Keynote speakers:

• Dr. Yuna Huh Wong, Defense Analyst with the Joint Advanced Warfighting Division at the Institute for Defense Analyses (IDA) and Founder of the Women’s Wargaming Network

• Dr. Margaret McCown, Deputy Division Chief of the Studies, Analysis, and Gaming Division at the Joint Staff J-8 Directorate

Moderator: Ms. Catherine Lea, Senior Research Scientist, Gaming and Integration Program at CNA

Dr. Wong and Dr. McCown will share brief remarks on their professional wargaming and defense planning experiences. This will be followed by a Q&A discussion moderated by Ms. Lea.

The event will examine implications of having inclusivity in the wargame design process and play, and why that matters for better informing and decision-making in defense planning, programs, and policies. The event will also discuss the challenges for ensuring diversity and inclusion in wargames and how the Derby House Principles have affected the field of professional wargaming in the past year.

Inclusive National Security (InclusiveNatSec) is a CNA-funded initiative dedicated to fostering discussions on inclusivity in national security among the community of national security professionals who are exploring the implications of structural biases in their work. The seminar series explores what national security thought leaders can do to counter the influence of structural and systemic biases. Those who are interested in joining the InclusiveNatSec community can visit our website, follow the group on Twitter and join the mailing list by emailing inclusivenatsec@cna.org.

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