by Darren | Jan 10, 2025 | Speakers
Dr. Mark T. Esper served as secretary of defense from 2019-2020, and as secretary of the Army from 2017-2019. A distinguished graduate of West Point, he spent twenty-one years in uniform, including a combat tour in the Gulf War. Esper earned a Ph.D. from George...
by Elizabeth Oakes | Jan 10, 2025 | Speakers
Dan R. Brouillette is Co‑Chairman of Torridon Law in Washington, DC, co‑leading the firm alongside former US Attorney General Bill Barr and US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. Formerly President and CEO of the Edison Electric Institute, he represented U.S....
by Karina Martinez | Jan 10, 2025 | Speakers
Former president of the World Bank, US Trade Representative, Deputy & Under Secretary of State, Counselor to the Secretary of the Treasury, & Deputy Chief of Staff at the White House. Author of American in the World: A History of U.S. Diplomacy & Foreign...
by Elizabeth Oakes | Jan 10, 2025 | Speakers
Maj. Gen. (ret.) Amos Yadlin is the President & Founder of MIND Israel, an action-oriented nonprofit consulting group advising the Israeli establishment on national security issues. He served as the Head of Israel’s Military Intelligence, former Deputy Commander...
by Elizabeth Oakes | Jan 10, 2025 | Speakers
Wolfgang Schmidt is a former German Federal Minister and Head of the Federal Chancellery under Chancellor Olaf Scholz (2021–2025), where he also coordinated Germany’s intelligence services. He previously served as State Secretary at the Ministry of Finance and held...
by Elizabeth Oakes | Jan 10, 2025 | Speakers
Dr. Robert M. Gates served as the nation’s 22nd Secretary of Defense (2006-2011). Dr. Gates served eight U.S. presidents across both parties. Prior to becoming Secretary of Defense in 2006, Gates served as president of Texas A&M University.Gates served in the CIA...
