Dr. Andrew Whiskeyman, COL (ret.), is an internationally known lecturer and has published on the topics of cognitive security, information warfare, emerging technology, and strategic foresight. He is also an Associate Research Scientist at the Applied Research Laboratory of Intelligence and Security (ARLIS) at the University of Maryland. He was recently selected as a non-resident senior fellow with the Global National Security Institute (GNSI), a Goodpaster Fellows Scholar, and a board member of a non-profit group, the Information Professionals Association (IPA). Dr. Whiskeyman also serves as an adjunct professor with Syracuse University’s Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs and the Air War College. He has been working to coordinate a series of Global Information Symposia to identify challenges and opportunities shared by allies and partners in the information environment and to foster shared solutions. He previously served for 28 years in the US Army and is the recipient of multiple military awards including the Defense Superior Service Medal and the Bronze Star. He deployed multiple times (Kosovo, Iraq, Afghanistan) in support of combat operations. This past year, Dr. Whiskeyman received France’s Chevalier de L’Ordre du National Mérite.