Past Speakers and Programs

SCONA 70 Keynote Speakers

Gen. C.Q. Brown, USAF
21st Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Gen. Anthony Cotton, USAF
Commander of U.S. Strategic Command
Lt. Gen. Jerry Carter, USMC
Deputy Commandant for Information
Ms. Teresa Smetzer
CEO Smetzer Associates, LLC and Operating Partner Boka Capital

SCONA 69 Keynote Speakers

Mr. Larry Smith
Mr. Larry Smith
Chairman of Tokyo Electron U.S.
Lt. Gen. Dimitri Henry '88
Lt. Gen. Dimitri Henry '88
Director of Intelligence for the Joint Chiefs
Dr. James Peery '90
Dr. James Peery '90
Director of Sandia National Labs
Dr. Peter D. Haynes
Dr. Peter D. Haynes
Deputy Director of Commander’s Action Group, Army Futures Command

SCONA 68 Keynote Speakers

Col. Michael Fossum '80, USAFR (Ret.)
Col. Michael Fossum '80, USAFR (Ret.)
Chief Operating Officer of Texas A&M University Galveston, Former NASA Astronaut
Gen. Tod Wolters, USAF (Ret.)
Gen. Tod Wolters, USAF (Ret.)
19th NATO Supreme Allied Commander Europe, 18th Commander of U.S. European Command
Maj. Gen. Michelle McGuinness
Maj. Gen. Michelle McGuinness
Deputy Director for Commonwealth Integration in the United States Defense Intelligence Agency, Australian Army

SCONA 67 Keynote Speakers

Adm. William R. McRaven, USN (Ret.)
Adm. William R. McRaven, USN (Ret.)
Ninth Commander of U.S. Special Operations Command
Gen. David H. Berger, USMC
Gen. David H. Berger, USMC
38th Commandant of the United States Marine Corps
Lt. Gen. S. Clinton Hinote, USAF
Lt. Gen. S. Clinton Hinote, USAF
U.S Air Force, Deputy Chief of Staff for Strategy, Integration, and Requirements
Maj. Gen. David C. Hill, USA
Maj. Gen. David C. Hill, USA
53rd Commandant of the U.S. Army War College

SCONA 66 Keynote Speakers

Gen. James McConville, USA
Gen. James McConville, USA
40th Chief of Staff of the United States Army
Maj. Gen. Jason Bohm, USMC
Commanding General, Marine Corps Recruiting Command
Gen. Mark Welsh, USAF (Ret.)
Dean of the Bush School of Government & Public Service
Mr. Greg Vogle
Senior Advisor at the McChrystal Group
Dr. Nora Janjan
Chief Medical Officer of STATinMED

SCONA 65 Keynote Speakers

Col. Michael Fossum '80, USAFR (Ret.)
Col. Michael Fossum '80, USAFR (Ret.)
Chief Operating Officer of Texas A&M University Galveston, Former NASA Astronaut
Mr. Casey Fleming
Mr. Casey Fleming
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of BlackOps Partners
Maj. Gen. Patrick Hamilton, USA
Maj. Gen. Patrick Hamilton, USA
Commanding General, 36th Infantry Division
Brig. Gen. Kim Field, USA (Ret.)
Brig. Gen. Kim Field, USA (Ret.)
Executive Director of the Albritton Center for Grand Strategy at the Bush School of Public Service

SCONA 64 Keynote Speakers

Mr. Ali Soufan
Mr. Ali Soufan
Former FBI Special Agent, Counter-Terrorism Expert
The Honorable Andrew H. Card Jr.
The Honorable Andrew H. Card Jr.
Former Chief of Staff to President George W Bush
Lt. Gen. Marshall Webb
Lt. Gen. Marshall Webb
Commander of Air Force Special Operations Command
Ambassador Henry Crumpton
Ambassador Henry Crumpton
Ambassador-at-Large, former Chief of the CIA’s National Resource Division

SCONA 63 Keynote Speakers

Gen. Frank Grass, USA (Ret.)
Gen. Frank Grass, USA (Ret.)
Former Chief, National Guard Bureau; Former Vice Commander, NORAD
Consul General Hyung Gil Kim
Consul General Hyung Gil Kim
Consul General of the Republic of Korea in Houston
Dr. Joseph Han
Dr. Joseph Han
North Korean Defector; Research Associate, Institute for Quantum Science and Engineering, Texas A&M University
Congressman Louie Gohmert '75
Congressman Louie Gohmert '75
Member of U.S. House of Representative, Texas’ 1st District

SCONA 62 Keynote Speakers

Adm. Michael S. Rogers, USN
Adm. Michael S. Rogers, USN
Commander of U.S. Cyber Command, Director of NSA, Chief of Central Security Service
Dr. Tawfik Hamid
Dr. Tawfik Hamid
Author, Inside Jihad: How Radical Islam Works; Why It Should Terrify Us; How to Defeat It
Gen. Robert B. Neller, USMC
Gen. Robert B. Neller, USMC
Commandant, United States Marine Corps
Dr. Charles McMillan
Dr. Charles McMillan
Director, Los Alamos National Laboratories