Conference Agenda
| Day 1 - Tuesday, April 10, 2012 | ||
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| 9:00AM-8:00PM | Check-in Open **Different location than previous years. Location - Letort View Community Center (LVCC) |
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| 6:00PM-9:00PM | Reception - Open to registered conference attendees with a reservation. Location - Letort View Community Center (LVCC) |
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| Day 2 - Wednesday, April 11, 2012 | ||
| 7:00AM-8:30AM | Check-in and Refreshments Location - Bliss Hall Foyer |
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| 8:30AM-10:00AM | Keynote Address - America's Role in a 21st Century World Honorable Richard Armitage Location - Bliss Hall Auditorium |
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| 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 |
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| 12:00PM-1:15PM | Lunch Break Note: Open to registered conference attendees with a reservation Location - Letort View Community Center (LVCC) |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 6:00PM-7:00PM | Cash Bar Opens Location - Letort View Community Center (LVCC) |
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| 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) |
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| Day 3 - Thursday, April 12, 2012 | ||
| 7:00AM-8:30AM | Morning Refreshments and Check-In Open Location - Bliss Hall Foyer |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 12:45PM-1:30PM | Lunch Break Note: Open to registered conference attendees with a reservation Location - Letort View Community Center (LVCC) |
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| 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 |
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| 3:15PM-3:45PM | Concluding Remarks and Way Ahead Location - Bliss Hall Auditorium |
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