Signature Series

Space & Counterspace Threats Forum

July 18, 2023

NGA NCE, Springfield, VA
TS//SI//TK//NOFORN

THIS CLASSIFIED FORUM WILL BE HELD AT TS//SI//TK//NOFORN

As part of the major effort underway to enhance the resilience of U.S. national security space systems and architectures, the Intelligence Community is focusing considerable resources on understanding existent and emerging space and counterspace threats. Industry is a key target audience for such insightful and actionable analyses, given that industry is responsible for designing, building, and operating national security space systems. The better informed industrial partners are on threats to U.S. space systems, the more effectively they can design and operationalize appropriate security features that protect against kinetic, cyber, laser, jamming, supply chain, and other adversary attack vectors.

The purpose of NSSA’s “Space and Counterspace Threats Forum” is to promote and foster enhanced information-sharing and collaboration between Government and the private sector on foreign space and counterspace threats. Senior Government intelligence analysts will provide a comprehensive set of classified briefings to help industry better understand such threats and thus be in a position to act upon that intelligence information during the design and operation of U.S. national security space systems and architectures.

Speakers

Dr Lawrence Gershwin

Dr. Lawrence Gershwin

National Intelligence Officer for Space, ODNI
Maj Gen Gagnon

Maj. Gen. Gregory Gagnon

Deputy Chief of Space Operations for Intelligence, USSF
Dr. John Huth

Dr. John Huth

Chief, Office of Space and Counterspace, DIA
Wayne Ulman

Wayne Ulman

National Intelligence Manager for East Asia

And senior intelligence analysts from across the IC and DOD

Agenda

7:30 - 8:15 am

Sign-In, Networking and Coffee

8:15 - 8:30 am

Welcoming Remarks: 

  • Steve Jacques, NSSA Executive Director
  • Hon. Robert Cardillo, Former Director, NGA
  • Tonya Wilkerson, Deputy Director, NGA
  • Chris Williams, NSSA Moorman Center for Space Studies

8:30 - 9:00 am

Keynote: Dr. John Huth, Chief, Office of Space and Counterspace, DIA (Moderator: Marc Berkowitz)

9:00 - 9:45 am

Keynote: Wayne Ulman, National Intelligence Manager for East Asia, ODNI (Moderator: Chris Williams)

9:45 - 10:15 am

Break

10:15 - 11:30 am

Panel: Senior IC Analysts (Moderator: Chris Williams)

11:30 - 12:30 pm

Lunch and Networking Break

12:30 - 1:45 pm

Panel: Senior IC Analysts (Moderator: JP Parker)

1:45 - 3:00 pm

Panel: Senior IC Analysts (Moderator: Kari Bingen)

3:00 - 3:15 pm

Break

3:15 - 3:45 pm

Keynote: Major General Greg Gagnon, Deputy Chief of Space Operations for Intelligence, USSF (Moderator: Josh Hartman)

3:45 - 4:15 pm

Keynote: Mr. John Lombardi, SDIA and Special Advisor to the J2, USSPACECOM (Moderator: Chris Williams)

4:15 - 4:45 pm

Keynote: Dr. Lawrence Gershwin, National Intelligence Officer for Space, ODNI (Moderator: Robert Cardillo)

4:45 pm

Wrap Up and Thank You: Steve Jacques

5:00 -7:00 pm

Networking Reception