Preparing Military Leadership for the Future

Please join us for a conference that will focus on the urgency of developing fluency and competency with science and technology in the military officer corps. We will also dicuss the importance of preparing military leadership for the future and explore how to implement it in the sytems for professional military education and military career development, assignments, and promotions. 

Report: Science, Technology, and U.S. National Security Strategy: Preparing Military Leadership for the Future

Event Schedule:

12:00 to 1:00 p.m. Registration and Coffee

1:00 to 2:00 p.m. Opening Session

Introduction by: 

Dr. John Hamre
President and CEO, CSIS

Keynote Discussion: 

Rudy de Leon
Senior Fellow, Center for American Progress
Former Deputy Secretary of Defense

James Cartwright
Harold Brown Chair in Defense Policy Studies, CSIS
Former Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs
General, USMC (Ret.)

Moderated by: 

Ray DuBois
Senior Adviser, CSIS

2:15  to 3:30 p.m. Panel 1: Developing S&T Talent through Joint Professional Military Education

Featuring: 

William Bowers
President, Marine Corps University
Brigadier General, USMC
 
Jeffrey Harley
President, U.S. Naval War College
Rear Admiral, USN
 
John Kem
Commandant, U.S. Army War College
Major General, U.S. Army
 
Frederick Roegge
President, National Defense University
Vice Admiral, USN

Moderated by: 

Dr. Kathleen Hicks
Senior Vice President,
Henry A. Kissinger Chair,
Director, International Security Program, CSIS

3:30 to 4:45 p.m. Panel 2: Adapting the Personnel System for 21st Century S&T

Featuring: 

Brad Carson
Senior Advisor, Boston Consulting Group
Former Acting Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness

Fred Drummond
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense, Force Education and Training
 
Ron Fogleman
Chairman of the Board of Directors, Orbital ATK
Former Chief of Staff, USAF
General, USAF (Ret.)
 
Kim Wincup
Senior Adviser, CSIS
Former Assistant Secretary for Manpower and Reserve Affairs, U.S. Army

Moderated by: 

Andrew Hunter
Director, Defense-Industrial Initiatives Group,
Senior Fellow, International Security Program, CSIS