Day One – Thursday, April 2
06:30 – 07:45 · location tbA
Morning PT with a Navy SEAL Commander
A high-energy, all-levels workout led by retired Naval Special Warfare Commander Eric “Olly” Oehlerich
09:00 – 09:50 · TBA · 🔒 VIP Session
VIP Speaker Reception
Private gathering with General Stanley McChrystal and Summit speakers
10:00 – 10:15 · Grouse Mountain Lodge
Welcome & Opening Remarks
Jeffrey Caruso
10:15 – 11:15 · grouse mountain lodge
Character as Strategy: Leadership for America’s Critical Frontiers
General Stanley McChrystal, US Army (Ret.)
11:15 – 11:55 · grouse mountain lodge
Fireside Chat: From Langley to Cupertino to the Front Lines of Geopolitics
Guest: Anthony DeMario
Moderator: Jeffrey Caruso
11:55 – 12:35 · grouse mountain lodge
Wise Women, Hard Targets: Story, Strategy, and the Future of U.S. Security
Carmen Medina (Moderator), Laura Thomas, Rachel Grunspan
12:35 – 13:35 · Attendee’s choice (downtown whitefish)
LUNCH BREAK
13:35 – 14:15 · Whitefish performing Arts Center
Action Films and the Intersection of U.S. Intelligence
J. Mills Goodloe
14:15 – 14:55 · Whitefish performing Arts Center
Fireside Chat: Secrets and Stories: Intelligence, Influence, and the Battle for Relevance
Guest: Rodney Faraon
Moderator: Teresa Smetzer
15 Minute Break
15:10 – 15:50 · Whitefish Performing Arts Center
The evolution of intelligence collection & the need for Cultural Acuity in analysis
David Tinsley
15:50 – 16:30 · whitefish performing Arts Center
Reel v Real: The melding of espionage and entertainment
Darrell M. Blocker
16:30 – 17:10 · whitefish performing Arts Center
The Consequences of Portrayal: When Authenticity Matters — and When It Doesn’t
RJ Casey and Matt Westbrook
Moderator: Susan Barrows Libby
17:10 – 19:00 · Attendee’s choice (downtown whitefish)
DINNER BREAK
19:00 – 19:45 · whitefish performing arts center
SERVICE BEYOND THE MISSION: From National Security to Community Impact
Guests: Dexter Ingram (IN Network), Jeremy Bowling (The Longest Climb Foundation)
Moderator: Kris Coleman (Fox Bravo Overland)
20:00 – 21:00 · great northern bar & grill
A Sip To Remember: Notes, Conversations, and a Pour
Presented by Four Branches Bourbon
with Mike Trott and RJ Casey
Day Two – Friday, April 3
6:30 – 7:45 · location tbd
Morning PT with a Navy SEAL Commander
A high-energy, all-levels workout led by retired Naval Special Warfare Commander Eric “Olly” Oehlerich
09:00 – 09:50 · TBD · 🔒 VIP Session
Attend a special live broadcast of the “Eyes On” podcast
Featuring hosts Colonel Andy Milburn (USMC, ret.), Commander Eric “Olly” Oehlerich (USN, ret.) and moderator Dee Takos. Eyes On is part of The Team House network.
10:00 – 10:40 · grouse mountain lodge
SCRIPTED CRISIS: Turning real-world threats into drama – and drama into understanding
Howard Gordon
10:40 – 11:20 · grouse mountain lodge
AI Cubed – Artificial Intelligence, Artistic Infringement, Anarchist Impact
Bianca Goodloe
11:20 – 12:00 · grouse mountain lodge
“How Power Shapes the Story: Inside Hollywood’s Influence Machinery”
Tatiana Siegel
12:00 – 13:00 · Attendee’s choice (downtown whitefish)
LUNCH BREAK
13:00 – 13:40 · whitefish performing arts center
Archetypes for AI Security and Governance in the National Security Sector
Benjamin Harvey, Ph.D.
13:40 – 14:20 · whitefish performing arts center
Blinding the Beholder: Adversarial Attacks to Defeat Autonomous Drones
Robi Sen
14:20 – 15:00 · whitefish performing arts center
So You Want to Build a Defense Startup
Lance Cottrell
15 Minute Break
15:00 – 15:40 · whitefish performing arts center
“Imagined Worlds, Real Moral Consequence”: A Fireside Chat with Elizabeth Heider, NYT Best Crime Author and PhD Physicist, and Edgar-award winning author I.S. Berry, former CIA Operations Officer
Guests: Elizabeth Heider, PhD and I.S. Berry
Moderator: Jeffrey Caruso
15:40 – 16:20 · whitefish performing arts center
When Stories Become Signals: Intelligence, the Paranormal, and the Rise of Conspiracy Thinking
Carmen Medina and Julia Mossbridge
16:20 – 17:00 · whitefish performing arts center
One Mission. Two Cultures: CIA – DoD Collaboration in Practice
Guests: Andrew Hartsog and Eric “Olly” Oehlerich
Moderator: Michael “Mick” P. Mulroy
17:00 – 19:00 · Attendee’s choice (downtown whitefish)
DINNER BREAK
19:00 – 19:40 · whitefish performing arts center
Documentary Screening with Q&A
A panel with the two founders of Iron Butterfly Media, plus clips from their forthcoming documentary about “the women who have written history from the shadows.”
19:45 – 20:45 · whitefish performing arts center
Documentary Screening with Q&A
This documentary follows the survival, friendship, and love of Anthony and Florence Opoka, two children abducted and forced to fight for the Lord’s Resistance Army. A post-screening discussion with filmmakers, advisors, and Michael “Mick” P. Mulroy and Eric “Olly” Oehlerich, co-founders of the Lobo Institute, explores the responsibility and consequences of telling real stories of conflict on screen.
Day Three – Saturday, April 4
9:00 – 11:00 · Somewhere around whitefish lake
The Lobo Treasure Hunt
Co-ordinated by Michael “Mick” P. Mulroy and Eric “Olly” Oehlerich