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Please join the CSIS Missile Defense Project and Reagan Institute for a conference commemorating the 40th anniversary of President Reagan's 1983 speech on the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI). We will discuss the broad impacts of SDI, how missile defense has evolved since then, and future U.S. missile defense strategy, programs, and budgets.

Introduction: 9:00-9:05am

Speaker to be announced

Congressional Perspective: 9:05-10:00am

Tom Karako (moderator), CSIS Senior Fellow
Rep. Doug Lamborn (R-CO, 5th District), Chairman of the Strategic Subcommittee, House Armed Services Committee
Rep. Seth Moulton (D-MA, 6th District), Ranking Member of the Strategic Subcommittee, House Armed Services Committee

SDI: Historical and Policy Reflections: 10:10-11:15am

Anthony Eames (moderator), Director of Scholarly Initiatives, Reagan Foundation
Kiron Skinner, Former Director of Policy Planning, U.S. State Department; Taube Professor of International Relations and Politics, Pepperdine School of Public Policy
Ken Adelman, Former Director, U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency
Peppi DeBiaso, Former Director, Office of Missile Defense Policy, U.S. Department of Defense
Aaron Bateman, Assistant Professor of History and International Affairs, George Washington University

The Missile Defense Agency's 2024 Budget Request: 11:25am-12:40pm

Tom Karako (moderator), CSIS Senior Fellow
Vice Admiral Jon Hill, Director, U.S. Missile Defense Agency

Lunch Break: 12:40-1:00pm

Afternoon Introduction: 1:00-1:05pm

Mr. Roger Zakheim, Director of the Ronald Reagan Institute

The Industrial Base for Missile Defense: 1:05-2:00pm

Anthony Eames (moderator), Director of Scholarly Initiatives, Reagan Foundation
John Stetson, Senior Technical Fellow, Lockheed Martin Corporation
Tay Fitzgerald, President of Strategic Missile Defense, Raytheon Missiles & Defense
Lisa Brown, Vice President & PM for Next Generation Interceptor, Northrop Grumman Corporation
Debbie Barnett, Vice President & Program Director, Boeing Corporation


This event is made possible through general support to CSIS.


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