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CNAS Inaugural National Security Forum
Dec 14, 2015
9:00am
to
3:00pm
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J.W. Marriott
Washington, DC
On December 14, the Center for a New American Security hosted its Inaugural National Security Forum featuring Gen. Joseph Dunford, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Robert Work, Deputy Secretary of Defense.
Agenda
9:00-10:00 AM - Welcoming Remarks and Morning Keynote Address
Honorable Robert Work, Deputy Secretary of Defense
Shawn Brimley, Executive Vice President, CNAS
10:00-10:40 AM - Future of Ground Warfare
General Mark Milley, Army Chief of Staff
Paul Scharre, Senior Fellow, CNAS
10:40-11:20 AM - Defense Innovation
Michèle Flournoy, CEO, CNAS
Jamie Morin, Director, Office of the Secretary of Defense-Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation
Darryl Davis, President, Boeing Phantom Works
Ben FitzGerald, Director of the Technology and National Security Program, CNAS
Loren DeJonge Schulman, Leon E. Panetta Senior Fellow, CNAS
11:20 AM-12:00 PM - Agenda for Defense Reform
Marcus Weisgerber, Global Business Reporter, Defense One
Phillip Carter, Director of the Military, Veterans, and Society Program, CNAS
Stephen Ondra, Chief Medical Officer, Health Care Service Corporation
Mackenzie Eaglen, Resident Fellow, American Enterprise Institute
General Craig R. McKinley (USAF, Ret.), President and CEO, National Defense Industrial Association
12:30-1:30 PM - Preserving the U.S. Military Edge
Jerry Hendrix, Director of the Defense Strategies and Assessments Program, CNAS
Kelley Sayler, Associate Fellow, CNAS
Elbridge Colby, Robert M. Gates Senior Fellow, CNAS
Dr. Michael C. Horowitz, Associate Professor, University of Pennsylvania
1:30-2:00 PM
Movie Preview: Citizen Soldier
2:00-3:00 PM - Afternoon Keynote Address
General Joseph Dunford, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff