Fireside Chat with Ms. Michele Flournoy/Symposium Spotlight Session

12/01/21 • 55 min

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Host & Moderator Ken Miller sits with Ms. Michele Flournoy, Co-Founder and Managing Partner of WestExec Advisors, and a Co-Founder, former Chief Executive Officer, and now Chair of the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) at the 58th International Symposium and Annual Convention. In this special segment, Ken focuses on asking Ms. Flournoy the most critical questions on the idea of transformation to sustain military advantage in the future. Ken and Ms. Flournoy start off the conversation on where we are in terms of global security and the current shift to “Great Power Competition,” and why it is an important vision to guide transformation efforts in the DoD today. Ken and Ms. Flournoy explore, transformation across Doctrine, Organization, Training, Materiel, Leadership and Education, Personnel, Facilities and Policy (DOTMLPF-P), the significant role of technology, and the role of Congress in the transformation of “Great Power Competition.”

To learn more about the 58th International Symposium and Annual Convention and today’s topics and to stay updated on EMSO and EW developments, visit our website.

Thank you to our episode sponsor, Samtec.

To learn more about the 58th International Symposium and Annual Convention and today’s topics and to stay updated on EMSO and EW developments, visit our website.

Thank you to our episode sponsor, Samtec.

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To learn more about the 58th International Symposium and Annual Convention and today’s topics and to stay updated on EMSO and EW developments, visit our website.

Thank you to our episode sponsor, Anritsu.