Bridging national security and autonomy

Nexus 22 was a one-day symposium with national security and autonomy thought leaders in Washington, D.C.

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38

speakers

2,000+

attendees

12

sessions

About

Nexus 22 brought together senior leaders to discuss issues at the intersection of national security, defense, and autonomy.

National security

Strategic competitors are advancing autonomy and AI-enabled technology. This threatens global security and U.S. national security interests.

Unity of purpose

The Department of Defense, Congress, and autonomy companies must act collectively to define and implement effective use cases for defense autonomy.

Trust in autonomy

Operators of today’s manned systems need to trust the autonomous systems of tomorrow. This requires action at the technical and policy levels.

Past speakers

Michèle Flournoy

WestExec Advisors
Co-Founder and Managing Partner

LTG (Ret.) H. R. McMaster

Hoover Institution
Senior Fellow

Marc Andreessen

Andreessen Horowitz
Co-Founder

Mustafa Suleyman CBE

DeepMind, Inflection AI
Co-Founder

Rep. James R. Langevin

U.S. House of Representatives (RI-2)
Congressman

Rep. Michael Waltz

U.S. House of Representatives (FL-6)
Congressman

Dr. Michael Horowitz

Department of Defense
Director of Emerging Capabilities Policy

Mike Brown

Department of Defense, Defense Innovation Unit
Director

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Past sessions

Rewatch all panels, fireside chats, and spotlights from the Nexus 22 event.

Spotlight video

Autonomy: A national security imperative

LTG (Ret.) H. R. McMaster

Panel

Autonomy: The threat perspective

Josh Rogin • August Cole • Margarita Konaev • Liza Tobin • Gregory C. Allen

Fireside chat

Defense policy keynote

Dr. Michael Horowitz • Sunmin Kim

Panel

Investment landscape for defense autonomy

Stephen Rodriguez • Katherine Boyle • Bilal Zuberi • Nick Sinai • Peter R. Dixon

Spotlight video

Congressional spotlight

Rep. Michael Waltz

Fireside chat

Trust: The warfighter perspective

GEN (Ret.) Raymond Anthony Thomas III • Thomas Tull • Qasar Younis

Panel

Defense autonomy & trust

Capt. Michael D. Brasseur • Dr. Jane Pinelis • Dr. Jeff Schneider • Mustafa Suleyman CBE • The Honorable Joe Kernan

Panel

Breaking the defense barrier for commercial autonomy

Nand Mulchandani • Mike Brown • Chris Brose • Devaki Raj • Dr. Angel Smith

Fireside chat

Defense keynote

Michèle Flournoy • Brendan McCord

Panel

The state of defense & commercial autonomy

Colin Carroll • Ryan Tseng • Chris Lynch • Apeksha Kumavat • Dr. Regan Campbell

Fireside chat

Venture capital keynote

Marc Andreessen • Qasar Younis

Fireside chat

Congressional Chairman’s keynote

Rep. James R. Langevin • Nicholas Kazvini-Gore

Panel

Autonomy: The threat perspective

Josh Rogin • August Cole • Margarita Konaev • Liza Tobin • Gregory C. Allen

Panel

Investment landscape for defense autonomy

Stephen Rodriguez • Katherine Boyle • Bilal Zuberi • Nick Sinai • Peter R. Dixon

Panel

Defense autonomy & trust

Capt. Michael D. Brasseur • Dr. Jane Pinelis • Dr. Jeff Schneider • Mustafa Suleyman CBE • The Honorable Joe Kernan

Panel

Breaking the defense barrier for commercial autonomy

Nand Mulchandani • Mike Brown • Chris Brose • Devaki Raj • Dr. Angel Smith

Panel

The state of defense & commercial autonomy

Colin Carroll • Ryan Tseng • Chris Lynch • Apeksha Kumavat • Dr. Regan Campbell

Fireside chat

Defense policy keynote

Dr. Michael Horowitz • Sunmin Kim

Fireside chat

Trust: The warfighter perspective

GEN (Ret.) Raymond Anthony Thomas III • Thomas Tull • Qasar Younis

Fireside chat

Defense keynote

Michèle Flournoy • Brendan McCord

Fireside chat

Venture capital keynote

Marc Andreessen • Qasar Younis

Fireside chat

Congressional Chairman’s keynote

Rep. James R. Langevin • Nicholas Kazvini-Gore

Spotlight video

Autonomy: A national security imperative

LTG (Ret.) H. R. McMaster

Spotlight video

Congressional spotlight

Rep. Michael Waltz