DETERRENCE SYMPOSIUM AGENDA

7:00 AM - 8:00 AM

SYMPOSIUM CHECK-IN AND BREAKFAST

8:00 AM - 8:05 AM

OPENING REMARKS

Rear Admiral Thomas Buchanan, Director of Plans & Policy, U.S. Strategic Command

8:05 AM - 8:15 AM

WELCOMING REMARKS: Commander's Assessment

General Anthony Cotton, Commander, U.S. Strategic Command

8:15 AM - 9:30 AM

PANEL #1: International Laws and Norms

Moderator: Dr. Matt Kroenig, Vice President & Senior Director, Sowcroft Center for Strategy and Security, Atlantic Council

Panel: 

The Honorable Mallory Stewart, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Arms Control, Deterrence, and Stability

The Honorable Vipin Narang, Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy

Mr. Barry Pavel, Vice President and Director, RAND National Security Research Division; Director, National Defense Research Institute

The Honorable Marshall Billingslea, Senior Fellow, Hudson Institute

9:30 AM - 10:15 AM

PANEL DISCUSSION

Congressman John Garamendi, Committee on Armed Services

General (Ret) Kevin Chilton, President of Chilton & Associates

10:15 AM - 10:35 AM

BREAK

10:35 AM - 11:50 AM

Strategic Posture in a Multi-Actor Environment Discussion

Chair: The Honorable Madelyn Creedon, Strategic Posture Commission (SPC) Chair

Panel:

The Honorable Rose Gottemoeller, SPC Commissioner

The Honorable Ms. Lisa Gordon-Hagerty, SPC Commissioner

Ms. Leonor Tomero, SPC Commissioner

Ms. Rebeccah Heinrichs, SPC Commissioner

Ms. Gloria Duffy, SPC Commissioner

11:50 AM - 12:10 PM

BREAK

12:10 PM - 1:15 PM

LUNCH

1:00 PM - 1:45 PM

KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Dr. Kimberly S. Budil, Director, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

1:45 PM - 2:15 PM

MEDIA ROUNDTABLE

1:45 PM - 2:45 PM

BREAK

BREAKOUT SESSION: Psychological Challenges to the Stability of Deterrence

Dr. Paul Slovic, Co-founded the research institute Decision Research,  which recently merged with the Oregon Research Institute

Dr. Dan Post, Permanent Military Professor assigned to the U.S. Naval War College, Strategy and Policy department

2:45 PM - 4:00 PM

PANEL #2: Political & Military Nexus of Nuclear Deterrence

Moderator: General (Ret) Kevin Chilton, President of Chilton & Associates

Panel:

General (Ret) John Kelly, Former White House Chief of Staff

General (Ret) Chuck Jacoby, Board of Directors, Institute for Defense Analysis

The Honorable Sasha Baker, Former Acting Under Secretary of Defense for Policy

5:00 PM

INFORMAL RECEPTION

Capitol District Courtyard

Annie's Irish Pub

7:00 AM - 8:00 AM

SYMPOSIUM CHECK-IN (AS REQ) AND BREAKFAST

8:00 AM - 8:15 AM

KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Welcome Remarks

Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen

8:15 AM - 9:30 AM

PANEL #3: Beyond Nuclear Deterrence: The Role of Advanced Non-Nuclear Capabilities in Response to Adversary Threats

Moderator: Dr. Brad Roberts, Director of the Center for Global Security Research at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Panel: 

Dr. Andrew Reddie, Associate Research Professor, University of California, Berkeley

Dr. Jim Miller, Assistant Director for Policy & Analysis, JHU/Applied Physics Lab

Dr. Tom Karako, Senior Fellow, International Security Program and Director, Missile Defense Project

Mr. Raul Harnasch, Assistant Group Leader, MIT Lincoln Laboratory

9:30 AM - 10:30 AM

BREAK

BREAKOUT SESSION: Next Generation Panel

Betty Suh, Ph.D. Candidate, German Institute for International and Security Affairs

Jung Jae Kwon, Ph.D. Candidate, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Eli Glickman, Undergraduate, The University of California, Berkeley

Major David Phillips, U.S. Air Force, United States Strategic Command

10:30 AM - 11:45 AM

PANEL #4: Assurance Challenges and Considerations

Moderator: General (Ret) Paul Selva, Chair of the Aerospace Corporation Board of Trustees

Panel:

Air Vice Marshal Robert Denney, Head of Force Integration, Australia

Mr. Joe Pitt-Rashid, Head of Nuclear Policy, UK

The Honorable Frank Miller, Principal, The Scowcroft Group

11:45 AM - 12:00 PM

BREAK

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

LUNCH

1:00 PM - 1:30 PM

KEYNOTE SPEAKER

General Charles Q. Brown, Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff

1:30 PM - 1:35 PM

GENERAL LARRY D. WELCH DETERRENCE WRITING AWARD PRESENTATION

1:35 PM - 2:35 PM

BREAK

BREAKOUT SESSION: Culture Eats Strategy for Breakfast – Embracing Strategic Empathy to Reimagine American Deterrence

Dr. Shanshan Mei, Political Scientist, RAND Corporation

2:35 PM - 3:50 PM

PANEL #5: Challenges with the Defense Industrial Base

Moderator: The Honorable Deborah Rosenblum, Acting Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment (DUSD(A&S)

Panel:

The Honorable David Norquist, President and CEO, National Defense Industrial Association

The Honorable Eric Fanning, President and Chief Executive Officer, Aerospace Industries Association

Mr. Matt Bromberg, Corporate Vice President of Global Operations for Northrop Grumman

Ms. Elaine F. Bitonti, Vice President and General Manager, Connected Battlespace and Emerging Capabilities for Mission System, Collins Aerospace

3:50 PM - 4:10 PM

CLOSING COMMENTS

General Anthony Cotton, Commander, U.S. Strategic Command

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