Future Security Forum 2025

On October 22, 2025  Arizona State University (ASU) and New America will host the 11th annual Future Security Forum, in collaboration with Security & Defence PLuS.

The Forum will gather the top policymakers, government and military leaders, experts, and analysts at New America’s Washington, DC location for discussion on the future of global security.

Space is limited, register today. Featured speakers include:

• General (Ret.) Stanley McChrystal, Former Commander, International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan, and Author, On Character.
• Senator Mark Kelly, (D-Ariz.)
• Amb. Rizwan Saeed Sheikh, Ambassador of Pakistan to the United States
• Ambassador James Roscoe, Chargé d’Affaires, Embassy of the United Kingdom to the United States
• Brett H. McGurk, Former White House Coordinator for the Middle East under President Biden
• Beth Sanner, Former Deputy Director of National Intelligence for Mission Integration and Former Director of the President's Daily Brief
• Kyrsten Sinema, Former Senator (I-Ariz.)
• Anne-Marie Slaughter, CEO, New America, and Former Director of Policy Planning, U.S. State Department
• Gina M. Bennett, Retired CIA Senior Analyst
• Candace Rondeaux, Author of Putin’s Sledgehammer: The Wagner Group and Russia’s Collapse into Mercenary Chaos, and Senior Director, Future Frontlines at New America
• Professor Wyn Bowen, Head of the School of Security Studies, King's College London
• Dr Ian Langford, Executive Director, Security & Defence PLuS
• Greg Simer, Corporate Chief Technology Officer, Northrop Grumman
• Peter W. Singer, Strategist and Senior Fellow, New America; Author, Burn-In: A Novel of the Real Robotic Revolution
• Peter Bergen, Vice President, Global Studies & Fellows, New America

and many more. For more information about the Forum, visit the Future Security Forum conference page, and subscribe to Future Security newsletters for more updates and additional programming.