Transitioning to COVID-19’s Next Phase: National Security Risks and Opportunities Now

Transitioning to COVID-19’s Next Phase: National Security Risks and Opportunities Now

Speaker(s): Wessely, S. (King’s College London; Former President of the Royal College of Psychiatrists); Omand, D. (Former Director, GCHQ; First UK Security and Intelligence Coordinator); Wright, N. (Intelligent Biology, Georgetown University Medical Center,...
Beyond Decoupling: Biological Tech, Innovation, and Global Rivalry

Beyond Decoupling: Biological Tech, Innovation, and Global Rivalry

Speakers: DiEuliis, D. (National Defense University); Giordano, J. (Georgetown University, US Naval War College); Wright, N. (Georgetown University, University College London, and New America) Date: 2 March 2021 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker...
Fresh Options to Reinvigorate Defense Innovation for the World as It Is Now

Fresh Options to Reinvigorate Defense Innovation for the World as It Is Now

Speakers: Brown, M. (Director, Defense Innovation Unit, Former CEO of Symantec Corporation); Hunt, C. (US Army, Retired); Lewis, J. (Senior Vice President and Director, Strategic Technologies Program, CSIS); Mulgan, G. (University College, London, [UCL]; Former Chief...
Harnessing Futures and Foresighting Techniques – Using Methods, Approaches, and Multidisciplinary Teams to Understand the Strategic Implications of COVID

Harnessing Futures and Foresighting Techniques – Using Methods, Approaches, and Multidisciplinary Teams to Understand the Strategic Implications of COVID

Speakers: Braun, R. (Lancaster University, UK); Curry, A. (School of International Futures (SOIF)); Tovey, P. (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra)) Date: 29 September 2020 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a panel discussion as part of its...
Strategy for a Pandemic: The UK, COVID-19, and Resilient Strategy for Future Shocks

Strategy for a Pandemic: The UK, COVID-19, and Resilient Strategy for Future Shocks

Speaker: Freedman, L. (King’s College London) Date: 23 June 2020 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted speaker session presented by Sir Lawrence Freedman (King’s College London) as a part of its SMA UK MoD Speaker Series. Sir Lawrence presented a...