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Visit to Army Enterprise Marketing Office (AEMO) – MEMBERS ONLY
Visit to Army Enterprise Marketing Office (AEMO) – MEMBERS ONLY
Please join BENS President and CEO General Tim Ray for a tour of the Army Enterprise Marketing Office (AEMO) headquarters on Tuesday, October 1st, 10:30 am-12 pm. We will be joined by Brigadier General Antionette Gant, Chief – AEMO, for a discussion on how the US Army uses aggerated data to achieve national marketing campaigns. BENS members…
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Lunch w/Richard Kidd
Lunch w/Richard Kidd
Please join BENS Chief Operating Officer, retired Air Force Major General Chris Craige for an important conversation over lunch with Richard G. Kidd, former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Environment and Energy Resilience and President of RK 4 Consulting. Richard will discuss installation energy and the national security imperative to accelerate the deployment of…
Lunch Discussion on Iran – DALLAS
Lunch Discussion on Iran – DALLAS
Luncheon discussion on Iran with former Tehran Station Chief and Middle East expert Normal Roule
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Lunch Discussion on Iran – AUSTIN
Lunch Discussion on Iran – AUSTIN
Luncheon discussion on Iran with former Tehran Station Chief and Middle East expert Normal Roule
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Discussion w/VADM William Merz
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
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Lunch with Noah Kanter
Lunch with Noah Kanter
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 and Posture. In this role, he leads the team responsible for providing civilian oversight of our national war plans and managing civilian-military dialogue across a…
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Luncheon with Israeli Consul General Anat Sultan-Dadon
Luncheon with Israeli Consul General Anat Sultan-Dadon
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 & former US Marine Corps Major General. We’ll have the rare opportunity to hear about numerous challenges and realities of the Israeli war situation following…
MEMBERS ONLY: Dinner w/David Cattler
MEMBERS ONLY: Dinner w/David Cattler
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 M. Cattler on Tuesday, October 15th. The Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA), the United States Government’s premier provider of integrated security services, effective March…
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Discussion with BENS Leadership
Discussion with BENS Leadership
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 forward to providing an update on the 2024-2025 BENS Road Map Implementation. In addition, he would like to take this opportunity to re-introduce/introduce the following…
Data Economy and AI w/Hallie Stern (SAT)
Data Economy and AI w/Hallie Stern (SAT)
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.
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Data Economy and AI w/Hallie Stern (HOU)
Data Economy and AI w/Hallie Stern (HOU)
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.
Dinner Discussion on Preparing for Modern Land Warfare – MEMBERS ONLY
Dinner Discussion on Preparing for Modern Land Warfare – MEMBERS ONLY
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, Logistics and Technology (ASA)ALT)) Thursday, October 17. He took office on February 11, 2022. In this position, he serves as the Army Acquisition Executive, the…
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Conversation with Ms. Janaki Kates, Women in National Security
Conversation with Ms. Janaki Kates, Women in National Security
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, with a particular focus on reconnaissance, navigation, and orbital robotic systems. As an analytic manager, she led a variety of technical analytic teams that focused…
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Lunch on the Law of Armed Conflict (AUSTIN)
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 share his perspective from his February 2024 visit to Israel.
Eisenhower Award Gala
Eisenhower Award Gala
Join us in presenting the 2024 Eisenhower Award to Anne Altman, the Chairman of Siemens Government Technologies, and General Christopher G. Cavoli, the Supreme Allied Commander of Europe and Commander of U.S. European Command. To register and remit payment now via Credit Card or ACH, please complete the form below.If you would like to register…
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