Strategic Deterrent Coalition

2026 SDC Symposium Agenda

May 4-5, 2026
The Westin Alexandria
400 Courthouse Square
Alexandria, VA 22314
For questions, contact:
symposium@sdc-usa.org
Dress Code:
Reception: Business Casual
Symposium: Business Suit or Uniform of the Day
(Agenda Subject To Change)

Monday, May 4, 2026

12:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Registration Open
Pre-Function Foyer
Sponsored by General Dynamics Mission Systems
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
SDC Board Meeting
Wright
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Young Professional Group Session
Edison ABC
Moderator(s): NSRI
Sponsored by Raytheon, An RTX Company
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Board of Regents Update and Meeting
Wright
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Welcome Reception
Pre-Function Foyer
Sponsored by Lockheed Martin
Opening Remarks: Scott Landguth, President, Strategic Deterrent Coalition (SDC)

Tuesday, May 5, 2026

7:00 AM - 8:30 AM
Registration
Pre-Function Foyers
Sponsored by General Dynamics Mission Systems
7:00 AM - 8:30 AM
Boeing Continental Breakfast
Pre-Function Foyer
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
Welcome / Opening Remarks
Edison ABCD
Scott Landguth, SDC President, Ellsworth Development Authority
Morning Keynote Speaker
Bomber / ICBM / Columbia Transitions
Lt. General Jason Armagost, Deputy Commander, Air Force Global Strike Command
Vice Admiral Johnny Wolfe, Director Strategic Systems Programs
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Amentum Networking Break
Pre-Function Foyer
10:00 AM - 10:45 AM
Securing the Pacific: Readiness, Posture, and Strategic Deterrence
Lt. Gen. Laura L. Lenderman, Deputy Commander, Pacific Air Forces, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, and the Deputy Theater Air Component Commander to the Commander, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command
10:45 AM - 11:00 AM
Amentum Networking Break
Pre-Function Foyer
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
Senior Leadership Panel: Lessons Learned - Real World Experience
Moderator: Joe Scallorns, President Emeritus, SDC
Lt. General Andrew Busch (Ret.), Director of Defense Logistics Agency
Lt. General Tim Fay (Ret.), Director of Staff, Headquarters Air Force
Andrew Walter, Acting Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of War for Nuclear Deterrence, Chemical, and Biological Defense Policy and Programs
11:45 AM - 12:00 PM
SDC Lunch
Pre-Function Foyer
Sponsored by BAE
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM
Smolen Scholarship Award Recipient
Sponsored by RTX Company, Amentum, Textron, General Dynamics Mission Systems
Nuclear Enterprise Research Center, Air Force Academy
Presented by Major General Garrett Harencak
12:45 PM - 1:00 PM
SPA Networking Break
Pre-Function Foyer
1:00 PM - 1:45 PM
Nuclear Enterprise Young Professionals Presentation
Sponsored by RTX Company
Moderators: National Strategic Research Institute
Grace Farson, Research Specialist
Patrick Rhoads, Strategic Deterrence & Nuclear Programs
Drew Preseton, Policy Practitioner
1:45 PM - 2:00 PM
SPA Networking Break
Pre-Function Foyer
2:00 PM - 2:45 PM
International Panel: Regional Challenges with Global Consequences
Dr. Toshi Yoshihara, Senior Fellow; Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments
Brian Katulis, Senior Fellow; Middle East Institute, Specializing in US Foreign Policy and National Security
2:45 PM - 3:00 PM
SPA Networking Break
Pre-Function Foyer
3:00 PM - 3:45 PM
Closing Keynote Speaker
Introduced by Northrop Grumman
Brig. Gen. Nick Hague, Assistant Deputy Chief of Space Operations for Operations, Headquarters United States Space Force
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Closing Reception
Pre-Function Foyer
Sponsored by Northrop Grumman
Closing Remarks: Scott Landguth, President, Strategic Deterrent Coalition
* Agenda subject to change.

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