Evolving the Future Force is a multi-year project designed to examine how the joint force should adapt to adversary innovations across the spectrum of conflict. State and non-state actors are investing in novel capabilities and concepts of operation that challenge traditional U.S. modes of power projection. U.S. military forces must adapt in order to respond to these challenges. This project explores the necessary attributes and capabilities of a future joint force and how to evolve it in a cost-effective manner. This effort examines opportunities that build on existing programs, capitalizes on emerging technologies, leverages a high-low mix of assets, and experiments with new operational paradigms.
This project will be assisted by a high-level advisory council composed of experts from industry, academia, and former government officials.
AGENDA
- 12:30pm – 1:00pm
Registration - 1:00pm – 1:05pm
Welcome and Introduction
Ambassador Victoria Nuland - 1:05pm – 1:20pm
Shawn Brimley’s Acknowledgement
The Honorable Michèle Flournoy - 1:20pm – 1:35pm
Opening Keynote
The Honorable William J. Lynn III - 1:35pm – 2:20pm
Finding the Target
Moderator: Loren DeJonge Schulman
Panelists: Mackenzie Eaglen, Chris Pehrson, Jim Thomas - 2:20pm – 2:35pm
Break - 2:35pm – 3:20pm
Fixing the Target
Moderator: Susanna Blume
Panelists: The Honorable Christine Fox, VADM Mark Fox, USN (Ret.), Bob Martinage - 3:20pm – 4:05pm
Finish the Target
Moderator: Dr. Jerry Hendrix
Panelists: Dr. Mara Karlin, The Honorable James N. Miller Jr., John Luddy - 4:05pm – 4:25pm
Closing Keynote
Deputy Secretary of Defense Patrick M. Shanahan - 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Cocktail Reception
About the Report
Building the Future Force: Guaranteeing American Leadership in a Contested Environment depicts a future of warfare in which America’s traditional military advantages are tested, and charts a path forward for the future force. This report exemplifies Shawn Brimley’s remarkable contributions to the national defense dialogue – and the next generation of national security professionals – throughout the course of his career.
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Susanna V. Blume
Fellow, Defense Strategies and Assessments, Center for a New American Security
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Loren DeJonge Schulman
Senior Fellow and Deputy Director of Studies, Center for a New American Security
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Mackenzie Eaglen
Resident Fellow, American Enterprise Institute
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Michèle Flournoy
Co-Founder and Managing Director, WestExec Advisors
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Christine Fox
Assistant Director for Policy and Analysis, Johns Hopkins University / Applied Physics Lab
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Mark Fox
Corporate Vice President, Customer Relations, Huntington Ingalls Industries
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Dr. Jerry Hendrix
Senior Fellow and Director, Defense Strategies and Assessments, Center for a New American Security
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Mara Karlin
Associate Professor and Associate Director, Strategic Studies, Johns Hopkins - SAIS
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John Luddy
Vice President, National Security Policy Aerospace Industries Association
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William J. Lynn III
Chief Executive Officer, Leonardo DRS
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Bob Martinage
Principal, Telemus Group
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Jim Miller
President, Adaptive Strategies, LLC and Senior Fellow, Harvard Belfer Center
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Victoria Nuland
Chief Executive Officer, Center for a New American Security
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Christopher Pehrson
Vice President Strategic Development, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems
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Patrick M. Shanahan
Deputy Secretary of Defense, U.S. Department of Defense
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Jim Thomas
Principal, Telemus Group
