List of Upcoming SMA Speaker Sessions

(Updated 1 July 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 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

Thursday September 11 1200 EDT

• Speaker: David Bray (LeadDo Adapt)
• Topic: Active Inference
• Speaker Series: SMA General