Global Security Forum 2012: Defense Planning under the Threat of Sequester

The Global Security Forum 2012 is a forum on the top challenges facing U.S. and global security. The deeply uncertain budget environment going forward has serious implications for the Department of Defense’s planning cycle. The panel will explore how DOD is approaching and should approach the drawdown, how the budget impacts strategy in a fiscally constrained environment, and the challenges presented by sequestration and the ambiguity of defense funding in the future.

Sean O'Keefe,
Chairman and CEO, EADS North America and former NASA Administrator; former U.S. Secretary of the Navy

David S. C. Chu,
President and CEO, Institute for Defense Analyses and former U.S. Undersecretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness

Gen. Ronald R. Fogleman (ret.),
former Chief of Staff of the U.S. Air Force

Gen. Peter W. Chiarelli (ret.),
former Vice Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army

Moderator:
Kim Wincup
Senior Adviser, International Security Program