List of Upcoming SMA Speaker Sessions

(Updated 20 March 2025)

For general speaker series inquiries and information on how to join an event, please contact Mariah Yager (mariah.c.yager.ctr@mail.mil).

Thursday 27 March 2025 1500 ET

• Speaker: Dr. Sam Mullins (Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies (DKI APCSS) in Hawaii)
• Topic: The Use of Non-State Actors as Proxies in Irregular Warfare and Malign State Influence
• Speaker Series: SMA General

Monday 1 April 2025 1000 ET

• Speaker: Zak Kallenborn (CSIS)
• Topic: Globally Critical Infrastructure: The Unique Risks and Challenges
• Speaker Series: SMA General

Monday 8 April 2025 1000 ET

• Speaker: Ambassador Catherine Royale (NATO Brunssum)
• Topic: NATO’s deterrence views and the Assessing Deterrence Project
• Speaker Series: SDF

Tuesday 30 April 1100 ET

• Speaker: Mr. Gerald DiPippo (RAND)
• Topic: Focus on the New Economy, Not the Old: Why China’s Economic Slowdown Understates Gains
• Speaker Series: EUCOM