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PARTNERS:

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RESERVE YOUR TICKETS TODAY

From space to cyber, the currency of power is changing.

 

This October, generals, experts, and foreign leaders will convene

virtually and in-person to address the most critical global security issues of today

and the opportunities of tomorrow.

 

Innovation isn’t optional. It’s imperative.

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FEATURED SPEAKERS
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LIEUTENANT GENERAL CHARLES HOOPER, USA (RET.)

Former Director, Defense Security Cooperation Agency

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ADMIRAL MICHELLE HOWARD, USN (RET.)

Former Vice Chief of Naval Operations, U.S. Navy

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GENERAL LORI J. ROBINSON, USAF (RET.)

Former Commander, United States Northern Command and North American Aerospace Defense Command

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SPONSORS
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Charles P. Reagan
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The Sandra and Arnold Chase Family Foundation, Inc
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Susan and Peter G. Kelly
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Alex and Jane Corl
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UKS
Judge M. Nawaz Wahla
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mccarter & english
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Bill Murdy
Donna Collins
John Schuyler
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2021 ADVISORS

PAUL “BUDDY” BUCHA

Medal of Honor Recipient

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LTGEN, USAF (RET) MICHAEL R. MOELLER

Pratt and Whitney Military Engines

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MG FRANCIS J. EVON, USARNG

Adjutant General, Connecticut National Guard

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MG, USA (RET) MICHAEL JONES

Spectrum Group

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LTCOL, USMC (RET) MATTHEW FEHMEL

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LTCOL, USA (RET) LUKE KNITTIG

Power Africa, USAID

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JILLAIR KUBISH

Colt Manufacturing Company

WILLIAM MURDY

Thayer Leader Development Group at West Point

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ARTHUR HOUSE

Former National Security and Intelligence Officer​

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PETER G. KELLY, ESQ.

Chair, Board of Directors​

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MEGAN C. TORREY

Chief Executive Officer

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Advisor Emeritus

GEN, USA (RET) GEORGE W. CASEY, JR.

36th Chief of Staff of the United States Army

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PARTICIPATING COUNCILS
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ABOUT THE FORUM

The Global Security Forum brings the world's top leadership directly to the citizenry. Generals, experts, policymakers, and foreign leaders convene in Connecticut, a center for national defense, to address the most critical global security issues of today and the opportunities of tomorrow.

 

The Global Security Forum has featured speakers including current Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, General Daniel Hokanson, 29th Chief, National Guard Bureau, General David Petraeus, U.S. Army (Ret.), Ambassador Bonnie Jenkins, nominee, Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security Affairs, Dr. Richard Haass, President, Council on Foreign Relations, and more.

 

Global Security Forum 2021 will be hosted virtually and in-person to address the central theme: Competing for the future. GSF2021 will explore emerging technologies, evolving battlefronts, and shifting global power centers to address why nations must innovate today in order to compete for tomorrow.

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