Member News & Event Recaps
Stories and insights from BENS Members and Staff
Event Recap: August 26, 2024
BENS-Chicago earlier this month was privileged to speak with Vice Admiral Doug Perry, Commander of Joint Force Command Norfolk and the U.S. 2nd Fleet. The discussion centered on rebuilding the…
BENS Member, Jared Isaacman
SpaceX is preparing to launch its next private mission by the end of the month, featuring the first attempt to have the astronauts step out into space. The Polaris Dawn…
BENS Member, Michelle Giuda
The summer of 2024 is making a run for one of the most tumultuous in American political and stock market history. One presidential candidate dramatically stepped down, another barely dodged an assassin’s…
AUKUS Pillar 2 Defense Cooperation: Where are We and What Do We Hope to Achieve?
The AUKUS agreement concluded by Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States will be three years old next month. Its more well-known centerpiece is Pillar 1, creating a decades-long…
BENS Member, Michelle Giuda
On July 22, BENS member Michelle Giuda, CEO of the Krach Institute for Tech Diplomacy at Purdue, appeared on Bloomberg Television regarding tech, chips, the way forward for US-China policy, and how…
BENS Member, Jane Campbell
Jane Campbell, the daughter of BENS member Mike Campbell, has been selected to play soccer for the United States at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. As an alternate, Campbell—who won the 2023…
Event Recap – July 29, 2024
BENS members had a dinner engagement with Sarah Morgenthau, the State Department’s Special Representative for Commercial and Business Affairs. The office is pivotal in advancing trade, commercial, and economic policies to…
A Public-Private Partnership Approach to a Federal Cyber-Insurance Backstop
When Congress ultimately considers the prospect of establishing a federal insurance backstop for catastrophic cyber-attacks, it should create a public-private partnership modeled on the UK’s Pool Re program that relies…
BENS Adds Fresh Expertise and Leadership to its Board
BENS is excited to announce the election of four new members to its Board of Directors: Nick Cortezi, Raanan Horowitz, Jeremy Hitchcock, and Jim Smith. These distinguished leaders bring a…