About the series
The Captains of Industry Series is a platform for senior defense executives to address the public interests their companies serve and the public policies that shape their markets. By engaging the perspective of business leaders about issues at the interface of defense ministries and industries, the series aims to cultivate a constituency for practical solutions to these challenges. Past events include a discussion on redefining leadership with SAIC CEO Nazzic Keene and an exploration of the unremarked story of the aerospace industry’s role in the Apollo program.
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Innovating the business model of defense
Facing a rising China, the US Department of Defense must adapt quickly or lose its military competitive advantages. Within this context, Anduril Industries CEO Brian Schimpf and Maxar Technologies CEO Daniel Jablonsky join Atlantic Council Nonresident Senior Fellow Melissa Flagg to reimagine the model for public-private collaboration in responding to twenty-first century security challenges.
Redefining leadership: A conversation with SAIC CEO Nazzic Keene
As we enter a new decade, corporate leadership goes beyond shareholder returns, and requires delivering on commitments to customers and building an effective workforce. Leadership in today’s dynamic, complex, and high-stakes market has evolved tremendously int he last two years alone. Within this context, SAIC CEO Nazzic Keene discusses the ways in which SAIC is transforming its culture with a heightened focus on talent, innovation, and mission to be a better partner and industry leader.
The aerospace industry’s contributions to Apollo
To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the moon landing, the Scowcroft Center amplifies the acclaimed achievements of NASA and the astronauts with a focus on the unremarked story of the aerospace industry’s role in the Apollo program. Apollo holds a distinctive place in the heritage of technology, businesses, and people who make up the contemporary landscape of aersopace and defense.
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