Symposium on National Security Leadership

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Symposium on National Security Leadership

• Are We Prepared for the Complex Challenges of the
  21st Century?

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Five Ws

• Who
• Hosted by GEN (R) Myers, GEN (R) Pace
• Event Chair Dr. Mark Mykityshyn, Chair, USAWC
  Board of Visitors
• Attendance by invitation only
• Key policymakers and leaders
• Leaders of SLC institutions have received
  invitations
• What Inaugural symposium of a planned series
• When Wed., 15 Oct 08, 0730-1400
• Where Ritz-Carlton Hotel, Pentagon City
• Why Expand communications in order to build
  sustainable relationships between various
  stakeholders military, civilian, and the public
  and private sectors.

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Concept

• First of a planned series of symposia
• Engage key national security leaders and
  policymakers
• Discuss and debate the kind of strategic
  leadership needed to succeed in the 21st century
  strategic environment. 
• Facilitated (Peter Schwartz, Doug Randall)
  identification of key characteristics of 21st
  century security environment
• Brainstorming, key strategic leadership skills
  required
• Identify ways to influence strategic leader
  development

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Agenda

• 0730 -0800  Continental Breakfast
• 0800 -1000 Discussion  Identification of
  characteristics that will define and shape
  the 21st Century strategic environment
• Break
• 1015-1200 Discussion  What kind of strategic
  leadership is needed to succeed
  in this environment?
• 1200- 1300 Working Lunch
• 1300-1315 Break
• 1315-1400  Discussion Wrap Up Actionable
  recommendations and 'work plan' moving
  forward
• 1400 Adjourn

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