2024 honors dinner
the Honorees
The Presenters
WELCOME
Suzanne Kelly, CEO, The Cipher Brief & Brad Christian, COO, The Cipher Brief
OPENING REMARKS
Dr. Michael Vickers, Cipher Brief Expert and Former Undersecretary of Defense for Intelligence, DOD
Inspiring Innovation Award
William J. Burns, Director, CIA (Accepting Virtually)
INTRODUCTIONS
John Mclaughlin, Former Acting Director, CIA
INTELLIGENCE & DIPLOMACY Award
The Hon. Susan M. Gordon, Partner, Gordon Ventures / Former PDDNI, ODNI
WELCOMING
The Honorable Ellen McCarthy, Former Assistant Secretary of State for Intelligence and Research
INTRODUCTIONS
The Honorable Stephanie O’Sullivan, Former Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence
MESSENGER FOR FREEDOM Award
Amb. Oksana Markarova, Ambassador of Ukraine to the United States
WELCOMING
Paul Kolbe, Former Director, The Intelligence Project at Harvard University’s Belfer Center
INTRODUCTIONS
Glenn Corn, Former Senior CIA Operations Officer
IMPACT THROUGH JOURNALISM Award
Walter Pincus, Senior National Security Correspondent, The Cipher Brief
WELCOMING
Tom Nagorski, Managing Editor, The Cipher Brief
INTRODUCTIONS
George Tenet, Former Director, CIA
IMPACT THROUGH STORYTELLING Award
Howard Gordon, Writer/Producer, "24", "Homeland"
WELCOMING
Will Hurd, Former U.S. Congressman & CIA Officer
INTRODUCTIONS
Gen. Michael Hayden, Former Director, CIA and NSA
THANK YOU AND CLOSE
Suzanne Kelly & Brad Christian