{"655567":{"#nid":"655567","#data":{"type":"event","title":"Reimagining US Global Leadership: Will Roper","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EJoin the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs for a special discussion series featuring distinguished professors of the practice and alumni leaders. Each speaker brings a wealth of knowledge, experience, and approach to the subject of American international leadership in the current global climate. Learn how Georgia Tech is leveraging their experiences to position itself to address global challenges and deliver on its mission of improving the human condition.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Tech Alumni Association is proud to \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.gtalumni.org\/s\/1481\/alumni\/19\/interior.aspx?sid=1481\u0026amp;gid=21\u0026amp;pgid=21939\u0026amp;cid=49419\u0026amp;ecid=49419\u0026amp;crid=0\u0026amp;calpgid=4943\u0026amp;calcid=48138\u0022\u003Ehost this series\u003C\/a\u003E in partnership with the Nunn School at Georgia Tech. All events will be held virtually. Information will be updated as schedules are finalized; recordings of past events and more can be found at\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/inta.gatech.edu\/reimagining-global-leadership\u0022\u003Ehttps:\/\/inta.gatech.edu\/reimagining-global-leadership\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAbout the speaker:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWill Roper\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;is the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics. As the Air Force\u0026rsquo;s Service Acquisition Executive, Roper is responsible for and oversees Air Force research, development and acquisition activities totaling an annual budget in excess of $60 billion for more than 550 acquisition programs. In this position,\u0026nbsp;Roper serves as the principal adviser to the Secretary and Chief of Staff of the Air Force for research and development, test, production and modernization efforts within the Air Force.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nPrior to his current position, Roper was the founding Director of the Pentagon\u0026rsquo;s Strategic Capabilities Office. Established in 2012, the SCO imagines new \u0026mdash; often unexpected and game-changing \u0026mdash; uses of existing government and commercial systems: extending their shelf-life and restoring surprise to the military\u0026rsquo;s playbook. During his tenure as SCO Director, Roper served on the Department\u0026rsquo;s 2018 National Defense Strategy Steering Group, Cloud Executive Steering Group and Defense Modernization Team. Prior to directing SCO,\u0026nbsp;Roper served as the Acting Chief Architect at the Missile Defense\u202fAgency (MDA), worked at MIT\u0026#39;s Lincoln\u202fLaboratory, and served as a missile defense advisor to the Under\u202fSecretary of Defense for\u202fAcquisition, Technology, and Logistics (USD\/AT\u0026amp;L).\u202fRoper holds bachelor\u0026rsquo;s and master\u0026rsquo;s degrees in physics from Georgia Tech and a Ph.D. from Oxford.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/securelb.imodules.com\/s\/1481\/alumni\/19\/interior.aspx?sid=1481\u0026amp;gid=21\u0026amp;pgid=21940\u0026amp;cid=49420\u0022\u003ERegister\u003C\/a\u003E one time to be sent a reminder ahead of each event. All events will be held at 7 p.m.\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003EJan. 25\u0026nbsp;-\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/iac.gatech.edu\/people\/person\/philip-breedlove\u0022 title=\u0022\u0022\u003EGeneral Philip Breedlove\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nFeb.\u0026nbsp;15\u0026nbsp;-\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/iac.gatech.edu\/people\/person\/sandy-winnefeld\u0022 title=\u0022\u0022\u003EAdmiral Sandy Winnefeld\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nMarch 3 -\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.af.mil\/About-Us\/Biographies\/Display\/Article\/1467795\/dr-will-roper\/\u0022\u003EWill Roper\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nMarch 15 -\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/inta.gatech.edu\/people\/person\/ea596799-38af-5c7e-b588-b71c8fab2ee8\u0022 title=\u0022\u0022\u003ESandra Magnus\u202f\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nMarch 29 -\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.cnas.org\/people\/mich%C3%A8le-flournoy\u0022\u003EMichele Flournoy\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;and\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/inta.gatech.edu\/about\/senator-sam-nunn\u0022 title=\u0022\u0022\u003ESenator Sam Nunn\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe event on US global leadership\u0026nbsp;is part of a speaker series co-hosted with the Alumni Association.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The event on US global leadership is part of a speaker series co-hosted with the Alumni Association."}],"uid":"34946","created_gmt":"2022-02-17 19:59:58","changed_gmt":"2022-02-17 20:00:22","author":"gwyner3","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2022-03-03T19:00:00-05:00","event_time_end":"2022-03-03T20:00:00-05:00","event_time_end_last":"2022-03-03T20:00:00-05:00","gmt_time_start":"2022-03-04 00:00:00","gmt_time_end":"2022-03-04 01:00:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2022-03-04 01:00:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"654412":{"id":"654412","type":"image","title":"Reimagining US Global Leadership","body":null,"created":"1642085866","gmt_created":"2022-01-13 14:57:46","changed":"1648496405","gmt_changed":"2022-03-28 19:40:05","alt":"The Sam Nunn School of International Affairs logo with \u0022Reimagining US Global Leadership\u0022 on top of it.","file":{"fid":"248933","name":"final_lecture_graphic.png","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/final_lecture_graphic_0.png","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/final_lecture_graphic_0.png","mime":"image\/png","size":54100,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/final_lecture_graphic_0.png?itok=um3Pugrz"}}},"media_ids":["654412"],"groups":[{"id":"1281","name":"Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts"},{"id":"1285","name":"Sam Nunn School of International Affairs"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[{"id":"1795","name":"Seminar\/Lecture\/Colloquium"}],"invited_audience":[{"id":"78761","name":"Faculty\/Staff"},{"id":"177814","name":"Postdoc"},{"id":"78771","name":"Public"},{"id":"174045","name":"Graduate students"},{"id":"78751","name":"Undergraduate students"}],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:jason.rich@inta.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EJason Rich\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}