Please join the Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security’s Forward Defense program for the next event in the Captains of Industry series titled “Strengthening the middleground of the defense-industrial landscape” on Monday, May 13, 2024, from 3:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. ET at the Atlantic Council headquarters and via livestream. This event features keynote remarks by John Goodman, Chief Executive Officer of Accenture Federal Services, as well as a moderated discussion about the role middleground companies play to strengthen the defense-industrial ecosystem, with William J. Lynn III, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of Leonardo DRS and Atlantic Council board member, and Ellen M. Lord, former Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition & Sustainment.

The Pentagon’s National Defense Industrial Strategy (NDIS) emphasizes the need for a robust and modernized defense industrial ecosystem. This event, mirroring the ecological concept of a vital middleground between nature and human-dominated settings, brings together industry leaders to address the challenges faced by mid-sized defense companies. These companies, positioned between ubiquitous small businesses and dominant primes, play a critical role in the defense ecosystem’s health. The discussion will focus on the issues these mid-scale players face and explore solutions through both public policy and corporate strategy.

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