Future of Defense Summit: Accelerating Innovation & Next-Gen Defense
As geopolitical tensions continue to rise, the need for strategic investments in emerging technologies to defend the United States, its allies, and its partners against growing threats has never been greater. At the same time, the nation faces a unique and critical opportunity to strengthen the U.S. defense industrial base to deter America’s greatest adversaries.
How should the U.S. best ensure industry capacity and resilience and collaboration on emerging technologies with its allies and partners? And as the frontlines move increasingly from boots on the ground to cyber warfare, how prepared are we to defend ourselves in the changing face of conflict?
Join The Hill for our Future of Defense Summit with stakeholders across the executive branch, Capitol Hill, and the defense industry to discuss how to build a more advanced defense industry and enhance deterrence through a robust and integrated defense network.
LOCATION
Washington, DC, and streaming nationwide
DATE & TIME
Thursday, September 19th
7:45 AM ET Registration & Networking
8:30 AM ET Programming begins
10:15 AM ET Programming concludes
Program Segments:
HEADLINER INTERVIEW (In conversation with Bob Cusack, Editor in Chief, The Hill)
- Sen. Deb Fischer (R-NE), Senior Member, Senate Armed Services Committee
HEADLINER INTERVIEW (In conversation with Bob Cusack, Editor in Chief, The Hill)
- Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA), Ranking Member, House Armed Services Committee
PANEL DISCUSSION | Defense Technology & Innovation/DIB (In conversation with Laura Kelly, Foreign Policy Reporter, The Hill)
- Arnold Punaro, Founder & CEO, The Punaro Group; Chair, National Defense Industrial Association
- Becca Wasser, Senior Fellow, Center for a New American Security
- Vikram Singh, SVP, WestExec Advisors
HEADLINER INTERVIEW (In conversation with Bob Cusack, Editor in Chief, The Hill)
- Rep. Rob Wittman (R-VA), Chair, House Armed Services Subcommittee on Tactical Air & Land Forces; Vice Chair, House Armed Services Committee
HEADLINER INTERVIEW (In conversation with Bob Cusack, Editor in Chief, The Hill)
- Chuck Hagel, Former Secretary, Dept. of Defense
SPONSOR PERSPECTIVE | Lockheed Martin
- John Clark, VP & General Manager, Lockheed Martin Skunk Works®
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