Please join the CSIS Aerospace Security Project and Defense Budget Analysis Program on Wednesday, March 20, for "Strategic National Security Space: FY 2020 Budget and Policy Forum." This year's event will address the dynamic national security space landscape including the release of the Trump administration's Fiscal Year 2020 budget, the legislative proposal for the reorganization of national security space, and the evolving threat environment. All guests must register by Friday, March 15, to attend.

Conference Agenda:

**8:00 – 8:30 Breakfast & Registration

8:30 – 8:35 Welcome Todd Harrison**

Director, CSIS Aerospace Security Project; Director, CSIS Defense Budget Analysis ​

Keynote8:35 – 9:00

Dr. Will Roper Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics Coffee Break9:00 – 9:10

9:10 – 9:45 Keynote Rep. Jim Cooper (D-TN) *Chairman, House Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces

Q&A with Todd Harrison*

Coffee Break 9:45 – 9:55

9:55 – 10:45 Keynote Patrick Shanahan

Acting Secretary of Defense

Q&A with Todd Harrison

10:45 – 11:00 Coffee Break

11:00 – 11:45 Panel Discussion Cristina Chaplain Director, Acquisition and Sourcing Management, U.S. Government Accountability Office

Todd Harrison

Director, CSIS Aerospace Security Project; Director, CSIS Defense Budget Analysis

Lt Gen James “Kevin” McLaughlin, USAF (ret.)

former Deputy Commander, U.S. Cyber Command

Mike Tierney

Velos

Moderated by , Chris WilliamsNational Security Space Association

This event is made possible by the generous support of General Dynamics Mission Systems, Harris Corporation, LinQuest Corporation, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems, SES Government Solutions, and Vox Space.