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Defense One Summit 2015 - The Age of Everything

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Defense One Staff

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Thanks for joining us at the 3rd Annual Defense One Summit, featuring Director of National Intelligence James Clapper, Deputy Defense Secretary Bob Work, U.S. Army Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Milley, House Armed Services Committee Chairman R ep. Mac Thornberry, R-Tex., White House Deputy National Security Advisor Ben Rhodes, and more.

If you missed anything you can review the videos below or sift through the Twitter feed from the event's hashtag #DefOneSummit2015 .

The Summit has become a must-attend event for U.S. national security leaders. This year's theme was "The Age of Everything," a focus how commanders and security leaders are meeting the high demand for all types of missions and threats—from the battlefield to the homeland, Kabul to Chattanooga.

Agencies and organizations represented at the Defense One Summit included: the U.S. Department of Defense, the U.S. Army, the U.S. Navy, U.S. Special Operations Command, CIA, the FBI, the White House, the U.S. Department of Justice, the National Counterterrorism Center, Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA), in addition to defense industry leaders and technology experts.

MAIN STAGE

OPENING KEYNOTE

The Age of Everything: Setting National Security Priorities in an Era of Evolving Threats

Speaker: Ben Rhodes - Deputy National Security Advisor, The White House

Moderator: Jim Sciutto - Chief National Security Correspondent, CNN

THREATS: WHAT ARE THE THREATS THAT SHOULD BE DRIVING PRIORITIES?

Speaker: James Clapper - Director of National Intelligence

Moderator: Kevin Baron - Executive Editor, Defense One

POLITICS: GETTING BACK IN THE GAME - CONGRESS’ ROLE IN CREATING NATIONAL SECURITY PRIORITIES

Speaker: Mac Thornberry - R-TX, Chairman, House Armed Services Committee

Moderator: Molly O’Toole - Politics Reporter, Defense One

COUNTERTERRORISM: MITIGATING EVOLVING THREATS

Speaker: John Carlin - Assistant Attorney General for National Security, Department of Justice

Speaker: Nick Rasmussen - Director, National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC)

Moderator: Evan Perez - Justice Reporter, CNN

MILITARY: SETTING ARMY PRIORITIES TO MANAGE GROUND THREATS

Speaker: General Mark Milley - Chief of Staff, U.S. Army

Moderator: Jennifer Griffin - National Security Correspondent, FOX News

BREAKOUT SESSIONS

BREAKOUT SESSION A: HOW BIG DATA IS CREATING THE MILITARY OF THE FUTURE

Keynote:

Dr. Jason Matheny - Director, Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA)

Presentation by MarkLogic: Alex Isaac - National Security Programs, MarkLogic Corporation

Panel Session:

Dr. Michael Schoenbaum - Senior Advisor for Mental Health Services, Epidemiology, and Economics, Office of Science Policy, Planning and Communication, National Institute of Mental Health

Moderator: Patrick Tucker - Technology Editor, Defense One

BREAKOUT SESSION B: JIE AND IC ITE- INFORMATION DOMINANCE IN THE AGE OF EVERYTHING

Keynotes:

Frank Konieczny - Chief Technology Officer, Office of Information Dominance and Chief Information Officer, Office of the Secretary of the Air Force

Brigadier General (select) Dennis Crall - Director of Command, Control, Communications, Computers (C4)/Chief Information Officer, U.S. Marine Corps

Presentation by CDW-G: Randy Harris - Vice President, Federal Program Management, Capture and Services, CDW-G

Panel Session:

Cathy Johnston, Director for IC ITE and Digital Transformation, Defense Intelligence Agency

Moderator: Frank Konkel - Events Editor and Tech Reporter, Government Executive Media Group

BREAKOUT SESSION C: INSIDE THE MIND OF A CYBER SPY

Keynote:

Jeff Coburn - Unit Chief, FBI Cyber Division’s Major Cyber Crimes

Presentation by HP Major General (Ret) Earl Matthews, Vice President, Enterprise Security Solutions, HP Enterprise Services, U.S. Public Sector, Hewlett-Packard Company

Panel Session:

Dr. David Honey - Director, S&T, Office of the Director of National Intelligence

Jeff Coburn - Unit Chief, FBI Cyber Division’s Major Cyber Crimes

Richard Bejtlich - Chief Security Strategist, FireEye

Moderator: Aliya Sternstein - Senior Correspondent, Nextgov

MAIN STAGE

MILITARY: HOW WILL THE NAVY PREPARE IN THE AGE OF EVERYTHING?

Speaker: Vice Admiral Chris Aquilino - Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Operations, Plans and Strategy

Moderator: Brad Peniston - Deputy Editor, Defense One

WHERE WAR STILL HAPPENS: THE NEW ERA OF SPECIAL OPERATIONS

Speaker: Brigadier General Donald Bolduc - Commander, U.S. Special Operations Command Africa

Moderator: Marcus Weisgerber - Global Business Reporter, Defense One

TECHNOLOGY: THE ROLE OF TECHNOLOGY IN THE AGE OF EVERYTHING

Speaker: Andrew Hallman - Deputy Director of CIA, Directorate of Digital Innovation

Moderator: Patrick Tucker - Technology Editor, Defense One

CLOSING KEYNOTE: MANAGING THE AGE OF EVERYTHING

Robert Work - Deputy Secretary of Defense

Moderator: Marcus Weisgerber, Global Business Reporter, Defense One

NEXT STORY: The US Coast Guard Is (Quietly) Building Up Allies in the Arctic

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