May 6-7, 2025
Hyatt Regency Crystal City
2799 Richmond Hwy
Arlington, Virginia, 22202
(Agenda Subject To Change)
For questions, contact:
symposium@sdc-usa.org
Dress Code:
Reception: Business Casual
Symposium: Business Suit or Uniform of the Day
TUESDAY, MAY 6th
| 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM |
Registration Open - Independence Foyer
Sponsored by General Dynamics Mission Systems & General Dynamics Electric Boat |
| 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM |
SDC Board Meeting - Tidewater II, 2nd Floor |
| 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM |
Young Professional Group War Games Session - Potomac I & II
Moderator(s): Dr. Chris Yeaw, Associate Executive Director for Strategic Deterrence and Nuclear Programs, National Strategic Research Institute
Dr. John Swegle, Consultant to the National Strategic Research Institute at the University of Nebraska
Drew Peterson, Policy Practitioner
Sponsored by Raytheon, An RTX Company |
| 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM |
Board of Regents Update and Meeting - Tidewater II, 2 nd Floor |
| 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM |
Opening Reception - Chesapeake View, Rooftop
Sponsored by Lockheed Martin
Opening Remarks: Scott Landguth, President, Strategic Deterrent Coalition (SDC) |
WEDNESDAY, MAY 7th
| 7:00 AM – 8:30 AM |
Registration - Independence Foyer
Sponsored by General Dynamic Mission Systems & General Dynamics Electric Boat |
| 7:00 AM – 8:30 AM |
Continental Breakfast - Potomac I & II
Sponsored by Boeing |
| 8:30 AM – 9:00 AM |
Welcome/ Opening Remarks - Independence A/B
Scott Landguth, SDC President, (Ellsworth Development Authority)
National Anthem - Maureen Elais, National Veterans Advocate
US Army Continental Color Guard of the 3rd Infantry Regiment
Opening Remarks: United States Senator Deb Fischer, Nebraska
|
| 9:00 AM – 9:45 AM |
Bomber/ICBM Transition- Independence A/B
Introduction by SDC Board of Director: Greg Frencken, Vice President
General Thomas Bussiere, Commander, Air Force Global Strike Command and Commander, Air Forces Strategic – Air, U.S. Strategic Command |
| 9:45 AM – 10:00 AM |
Networking Break - Independence Foyer
Sponsored by Amentum |
| 10:00 AM – 10:45 AM |
Alliances and Deterrence: Conditions for Success - Independence A/B
Major General C. Donald Alston (USAF Ret), Executive Director SDC Board of Regents
Markus Garlauskus, the Atlantic Council
Anna Dowd, RAND
|
| 11:00 AM – 11:45 AM |
Senior Leadership Panel: Lessons Learned – Real World Experience - Independence A/B
Moderator: Joe Scallorns, President Emeritus, SDC
Lt. General (Ret) Steven Basham
VADM Terry Benedict (Ret.), President, Systems Planning and Analysis (SPA)
|
| 11:45 AM – 12:00 PM |
Networking Break - Independence Foyer
Sponsored by Amentum |
| 12:00 PM – 12:45 PM |
SDC Lunch - Regency A/B
Sponsored by BAE
Special Guest speaker from Space Force
Introduction by SDC Board of Director, Mark Jantzer
Smolen Scholarship Award Recipient, Red Tail Academy
Colonel (ret) Samuel G. White III
Sponsored by Collins, Amentum, Textron, General Dynamics Mission Systems |
| 1:00 PM – 1:45 PM |
Nuclear Enterprise Young Professionals Presentation - Independence A/B
Sponsored by Raytheon, An RTX Company
Introduction by SDC Board of Director President, Scott Landguth
Moderators: Dr. Chris Yeaw, Associate Executive Director for Strategic Deterrence
Dr. John Swegle, Consultant to the National Strategic Research Institute at the University of Nebraska
Drew Peterson, Policy Practitioner
|
| 1:45 PM – 2:00 PM |
Networking Break - Independence Foyer
Sponsored by Systems Planning and Analysis (SPA)
|
| 2:00 PM – 2:45 PM |
Defense Industrial Base - Independence A/B
Introduction by SDC Board of Director: Greg Blair
Moderator: Maj Gen. Mark Pye
Eric Wollerman, President, Contractor for the Department of Energy’s Kansas City National Security Campus
Matt Burno, Strategy Director, General Dynamics Mission Systems |
| 2:45 PM – 3:00 PM |
Networking Break - Independence Foyer
Sponsored by Systems Planning and Analysis (SPA) |
| 3:00 PM – 3:45 PM |
Nuclear Modernization - Independence A/B
Introduction by SDC Board of Director, Eric Barkley
Moderator: Col Tim Griffith, Deputy Commander, 509th Bomb Wing, Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri
Dr. Steven Van Dyk, Strategic Systems Programs
Mr. Michael Shoults, USAF A/10 |
| 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM |
Closing Reception - Chesapeake View, Rooftop
Sponsored by Northrop Grumman
Closing remarks: Scott Landguth, President, Strategic Deterrent Coalition |
*Please note that the schedule is subject to change.