The Defense One Summit 2016

Thursday, November 17, 2016 | 7:15 a.m. – 5:45 p.m.
Marriott Marquis
901 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington, DC 20001
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At the 4th Annual Defense One Summit, global security leaders will gather to explore three themes — Crisis, Conflict, and Continuity — as the American presidency shifts to a new commander in chief.

As the war on terrorism rages on, senior officials will sit with national security journalists to discuss their views, goals, and predictions about a range of issues, from daily combat in Iraq to the grand-strategy games of the great powers, and the challenges of managing budgets, equipment, and people as they shift to a new administration.

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Defense One Summit Kickoff Breakfast

Date: Tuesday, November 15, 2016
Venue: Horizon Ballroom at the Ronald Reagan Building (1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20004)
Time: 9:30 – 11:00AM EST

What’s next for Pacific Command? That task falls to Admiral Harry Harris, Commander of U.S. Pacific Command, who studied at Harvard, Georgetown, Oxford and MIT, and whose military experience ranges from combat recon over Afghanistan to hostage rescue ops in Colombia, the air war over Libya, no-fly zones over Iraq, speechwriting for the Joint Chiefs chairman, and commanding troops at Guantanamo. Come hear Admiral Harris, on Tuesday, November 15, at the Ronald Reagan Building (1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20004) Horizon Ballroom.

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Admiral Harry Harris
Commander, U.S. Pacific Command

Featured Speakers

Thomas Cotton
Senator (R-AR)
Eric Fanning
Secretary, U.S. Army
General David Goldfein
Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force
Lisa Monaco
Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism, The White House

Dr. Arati Prabhakar
Director, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
​Michael Lumpkin
Special Envoy and Coordinator of the Global Engagement Center, Department of State
Marcel Lettre
Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence

Additional Speakers

Rear Admiral Brian Brown

Deputy Commander Joint Functional Component Command for Space,.U.S. Strategic Command
Scott Szymanski

Mission Manager for Space, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
Winston Beauchamp

Director, Principal Department of Defense Space Advisor Staff and Deputy Under Secretary (Space)
Tom Pfeifer

Senior Vice President and Lead, Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT), Strategic Innovation Group, Booz Allen Hamilton
Harold “Stormy” Martin

USAF (ret.), Director, National Coordination Office for Space-Based Positioning, Navigation, and Timing
Kevin Coggins

Program Manager, Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT), U.S. Army
Eric Daimler

The Robotics Hub and Founding Board Chair & Current Member, School of Computer Science Alumni Advisory Board, Carnegie Mellon University
Raj Shah

Managing Partner, Defense Innovation Unit Experimental (DIUx)
Lisa Swan

Deputy Director of Mission Support, Joint Improvised-Threat Defeat Agency
Evelyn Farkas

Nonresident Senior Fellow, Future Europe Initiative, Atlantic Council
John Scott

Lead, Defense Department’s Open Technology Development initiative
Chris Rasmussen

Unclassified GEOINT Pathfinder PM and Public Open Source Software Development Lead, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
Aric Toler

Analyst, Bellingcat
Mary Legere

Managing Director, Intelligence Practice, Accenture Federal Services
Mary Miller

Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Research & Engineering, Department of Defense
Sam Gordy

General Manager, IBM Federal
Peter Zwack

Senior Russia-Eurasia Research Fellow, National Defense University
John Sheehy

Vice President of Strategic Services, IOActive
Steve Harris

Senior Vice President, Federal Dell EMC
Ben Fitzgerald

Senior Fellow and Director, Technology and National Security Program, CNAS
Captain Helen Chandler

U.S. Army, Retired
Alan Reyes

Senior Vice President of Operations, Programs and Entertainment, ESO

Moderators

Peter Bergen

National Security Analyst, CNN
Mary Louise Kelly

Writer, Journalist and NPR National Security Correspondent
Kevin Baron

Executive Editor
Defense One
Patrick Tucker

Technology Editor
Defense One
Tim Hartman

CEO, Government Executive Media Group
Ben Watson

News Editor, Defense One
Marcus Weisgerber

Global Business Editor
Defense One
Frank Konkel

Senior Editor, Events and Technology, Nextgov
Gordon Lubold

Pentagon Reporter, Wall Street Journal
Camille Tuutti

Executive Editor, Nextgov
Christopher Mims

Technology Columnist, The Wall Street Journal
Mackenzie Eaglen

Resident Fellow, Marilyn Ware Center for Security Studies, American Enterprise Institute

Agenda

7:15 – 8:20 a.m. Registration, General Breakfast & Networking
8:20 – 8:30 a.m. Opening Remarks

Steve Harris, Senior Vice President, Federal Dell EMC
Kevin Baron, Executive Editor, Defense One

8:30 – 9:00 a.m. The View from Congress

Senator Thomas Cotton (R-AR)

9:00 – 9:30 a.m. Sessions to be Announced
9:30 – 9:40 a.m. A Cognitive Approach to the Third Offset

Sam Gordy,General Manager, IBM Federal
Mackenzie Eaglen (Moderator), Resident Fellow, Marilyn Ware Center for Security Studies, American Enterprise Institute

9:40 – 10:10 a.m. A New U.S. Army

Eric Fanning, Secretary of the Army
Gordon Lubold (Moderator), Pentagon Reporter, Wall Street Journal

10:10 – 10:30 a.m. Networking Break
10:30 – 11:30 a.m. Breakout Sessions
Prospective Space Warfare
Space is not a battlefield yet, but it’s critical importance to security operations is drawing intense focus over how to build, deploy, and protect new satellites, harden cybersecurity, and build a better GPS system to secure the Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) mission.

Editorial Panel:

Rear Admiral Brian Brown, Deputy Commander Joint Functional Component Command for Space,.U.S. Strategic Command
Scott Szymanski, Mission Manager for Space, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
Winston Beauchamp, Director, Principal Department of Defense Space Advisor Staff and Deputy Under Secretary (Space)
Frank Konkel (Moderator), Events and Technology Editor, Government Executive Media Group

Underwriter Session:

Tom Pfeifer, Senior Vice President and Lead, Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT), Strategic Innovation Group, Booz Allen Hamilton
Harold “Stormy” Martin, USAF (ret.), Director, National Coordination Office for Space-Based Positioning, Navigation, and Timing
Kevin Coggins Program Manager, Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT), U.S. Army
Tim Hartman (Moderator), CEO, Government Executive Media Group

Segment Presented by:
Technology Dominance of the Year 2030
The Pentagon’s “offset” strategy promises to keep the U.S. ahead of adversaries by delivering more technology in everything from autonomy to electronic warfare and C4ISR. During this discussion, Defense One and experts will explore the future of defense technologies.

Eric Daimler, The Robotics Hub and Founding Board Chair & Current Member, School of Computer Science Alumni Advisory Board, Carnegie Mellon University
Mary Miller, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Research & Engineering, Department of Defense
Raj Shah Managing Partner, Defense Innovation Unit Experimental (DIUx)
Lisa Swan, Deputy Director of Mission Support, Joint Improvised-Threat Defeat Agency
Patrick Tucker (Moderator), Technology Editor, Defense One

11:15am – 11:30am
CNAS Special Report

Ben Fitzgerald, Senior Fellow and Director, Technology and National Security Program, CNAS
Daniela Fayer (Moderator), Publisher, Defense One

Segment Presented by:
Russia: Militaries, Myths, and Realities Facing the New President
After a campaign season of truths and misinformation, a new American president must assess the reality of Russia’s true threat, and what to do about it.

Evelyn Farkas Nonresident, Senior Fellow, Future Europe Initiative, Atlantic Council
Peter Zwack, Senior Russia-Eurasia Research Fellow, National Defense University
Mary Louise Kelly (Moderator), Writer, Journalist and NPR National Security Correspondent

11:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. Networking Luncheon
12:15 – 1:00 p.m. USO’s 75th Anniversary: The Force Behind the Force

Alan J. Reyes, Senior Vice President of Operations, Programs and Entertainment, USO
Captain Helen Chandler, U.S. Army, Retired

1:00 – 1:30 p.m. Twitter, Terrorism & Social Media

Michael Lumpkin, Special Envoy and Coordinator of the Global Engagement Center, Department of State

1:30 – 2:00 p.m. Intelligence: What the Military Needs in the Age of Terrorism

Marcel Lettre, Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence

2:00 – 2:30 p.m. The Future of Military Science and Technology: An Exchange with the Head of DARPA

Dr. Arati Prabhakar, Director, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
Christopher Mims (Moderator), Technology Columnist, The Wall Street Journal

2:35 – 3:35 p.m. Breakout Sessions
The Future of Open Source Intelligence
Intelligence leaders will discuss the latest advancements in open source intelligence, including crowdsourcing the next terrorist threat — or the one happening before your eyes.

Editorial Panel:

John Scott, Lead, Defense Department’s Open Technology Development initiative
Chris Rasmussen, Unclassified GEOINT Pathfinder PM and Public Open Source Software Development Lead, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
Aric Toler, Analyst, Bellingcat
Patrick Tucker (Moderator), Technology Editor, Defense One

Underwriter Session:

Mary Legere, Managing Director, Intelligence Practice, Accenture Federal Services
Constance Sayers (Moderator), President, Government Executive Media Group

Segment Presented by:
Securing the Internet of Things
On October 21, Internet connectivity in parts of the United States slowed to a crawl as thousands of net-connected, malware infected devices unwittingly staged a massive denial of service attack. By 2020, there will be anywhere from 20 billion to 50 billion internet-connected devices, including about one in five cars, according to industry forecasts. This panel will discuss what can be done to leverage the growing power of the Internet of Things without further spreading vulnerabilities.

John Sheehy, Vice President of Strategic Services, IOActive
Camille Tuutti (Moderator), Executive Editor, Nextgov

ISIS & The Middle East
With ISIS on the run, the future of Iraq, Syria and the entire Middle East remains as murky as ever. This panel of regional experts and officials talks about the challenges to come for the region — and Washington.

Andrew Exum, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Middle East Policy, Department of Defense
Kimberly Kagan, President, Institute for the Study of War
Ben Watson (Moderator), News Editor, Defense One

3:40 – 4:10 p.m. Lessons from Inside the White House’s War on Terrorism

Lisa Monaco, Special Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism, The White House

4:10 – 4:40 p.m. The Chief: The Future of the Air Force

General David Goldfein, Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force

4:40 – 4:45 p.m. Closing Remarks

Kevin Baron, Executive Editor, Defense One

4:45 – 5:45 p.m. Networking Reception

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Marriott Marquis, Washington, DC

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