2023 Fall Conference
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The Project on Nuclear Issues (PONI) will host its 2023 Fall Conference on December 5 at CSIS. The conference will explore the challenges for the next decade of nuclear policy, with a focus on emerging technologies.
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Conference Agenda
Check-in Opens
Welcome Remarks
Dr. Heather Williams, Director, Project on Nuclear Issues and Senior Fellow, International Security Program, Center for Strategic and International Studies
Emerging Technologies: Challenges for the Next Decade
Chair. Lachlan MacKenzie, PONI Research Assistant and Program Coordinator
Fabian Hoffman, Doctoral Research Fellow, University of Oslo
Ariel Phuphaphatakarn, IAEA Marie Sklodowska Curie Fellow and Graduate Research Assistant, James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies
Philipp Rombach, MA Candidate, Tufts University
Clara Sherwood, New Voices on Nuclear Weapons Fellow, Federation of American Scientists
Coffee Break
Challenges and Opportunities for U.S. Alliances in the Next Decade, Nuclear Scholars Initiative Class of 2023
Chair. Niko Adamopoulos, PONI Associate Fellow and Associate Director
Andrew Carroll, Air Force Nuclear and Missile Operations Officer, 490th Missile Squadron
Abigail Garden, International Engagements and Allied Integration Officer, Europe, USSTRATCOM
Sydney Hamilton, Policy Analyst, ANSER
Samanvya Hooda, MA Candidate, Georgetown University, Defense Analysis Research Assistant, Center for Security and Emerging Technology
Lunch
Keynote Introductory Remarks
Dr. John Hamre, President and CEO, and Langone Chair in American Leadership, Center for Strategic and International Studies
Keynote Address
General Anthony Cotton, Commander, United States Strategic Command
Discussion Moderator: Dr. Heather Williams, Director, PONI and Senior Fellow, International Security Program, Center for Strategic and International Studies
Break
The Future of Nuclear Deterrence, Mid-Career Cadre 2023-2025
Chair: Elizabeth Kos, PONI Research Assistant and Program Coordinator
Dr. David Allison, Lecturer in Political Science, Yale University, Associate, The Project on Managing the Atom
Savannah Blalock, Foreign Affairs Specialist, National Nuclear Security Administration
Dr. Cameron Hunter, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Copenhagen
Angela Weaver, Section Head, Policy and Strategy, Strategic Systems Programs, United States Navy
Break
Arms Control and Nonproliferation in 2033, PONI Alumni
Chair: Dr. Doreen Horschig, PONI Associate Fellow
Dr. Justin Anderson, Senior Policy Fellow, Center for the Study of Weapons of Mass Destruction, National Defense University
Kelsey Davenport, Director for Nonproliferation Policy, Arms Control Association
Dr. Aaron Miles, Senior Advisor, Office of Strategic Stability and Deterrence Affairs, United States Department of State
Dr. Victoria Sanchez, Foreign Affairs Officer, Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs, United States Department of State
Closing Remarks
Dr. Heather Williams, Director, PONI and Senior Fellow, International Security Program, Center for Strategic and International Studies
Reception and A Look Back at 20 Years of PONI
Dr. Heather Williams, Director, PONI and Senior Fellow, International Security Program, Center for Strategic and International Studies
Dr. Clark Murdock, Former Director, PONI
Simone Williams, Special Assistant to Hon. Deborah Rosenblum, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear, Chemical and Biological Defense Programs
This event is made possible through the generous support of the Defense Threat Reduction Agency, the National Nuclear Security Administration, and U.S. national nuclear laboratories.
PONI 2023 Fall Conference is not for attribution.
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Contact Information
- Nicholas Adamopoulos
- Associate Director and Associate Fellow, Project on Nuclear Issues
- nadamopoulos@csis.org