Keynote Session Videos
April 23, 2009 – Huntsville, AL
Defense Modernization and Sustainment Challenges—The Next Decade
Layne Merritt, Assistant Program Executive Officer, Aviation for Engineering, U.S. Army
This session includes an army aviation perspective on current defense systems acquisition challenges. The discussion will address the evolving threat and the technology challenges being faced across a number of dimensions such as lethality, survivability, functionality, mobility, safety, and the changing budgetary landscape.
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Huntsville Keynote Session Highlights
June 4, 2009 – Philadelphia, PA
Technology's Role in U.S. National Security in the Coming Decade
Christopher P. Simkins, Former Counterespionage Prosecutor, U.S. Department of Justice
The U.S. national security apparatus—which includes the defense, intelligence, law enforcement, and homeland security communities—will become exponentially more reliant on technology in the coming decade. This technological progress will be driven by U.S. industry (rather than the government itself), and many of these security-based capabilities will have their roots in commercial and entertainment-based applications. Because of this reliance, foreign intelligence collection and corporate espionage efforts will increasingly be directed at industry targets rather than traditional “espionage” targets. In light of this, if the United States is to protect and maintain its security capabilities, both the government and industry will have to adopt new paradigms for assessing vulnerabilities and protecting technology, trade secrets, proprietary information, and fundamental research and development.
Philadelphia Keynote Session Highlights
June 17, 2009 – Arlington, VA
Global Threat Challenges for the Next Decade
Kenneth A. Minihan, Lieutenant General, U.S. Air Force (Retired)
The information age and its associated threats will prove to be complex, dynamic, and challenging. The combination of global trends in critical resources, the emergence of asymmetric state and non-state bad actors in critical areas, and the continued adversarial persistent, pervasive presence across our networks will threaten American strategic interests. This presentation will assess the impact of this complex threat matrix on American national security business interests.
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Arlington Keynote Session Highlights