Interview of Tuesday, 24 June 2025 with Mike Mears, former CIA Chief of HR, on "Intelligence Community Reform." His most recent book is Certainty: How Great Bosses Can Change Minds and Drive Innovation.
Interview of Friday, 27 June 2025 with David Robarge PhD, CIA Chief Historian, on "The History of U.S. Intelligence 1975-2025". This video release is now available for members only.
On 2 May 2025, AFIO held its National IC Luncheon with speakers Michael Ellis, CIA Deputy Director, and David Cattler, Director, Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency.
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6:30 PM
Pine Lakes Country Club
3300 Pine Lake Road | West Bloomfield, MI 48324
This month AFIO Michigan is hosting Attorney Ryan Bowers, Chief Legal Counsel, General Motors for Cybersecurity and Data Center Operations. Ryan will present on today’s global corporate threat environment focusing on successes and ongoing challenges from both friend and foe. Drinks at 6:30 pm followed by dinner at 7:00 pm.
11:30 AM
Basque Cultural Center
599 Railroad Ave | South San Francisco, CA 94080
Barry Eisler's novel discusses techno-feudal world of AI-controlled autonomous weapons systems, a secret Pentagon program Gotterdammerung, US arms race with China and an anarchist hacker. Drawing on his experiences from his time with the CIA and what he has learned about the craft of storytelling from over two decades as a novelist and screenwriter, Mr. Eisler will delve into post-partisan political reality: how is power acquired, expanded and exercised in contemporary America?
11:30 AM
Doubletree Hotel
1665 N State Rt A1A | Melbourne (Indialantic), FL 32903
The AFIO Florida Satellite Chapter, is hosting Colonel Kenneth Boll, US Army (Retired), who will discuss “A Tale of Two Targets,” the intelligence background on military strikes in Sudan and Belgrade.
6:00 PM
Army-Navy Country Club, 5 Star Ballroom
1700 Army Navy Drive | Arlington, VA 22202
Register now to join us for this celebration while space remains.
Keynote Address: Susan M. Gordon, Former Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence.