2026 sPEAKERS
In Alphabetical Order
Position
Former Commander, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command
Organization
Former Commander, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command
Speaking At
Accelerating Multi-Domain Deterrence Needs for the Indo-Pacific
Position
Senior Managing Director
Organization
Cerberus
Speaking At
Coordinating Economic Defense Measures
Position
CEO
Organization
Salesforce
Speaking At
Spotlight Discussion on Technology to Win the Future
Position
Executive Vice President of Mission
Organization
Vannevar Labs
Speaking At
Applying AI in the Indo-Pacific
Position
Director of the Aerospace Security Project and Senior Fellow in the Defense and Security Project
Organization
Center for Strategic & International Studies
Speaking At
Spotlight Discussion w/ General Whiting, Commander, U.S. Space Command
Position
Chief Technology Officer
Organization
Peraton
Speaking At
Strengthening the Defense and Technology Innovation Ecosystem
Position
Chief of Staff
Organization
Armed Forces of the Philippines
Speaking At
Challenges & Opportunities in the Indo-Pacific
Position
Partner
Organization
Shield Capital
Speaking At
ES 4: Accelerating Autonomous Systems Integration
Position
CEO
Organization
Varda Space Industries
Speaking At
ES 1: Industry Solutions for Contested Logistics
Position
Commander
Organization
U.S. Forces Korea, United Nations Command, Combined Forces Command
Speaking At
EB 2.3: Korea as Strategic Terrain During Competition and Crisis
Position
Senior Director
Organization
Saronic Technologies
Speaking At
ES 4: Accelerating Autonomous Systems Integration
Position
Commander, Pacific Area and Defense Force West
Organization
U.S. Coast Guard
Speaking At
Rapidly Fielding Maritime Domain Awareness
Position
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Industrial Base Policy
Organization
U.S. Department of War
Speaking At
2.1 Keynote Speaker w/ The Honorable Cadenazzi, Asst. Secretary of War for Industrial Base Policy, U.S. DOW
Position
Commanding General
Organization
U.S. Army Pacific
Speaking At
Accelerating Multi-Domain Deterrence Needs for the Indo-Pacific
Position
President & CEO, GovCloud
Organization
Salesforce
Speaking At
Strengthening the Defense and Technology Innovation Ecosystem
Position
Chairman
Organization
Pacific Forum
Speaking At
Keynote Remarks
EB 2.2: Multilateral Needs for Taiwan Resiliency Efforts
EB 2.2: Multilateral Needs for Taiwan Resiliency Efforts
Position
Commander
Organization
U.S. Space Forces - Indo-Pacific
Speaking At
Accelerating Multi-Domain Deterrence Needs for the Indo-Pacific
Position
Assistant Secretary of East Asian and Pacific Affairs
Organization
U.S. Department of State
Speaking At
Closing Fireside Chat
Position
SVP, Chief Innovation Officer
Organization
Serco
Speaking At
ES 4: Accelerating Autonomous Systems Integration
Position
Defense Technology President
Organization
Booz Allen Hamilton
Speaking At
Applying AI in the Indo-Pacific
Position
SVP - Nuclear, Environmental & Security | North America
Organization
Amentum
Speaking At
ES 2.1: Building Resilient Energy Nodes
Position
Former Commander, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command and Chairman of Hawaiian Electric Industries
Organization
Former Commander, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command and Chairman of Hawaiian Electric Industries
Speaking At
ES 2.1: Building Resilient Energy Nodes
Position
Former Commander, U.S. Special Operations Command
Organization
Former Commander, U.S. Special Operations Command
Speaking At
Gaining the Advantage in Asymmetric Warfare
Position
Senior Advisor
Organization
Two Six Technologies and The Carlyle Group
Speaking At
Coordinating Economic Defense Measures
Position
Senior Vice President
Organization
Booz Allen Hamilton
Speaking At
ES 3: Hardening Cross-Strait Resolve
Position
Vice President Business Development
Organization
Sierra Nevada Company (SNC)
Speaking At
ES 3: Hardening Cross-Strait Resolve
Position
Commanding General
Organization
U.S. 8th Theater Sustainment Command
Speaking At
EB 3: Closing Gaps for Logistics
Position
Director, Indo-Pacific Security Initiative
Organization
Scowcroft Center / Atlantic Council
Speaking At
EB 2.3: Korea as Strategic Terrain During Competition and Crisis
Position
Commandant
Organization
Philippine Coast Guard
Speaking At
Rapidly Fielding Maritime Domain Awareness
Position
Assistant Secretary of the Army for Installations, Energy, and Environment
Organization
U.S. Department of War
Speaking At
EB 2: Economic and Energy Statecraft
Position
President Emeritus
Organization
Pacific Forum
Speaking At
Gaining the Advantage in Asymmetric Warfare
Position
Ambassador
Organization
U.S. Embassy in Japan
Speaking At
Introductory Remarks w/ Ambassador Glass, U.S. Ambassador to Japan
Position
Commander
Organization
U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific
Speaking At
Accelerating Multi-Domain Deterrence Needs for the Indo-Pacific
Position
National Security Correspondent
Organization
The Wall Street Journal
Speaking At
Spotlight Discussion on Technology to Win the Future
Position
Senior Fellow & CEO
Organization
Atlantic Council & American Global Strategies
Speaking At
Strengthening the Defense and Technology Innovation Ecosystem
Position
Governor
Organization
State of Hawaii
Speaking At
Closing Fireside Chat
Position
Director
Organization
American Institute in Taiwan
Speaking At
EB 2.2: Multilateral Needs for Taiwan Resiliency Efforts
Position
Commandant, German Naval Academy and Career Submariner Officer
Organization
German Naval Academy
Speaking At
ES 4: Accelerating Autonomous Systems Integration
Position
Assistant Deputy Minister (Policy-Industry)
Organization
Department of National Defence
Speaking At
Supercharging the Defense Industrial Base
Position
Former Commander U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, Prior U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Korea
Organization
Former Commander U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, Prior U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Korea
Speaking At
Closing Fireside Chat
Position
Senior Advisor (non-resident)
Organization
Pacific Forum
Speaking At
2.1 Keynote Speaker w/ The Honorable Cadenazzi, Asst. Secretary of War for Industrial Base Policy, U.S. DOW
Position
Commander for Defense Information Systems Agency Pacific
Organization
U.S. Department of War
Speaking At
ES 2: Building Resilient Allied Defense Networks
Position
Deputy Chief of the General Staff for Intelligence (J2)
Organization
Ministry of National Defense, ROC
Speaking At
ES 3: Hardening Cross-Strait Resolve
Position
Managing Director for Asia, ICT, and Infrastructure
Organization
U.S. International Development Finance Corporation
Speaking At
Coordinating Economic Defense Measures
Position
CEO and Co-Founder
Organization
Watchtower Labs
Speaking At
ES 1: Industry Solutions for Contested Logistics
Position
President & CTO
Organization
Palantir Technologies
Speaking At
Applying AI in the Indo-Pacific
Position
Executive Vice President
Organization
Strider
Speaking At
ES 2.3: Activating Technology Delivery
Lieutenant General
| Stephen Jost |
Position
Commander
Organization
U.S. Forces Japan
Speaking At
EB 2.4: Air Power in the Pacific
Position
Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs
Organization
U.S. Department of State
Speaking At
Closing Fireside Chat
Position
Director - Joint Interagency Coordination Group
Organization
U.S. Indo-Pacific Command
Speaking At
EB 2: Economic and Energy Statecraft
Position
Director for Logistics and Engineering, J4
Organization
U.S. Indo-Pacific Command
Speaking At
EB 3: Closing Gaps for Logistics
Position
Senior Vice President
Organization
HD Hyundai Heavy Industries
Speaking At
ES 2.2: Mobilizing Shipbuilding and Sustainment
Position
Commander
Organization
U.S. Pacific Fleet
Speaking At
Accelerating Multi-Domain Deterrence Needs for the Indo-Pacific
Position
Minister of Defense
Organization
Ministry of Defense
Speaking At
Keynote Address w/ Minister Koizumi, Minister of Defense Japan
Position
Senior Adviser to Deputy Secretary of War
Organization
U.S. Department of War, Office of the Secretary of War
Speaking At
EB 2: Economic and Energy Statecraft
Position
Chief Strategy Officer
Organization
Air Space Intelligence
Speaking At
ES 1: Industry Solutions for Contested Logistics
Position
Executive Director, Weapons Business Development
Organization
The Boeing Company
Speaking At
Building Multinational Space and Integrated Air Missile Defense
Position
Senior Director for Honolulu Defense Forum
Organization
Pacific Forum
Speaking At
Welcome and Opening Remarks
Day 2 Kickoff
Day 2 Kickoff
Position
Deputy Commander
Organization
U.S. Pacific Air Forces
Speaking At
Accelerating Multi-Domain Deterrence Needs for the Indo-Pacific
Position
Chief Investment Officer, Office of Strategic Capital
Organization
U.S. Department of War
Speaking At
Coordinating Economic Defense Measures
Position
Senior Consultant
Organization
National Security Council
Speaking At
EB 2.2: Multilateral Needs for Taiwan Resiliency Efforts
Position
Technical Director - Autonomy & AI
Organization
General Atomics
Speaking At
ES 4: Accelerating Autonomous Systems Integration
Position
Strategic Assessment and Planning
Organization
Department of National Defense
Speaking At
EB 4: Advancing Alliances and Partnerships
Position
President and CEO
Organization
Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments
Speaking At
ES 1: Industry Solutions for Contested Logistics
Position
President, Government Operations
Organization
BWXT
Speaking At
ES 2.1: Building Resilient Energy Nodes
Position
Senior Director
Organization
Foundation for Defense of Democracies
Speaking At
Building Multinational Space and Integrated Air Missile Defense
Position
Special Advisor, J8
Organization
U.S. Indo-Pacific Command
Speaking At
Building Multinational Space and Integrated Air Missile Defense
Position
Technical Director, Defense Innovation Unit
Organization
U.S. Department of War
Speaking At
Applying AI in the Indo-Pacific
Position
Founding Director
Organization
Vanderbilt University Institute of National Security & Former Director of the National Security Agency and Commander of U.S. Cyber Command
Speaking At
Gaining the Advantage in Asymmetric Warfare
Position
Minister Defence/ Director USA
Organization
British Embassy Washington
Speaking At
ES 2.3: Activating Technology Delivery
Position
First Assistant Secretary Defence Trade, Regulation and Industrial Collaboration
Organization
Australian Department of Defence
Speaking At
Supercharging the Defense Industrial Base
Position
Deputy Director General for the Armed Forces
Organization
Ministry of Defence
Speaking At
Building Multinational Space and Integrated Air Missile Defense
Position
Associate Fellow
Organization
Royal United Services Institute
Speaking At
ES 3: Hardening Cross-Strait Resolve
Position
Commander
Organization
U.S. Indo-Pacific Command
Speaking At
Keynote Address w/ Admiral Paparo, Commander, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command
Position
Joint Forces Commander
Organization
French Armed Forces
Speaking At
Rapidly Fielding Maritime Domain Awareness
Position
Executive Director
Organization
Sealight
Speaking At
Rapidly Fielding Maritime Domain Awareness
Position
VP Sector Business Development and Strategy
Organization
Northrop Grumman
Speaking At
EB 4: Advancing Alliances and Partnerships
Position
CEO
Organization
CapZone Impact Investments LLC
Speaking At
ES 2.2: Mobilizing Shipbuilding and Sustainment
Position
Director, China Strategic Focus Group
Organization
U.S. Indo-Pacific Command
Speaking At
EB 2.1: Shaping the Information Environment
Position
Principal
Organization
The Marathon Initiative, Former Assistant Secretary of Defense for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs
Speaking At
ES 2: Building Resilient Allied Defense Networks
Position
Managing Director
Organization
Beacon Global Strategies
Speaking At
ES 2.2: Mobilizing Shipbuilding and Sustainment
Position
Vice President, Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard
Organization
Lockheed Martin
Speaking At
Supercharging the Defense Industrial Base
Position
VP, Coalition Solutions
Organization
SOSi
Speaking At
ES 2: Building Resilient Allied Defense Networks
Position
Deputy Director of Operations, J3
Organization
U.S. Indo-Pacific Command
Speaking At
EB 2.1: Shaping the Information Environment
Position
Director for Strategic Planning and Policy, J5
Organization
U.S. Indo-Pacific Command
Speaking At
EB 4: Advancing Alliances and Partnerships
Position
Acting Assistant Secretary of War, Office of the Assistant Secretary of War for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs
Organization
U.S. Department of War
Speaking At
Supercharging the Defense Industrial Base
Position
Senior Research Fellow
Organization
The Heritage Foundation
Speaking At
ES 2.2: Mobilizing Shipbuilding and Sustainment
Position
President & CEO
Organization
Pacific Forum
Speaking At
Keynote Address w/ Admiral Paparo, Commander, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command
Position
Executive Director for Contested Logistics
Organization
ManTech International
Speaking At
ES 1: Industry Solutions for Contested Logistics
Position
Board Member & Managing Director
Organization
Pacific Forum & Beacon Global Strategies
Speaking At
Closing Fireside Chat
Position
Former CEO and Chairman, Google; Chair and CEO, Relativity Space
Organization
Relativity Space
Speaking At
Spotlight Discussion on Technology to Win the Future
Position
Vice President
Organization
Cognitive Research Labs, Inc.
Speaking At
Applying AI in the Indo-Pacific
Position
U.S. - China Correspondent
Organization
Financial Times
Speaking At
Coordinating Economic Defense Measures
Position
Deputy Commandant
Organization
U.S. Marine Corps Headquarters
Speaking At
EB 3: Closing Gaps for Logistics
Position
Managing Director and Global Head of Venture Capital
Organization
Barclays
Speaking At
Strengthening the Defense and Technology Innovation Ecosystem
Position
Senior Advisor
Organization
U.S. Department of State
Speaking At
ES 2.3: Activating Technology Delivery
Position
Senior Advisor for Global Energy Security
Organization
U.S. Department of Energy
Speaking At
ES 2.1: Building Resilient Energy Nodes
Position
Deputy Director Defence Strategy
Organization
Australian Strategic Policy Institute
Speaking At
ES 2.3: Activating Technology Delivery
Position
Executive Vice President for Strategy and Policy
Organization
National Defense Industrial Association
Speaking At
Supercharging the Defense Industrial Base
Position
Former Assistant Secretary of State for East Asia and Pacific Affairs
Organization
Former Assistant Secretary of State for East Asia and Pacific Affairs
Speaking At
EB 2.4: Air Power in the Pacific
Position
Assistant Secretary of War for Cyber Policy / Principal Cyber Advisor to Secretary of War
Organization
U.S. Department of War
Position
CEO
Organization
Second Front
Speaking At
Strengthening the Defense and Technology Innovation Ecosystem
Position
Head of Public Sector
Organization
Scale AI
Speaking At
Applying AI in the Indo-Pacific
Position
Former Chairman, House Armed Services Committee, U.S. House of Representatives
Organization
Former Chairman, House Armed Services Committee, U.S. House of Representatives
Speaking At
Gaining the Advantage in Asymmetric Warfare
Position
Vice President & General Manager
Organization
Northrop Grumman
Speaking At
Building Multinational Space and Integrated Air Missile Defense
Position
Chief of Staff
Organization
Japan Joint Staff
Speaking At
Challenges & Opportunities in the Indo-Pacific
Position
Defence Policy Director (Undersecretary for Policy)
Organization
Ministry of Defence
Speaking At
ES 3: Hardening Cross-Strait Resolve
Position
Director
Organization
Daniel K. Inouye Asia Pacific Center for Security Studies
Speaking At
Challenges & Opportunities in the Indo-Pacific
Position
Chief Technology Officer
Organization
Booz Allen Hamilton
Speaking At
EB 1: Fielding Mission Technologies Today
Position
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Installations, Energy and Environment
Organization
U.S. Army
Speaking At
ES 2.1: Building Resilient Energy Nodes
Position
President
Organization
Republic of Palau
Speaking At
Keynote Remarks
Position
Vice President Indo-Pacific Strategy and Growth
Organization
Parsons Corporation
Speaking At
Rapidly Fielding Maritime Domain Awareness
Position
Commander, U.S. Space Command
Organization
U.S. Space Command
Speaking At
Spotlight Discussion w/ General Whiting, Commander, U.S. Space Command
Position
Consul General
Organization
Australian Consulate-General in Honolulu
Position
GM, US DoW
Organization
Microsoft
Speaking At
ES 2: Building Resilient Allied Defense Networks
Position
Global Chief Strategy Officer
Organization
Hanwha Group
Speaking At
ES 2.2: Mobilizing Shipbuilding and Sustainment