Conference Agenda

Day 1 - Tuesday, April 10, 2012
9:00AM-8:00PM   Check-in Open **Different location than previous years.

Location - Letort View Community Center (LVCC)
6:00PM-9:00PM   Reception - Open to registered conference attendees with a reservation.

Location - Letort View Community Center (LVCC)
Day 2 - Wednesday, April 11, 2012
7:00AM-8:30AM   Check-in and Refreshments

Location - Bliss Hall Foyer
8:30AM-10:00AM   Keynote Address - America's Role in a 21st Century World
Honorable Richard Armitage
Location - Bliss Hall Auditorium
10:00AM-10:15AM   Break
10:15AM-11:45PM   Panel I - An Age of Austerity: What Is It and What Does It Mean?
Moderator: Professor Jef Troxell, U.S. Army War College
Panelists: Dr. Lawrence Korb, Senior Fellow, Center for American Progress; Mr. Tom Davis, Vice President for Strategic Planning, General Dynamics; Dr. Thomas McNaugher, Georgetown University

Location - Bliss Hall Auditorium
12:00PM-1:15PM   Lunch Break
Note: Open to registered conference attendees with a reservation

Location - Letort View Community Center (LVCC)
1:15PM-2:45PM   Panel II - U.S. Role in World and Role of Partners: International Perspectives
Moderator: Dr. John Deni, U.S. Army War College
Panelists: LTG (UK, Ret) P.R. Newton, Great Britain, Director, Centre for Strategic Studies, Exeter University; Dr. Albert Palazzo, Directorate of Army Research & Analysis, Australia; Mr. William F. Owen, Editor, Infinity Journal, Israel/Middle East; RADM (Ret) Yang Yi, People's Republic of China

Location - Bliss Hall Auditorium
2:45PM-3:00PM   Break
3:00PM-3:20PM   Featured Speaker
LTG Keith Walker,Deputy Commander TRADOC and Director, Army Capabilities Integration Center

Location - Bliss Hall Auditorium
3:20PM-4:45PM   Panel III - The Role(s) of the Military: Doing What with What?
Moderator: Dr. Conrad Crane, U.S. Army War College
Panelists: Dr. Tom Mahnken, Naval War College/Johns Hopkins University; Honorable Robert Work, Undersecretary of the Navy

Location - Bliss Hall Auditorium
6:00PM-7:00PM   Cash Bar Opens

Location - Letort View Community Center (LVCC)
7:00PM-9:00PM   Banquet and Guest Speaker - 'Big Change' in National Security Strategy — How and Why it Succeeds/Fails
Mr. James Locher
Note: Open to registered conference attendees with a reservation

Location - Letort View Community Center (LVCC)
Day 3 - Thursday, April 12, 2012
7:00AM-8:30AM   Morning Refreshments and Check-In Open

Location - Bliss Hall Foyer
8:30AM-10:00AM   Panel IV - The Role(s) of Civilian Agencies: Doing What with What?
Moderator: Dr. Jeff McCausland, USAWC / SSI
Panelists: Dr. Peter Feaver, Duke University; Mr. James Stephenson, Senior Advisor; Creative Associates and Former USAID Mission Director; Mr. Michael Lekson, USIP

Location - Bliss Hall Auditorium
10:00AM-10:15AM   Break
10:15AM-12:00PM   Panel V - U.S. Grand Strategy Options
Moderator: Mr. Nate Freier, U.S. Army War College
Panelists: Dr. Steven Metz, U.S. Army War College; Dr. Christopher Preble, Vice President for Defense and Foreign Policy Studies, CATO Institute; Dr. Bernard Finel, National War College

Location - Bliss Hall Auditorium
12:45PM-1:30PM   Lunch Break
Note: Open to registered conference attendees with a reservation
Location - Letort View Community Center (LVCC)
1:30PM-3:15PM   Panel VI - Developing Strategic Leaders for an Age of Austerity
Moderator: Dr. Don Snider, U.S. Army War College
Panelists: Professor F. William Smullen, III, Maxwell School, Syracuse University; Mr. William Eggers, Deloitte Research; Dr. Leonard Wong, U.S. Army War College

Location - Bliss Hall Auditorium
3:15PM-3:45PM   Concluding Remarks and Way Ahead

Location - Bliss Hall Auditorium