REAGAN NATIONAL DEFENSE FORUM BUILDING PEACE THROUGH STRENGTH DECEMBER 2 - 3, 2016 “As for the enemies of freedom, those who are potential adversaries, they will be reminded that peace is the highest aspiration of the American people. We will negotiate for it, sacrifice for it; we will not surrender for it, now or ever.” - President Ronald Reagan, Tuesday, January 20, 1981 THE RONALD REAGAN PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY SIMI VALLEY, CALIFORNIA America’s Premier Defense Forum REAGAN NATIONAL DEFENSE FORUM BUILDING PEACE THROUGH STRENGTH The Reagan National Defense Forum (RNDF) brings together leaders and key stakeholders in the defense community - including members of Congress, civilian officials and military leaders from the Defense Department, industry, and administration officials - to address the health of our national defense and stimulate discussions that promote policies to strengthen the U.S. military. In an era of economic uncertainty where the threats to our national security are increasing in number and complexity, RNDF allows senior leaders from the defense community to come together with viewpoints on how best to deal with these challenges. Though President Reagan left office many years ago, the United States military continues to benefit from his commitment and vision for a strong defense. Recognizing that today’s decisions will affect our military capabilities for years to come, RNDF charges leaders from current and past Administrations and Congress to look beyond the immediate issues facing our armed forces and explore how we can build peace through strength for the future. “Bipartisan leadership all meeting under the Reagan-era slogan of ‘Peace Through Strength’” - The Hill REAGAN NATIONAL DEFENSE FORUM Honorary Steering Committee BUILDING PEACE THROUGH STRENGTH Congressman Mac Thornberry The Honorable Howard P. “Buck” McKeon Honorary Chairman The Honorable Sam Nunn The Honorable Robert Gates The Honorable Leon Panetta The Honorable Chuck Hagel Senator Jack Reed The Honorable Duncan L. Hunter The Honorable George Shultz Senator James M. Inhofe Reagan Foundation Trustee The Honorable Ann McLaughlin Korologos The Honorable John Warner Reagan Foundation Trustee The Honorable Pete Wilson Senator John McCain Reagan Foundation Trustee The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation Board of Trustees Mrs. Nancy Reagan Mr. Rick J. Caruso Mr. K. Rupert Murdoch The Honorable Fredrick J. Ryan, Jr. Mr. Michael P. Castine Ms. Peggy Noonan Chairman Mr. Lodwrick Cook The Honorable Theodore B. Olson Mrs. Catherine G. Busch Secretary Mr. Steve Forbes Mr. Gerald L. Parsky The Honorable John F.W. Rogers Mr. Bradford M. Freeman Mr. Jim Pattison Treasurer The Honorable Rudolph W. Giuliani Mr. A. Jerrold Perenchio Mr. Robert M. Higdon, Jr. Mr. T. Boone Pickens The Honorable Jon M. Huntsman, Jr. The Honorable George P. Shultz Mr. Jeffrey R. Immelt Mr. Ben C. Sutton, Jr. Mr. John D. Heubusch Executive Director The Honorable The Honorable Robert H. Tuttle Ann McLaughlin Korologos The Honorable Pete Wilson Mr. Andrew J. Littlefair Defense Leaders - Industry Insiders - National Security Reporters “Great event which is 2016 Agenda going to become the Davos of defense.” The 2016 Reagan National Defense Forum begins with a welcome reception on Friday, December 2nd - Mike Allen, Politico followed by the Saturday, December 3rd breakfast session, simultaneous morning and afternoon panel “From a national security sessions, keynote luncheon, and special closing perspective, it’s set to be remarks from a Department of Defense official. a star-studded affair.” RNDF commences at 8:00 a.m. and will conclude at - Los Angeles Times approximately 5:30 p.m on Saturday, December 3, 2016. Attendees Attendees and speakers from the key communities that shape our national defense, which include Members of Congress, the civilian and military leadership of the Department of Defense, former officials, thought leaders, defense industry representatives, and members of the press. All RNDF sessions from 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. are open to the press. Tickets and Registration Please visit our webpage for current information on tickets and registration. Attendees and speakers are comprised of government, civic, academic, industry and the military/defense communities. A standard registration fee may apply for general members of participating organizations. For more information, please visit www.reaganfoundation.org/defense or contact Shahla Seaborn at [email protected]. Previous RNDF Program Participants and Distinguished Guests *Partial Listing H Mr. Julian Barnes H Admiral Jonathan W. Greenert H The Honorable Leon Panetta The Wall Street Journal Former Chief of Naval Operations, USN Former Secretary of Defense Former Director of the CIA H Congresswoman Marsha Blackburn H Ms. Jennifer Griffin Vice Chairman, Energy & Commerce FOX News H General David Petraeus Committee, Tennessee Former Director, CIA H The Honorable Stephen Hadley Former Commander (ISAF & USFOR-A) H Senator Roy Blunt Former National Security Advisor SASC Member, Missouri H Mr. Mike Petters H The Honorable Chuck Hagel President and CEO, Huntington Ingalls Ind. H Mr. William M. Brown Former U.S. Secretary of Defense Chairman, President and CEO H Major General Arnold Punaro (Ret.) Harris Corporation H General Paul Hester (Ret.) Former Chairman, National Defense Industrial Associate Vice President, GE Aviation Association H Mr. Wes Bush Chairman, President & CEO H Ms. Marillyn A. Hewson H Senator Jack Reed Northrop Grumman Chairman, President and CEO SASC Member, Rhode Island Lockheed Martin Corp. H General Philip M. Breedlove H The Honorable Condoleezza Rice Commander, U.S. European Command H The Honorable Deborah Lee James 66th Secretary of State; Former National Security Secretary, U.S. Air Force Advisor; *Peace Through Strength Award Recipient H Mr. Doug Cameron The Wall Street Journal H The Honorable Jeh Johnson H Admiral John Richardson Secretary, Department of Homeland Security Chief of Naval Operations, USN H The Honorable Eric Cantor Vice Chairman and Managing Director, H General John F. Kelly H Admiral Michael S. Rogers Moelis & Co.; Former House Majority Leader Commander, U.S. Southern Command Director, National Security Agency Chief, United States Marine Corps Central Security Services Commander, H Congressman Joaquin Castro U.S. Cyber Command, USN HASC Member, Texas H The Honorable Frank Kendall Under Secretary of Defense for (AT&L) H The Honorable Frederick J. Ryan, Jr. H The Honorable Ashton B. Carter Former Chief of Staff to President Ronald Reagan; H Dr. Thomas Kennedy Secretary, U.S. Department of Defense Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Ronald Chairman and CEO, Raytheon Company Reagan Presidential Foundation H General Peter W. Chiarelli (Ret.) H Dr. William A. LaPlante USA Former Vice Chief of Staff for the U.S. H Mr. Charlie Savage Assistant Secretary of the Air Force Army; CEO, One Mind for Research The New York Times (Acquisition) H Mr. Craig R. Cooning H Congressman Adam Schiff H The Honorable Carl Levin President, Network and Space Systems House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Former U.S. Senator, Michigan Boeing Defense, Space & Security California H The Honorable William J. Lynn, III H The Honorable J.D. Crouch H Senator Jeff Sessions CEO, DRS Technologies & Finmeccanica NA Former CEO, Qinetiq NA; SASC Member, Alabama Former National Security Advisor H Senator John McCain H Mr. Thom Shanker SASC Chairman, Arizona H Mr. Chris Davenport The New York Times The Washington Post H Congressman Michael McCaul H Ms. Gwynne Shotwell Chairman, House Comm. on Homeland H General Martin E. Dempsey President and COO, SpaceX Former Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff Security, Texas H Mr. Gary Sinise H The Honorable John McHugh H Mr. Jerry DeMuro Gary Sinise Foundation President and CEO, BAE Systems, Inc. Former Secretary of the United States Army H Congressman Adam Smith H Congressman Howard P. “Buck” McKeon H General Joseph Dunford Ranking Member HASC, Washington Former HASC Chairman, California Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff *Peace Through Strength Award Recipient H Admiral William H. McRaven H The Honorable Eric Edelman H Ms. Barbara Starr Former Commander, U.S. Special Former Ambassador to Finland & Turkey, CNN Former Undersecretary of Defense (Policy) Operations Command, USN H Mr. Michael Strianese H General Mark A. Milley H Senator Joni Ernst Chairman, CEO and President, L-3 U.S. Senate, Iowa Chief of Staff for the U.S. Army H Congressman Mac Thornberry H General Robert B. Neller H The Honorable Michele Flournoy HASC Chairman, Texas CEO, CNAS: Former Undersecretary of Commandant of the Marine Corps Defense (Policy) H The Honorable Michael Vickers H Ms. Peggy Noonan Under Secretary of Defense (Intelligence) H The Honorable Robert Gates Columnist, The Wall Street Journal Former Secretary of Defense, Trustee, Reagan Foundation H The Honorable Robert O. Work Former Director of the CIA Former Speechwriter to President Reagan Deputy Secretary of Defense H Staff Sergeant Salvatore Giunta H Ms. Kelly O’Donnell H The Honorable Dov Zakheim Medal of Honor Recipient NBC News Former Under Secretary of Defense (CFO) Previous RNDF Panel Sessions Previous RNDF Discussions and Keynote Guests “A summit [featuring] On the Pentagon much soul-searching H Reforming how the Pentagon does business: What about America’s does it take to roll back the red tape? current role in the H From the Situation Room: A view of defense from the White House. Middle East and beyond among officials H Managing