This event is a two-day, panel-based workshop, devoted to the two themes of veteran/civilian dialogue and the future of warfare. The purpose of this workshop is to engage a broad audience of civilians, military personnel, academics and non-academics alike and encourage them to think more deeply about their moral relationship to these important and timely themes. The veteran dialogue portion of the workshop will focus on such broad themes as: soldier recruitment and the making of soldiers, the ethical experience of war, what we think society owes to veterans, veteran healthcare and compensation, moral injury, PTSD, spouse and family issues, and civil-military relations. The future of war portion of the workshop will focus on such broad themes as: emerging technologies such as fully autonomous weapons, soldier enhancement, surveillance and meta-data; counter-terrorism and institutional reform, the ‘individualization’ of war, war and poverty, and emerging conceptual frameworks for military tactics and strategy.
There is no charge for this event, but please note that lunch is not provided. It would be helpful for planning if you could register via our Eventbrite page.
Tuesday 13 June
0845-0900 Arrival & coffee
0900-0915 Introductory Remarks
Cheyney Ryan & Rob Johnson
0915-1030 Panel Session 1: Recruitment & the Making of Soldiers
Cheyney Ryan, David Reese, Bill Casebeer
1030-1045 Break
1045-1200 Panel Session 2: The Soldier in Combat
Ian Fishback, Bob Underwood
1200-1300 Lunch
1300-1415 Panel Session 3: Homecoming and Veteran Reintegration
Tom Simpson, Michael Robillard, David Reese
1415-1430 Coffee Break
1430-1545 Panel Session 4: Soldier Enhancement & Weaponized A.I.
Bill Casebeer, Anders Sanberg, Michael Robillard
1900-2130 Veteran Public Dialogue Event
Ian Fishback, Bob Underwood, David Reese, Michael Robillard, Cheyney Ryan, Bill Casebeer, Rob Johnson
Day 2: Wednesday 14 June
0845-0900 Arrival & coffee
0900-1015 Panel Session 1: Counter-terrorism and Future Strategy
Seumas Miller, Rob Johnson, Bob Underwood, Ian Fishback
1015-1030 Break
1030-1145 Panel Session 2: War & Ethics
Helen Frowe, Victor Tadros, Cheyney Ryan
1145-1215 Closing Remarks
Cheyney Ryan, Rob Johnson, Michael Robillard
