APRIL 18, 2024 | WASHINGTON, D.C.
WELCOME COMMENTS
Ash Thankey, Managing Director and General Manager,
National Security Team, AWS
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Vinny Troia, Founder, ShadowNexus
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OPENING REMARKS
Dr. Michael Vickers, Cipher Brief Expert and Former Undersecretary of Defense for Intelligence, DOD
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INTRODUCTIONS
Doug Lute, Former United States Ambassador to NATO
Impact Through Journalism Award
Martha Raddatz
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INTRODUCTIONS
The Hon. Michèle Flournoy, Former Under Secretary of Defense for Policy,
Co-Founder and Managing Partner of WestExec Advisors
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IMPACT THROUGH STORYTELLING Award
Walter Parkes​​
INTRODUCTIONS
Gen. Paul nakasone (ret.),
Former Commander, U.S. Cyber Command, and Former Director, National Security Agency
impact through cyber Award
Rob Joyce​​
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INTRODUCTIONS
Dr. Michael Vickers, Cipher Brief Expert and Former Undersecretary of Defense for Intelligence, DOD
IMPACT THROUGH security in investment Award
Christopher Darby
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INTRODUCTIONS
Gen. Tony Thomas (Ret.), Former Commander of U.S. Special Operations Command
IMPACT THROUGH government innovation Award
VADM Frank "Trey" Whitworth
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INTRODUCTIONS
Alison Spann, Journalist, The Cipher Brief
Director of Beneficiary Programs, Spookstock
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PRESENTER
Gen. David Petraeus (Ret.), Partner, KKR and Chairman of both the KKR Global Institute and
KKR Mideast
Former Director, CIA
Commanded the Surge in Iraq, US Central Command,
and All Forces in Afghanistan
IMPACT in the battlespace Award
Gen. Bryan P. Fenton
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THANK YOU AND CLOSE
Suzanne Kelly & Brad Christian