“The Evolving Anatomy of Conflict in a Dynamically Changing World”
Held jointly with DHS on 21-22 May 2019
The 2019 Conference Proceedings can be downloaded here.
The 2019 Conference Agenda can be downloaded here.
The Biography Booklet of the 2019 panelists can be found here.
(and slides if available)
Day 1: ENDURING AND EMERGING CONFLICTS AND EVALUATING ATTEMPTS TO END THEM
Conference Intro Roundtable: State of the World – Opportunities and Threats on the Horizon [Slides]
Dr. Allison Astorino-Courtois (NSI)
Dr. Spencer Meredith (NDU)
Dr. Barnett Koven (Univ. of MD/START)
Panel 1: Opportunities and Risks of Stabilization
Dr. Gwyneth Sutherlin (NDU) Moderator
Dr. Laura Steckman (MITRE)
Dr. Griffin Thompson (US State Department/Georgetown University)
Dr. Spencer Meredith III (NDU)
Dr. Moritz Schuberth (Mercy Corps)
Panel 2: The Near Fight – USCENTCOM, USAFRICOMM
Ms. Sarah Canna (NSI) Moderator [Canna’s Slides]
Mr. Vern Liebl, USMC CAOCL (Afghanistan) [Liebl’s Slides]
Dr. Sabrina Pagano, NSI (Pathways Model) [Pagano’s Slides]
AMB Erica Barks-Ruggles, NDU (Rwanda)
LTC Mike Maloney USASOC G3 (Syria)
Panel 3: The Nearing Fight – USEUCOM, USINDOPACOM, USSOUTHCOM
Dr. Barnett Koven, Univ. of MD/START (Colombia) Moderator
Dr. David Dorondo, WCU (Europe)
Dr. Fabiana Perera, CHDS (Venezuela)
Mr. Adam Fields, CSO-NEA DOS (Philippines)
Panel 4: Cooperation, Competition, and Armed Conflict: Globally-Integrated Campaigning for Today and Tomorrow
Mr. Scott Kendrick (JS J3)
Mr. Collin Agee (Army GEOINT Office)
Mr. Michael Ceroli (USASOC)
LTC(P) JP Clark (AWC) [Clark’s Slides]
Dr. Melanie Sisson (Stimson Center)
Mr. John Wallace (JS J3)
Panel 5: Pushing Boundaries of the Domain Concept: The Criticality of the Non-Kinetic Toolkit
Lt Gen (Ret) Dr. Bob Elder (GMU)
Mr. Mark Hoffman (LM)
Ms. Regina Joseph (pytho)
Dr. James Giordano (Georgetown U. Med Ctr.)
Dr. Ian McCulloh (Accenture Federal Services)
Day 2: NEXT STEPS IN DYNAMIC CONFLICTS: INTEGRATED OPERATIONS FOR AN “AI” WORLD
Panel 1: Integrated Operations in a Dynamic Environment
COL Paul T. Brooks (Joint Staff/J39) Moderator
Mr. Bob Jones (USSOCOM) [Jones’ Slides]
Lt Col “Sloppy’ Forrest (CHECKMATE)
CAPT Geoffrey Gage (OPNAV N3N5 Strategy Branch)
COL Jeffrey Brewster (USCENTCOM) [Brewster’s slides]
Mr. Tim Curry (USAFRICOM)
LTC(P) George Corbari (USCYBERCOM)
CAPT Dan Stone (NORAD and USNORTHCOM)
Mr. James Krakar (USEUCOM)
COL Gregory Beaudoin (USINDOPACOM)
Panel 2: The UK Assessment of Future Competition: What’s New and What Differs from the US?
Mr. Fergus Anderson (DSTL) Moderator [All UK slides]
Dr. Nick Wright (Intelligent Biology)
Mr. Richard Leigh (DSTL)
Mr. James Maltby (DSTL)
Ms. Malin Severin (DCDC)
Panel 3: Future Global Competition between AI-Shaped Political Systems
Dr. Nick Wright (Intelligent Biology) Moderator
Ms. Elsa Kania (CNAS)
Dr. James Lewis (CSIS)
Dr. Tom Wright (Brookings)
Panel 4: Strategic AI: Predictive Analytics, I&W, Counter AI/ML Alternatives
Dr. Kathleen M. Carley (CMU) Moderator
Dr. Rebecca Goolsby (ONR)
LTC David Beskow (West Point) [Beskow’s Slides]
Panel 5: Human Threats versus Machine Threats in Cyber Security
Dr. Gina Ligon (UNO) Moderator
Dr. Douglas C. Derrick (UNO – The Center for Collaboration Science) [Derrick’s Slides]
Dr. Kathleen M. Carley (CMU) [Carley’s Slides]
Panel 6: Dealing with Surprise in Complex Systems
Ms. Gia Harrigan (DHS) Moderator
Dr. Molly Jahn (Univ. of WI)
Dr. Robert McCreight (GMU) [McCreight’s Slides]
Dr. Kay Mereish (DHS Office of Intelligence and Analysis) [Mereish’s Slides]
Dr. Laura Steckman (MITRE)
Panel 7: Risks and Opportunities Associated with Human Biotech Engagement
Panel 7 Invited Speaker: Mr. Rick Bremseth, CAPT USN SEAL (Ret)
Dr. James Giordano (Georgetown U. Med Ctr.) Moderator
Dr. Diane DiEuliis (NDU)
Dr. Richard McKinley (USAFOR)
Dr. Rachel Wurzman (Case Western Reserve Univ)
Dr. Vincent Clark (Mind Research Network, UNM)
Panel 8: Human/Machine Partnership for Decision Support in the Cognitive Space
Mr. Steve Jameson (BAE) Moderator
LTC (Ret.) Dave Johnson (C4ADS)
Dr. Nathan Schurr (Aptima Corp.)
Dr. Brian Kettler (DARPA)
Dr. Fotis Barlos (DARPA) [Barlos’ Slides]
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