The Reagan National Defense Forum (RNDF) brings together leaders from across the political spectrum and key stakeholders in the defense community, including Members of Congress, current and former Administration officials, senior military leadership, industry executives, technology innovators, and thought leaders. Their mission is to review and assess policies that strengthen America's national defense in the context of the global threat environment.

RNDF offers the defense community a chance to come together to discuss and debate how the United States can lead the world in an era of increasingly complex challenges and opportunities.

Agenda as of 10/31/24

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 SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7

 7:45 AM – 9:00 AM PANEL 1 & BREAKFAST

  THE PEOPLE’S PERSPECTIVE: PUBLIC OPINION ON DEFENSE AND NATIONAL SECURITY ISSUES

     AFTER THE ELECTIONS 

 9:30 AM – 10:00 AM FIRESIDE CHAT 1
 10:10 AM – 11:05 AM 

• PANEL 2 -   BUILDING THE BLUEPRINT: FORCE STRUCTURE, RESOURCES, AND THE NEXT NATIONAL   DEFENSE STRATEGY 
•  PANEL 3 -   FROM DATA TO DECISION: INTELLIGENCE AS A FORCE MULTIPLIER IN 21ST CENTURY   COMPETITION AND WARFARE

 11:15 AM – 12:10 PM 

• PANEL 4 - THE INNOVATION IMPERATIVE: MODERNIZING DEFENSE CAPABILITIES AT THE SPEED   OF RELEVANCE
• PANEL 5   A NEW AXIS: HOW COOPERATION BETWEEN MALIGN ACTORS IMPACTS MILITARY PLANNING  AND OPERATION

12:10 PM – 1:55 PM LUNCHEON KEYNOTE

2:00 PM – 2:30 PM FIRESIDE CHAT 2

2:40 PM – 3:35 PM

•  PANEL 6   THE MIDDLE EAST IN CHAOS: COUNTERING IRAN AND ITS PROXIES 
• PANEL 7  A SECURE AND FREE EUROPE: NATO, UKRAINE, AND THE ARSENAL OF DEMOCRACY

3:45 PM – 4:40 PM 

• PANEL 8  SECURING THE HIGH GROUND: SPACE CAPABILITIES AND THE SPACE ECONOMY
•  PANEL 9  CAN WE BUILD AGAIN? OVERCOMING PRODUCTION AND MANUFACTURING CONSTRAINTS TO BUILD THE FUTURE FORCE

4:40 PM – 5:00 PM  Afternoon Break

5:00 PM – 6:00 PM

• PANEL 10  IN TRANSITION: A CONVERSATION ON PEACE THROUGH STRENGTH WITH NATIONAL SECURITY LEADERS 

 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM  CLOSING RECEPTION