WASHINGTON, May 6, 2024
/PRNewswire/ -- National Defense
University -- Coinciding with the 75th
anniversary year of the signing of the North Atlantic Treaty, the
53rd NATO Conference of Commandants (CoC) will meet for
the first time in the United
States. The Rome-based NATO
Defense College (NDC) and the National Defense
University (NDU) will co-host this annual conference at the
NDU campus on Fort McNair, in Washington
D.C from May 7-10, 2024.
The Conference aims to unite leaders from senior defense
education institutions from NATO member countries and NATO partner
countries, alongside key international institutions such as the
Baltic Defense College, George C. Marshall European Center for
Security Studies, G5 Sahel Defence College, European Security and
Defense College, and representatives from select NATO bodies.
Conference activities include keynote addresses, panel discussions,
and syndicated break-out sessions. Through these events,
participants will explore the future of national security
leadership education, exchange knowledge, share experiences, and
identify opportunities for enhanced cooperation across their
diverse educational programs.
Since its inception in 1972, the annual NATO CoC has been a
cornerstone of collaboration in the realm of strategic education.
Conference topics are chosen to address the evolving challenges
faced by the Alliance. Educating and training military officers and
civilian officials is key to equipping them to face such
challenges. The 2024 theme, "Developing Leaders for the Next 75
Years of the Alliance," will explore the future of leadership
within NATO and Partner nations.
This year's CoC will jumpstart conversations and engagement
between senior NATO and NATO Partner representatives, military
experts, and thought leaders. By listening to panel discussions and
keynote speeches and participating in interactive sessions,
attendees will explore the essential skills and insights needed for
navigating tomorrow's strategic challenges.
Keynote speakers include Gen Charles Q.
Brown, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; Lt Gen (Ret.)
Mary F. O'Brien, former Director of
Command, Control, Communications and Computer/Cyber, and Chief
Information Officer, J6, Joint Staff, and current principal of Mary
O'Brien Strategies; Dr. Eric
Schmidt, former CEO and Executive Chairman of Google; and
Vice Admiral Guy Robinson, Chief of
Staff of NATO Allied Command Transformation.
Discussions will be held under the Chatham House Rule and will
focus on:
- Setting the stage for leadership education and training in
NATO: What are current and envisaged educational and individual
training policies and programs supporting leadership
development?
- Challenges and opportunities in the next 75 years of NATO: What
trends and developments will fundamentally alter the environment
that future leaders in NATO will face?
- Implications for leadership competencies in the next 75 years
of NATO: With ever-growing complexity, interconnectivity and
dependency, speed, diversity of actors, a plurality of threats and
challenges, what does that require from leaders of tomorrow?
- How to best prepare leaders to operate at the strategic level
in the next 75 years?
The CoC 2024 isn't just a
conference—it's a chance to shape the future of leadership across
the alliance.
About the NATO Defense College:
The NATO Defense College (NDC) is NATO's leading strategic
educational and research institution. Founded in 1951 by General
Dwight D. Eisenhower, the College
offers senior-leader education to military officers and civilian
officials from NATO Allied and partner nations, focusing on
contemporary global security issues, viewed from a transatlantic
perspective. The College supports NATO's mission by developing the
future leaders of the Alliance, building human interoperability
through networks and partnerships, and supporting decision-making
with research. NDC courses equip future leaders with the
strategic-thinking, networking and negotiation skills that are
essential to thrive in a multinational, political-military
environment, and crucial to navigate NATO's consensus-based
decision-making processes.
About the National Defense
University (NDU):
NDU is the premier national security institution focused on
advanced joint professional military education, leader development,
and scholarship. It prepares senior leaders to think and lead
effectively at the highest levels in an increasingly dynamic,
complex, and unpredictable international security environment. It
does this by preparing them to understand, develop, and employ
strategies that incorporate all elements of national power. This
senior leader development is made possible by NDU's holistic
approach and unique combination of curriculum, location, and
student and faculty diversity. The student body comprises officers
and civilian officials from the Department of Defense, all U.S.
military services, 30 federal agencies, 4 private sector firms, and
80 allied and partner nations.
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