Workshop 1: Launch

Workshop 1: Launch!

Date, Time, & Place

Friday, March 7, 2025

11:00-14:00 Eastern Time

 If you would like to attend the Workshop, please: RSVP

Place

Indiana University's Washington D.C. Advancement Center

1455 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington D.C.
(11th floor of the Willard Office Building)

Parking

The Willard InterContinental offers valet parking  located on the Pennsylvania Ave. NW entrance.

Dress: 

Uniform of the Day (or civvies if authorized) for military. Business Professional for civilians.


 

Program

11:00–11:10


Looking Back and Ahead at Great Power Projection in Space

Gen. Victor Renuart Jr. is a retired four-star general and former Commander of North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) and U.S. Northern Command. Throughout his military career, he held leadership positions focused on defense strategy, security operations, and aerospace defense

11:10–11:15


U.S. Innovation in Space & Cyber Technology 

Senator Todd Young, United States Senator from Indiana, Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Member of the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence 

11:15–11:25


Reflections on Civilian Oversight of Space and Cybersecurity

Dr. Michael Sulmeyer, Former Assistant Secretary of Defense for Cyber Policy and the Principal Cyber Advisor to the Secretary of Defense 

11:25–11:35


Industry's Role in Cyber-Space


Fireside chat with Chris Cleary, Vice President of Global Cyber Practice at ManTech International, Former Department of the Navy Principal Cyber Advisor (PCA) interview by Robert E. Templeman
 

11:35–11:45


Introducing the Project
Eytan Tepper 

11:45–12:30


Panel: Space Grand Strategy and Space-Cyber of Power


Moderators:  Scott J. Shackelford, Eytan Tepper, Rob Templeman  

Panelists:
  • Chris Cleary, Vice President of Global Cyber Practice at ManTech International, Former Department of the Navy Principal Cyber Advisor (PCA)
  • Herb Lin, Senior Research Scholar, CISAC and Hank J. Holland Fellow, Hoover Institution at Stanford University
  • Jaclyn A. Kerr, Senior Fellow, Center for Strategic Research, National Defense University 
  • John J. Klein, Adjunct Professor at George Washington University, Senior Fellow and Space Strategist/Vice President, Falcon Research, Inc.

12:30–13:00 

 
Lunch & Networking 

13:00–13:10


Long-term Space Security Challenges and Opportunities 

Scott Pace, Former Executive Secretary, National Space Council; Director, Space Policy Institute, The George Washington University 

13:10–13:45


Small Group Brainstorming
Participants will join one of three groups; each group will be presented with a challenge it will address in an open discussion under the Chatham House rule. 

13:55–14:00 


Debrief & Next Steps
Scott J. Shackelford