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Future Security Forum 2021

20×20: Redefining National Security for 2040

Monday, September 13th &

Tuesday, September 14th, 2021

New America and Arizona State University are pleased to invite you to the 2021 Future Security Forum, which will be held online September 13-14, 2021. This year’s Forum marks the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. Forum sessions will reflect on the past 20 years of U.S. security policy, and chart the next 20 years of national and international security trends.

The Forum is the premier annual event of New America and Arizona State University’s Future Security project—a research, education, and policy partnership that develops new paradigms for understanding and addressing new and emerging global challenges. Forum sessions will discuss the security situation in Afghanistan, diversity in the security policy community, the future of special operations forces, the global outlook on COVID-19, and more.

Co-sponsors for the 2021 Future Security Forum are Joint Special Operations University and the Strategic Studies Institute of the U.S. Army War College.

Schedule

Schedule subject to change.

Monday, September 13, 2021

Day One

12:30 PM EDT

Welcome Remarks

Anne-Marie Slaughter, DPhil, CEO, New America; former Director of Policy Planning, U.S. Department of State
James O’Brien, Senior Vice President of University Affairs and Chief of Staff to President Michael Crow, Arizona State University

12:45 PM EDT

Redefining National Security Over the Next 20 Years

Heather Hurlburt, Director, New Models of Policy Change, New America
Alexandra Stark, PhD, Senior Researcher, Political Reform Program, New America

1:00 PM EDT

What is the Future of Conflict in Space?

General John W. “Jay” Raymond, Chief of Space Operations, United States Space Force

Moderated by: Peter Warren Singer, PhD, Strategist & Senior Fellow, New America; Professor of Practice, Arizona State University

1:45 PM EDT

What is the Future of Intelligence?

Neil Wiley, Former Principal Executive, Office of the Director of National Intelligence; former Chairman of the National Intelligence Council at ODNI; former Director for Analysis, Defense Intelligence Agency

Professor Sir David Omand, Visiting Professor, King’s College London; Former Director, U.K. Government Communications Headquarters

Genevieve Lester, PhD, De Serio Chair of Strategic Intelligence, U.S. Army War College

Moderated by: Carol V. Evans, PhD, Director, Strategic Studies Institute and the USAWC Press, U.S. Army War College

2:30 PM EDT

Break

2:45 PM EDT

What Should Special Operations Forces Look Like by 2040?

Command Chief Master Sergeant Greg A. Smith, Special Operations Command (SOCOM) Senior Enlisted Leader

LTC Katie B. Crombe, J5 Special Operations Command Central (SOCCENT)

Maj. Akhil R. Iyer, Marine Special Operations Command (MARSOC)
CPT Shaye L. Haver, Aide-de-Camp to the Commander Joint Task Force – National Capital Region & Military District of Washington

Moderated by: Col. (ret) Isaiah (Ike) Wilson III, PhD, President, Joint Special Operations University; Senior Fellow, International Security Program, New America; Professor of Practice, Arizona State University

3:30 PM EDT

Artificial Intelligence: What are the Implications for International Humanitarian Law?

Jonathan Horowitz, Legal Advisor, International Committee of the Red Cross
Candace Rondeaux, Director, Future Frontlines, New America; Professor of Practice, Arizona State University

3:45 PM EDT

Diversity in Security Policymaking: A Progress Report

Ambassador Gina Abercrombie-Winstanley, Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer, U.S. Department of State

Bishop Garrison, Senior Adviser to the Secretary of Defense for Human Capital, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Commander (ret) Theodore Johnson, LPD, 2017 Eric & Wendy Schmidt Fellow, New America; Director, Fellows Program, Brennan Center for Justice; Former Speechwriter to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

Moderated by: Heather Hurlburt, Director, New Models of Policy Change, New America

4:30 PM EDT

UFOs Identified by the U.S. Military: What Do They Mean?

Gideon Lewis-Kraus, 2017 National Fellow, New America; Staff Writer, The New Yorker

4:45 PM EDT

Day 1 Concludes

Tuesday, September 14, 2021

Day Two

12:30 PM EDT

Welcome Remarks

Paul Butler, President and Chief Transformation Officer, New America

Pardis Mahdavi, PhD, Dean of Social Sciences, Arizona State University

12:45 PM EDT

U.S. Leaves Afghanistan: What Next?

Ambassador Roya Rahmani, former Afghan Ambassador to the United States; non-resident Senior Fellow, New America
Fatima Gailani, President, Afghan Red Crescent Society
Col. (ret) Ioannis “Gianni” Koskinas, Senior Fellow, International Security Program, New America
Shamila Chaudhary, Senior South Asia Fellow, International Security Program, New America; Former Director for Pakistan and Afghanistan, U.S. National Security Council

Moderated by: Candace Rondeaux, Director, Future Frontlines, New America; Professor of Practice, Arizona State University

1:45 PM EDT

Break

2:00 PM EDT

The Future of COVID-19

Leana Wen, MD, former Health Commissioner, City of Baltimore ; Medical Analyst, CNN ; Contributing Columnist, Washington Post; author of Lifelines: A Doctor’s Journey in the Fight for Public Health

Moderated by: Emily Schneider, Co-Editor, New America/ASU Coronavirus Daily Brief

2:15 PM EDT

What Does Terrorism Look Like 20 years From Now?

Javed Ali, Associate Professor of Practice, University of Michigan; Non-Resident Fellow, International Security Program, New America; Former Senior Director for Counterterrorism, National Security Council

Rebecca Ulam Weiner, Assistant Commissioner for Intelligence Analysis, NYPD Intelligence Bureau

Moderated by: Karen Greenberg, PhD, Director, Center on National Security, Fordham University School of Law

2:45 PM EDT

What is the Future of Climate Security?

Honorable Sharon Burke, President, Ecospherics; Senior Fellow, International Security Program, New America

3:00 PM EDT

What Should be the Future of U.S. Policy in Latin America?

Moderated by: Isabel Migoya, Stakeholder Manager, U.S.-Mexico Foundation; Future Tense Research Fellow, New America

Jorge Castañeda Gutman, PhD, former Mexican Secretary of Foreign Affairs author of America Through Foreign Eyes; former Bernard Schwartz Fellow, New America

3:20 PM EDT

How Should Congress Shape the Future of National Security?

Moderated by: Ryan Shaw, PhD, Managing Director of Strategic Initiatives and Senior University Advisor, Arizona State University
Senator Mark Kelly, U.S. Senator, Arizona

3:40 PM EDT

DAY 2 CONCLUDES

Speakers

Speakers subject to change.

Ambassador Gina Abercrombie-Winstanley

Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer, U.S. Department of State

Javed Ali

Associate Professor of Practice, University of Michigan; Non-Resident Fellow, International Security Program, New America; Former Senior Director for Counterterrorism, National Security Council

Peter Bergen

Vice President, Global Studies & Fellows, New America;

Professor of Practice, Arizona State University

Honorable

Sharon Burke

President, Ecospherics;

Senior Fellow, International Security Program, New America

Paul E. Butler

President and Chief Transformation Officer, New America

Jorge Castañeda Gutman, PhD

Former Mexican Secretary of Foreign Affairs author of America Through Foreign Eyes; former Bernard Schwartz Fellow, New America

Shamila Chaudhary

Senior South Asia Fellow, International Security Program, New America; Former Director for Pakistan and Afghanistan, U.S. National Security Council

LTC Katie Crombe

J5 Special Operations Command Central (SOCCENT)

Carol V. Evans, PhD

Director, Strategic Studies Institute and the USAWC Press, U.S. Army War College

Fatima Gailani

President, Afghan Red Crescent Society

Bishop Garrison

Senior Adviser to the Secretary of Defense for Human Capital, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Karen Greenberg, PhD

Director, Center on National Security, Fordham University School of Law

Captain Shaye Lynne Haver

Aide-de-Camp to the Commander Joint Task Force – National Capital Region & Military District of Washington

Jonathan Horowitz

Legal Advisor, International Committee of the Red Cross

Heather Hurlburt

Director, New Models of Policy Change, New America

Major Akhil R. Iyer

Marine Special Operations Command (MARSOC)

Commander (ret) Theodore Johnson, DLP

2017 Eric & Wendy Schmidt Fellow, New America; Director, Fellows Program, Brennan Center for Justice; Former Speechwriter to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

Senator

Mark Kelly

U.S. Senator, Arizona

Col. (ret) Ioannis “Gianni” Koskinas

Senior Fellow, International Security Program, New America

Genevieve Lester, PHD

De Serio Chair of Strategic Intelligence, U.S. Army War College

Gideon Lewis-Kraus

2017 National Fellow, New America; Staff Writer, The New Yorker

Pardis Mahdavi, PhD

Dean of Social Sciences, Arizona State University

Isabel Migoya

Stakeholder Manager, U.S.-Mexico Foundation; Future Tense Research Fellow, New America

James O’Brien,

Senior Vice President of University Affairs and Chief of Staff to President Michael
Crow, Arizona State University

Professor Sir David Omand GCB

Visiting Professor, King’s College London; Former Director, U.K. Government Communications Headquarters

AmbASSADOR

Roya RahmanI

Former Afghan Ambassador to the United States; non-resident Senior Fellow, New America

General John W. “Jay” Raymond

Chief of Space Operations, United States Space Force

Candace Rondeaux

Director, Future Frontlines, New America; Professor of Practice, Arizona State University

Daniel Rothenberg, PHD

Co-Director, Center on the Future of War; Professor of Practice, School of Politics and Global Studies,

Arizona State University

Emily Schneider

Co-Editor, New America/ASU Coronavirus Daily Brief

Professor

Ryan Shaw

Managing Director of Strategic Initiatives and Senior University Advisor, Arizona State University

Peter Warren Singer, PHD

Strategist & Senior Fellow, New America; Professor of Practice, Arizona State University

Anne-Marie Slaughter, DPhil

CEO, New America;

former Director of Policy Planning, U.S. Department of State

Command Chief Master Sergeant Greg A. Smith

Special Operations Command (SOCOM) Senior Enlisted Leader

Alexandra Stark, PHD

Senior Researcher, Political Reform Program, New America

Rebecca ULAM Weiner

Assistant Commissioner for Intelligence Analysis, NYPD Intelligence Bureau

Leana Wen, MD

Former Health Commissioner, City of Baltimore; Medical Analyst, CNN ; Contributing Columnist, Washington Post; author of Lifelines: A Doctor’s Journey in the Fight for Public Health

Neil Wiley

Former Principal Executive, Office of the Director of National Intelligence; former Chairman of the National Intelligence Council at ODNI; former Director for Analysis, Defense Intelligence Agency

Col. (ret) Isaiah (Ike) Wilson III, PhD

President, Joint Special Operations University; Senior Fellow, International Security Program, New America; Professor of Practice,

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