"Building the Base" - an in-depth series of conversations with top entrepreneurs and leaders from tech, financial, industrial, and public sectors.
 
Our special guests are weighing in on a broad selection of topics such as: shaping our future national security industrial base, leadership in challenging times, experiences related to the intersection of business and national security, and personal anecdotes related to their positions of influence.
 
Building the base is hosted by our own BENS member Lauren Bedula who is the Managing Director and National Security Technology Practice Lead at Beacon Global Strategies, and BENS Distinguished Fellow, Jim "Hondo" Geurts who retired from performing the duties of the Under Secretary of the Navy and former Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development & Acquisition.

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#28 Debbie James, Former Secretary of the Air Force

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#27 Bilal Zuberi General Partner at Lux Capital

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#26 Suzette Kent, Former Federal CIO and CEO of Kent Advisory Services

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#25 Schuyler Moore, Chief Technology Officer U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM)

In this week’s episode of Building the Base, Hondo and Lauren join Schuyler Moore to discuss the future of the defense industrial network. Schuyler’s impressive and va...

#24 Raanan Horowitz, Chief Executive Officer of Elbit Systems of America

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