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