List of Upcoming SMA Speaker Sessions

(Updated 19 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?
• 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 panel
• Speaker Series: EUCOM

Thursday July 24 (Time TBD)

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