SENIOR CONFERENCE 50
THE ARMY WE NEED:
THE ROLE OF LANDPOWER IN AN UNCERTAIN STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENT
1 -3 JUNE 2014
CONFERENCE AGENDA
SUNDAY, 1 JUNE 2014
Civilian Business Attire
12:00-5:00 p.m.
ARRIVAL
Thayer Hotel Lobby
5:00-6:00 p.m.
RECEPTION
Optional Event Made Possible by the West Point Association of Graduates
Grant Ballroom, Thayer Hotel
6:00-7:00 p.m.
DINNER
Bradley Room, Thayer Hotel
7:00-7:15 p.m.
WELCOMING REMARKS AND INTRODUCTION
Bradley Room, Thayer Hotel
COL Cindy Jebb, Professor and Head, Department of Social Sciences,
USMA
LTG Robert L. Caslen, Superintendent, USMA
7:15-8:15p.m.
OPENING KEYNOTE: Senator Jack Reed, Senior Senator from Rhode
Island
“LANDPOWER IN TIMES OF COMPLEXITY, UNCERTAINTY, AND
AUSTERITY”
8:15-8:30 p.m.
8:30 p.m.
CONFERENCE OVERVIEW
COL Jeffrey Peterson, Academy Professor and Director of Economics,
Department of Social Sciences, USMA
AFTER DINNER MIXER
General Patton’s Tavern, Thayer Hotel
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SENIOR CONFERENCE 50
THE ARMY WE NEED:
THE ROLE OF LANDPOWER IN AN UNCERTAIN STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENT
1 -3 JUNE 2014
MONDAY, 2 JUNE 2014
Civilian Casual Attire for Sessions; Civilian Business Attire for Dinner
7:00-7:30 a.m.
MOVEMENT TO JEFFERSON HALL (LIBRARY)
Lobby, Thayer Hotel (Transportation Provided)
7:15-8:00 a.m.
BREAKFAST
Class of 1981 Foyer, Jefferson Hall
8:00-9:45 a.m.
SESSION 1: PRESERVING US INFLUENCE IN AN
UNCERTAIN, COMPLEX, GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT
Haig Room, Jefferson Hall
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What are the most significant threats to US national security?
How does landpower address these significant threats?
What lessons can the nation learn from historical responses to
unforeseen threats?
Moderator: Dr. Scott Silverstone, Professor of International
Relations, Department of Social Sciences, USMA
Panelists:
1. Dr. Nora Bensahel, Senior Fellow and Co-Director of the
Responsible Defense Program at the Center for a New American
Security
2. Dr. Andrew Krepinevich, President of the Center for Strategic
and Budgetary Assessments
3. Dr. Terrence Kelly, Director of Strategy & Resources at the Rand
Arroyo Center
4. Dr. Conrad Crane, Chief of Historical Services for the US Army
Heritage and Education Center
9:45-10:00 a.m.
BREAK
10:00-11:30 a.m.
SESSION 2: UNDERSTANDING THE CONTEXT OF THE
UPCOMING ARMY TRANSITION
Haig Room, Jefferson Hall
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What is the historic pattern of Army transition periods?
How has the Army dealt with reduced budgets in the past?
What is the current state of Department of Defense and Army
budgets?
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THE ROLE OF LANDPOWER IN AN UNCERTAIN STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENT
1 -3 JUNE 2014
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What is the congressional approach to funding the Department of
Defense?
Moderator: Dr. Steven Bloom, Assistant Professor of Economics,
Department of Social Sciences, USMA
Panelists:
1. BG (ret) Mike Meese, Chief Operating Officer at The Army and
Air Force Mutual Aid Association (AAFMAA)
2. Mr. Todd Harrison, Senior Fellow, Center for Strategic and
Budgetary Assessments
3. Ms. Mackenzie Eaglen, Resident Fellow at the Marilyn Ware
Center for Security Studies
4. Mr. Jeff Bialos, Executive Director of the Program on
Transatlantic Security and Industry at the Center for Transatlantic
Relations at Johns Hopkins University’s School of Advanced
International Studies
11:30 a.m.-1:15 p.m. LUNCH & KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Hudson Dining Room, West Point Club
Introduction by: BG Timothy Trainor, Dean of the Academic Board,
USMA
KEYNOTE SPEAKER: BG (ret) Huba Wass de Czege
“THE ROLE OF LANDPOWER: DETER, DEFEND, ENFORCE, PACIFY”
1:15-1:30 p.m.
BREAK
1:30-3:00 p.m.
SESSION 3: THE ARMY AS PART OF THE JOINT, INTERAGENCY,
AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL TEAM
Haig Room, Jefferson Hall
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What do transnational national security challenges, such as terrorism or
conflict in cyberspace, imply about the Army’s needed capabilities?
What are the strategic capabilities and joint force enablers provided by
the Army?
How can the Army improve its integration with other instruments of
national power, as well as other military services, host nations, allies, and
international organizations?
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THE ARMY WE NEED:
THE ROLE OF LANDPOWER IN AN UNCERTAIN STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENT
1 -3 JUNE 2014
Moderator: COL Jonalan Brickey, Research Fellow at the
Combating Terrorism Center, USMA
Panelists:
1. LTG Edward C. Cardon, Commander, U.S. Army Cyber Command
2. Dr. Kori Schake, Research Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford
University
3. BG Guy Cosentino, 28th Commandant of The National War College
4. LTG Charles Cleveland, Commander United States Army Special
Operations Command
3:00-3:15 p.m.
BREAK
3:15-4:45 p.m.
SESSION 4: TOWARDS THE ARMY OF THE FUTURE: PREVENT,
SHAPE, AND WIN
Haig Room, Jefferson Hall
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What capabilities does the Army need to prevent and shape?
How should the Army balance investments amongst personnel,
operational readiness, force modernization, and research?
How should the Army approach innovation and adaptation to better meet
the demands of preventing and shaping?
Moderator:
LTC (P) Tania Chacho, Academy Professor and Director
of Comparative Politics, Department of Social Sciences,
USMA
Panelists:
1. Dr. Alison Kaufman, Senior Research Scientist, China Strategic
Issues Group at Center for Naval Analysis
2. Dr. Barry Posen, Ford International Professor of Political Science at
the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
3. Dr. Mike O’Hanlon, Senior Fellow with the Center for 21st Century
Security and Intelligence and director of research for the Foreign
Policy program at the Brookings Institution
4. LTC Chris Danbeck, Commander’s Initiatives Group, 1st Infantry
Division
5. Mr. Jim Hake, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Spirit of
America
5:00-5:30 p.m.
MOVEMENT TO THAYER HOTEL
Jefferson Hall Lobby (Buses Provided)
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SENIOR CONFERENCE 50
THE ARMY WE NEED:
THE ROLE OF LANDPOWER IN AN UNCERTAIN STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENT
1 -3 JUNE 2014
5:00-6:00 p.m.
GUIDED TOUR OF UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY AT
WEST POINT (Optional Event; ends at Thayer Hotel)
Jefferson Hall Lobby (Buses Provided)
6:45-7:30 p.m.
RECEPTION
Optional Event Made Possible by the West Point Association of Graduates
Pershing Patio, Thayer Hotel
7:30-8:15 p.m.
DINNER
Washington Dining Room, Thayer Hotel
8:15 – 8:30 p.m.
WELCOMING REMARKS AND INTRODUCTION
Washington Dining Room, Thayer Hotel
COL Cindy Jebb, Professor and Head, Department of Social Sciences,
USMA
LTG Robert L. Caslen, Superintendent, USMA
8:30-9:30 p.m.
DINNER KEYNOTE ADDRESS: Dr. Ashton B. Carter, Former
Deputy Secretary of Defense
“MANAGING INTERNATIONAL RISK”
9:30 p.m.
AFTER DINNER MIXER
General Patton’s Tavern, Thayer Hotel
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SENIOR CONFERENCE 50
THE ARMY WE NEED:
THE ROLE OF LANDPOWER IN AN UNCERTAIN STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENT
1 -3 JUNE 2014
TUESDAY, 3 JUNE 2014
Civilian Casual Attire
7:00-7:30 a.m.
MOVEMENT TO JEFFERSON HALL (LIBRARY)
Lobby, Thayer Hotel (Transportation Provided)
7:15-8:00 a.m.
BREAKFAST
Class of 1981 Foyer, Jefferson Hall
8:00 – 8:15 a.m.
WELCOMING REMARKS AND INTRODUCTION
Haig Room, Jefferson Hall
COL Cindy Jebb, Professor and Head, Department of Social Sciences,
USMA
8:00 – 9:30 a.m.
BREAKFAST KEYNOTE ADRESS: MG (P) H.R. McMaster,
Commanding General, U.S. Army Maneuver Center of Excellence
“AFFIRMING A WAY FORWARD”
9:30 – 9:45 a.m.
Break
9:45-11:45 a.m.
SESSION 5: PARADIGM SHIFT: HOW MUST THE ARMY CHANGE
FOR THE FUTURE?
Haig Room, Jefferson Hall
How do we rethink and redesign our approaches to US Army material and
human capital development in light of current and future strategic
imperatives?
How should the Army provide incentives for innovation and creative
thinking that lead to agile and adaptive organizations?
What cultural norms and world views, if any, are hindering change and
increased productivity?
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Moderator: COL Jeffrey Peterson, Academy Professor and
Director of Economics, Department of Social Sciences
Panelists:
1. Dr. Lenny Wong, Research Professor of Military Strategy- Strategic Studies
Institute
2. BG John Ferrari, Military Deputy, Program Analysis and Evaluation
3. LTC David Lyle, Director of The Office of Economic & Manpower
Analysis
4. COL (ret) Jack Jacobs, Robert F. McDermott Chair in Humanities & Public
Affairs, United States Department of Social Sciences
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SENIOR CONFERENCE 50
THE ARMY WE NEED:
THE ROLE OF LANDPOWER IN AN UNCERTAIN STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENT
1 -3 JUNE 2014
11:45 – 12:00 p.m.
Break
12:00-1:00 p.m.
LUNCH & CLOSING KEYNOTE DISCUSSION:
“A CONVERSATION: LESSONS FROM END USERS OF ARMY
CAPABILITIES”
Moderator: COL Suzanne Nielsen, Deputy Head, Department of Social
Sciences, USMA
GEN Charles H. Jacoby, Jr., Commander United States Northern
Command
GEN Vincent K. Brooks, Commanding General U.S. Army Pacific
1:00 – 1:15 p.m.
CONFERENCE WRAP UP
Class of ’81 Foyer & Haig Room, Jefferson Hall
1:15 p.m.
MOVEMENT TO THAYER HOTEL
Jefferson Hall Lobby (Transportation Provided)
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