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Building the Base Episode 24: Raanan Horowitz
In this week’s episode of Building the Base, Hondo and Lauren join Raanan Horowitz, Chief Executive Officer of Elbit Systems of America, to discuss the future of the defense industrial…

Building the Base Episode 23: Brian Schimpf
In this week’s episode of Building the Base, Hondo and Lauren join Brian Schimpf, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Anduril Industries, to discuss the future of the defense industrial…

Building the Base Episode 22: Joe Courtney
Don’t miss this week’s episode of Building the Base, we’re hosting Congressman Joe Courtney, representing Connecticut’s 2nd Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives to discuss topics around the…

Building the Base Episode 21: Frank Finelli
In this week’s episode of Building the Base, Hondo and Lauren join Frank Finelli to discuss the future of the defense industrial network. Frank’s varied experiences in the military, on…

Building the Base Episode 20: Elissa Slotkin, Representative Michigan’s 7th Congressional District
In this week’s episode of Building the Base, Hondo and Lauren join Representative Elissa Slotkin of Michigan’s 7th District to discuss the future of the defense industrial network. Elissa’s experience…

Building the Base Episode 19: Shyam Sankar COO, Palantir Technologies, Inc.
In this week’s episode of Building the Base, Hondo and Lauren join Shyam Shankar, Chief Operating Officer of Palantir, to discuss the future of the defense industrial network. Shyam’s experience…

Building the Base Episode 18: Senior Vice President and Chief Sustainability Officer, Cobham Advanced Electronic Solution
In this week’s episode of Building the Base, Hondo and Lauren join Steffanie Easter, Senior Vice President and Chief Sustainability Officer at Cobham Advanced Electronic Solutions, to discuss the future…

Building the Base Episode 17: Lieutenant General Michael Groen, former Commander of the DoD Joint Artificial Intelligence Center
In this week’s episode of Building the Base, BENS hosts Hondo Geurts and Lauren Bedula interview Lieutenant General Michael Groen, USMC (Ret.) to discuss the future of the defense industrial…

Building the Base Episode 16: The Honorable Ellen M. Lord, former Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment
In this week’s episode of Building the Base, Hondo and Lauren join The Honorable Ellen M. Lord, former Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, to discuss the future of…

Building the Base Episode 15: Secretary Leon Panetta, Former SecDef, CIA Director, White House CoS, and U.S. Representative
In this week’s episode of Building the Base, Hondo and Lauren join Secretary Leon Panetta, founder of the Panetta Institute and former CIA director and Secretary of Defense, to discuss…