Organized by
The Institute for Foreign Policy Analysis
International Security Studies Program of The Fletcher School, Tufts University
Co-sponsored by
Air Force Chief of Staff's Strategic Studies Group (CSAF SSG)
With the support of
Speakers & Transcripts
Updated May 18, 2010
Following is an alphabetic list of individuals who spoke at the conference, along with links (where available) to the text or PowerPoint slides of their presentation.
General Stéphane Abrial, Supreme Allied Commander Transformation (SAC-T) and former Chief of Staff of the French Air Force || Session 5 transcript ![]()
Michael J. Bayer, Chairman, Defense Business Board, and President & CEO, Dumbarton Strategies
|| Session 4 transcript
|| PowerPoint
2.4MB
The Honorable Mark Begich (D-AK), Member, U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee || Day 2 Luncheon Address ![]()
Dr. Paul Bracken, Professor of Management and Professor of Political Science, Yale University || Session 2 transcript ![]()
Dr. Ashton B. Carter, Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics
|| Afternoon Day 1 transcript ![]()
General Kevin P. Chilton, USAF, Commander, U.S. Strategic Command || Session 2 transcript ![]()
Dr. Werner J. A. Dahm, Chief Scientist of the U.S. Air Force || Session 4 transcript ![]()
Dr. Jacquelyn K. Davis, Executive Vice-President, Institute for Foreign Policy Analysis (Moderator)
||
Session 5 transcript ![]()
Lt. Gen. David Deptula, USAF, Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance || Session 3 transcript
|| PowerPoint
6.7MB
The Honorable Michael B. Donley, Secretary of the Air Force || Dinner & Keynote transcript ![]()
Maj. Gen. David M. Edgington, USAF, Chief of Staff, U.S. Joint Forces Command || Session 6 transcript ![]()
Dr. Thomas P. Ehrhard, Special Assistant to the Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force (Moderator) || Session 3 transcript ![]()
LTG David P. Fridovich, USA, Director, Center for Special Operations. U.S. Special Operations Command
|| Session 6 transcript ![]()
Dr. Camille Grand, Director, Fondation pour la Recherche Stratégique || Session 2 transcript ![]()
Admiral Jonathan W. Greenert, USN, Vice Chief of Naval Operations || Session 6 transcript ![]()
Dr. Robert J. Hermann, Member, Commission to Assess the Threat to the United States from Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP) Attack, and Senior Partner, Global Technology Partners, LLC || Session 1 transcript
|| Adobe_PDF
768KB
Air Vice-Marshal Stephen J. Hillier CBE DFC MA RAF, Air Officer Commanding No 2 Group Royal Air Force, United Kingdom || Session 5 transcript ![]()
General Kenichiro Hokazono, Chief of Staff, Japan Air Self-Defense Force || Session 5 transcript
|| PowerPoint
2.2MB
Dr. Kamal T. Jabbour, Senior Scientist for Information Assurance, Information Directorate, Air Force Research Laboratory || Session 4 transcript ![]()
Jon C. Jones, President, Space and Airborne Systems (SAS), and Vice President, Raytheon Company
|| Session 4 transcript ![]()
Dr. Robert Joseph, Senior Scholar, National Institute for Public Policy, and former U.S. Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security || Session 1 transcript ![]()
General C. Robert "Bob" C. Kehler, USAF, Commander, Air Force Space Command
|| Session 1 transcript
Lt. Gen. Frank G. Klotz, USAF, Commander, Air Force Global Strike Command (Moderator)
|| Session 2 transcript ![]()
The Honorable William J. Lynn III, Deputy Secretary of Defense || Aerospace and 21st Century National Security ![]()
Major General Randy E. Manner, USA, Deputy Director, Defense Threat Reduction Agency (Moderator)
|| Session 4 transcript ![]()
Brigadier Lance Mans, Deputy Director, NATO Special Operations Coordination Centre
|| Session 5 transcript
|| PowerPoint
4.6MB
Major General Darren W. McDew, USAF, Vice Director, Strategic Plans and Policy, J-5, the Joint Staff
|| Session 3 transcript
|| PowerPoint
5.4MB
General Duncan J. McNabb, USAF, Commander, U.S. Transportation Command || Session 6 transcript ![]()
Dr. Clark A. Murdock, Senior Adviser, International Security Program, Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) || Session 2 transcript
The Honorable Michael Nacht, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Global Strategic Affair
||Day 1 luncheon transcript ![]()
David Neyland, Director, Tactical Technology Office, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
|| Session 3 transcript
|| PowerPoint
4.9MB
David A. Ochmanek, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Force Development
|| Session 3 transcript ![]()
Dr. Charles M. Perry, Vice President and Director of Studies, Institute for Foreign Policy Analysis (Moderator) || Session 6 transcript ![]()
Dr. Robert L. Pfaltzgraff, Jr., President, Institute for Foreign Policy Analysis, and Shelby Cullom Davis Professor of International Security Studies, The Fletcher School, Tufts University (Moderator)
|| Conference welcome and introduction
|| Closing remarks ![]()
General Victor E. "Gene" Renuart, Jr., USAF, Commander, NORAD and U.S. Northern Command
|| Session 6 transcript
|| PowerPoint
465KB
General Norton A. Schwartz, USAF, Chief of Staff || Opening Keynote
|| Closing remarks ![]()
Neil Sheehan, author of A Fiery Peace in a Cold War and A Bright Shining Lie, winner of the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize || Session 4 transcript ![]()
Dr. Richard H. Shultz, Jr., Director, International Security Studies Program, The Fletcher School, Tufts University || Session 1 transcript
|| PowerPoint
437KB
Air Commodore David Steele, Air Attaché, Australian Embassy in the United States
|| Session 5 transcript
|| PowerPoint
582KB
Jim Thomas, Vice President for Studies, Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessment (CSBA)
|| Session 3 transcript ![]()
Timothy L. Thomas, Senior Analyst, Foreign Military Studies Office (FMSO), Fort Leavenworth
|| Session 1 transcript
|| PowerPoint
992KB
Lieutenant General George J. Trautman III, USMC, Deputy Commandant for Aviation, Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps || Session 6 transcript
The Honorable Andrew C. Weber, Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Nuclear and Chemical and Biological Defense Programs || Session 2 transcript
|| PowerPoint
644KB