The Business of Leadership with General Votel

Join us for The Business of Leadership with General Votel. This event will feature senior government officials, military strategists, and defense industry executives, who will converge to discuss the future of defense innovation, leadership, and collaboration.

Topics include emerging defense technologies, strategic partnerships, and the evolving national security landscape. Attendees will have the opportunity to hear perspectives from the panelists as they explore opportunities for public-private partnerships, discuss critical challenges facing the defense sector, and engage in forward-thinking discussions on enhancing global security.

Light refreshments will be served at this event.

View full panelist bios. Panelists include:

• Joseph L. Votel, retired U.S. Army Four-Star officer and the former Commander of the U.S. Central Command
• Tyler Sweatt, CEO of Second Front Systems, Technical Advisor at Pallas Advisors, a partner at the non-profit Silicon Valley Defense Group, and a member of the Atlantic Council’s Software Defined Warfare Commission
• Alexis Bonnell, Chief Information Officer and Director of the Digital Capabilities Directorate of the Air Force Research Laboratory and co-founder of the Global Development Lab

Special thanks to Brian O'Connor (EMBA'25) and Sheila Taheri (EMBA'25) for planning and moderating this event. This event is sponsored by the McDonough Career Center.

Host or Publisher McDonough Career Center