EMP and Cyber Space Warfare Symposium: American Center for Democracy (Complete Discussion)
The American Center for Democracy presented a September 2013 briefing with experts in the field of Energy, Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP) and Cyber/Space Warfare. American Center for Democracy's Director, Dr. Rachel Ehrenfeld, organized and moderated the meeting.
The speakers included:
Dr.Rachel Ehrenfeld - Executive Director of American Center for Democracy; Ambassador R. James Woolsey, Chairman of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, Former Director of Central Intelligence, and member of ACD's Board of Directors spoke on "Key Elements of Energy Security"; Dr. William Forstchen, author of the best-selling book One Second After, addressing the issue "To Live or Not to Live - Protecting Against EMP Attacks"; Dr. Peter V. Pry, President of EMPACT America and former Director of U.S. Nuclear Strategy Forum, speaking on "Nuclear and WMD Proliferation"; Dr. M.V. "Coyote" Smith, Colonel USAF, Professor of Strategic Space and Cyber Studies, School of Advanced Air and Space Studies, Air University, Maxwell Air Force Base, speaking on "Welcome to the Age of Cyber & Space Warfare"; William B. Scott, former editor, Aviation Week, author of the bestselling books SpaceWars and CounterSpace, spoke on "Next Generation Space and Cyber War"; Steven Chabinsky, former deputy assistant director, FBI Cyber Division, senior vice president of legal affairs and chief risk officer addressed "CrowdStrike: Cyber Survival: Why We're Losing and What's Needed to Win"; Dr. John M. Templeton, Jr. President and Chairman of the John Templeton Fund; Greg Wessling, Chief Operating Officer of the Noah Foundation EVP and Chief Operating Officer of Morris Group; Cynthia Ayers, Director, Task Force on National and Homeland Security; Eva-Jane Lark of the Space Frontier Foundation; Sid Morris, founder of the NOAH Foundation; and David Huges, writer and editor at FAA.