Bridging national security and autonomy

Join Applied Intuition and the Atlantic Council for Nexus 23—a two-day symposium with visionaries, leaders, and operators at the forefront of national security and autonomy.

This year’s symposium will feature two days of keynote presentations, expert panel discussions, hands-on workshops, networking forums, and more.

May 17 - 18, 2023
The National Press Club, Washington, D.C.

About

Nexus 23 convenes experts, operators, and senior leaders to discuss issues at the intersection of national security and autonomy. This year’s event builds on the success of last year’s one-day Nexus 22 symposium.

For Nexus 23, Applied Intuition and the Atlantic Council are thrilled to bring new perspectives, fresh formats, additional networking opportunities, and other exciting updates across the two-day symposium.

NATIONAL SECURITY

What can we learn from today’s battlefields and the rapidly-changing threat environment? How can we strengthen partnerships and counter the threat?

UNITY OF PURPOSE

The Department of Defense, Congress, and industry must act collectively. What use cases for autonomy are most valuable to the end users?

TRUST IN AUTONOMY

Operators of today’s manned systems need to trust the autonomous systems of tomorrow. How can we build trust into systems to ensure seamless integration?

DEPLOYING AT SPEED

Harnessing autonomy is imperative to prevailing in a future conflict. How can we streamline acquisition processes to acquire essential capabilities?

Speakers

At Nexus 23, you will hear from the world’s top experts on national security and autonomy, including foreign policy experts, allied delegations, warfighters, technology visionaries, policy leaders, and program managers.

More speakers will be announced soon.

Marc Andreessen

Andreessen Horowitz

Co-Founder

Major General Borys Kremenetskyi

Embassy of Ukraine

Defense Attaché

Rep. Rob Wittman

U.S. House of Representatives (VA-01)

Congressman

Nand Mulchandani

Central Intelligence Agency

CTO

Bilal Zuberi

Lux Capital

General Partner

Katherine Boyle

Andreessen Horowitz

General Partner

Schuyler Moore

CENTCOM

CTO

Ivan Kanapathy

Beacon Global Strategies

Vice President

James “Hondo” Geurts

U.S. Navy

Former Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development, and Acquisition

GEN (Ret.) Raymond Anthony Thomas III

U.S. Army

11th Commander of SOCOM

Preston Dunlap

U.S. Air Force and Space Force

Former CTO and CAO

Stephen Rodriguez

Atlantic Council Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security

Senior Advisor

Dr. Bruce D. Jette

U.S. Army

Former Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology

GEN (Ret.) Stephen Wilson

U.S. Air Force

Former Vice Chief of Staff of the U.S. Air Force

Qasar Younis

Applied Intuition

Co-Founder and CEO

Peter Ludwig

Applied Intuition

Co-Founder and CTO

Gregory C. Allen

Center for Strategic and International Studies

Director and Senior Fellow

Interested in speaking at Nexus 23? Contact us with your proposal.

Agenda

A detailed agenda of keynotes, fireside chats, expert panels, hands-on workshops, and networking events is coming soon.

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Foreign policy
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Defense and national security
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Allies and partners
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Programs and acquisition
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Accelerating innovation
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Venture capital
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Policy

Rewatch recordings of last year’s Nexus 22 symposium.

National Press Club

The National Press Club in Washington, D.C. is a historic institution that has served as a venue for presidents, foreign heads of state, members of Congress, and business leaders to share their views with the public.