The Mind-Tech Nexus: Army Futures Command Meeting Tomorrow’s Challenges
Speaker: General James E. Rainey (Army Futures Command) Date: 15 February 2024 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with General James E. Rainey (Army Futures Command) as part of its SMA Mind-Tech Nexus Speaker Series. Five years ago, the Army Futures Command was established with the primary objective of studying and preparing the army for […]
Continue ReadingDegrading Adversaries’ Military Effectiveness: Uses of Generative AI
Panelists: Lt Gen Jack Shanahan (USAF, Ret, Former Director Joint Artificial Intelligence Center), Tim Hwang (Author & Researcher), and Jon Bateman (Carnegie Endowment for International Peace); Moderator: Dr. Nicholas Wright (Georgetown University) Date: 30 November 2023 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Lt Gen Jack Shanahan (USAF, Ret, Former Director Joint Artificial Intelligence […]
Continue ReadingChinese Advances Combining Minds and Technologies for Military Success
Panelists: Dr. Brendan Mulvaney (China Aerospace Studies Institute (CASI)), Joshua Baughman (China Aerospace Studies Institute (CASI)), Dean Cheng (Potomac Institute for Policy Studies; United States Institute of Peace), and David Vernal (Gordian Knot Center for National Security Innovation, Stanford University) Moderator: Dr. Nicholas Wright (Georgetown University) Date: 16 November 2023 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted […]
Continue ReadingSuccess in Your Near Future With Military Human-Machine Teams
Panelists: Professor Mary Cummings (George Mason University), Dr. Matthew Johnson (Florida Institute for Human & Machine Cognition), and Lauren Kahn (Georgetown University) Moderator: Dr. Nicholas Wright (Georgetown University) Date: 31 October 2023 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Professor Mary (Missy) Cummings (George Mason University), Dr. Matthew Johnson (Florida Institute for Human & […]
Continue ReadingList of Upcoming SMA Speaker Sessions
(Updated 20 May 2025) For general speaker series inquiries and information on how to join an event, please contact Mariah Yager (mariah.c.yager.ctr@mail.mil). Tuesday 20 May 1300 ET Tuesday 21 May 1100 ET Tuesday 28 May 1500 ET Thursday July 24 (Time TBD)
Continue ReadingThe Quantified Warrior: Monitoring the Physiology of the Human for War
Speakers: Major General Mick Ryan (Recently Retired Major General, Australian Army; Principal, Mick Ryan Solutions); Dr. William D. Casebeer (Director, Riverside Research); and Dr. David Huberdeau (AI/ML Engineer & Principal Investigator, Riverside Research Institute) Date: 16 February 2023 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a panel with Major General (Ret) Mick Ryan (Mick Ryan Solutions), Dr. William […]
Continue ReadingShort-circuiting the OODA Loop: Brain-machine and Human-machine Interfaces in Defense
Speakers: Lt Gen (Ret) Michael Groen (US Marine Corps, Ret.); Dr. Amy Kruse (Prime Movers Lab); and Dr. Nicholas Wright (Intelligent Biology, University College London, New America, and Georgetown University) Date: 31 January 2023 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a panel discussion with Lt Gen (Ret) Michael Groen, Dr. Amy Kruse (Satori Neuro), and Dr. […]
Continue ReadingRussian Integration of Humans and Technologies for Future War—Strengths and Vulnerabilities
Speakers: Sam Bendett (Center for Naval Analyses); Dr. Rita Konaev (Center for Security and Emerging Technology, Georgetown University); and Dr. Chris Meserole (Brookings Institution) Date: 3 November 2022 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a panel discussion with Mr. Sam Bendett (Center for Naval Analyses), Dr. Rita Konaev (Center for Security and Emerging Technology, Georgetown University), and Dr. Chris […]
Continue ReadingSuccess and the Ethics of Harnessing Minds Plus Technology
Speakers: Sir David Omand (Kings College London; Former Director, GCHQ; First UK Security and Intelligence Coordinator); Dr. Jim Giordano (Georgetown University Medical Center); and Dr. Jonathan Moreno (University of Pennsylvania) Moderator: Wright, N. (Intelligent Biology, Georgetown University Medical Center, University College London, and Center for Strategic and International Studies) Date: 26 October 2022 Speaker Session […]
Continue ReadingNational Will to Fight Amid 2020s/30s Technologies
Speakers: Mike McNerney (Senior Researcher, RAND); Maj Gen (Rtd) Andrew Sharpe (Director, Centre for Historical Analysis and Conflict Research); and Alyssa Demus (Associate International/Defense Researcher, RAND) Date: 13 September 2022 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Mr. Mike McNerney (Senior Researcher, RAND), Maj Gen (Rtd) Andrew Sharpe (Director, Centre for Historical Analysis and Conflict Research [CHACR]), […]
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