Admiral Gary Roughead, US Navy (Ret.), is a Distinguished Military Fellow at the Hoover Institution. He graduated from the US Naval Academy and served as chief of naval operations and member of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff. He held six operational commands, including both the Atlantic and Pacific Fleets. He serves on multiple boards and committees, including Northrop Grumman, Maersk Line, Johns Hopkins University, National Academy of Sciences, and is the national security and international programs advisor for Chimney Trail. He cochaired the commission that reviewed the Trump administration’s National Defense Strategy and remains active in policy with Japan and China.

Lindsay M. Orchowski, Ph.D. is a Staff Psychologist at Rhode Island Hospital and a Professor at The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University. She also serves as Deputy Title IX Coordinator for the Medical School and Associate Director of the Research Fellowship Program. Dr. Orchowski's research program focuses on sexual assault prevention and community engagement to prevent injury and harm. Her research is supported by multiple national institutes. She is also an Associate Editor for Psychology of Women Quarterly and Senior Consulting Editor for Psychology of Violence.

Dr. Ellie Graeden is an expert in translating data and AI products for use in high consequence decision making. As Chief Data & Product Officer at Metron, she leads development of AI-driven software for clean water management. Her prior work at Georgetown's Massive Data Institute informs UN, CDC, and G20 policy on health security and infrastructure resilience. Her focus: building AI systems that serve communities responsibly and equitably. Dr. Graeden founded and served as CEO for three companies designing and building data & AI products to solve challenging problems at the intersection of policy, science, and strategy. She earned her doctorate from MIT in brain development and is a respected and widely published thought leader on data privacy, global AI and data regulation, and clean AI.

Stella Ma is a seasoned product, customer, and operations executive and entrepreneur with over 20 years of experience leading teams at both start-ups and Fortune 500 companies. She has a proven ability to lead and inspire high performance teams to develop and execute product and go-to-market strategies while driving operational excellence. She was Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Little Passports (acquired by BEGiN), shipped over 10 million packages worldwide, and was featured in national publications including the Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, and CNN. Honored as an EY Entrepreneur Of The Year Northern California Finalist in 2019, she’s passionate about developing purpose-driven products and services, building strong teams, and mentoring future entrepreneurs.

M. Alejandra Parra-Orlandoni (mapo) is a strategist and operator with two decades of experience bridging the gap between technology, policy, and execution. Alejandra is COO of Pasteur Labs, a physics simulation startup, and founder of Spirare Tech, where she coaches and advises executives, startups, and founders on leadership and product strategy. She is a Senior Fellow at Harvard Kennedy School’s Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government, focusing on AI policy and governance. She served as VP of Ethical Innovation at Takeda, led a future-tech think tank at Meta, and developed responsible AI strategies at McKinsey’s QuantumBlack. A graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, MIT, and Harvard Law School, Alejandra speaks and writes on navigating the intersection of innovation and power.

CSM (R) David M. Clark is the Senior NCO Leadership Chair of AUSA’s Center for Leadership. He is a retired four-star nominative level sergeant major with 35 years of service, whose last assignment was in Afghanistan as the Resolute Support/U.S. Forces - Afghanistan Command Senior Enlisted Advisor. He has held numerous leadership positions and has expertise in national security, strategy, international relations and more. He is a combat veteran with eight combat deployments and a member of several veteran service organizations. His awards include the Distinguished Service Medal, Defense Superior Service Medal with “C” Device, Legion of Merit with four Oak Leaf Clusters, Bronze Star Medal with "V" Device and four Oak Leaf Clusters, and the Meritorious Service Medal with four Oak Leaf Clusters.

Elspeth is the CEO of The Marketing Cloud where she leads a team that delivers AI-driven research, communications, and media products that empower modern marketers to stay ahead in an ever-changing landscape. With 18+ years of leadership experience at top, category-defining tech firms like Uber and Microsoft, she has built and led high-impact teams, scaled businesses, and launched market-defining products. She is a strong advocate for data-driven marketing, technology-enabled transformation, and decisive leadership to shape the future of the industry. Elspeth earned an MBA from New York University Stern School of Business, where she currently serves as an Executive-In-Residence, and a Bachelor of Science from Georgetown University. She resides in Brooklyn, New York with her family.

Lt General Kirk Smith, USAF (Ret.), is currently a Senior International and Defense Consultant with PentacleGlobal based out of Norway. His portfolio includes involvement with NATO exercise series hosted by the Joint Warfare Center, instructing and mentoring leadership courses for NATO Special Operations University, and work with several private sector entities within Norway, Germany, the United Kingdom, and the US. He retired after 35 years of active duty service, with most of his career serving in Special Operations, joint commands, and multinational environments. He held key positions within NATO's Special Operations Component Command and U.S. European Command, and retired following service as the Deputy Commander of U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), where he oversaw operations across 53 African nations, working with partners to counter threats, strengthen security forces, and promote regional stability.

Dr. Anne Cocos is an applied AI engineering leader who has built and shipped machine learning products in consumer-facing, enterprise, and government environments. Her work spans diverse applications including personalization for search & recommendations at Netflix and drug discovery at GlaxoSmithKline. Prior to her career in applied AI, Anne was a U.S. Navy Intelligence Officer. She holds a Ph.D. in Computer and Information Science from the University of Pennsylvania, an M.Sc. in Computer Science from Oxford University, and a B.Sc. from the U.S. Naval Academy.