military Balance: Foreign Arms Sales

At a time of growing arms sales, discussed policy changes, forecasts and oversight of foreign military sales.

  • R. Clarke Cooper, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, Department of State
  • Rachel Stohl, Managing Director, Stimson
  • Roman Schweizer, Managing Director, Cowen Washington Research Group
  • Moderated by: Mike Stone, Arms Industry Correspondent, Reuters News, Thomson Reuters

Networking Break

Networking Break

Forever War? Beyond Counterterrorism and US Military Interventions

A popular campaign applause line for President Trump and liberal Democrats became real in October when the commander in chief abruptly withdrew U.S. troops from Syria in his bid to end an “endless war.” During this panel discussion, discussed public and political perceptions of U.S. interventions, the pushback and support of “persistent presence” missions abroad. What will policy makers do differently to support these operations going forward? And what new policies or programs should be put in place if these interventions are no longer viable?

  • Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT), United States Congress
  • Mina Chang, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Conflict and Stabilization Operations, Department of State
  • Jon Alterman, Senior Vice President, Zbigniew Brzezinski Chair in Global Security and Geostrategy, and Director, Middle East Program, Center for Strategic and International Studies
  • Joshua Geltzer, Visiting Professor of Law, Georgetown University; former Senior Director for Counterterrorism, National Security Council
  • Moderated by: Ben Watson, News Editor, The D Brief; Host/Producer, Defense One Radio, Defense One

Next-Generation Manufacturing

What does the assembly line of the future look like? We explored how the weapons of tomorrow will be manufactured differently than today.

  • Kristen Baldwin, Deputy Director for Strategic Technology Protection and Exploitation, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering
  • Chandra Brown, Chief Executive Officer, MxD
  • Neal Orringer, President, Applied Science & Technology Research Organization (ASTRO) America
  • Moderated by: Marcus Weisgerber, Global Business Editor, Defense One

Closing Remarks

Closing Remarks

Speakers

Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT)

United States Congress

Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD)

United States Congress

Randall Schriver

Assistant Secretary of Defense for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs,
Department of Defense

R. Clarke Cooper

Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, Department of State

Mina Chang

Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Conflict and Stabilization Operations, Department of State

Jane Harman

Director, President, and CEO, Wilson Center

Jonathan Capehart

Opinion Writer and Member of the Editorial Board, The Washington Post; Host, the Cape Up podcast; Contributor, MSNBC 

Elise Jordan

Political Analyst, NBC News/MSNBC 

Mark Munsell

Chief Technology Officer, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency

Preston Dunlap

Chief Architect, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics, U.S. Air Force

Charles Harrington

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Parsons Corporation

Bayan Sami Rahman

Kurdistan Regional Government Representative to the United States

Josh Rogin

Columnist, Washington Post; Political Analyst, CNN

Nick Schifrin

Foreign Affairs and Defense Correspondent, PBS NewsHour

Eric Fanning

President and Chief Executive Officer,
Aerospace Industries Association 

Richard Fontaine

Chief Executive Officer, Center for a New American Security (CNAS)

Kori Schake

Deputy Director-General, International Institute for Strategic Studies

Dmitri Alperovitch

Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer, CrowdStrike

Jon Alterman

Senior Vice President, Zbigniew Brzezinski Chair in Global Security and Geostrategy, and Director, Middle East Program, Center for Strategic and International Studies

Joshua Geltzer

Visiting Professor of Law, Georgetown University; former Senior Director for Counterterrorism, National Security Council

Patricia Kim

Senior Policy Analyst, China,
U.S. Institute of Peace

Casey Johnson

Digital Services Expert,
Defense Digital Service

Brig. Gen. David Kumashiro

Director, Joint Force Integration & Deputy Chief of Staff for Strategy, Integration and Requirements, U.S. Air Force

Nancy Youssef

National Security Reporter,
The Wall Street Journal

Susan Glasser

Staff Writer, The New Yorker;
Global Affairs Analyst, CNN

Charles Lister

Senior Fellow and Director, Countering Terrorism & Extremism,
Middle East Institute

Kristen Baldwin

Deputy Director for Strategic Technology Protection and Exploitation, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering

Mara Karlin

Member of Syria Study Group, U.S. Institute of Peace; Director of Strategic Studies, Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies; Nonresident Senior Fellow, The Brookings Institution

Chandra Brown

Chief Executive Officer,
MxD

Fred Ferares

Director, Department of Defense,
Verizon Business Group

General Hawk Carlisle, USAF (Ret.)

President and CEO,
National Defense Industrial Association

Loren DeJonge Schulman

Deputy Director of Studies and the Leon E. Panetta Senior Fellow, Center for a New American Security (CNAS)

Neal Orringer

President, Applied Science & Technology Research Organization (ASTRO) America

Jennifer Chronis

General Manager, Department of Defense,
Amazon Web Services

Roman Schweizer

Managing Director, Cowen Washington Research Group

Rachel Stohl

Managing Director, Stimson

Mike Stone

Arms Industry Correspondent, Reuters News, Thomson Reuters

Kevin Baron

Executive Editor,
Defense One

Daniela Fayer

Publisher, Defense One

Tim Hartman

CEO,
Government Executive Media Group

Constance Sayers

President,
Government Executive Media Group

Patrick Tucker

Technology Editor,
Defense One

Ben Watson

News Editor, The D Brief; Host/Producer, Defense One Radio, Defense One

Marcus Weisgerber

Global Business Editor,
Defense One

Katie Bo Williams

Senior National Security Correspondent, Defense One

 

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