New America and Arizona State University are pleased to invite you to the 2021 Future Security Forum, which will be held online September 13-14, 2021. This year’s Forum marks the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. Forum sessions will reflect on the past 20 years of U.S. security policy, and chart the next 20 years of national and international security trends.
The Forum is the premier annual event of New America and Arizona State University’s Future Security project—a research, education, and policy partnership that develops new paradigms for understanding and addressing new and emerging global challenges. Forum sessions will discuss the security situation in Afghanistan, diversity in the security policy community, the future of special operations forces, the global outlook on COVID-19, and more.
Co-sponsors for the 2021 Future Security Forum are Joint Special Operations University and the Strategic Studies Institute of the U.S. Army War College.
Neil Wiley, Former Principal Executive, Office of the Director of National Intelligence; former Chairman of the National Intelligence Council at ODNI; former Director for Analysis, Defense Intelligence Agency
Professor Sir David Omand, Visiting Professor, King's College London; Former Director, U.K. Government Communications Headquarters
Genevieve Lester, PhD, De Serio Chair of Strategic Intelligence, U.S. Army War College
Moderated by: Carol V. Evans, PhD, Director, Strategic Studies Institute and the USAWC Press, U.S. Army War College
Command Chief Master Sergeant Greg A. Smith, Special Operations Command (SOCOM) Senior Enlisted Leader
LTC Katie B. Crombe, J5 Special Operations Command Central (SOCCENT)
Maj. Akhil R. Iyer, Marine Special Operations Command (MARSOC)
CPT Shaye L. Haver, Aide-de-Camp to the Commander Joint Task Force – National Capital Region & Military District of Washington
Moderated by: Col. (ret) Isaiah (Ike) Wilson III, PhD, President, Joint Special Operations University; Senior Fellow, International Security Program, New America; Professor of Practice, Arizona State University
Ambassador Gina Abercrombie-Winstanley, Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer, U.S. Department of State
Bishop Garrison, Senior Adviser to the Secretary of Defense for Human Capital, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Commander (ret) Theodore Johnson, LPD, 2017 Eric & Wendy Schmidt Fellow, New America; Director, Fellows Program, Brennan Center for Justice; Former Speechwriter to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Moderated by: Heather Hurlburt, Director, New Models of Policy Change, New America
Ambassador Roya Rahmani, former Afghan Ambassador to the United States; non-resident Senior Fellow, New America
Fatima Gailani, President, Afghan Red Crescent Society
Col. (ret) Ioannis “Gianni” Koskinas, Senior Fellow, International Security Program, New America
Shamila Chaudhary, Senior South Asia Fellow, International Security Program, New America; Former Director for Pakistan and Afghanistan, U.S. National Security Council
Moderated by: Candace Rondeaux, Director, Future Frontlines, New America; Professor of Practice, Arizona State University
Javed Ali, Associate Professor of Practice, University of Michigan; Non-Resident Fellow, International Security Program, New America; Former Senior Director for Counterterrorism, National Security Council
Rebecca Ulam Weiner, Assistant Commissioner for Intelligence Analysis, NYPD Intelligence Bureau
Moderated by: Karen Greenberg, PhD, Director, Center on National Security, Fordham University School of Law
I have questions about the Forum. Who should I contact?
You can contact the New America Events team by emailing us at events@newamerica.org.
Can I submit questions in advance to speakers?
Yes! You can submit your questions in this form and we will pass along your question to the moderator.
I'm interested in learning about past Future Security Forums. Where can I find more information?
Links to past Future Security Forums (formerly Future of War Conference) can be found below:
- Future of War Conference 2018
- Future of War Conference 2017