Please join the Project on Nuclear Issues for our 2021 Winter Conference. The hybrid conference will feature a keynote address as well as presentations from emerging nuclear experts covering topics such as nuclear policy and strategies, arms control and proliferation challenges, technology and capabilities, and deterrence. NOTE: CSIS is a vaccinated facility. To prevent the spread of COVID-19 and reduce potential risk of exposure in our facility, CSIS requires proof of vaccination from all staff and guests. If registering for in-person attendance, you must provide your vaccination proof. Masks will be required for all attendees to ensure the health of our staff and participants. This event is subject to all laws and regulations instituted by the city of Washington, D.C., including all regulations on COVID-19. Capacity and gathering limits may be instituted and CSIS PONI will work to accommodate these changes, which may include changing your registration from an in-person attendee to a virtual attendee. You will receive confirmation of your attendance status, and we appreciate your understanding in advance. December 8, 2021 9:00 AM-2:45 PM Conference Check-In and Breakfast| 9:00 AM-9:45 AM Conference Welcome | 9:45 AM-9:50 AM Keynote Address | 9:50 AM-10:35 AM “Exploring the Nexus Between Intelligence and Emerging Nuclear Challenges: A Conversation with Former Deputy Director of National Intelligence Beth Sanner” Ms. Beth Sanner was the Deputy Director of National Intelligence for Mission Integration from April 2019 to March 2021 where she oversaw the elements that coordinate and lead collection, analysis, and program oversight throughout the Intelligence Community. In this role she also served as the President’s intelligence briefer. Previously she served as the Director of the President’s Daily Brief from April 2017 to April 2019 and as Vice Chair of the National Intelligence Council July 2015 to April 2017. The Past, Present, and Future of Arms Control | 10:45 AM – 12:00 PM Moderator: Rebecca Davis Gibbons, Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of Southern Maine Panelists:April Arnold, Senior Communications Adviser, Culmen InternationalHalley Posner, Program Manager, Bulletin of the Atomic ScientistsDan Zhukov, Research Assistant, Center for International Security and Cooperation, Stanford University Lunch | 12:00 PM – 1:00PM Deterrence 101 Launch | 1:00 PM – 1:15 PM Evolving Global Threats | 1:15 PM – 2:45 PM Moderator: Elizabeth Threlkeld, Director of the South Asia Program, Stimson Center Panelists:Jesse Lubove, Mission Director, Air Force Technical Applications CenterBenjamin Silverstein, Research Analyst, Space Project, Carnegie Endowment for International PeaceLt Diana Myers, Doctoral Candidate, Pardee RAND Graduate SchoolMaj(P) Lorin Veigas, Liaison to Joint Special Operations Command, Defense Threat Reduction AgencyNicholas Blanchette, PhD candidate, Security Studies and International Relations at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology December 9, 2021 9:00 AM-1:30 PM Conference Check-In and Breakfast | 9:00 AM-9:45 AM Conference Welcome | 9:45 AM-10:00 AM Keynote: David Williams, Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Defence | 10:00 AM-11:00 AM David Williams became the Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Defence in April 2021. David acts as the Accounting Officer for the Department, the Defence Secretary’s chief policy adviser and, with the Chief of Defence Staff, leads the running of the Department. Coffee Break | 11:00 AM-11:15 AM Emerging Threats and Technologies in the Nuclear Sphere | 11:15 AM – 12:45 PM Moderator: Reid Pauly, Assistant Professor of Political Science and Dean’s Assistant Professor of Nuclear Security and Policy,Brown University Panelists:Kate Kohn, Communications Manager, Federation of American ScientistsArtur Honich, Intern, Nuclear Policy Directorate, NATO HeadquartersGabriel Kelvin, Undergraduate Fellow, Nuclear Policy Working Group at UC BerkeleyJacob Sebastian, Phd Student, Nuclear Policy Working Group at UC BerkeleyKyle Sallee , MA Candidate, American University School of International Service Closing Remarks | 12:45 PM – 1:00 PM Lunch | 1:00 PM – 1:30 PM This event is made possible by support from Defense Threat Reduction Agency, National Nuclear Security Administration.