2023 Fall Conference

December 5, 2023 • 9:00 am – 4:00 pm EST

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Project on Nuclear Issues

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.

To register to attend this conference, please click the "Register" button below. If you would like to submit a proposal to present at this conference, please fill out this form. 

Conference Agenda

Check-in Opens

8:30 am

Welcome Remarks

9:00 am

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

9:15 am

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

10:45 am

Challenges and Opportunities for U.S. Alliances in the Next Decade, Nuclear Scholars Initiative Class of 2023

11:00 am

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

12:30 pm

Keynote Introductory Remarks

1:00 pm

Dr. John Hamre, President and CEO, and Langone Chair in American Leadership, Center for Strategic and International Studies

Keynote Address

1:05 pm

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

2:00 pm

The Future of Nuclear Deterrence, Mid-Career Cadre 2023-2025

2:15 pm

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

3:45 pm

Arms Control and Nonproliferation in 2033, PONI Alumni

4:00 pm

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

5:30 pm

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

5:35 pm

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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Heather Williams

Director, Project on Nuclear Issues and Senior Fellow, Defense and Security Department

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