News & Insights
Event Recap: September 9, 2024
BENS members David Bonfili, Samuel Cole, and Al Puchala engaged with a group of U.S. Marine Corps officers in New York this week, sharing invaluable perspectives on how to utilize…
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…
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…
Event Recap-July 15, 2024
Dr. Jonathan D. T. Ward, author of China’s Vision of Victory and The Decisive Decade, recently joined BENS Chairman Mark Gerencser for an engaging fireside chat focused on how to revitalize US and allied economic…
Event Recap – July 1, 2024
On June 25th, BENS hosted General Anthony J. Cotton, Commander, U.S. Strategic Command (STRATCOM). General Cotton discussed the monumental task of modernizing the three legs of the U.S. nuclear triad…
Event Recap- June 24, 2024
For the sixth time since 2008, a group of BENS members visited Lockheed Martin Aero in Fort Worth to tour the F-35 production line and receive briefings on the F-35…
Event Recap – June 10, 2024
A BENS delegation visited the U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area this week to gain insights into the operations and capabilities of the USCG. The group embarked on a thrilling ride around the…
Event Recap – June 3, 2024
On Tuesday, May 21, BENS hosted a small discussion with Moroccan officials visiting the United States as part of the State Department’s International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP). Member representative Stephanie Yantajoined with Gen.…
