List of Upcoming SMA Speaker Sessions

(Updated 23 June 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 June 24 1100 EDT

• Speaker: Dr. Stephanie Pezard, Dr. Irina A. Chindea, Dr. Naoko Aoki, Yuliya Shokh (RAND)
• Topic: China’s Economic, Scientific, and Information Activities in the Arctic: Benign Activities or Hidden Agenda?
• Speaker Series: INDOPACOM

Wednesday June 25 1400 EDT

• Speaker: Dr. Anna Péczeli (Center for Global Security Research (CGSR) at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory)
• Topic: What Role Should Risk Reduction Play in a Two-Peer Security Environment? | NSI
• Speaker Series: SMA General

Thursday June 26 1000 EDT

• Speaker: Todd Veazie (USN, Ret) and Dr. Nicholas Wright (Intelligent Biology)
• Topic: The Next US Warfighting Advantage: The Mind-Tech Nexus
• Speaker Series: SMA General

Tuesday July 1 1000 EDT

• Speaker: Dr. Duncan Depledge (Longborough University), Dr. Caroline Kennedy (Longborough University), Dr. Gregory Falco (Cornell University)
• Topic: Arctic Strategic Tumult and Technological Resilience
• Speaker Series: EUCOM

Thursday July 10 1200 EDT

• Speaker: Kevin Modlin & Zenel Garcia (Western Kentucky University)
• Topic: AI: An Analyst’s Forecasting Tool
• Speaker Series: SMA General

Tuesday 15 July 1200 EDT

• Speaker: Dr. Mohsen Milani (University of South Florida)
• Topic: Iran’s Rise and Rivalry with the U.S. in the Middle East
• Speaker Series: CENTCOM

Thursday July 24 1200 EDT

• Speaker: Lyle Morris (Asia Society)
• Topic: Ongoing purges within the PLA and implications for PLA morale and readiness
• Speaker Series: INDOPACOM

Tuesday August 5 1200 EDT

• Speaker: Ryan Bauer, Erik E. Mueller, Cortney Weinbaum, Paul Cormarie, Oluwatimilehin Sotubo, Weilong Kong, Auburn Brown, Melissa Shostak, Zara Fatima Abdurahaman (RAND)
• Topic: Russian Mercenary and Paramilitary Groups in Africa
• Speaker Series: AFRICOM