The Defense News Conference brings together military leadership and defense experts to dig into a defense strategy where the end game far differs from that of years past, articulating what that means for procurement, technology development and international cooperation.
Panel Topics:
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Defending the pacific
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Futures command: one year on
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Lessons learned from Nato’s hybrid battlefield
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We’re not there yet: closing the innovation gap
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Sell! Buy! Global defense budgets dissected
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State of the nuclear triad
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USAF priorities
Speakers:
The Honorable Ryan McCarthy, Acting Secretary, U.S. Army
General David Goldfein, Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force
Gen. James McConville, Incoming Chief of Staff, U.S. Army
Michael D. Griffin, Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, U.S. Department of Defense
Gen John M. Murray, Commanding General, Army Futures Command
Gen. Stephen Wilson, Vice Chief of Staff of the U.S. Air Force
Lt. Gen. Timothy Fay, Deputy Chief of Staff for Strategy, Integration and Requirements, U.S. Air Force
LTG Karen H. Gibson, Deputy DNI for National Security Partnerships, Office of the Director of National Intelligence
LTG Eric M. Smith, Commanding General, Marine Corps Combat Development Command, and Deputy Commandant for Combat Development and Integration, Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps
Dr. Will Roper, Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics, U.S. Air Force
LTG Eric Wesley, Deputy Commanding General, Futures and Concepts Center, United States Army Futures Command
Dr. Steven Walker, Director, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
Dr. Charles Verdon, Deputy Administrator for Defense Programs, National Nuclear Security Administration
Dr. Robert Soofer, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear and Missile Defense Policy, Department of Defense
Eric Fanning, President and Chief Executive Officer, Aerospace Industries Association
Mike Madsen, Director of Strategic Engagement, Defense Innovation Unit
Jon Boyens, Acting Deputy Chief of the Computer Security Division, Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
And more!
