Events

BENS hosts a wide variety of in-person and virtual events. Most events are only open to members.

Discussion w/VADM William Merz

Conversation with Vice Admiral William "Bill" Merz, USN (Ret.), former 7th Fleet Commander and Director of the Undersea Warfare Division

$85

Lunch with Noah Kanter

BENS National Office 1030 15th St NW, Suite 200 East, Washington, DC, United States

Please join BENS for an important conversation over lunch with Mr. Noah C. Kanter, Director for War Plans and Planning Guidance under the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Plans…

$30

Luncheon with Israeli Consul General Anat Sultan-Dadon

The Buckhead Club 3344 Peachtree Rd NE, Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Please join us for a compelling luncheon conversation with the Consul General Anat Sultan-Dadon from the Consulate General of Israel to the Southeast and SE BENS member Burke Whitman, CEO…

$40

MEMBERS ONLY: Dinner w/David Cattler

Madison Hotel 1177 15th St NW, Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Please join BENS President and CEO, General Timothy M. Ray, USAF (Ret.)  for a conversation over dinner with the Director of the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA), Mr. David…

$125

Discussion with BENS Leadership

BENS National Office 1030 15th St NW, Suite 200 East, Washington, DC, United States

Please join BENS for conversation and lunch with BENS President and CEO, General Timothy M. Ray, USAF (Ret.) on Wednesday, October 16, at the BENS National Office.   General Ray looks…

$30

Data Economy and AI w/Hallie Stern (SAT)

Club Giraud 707 N. St. Mary's St., San Antonio, TX, United States

Luncheon discussion on the data economy and role we play in producing the data that drives artificial intelligence innovation and systems with Hallie Stern, Information Scientist at Terra Optica.

$50

Data Economy and AI w/Hallie Stern (HOU)

Houstonian Hotel, Club and Spa 111 North Post Oak Ln, Houston, Texas, United States

Luncheon discussion on the data economy and role we play in producing the data that drives artificial intelligence innovation and systems with Hallie Stern, Information Scientist at Terra Optica.

$65

Dinner Discussion on Preparing for Modern Land Warfare – MEMBERS ONLY

Madison Hotel 1177 15th St NW, Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Please join BENS President and CEO, General Timothy M. Ray, USAF (Ret.), for a conversation over dinner with the Honorable Douglas R. Bush, Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition,…

$125

Conversation with Ms. Janaki Kates, Women in National Security

BENS National Office 1030 15th St NW, Suite 200 East, Washington, DC, United States

Ms. Kates is a national security consultant and commentator drawing on her nearly 18-year career at the CIA. Ms. Kates started at the CIA as a space and counterspace analyst,…

Free

Lunch on the Law of Armed Conflict (AUSTIN)

Luncheon discussion on the Law of Armed Conflict with Geoffrey S. Corn, the Director of the Center for Military Law and Policy at Texas Tech University. Professor Corn will also…

$50

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