Overview

Global security interests are closely tied to the reliable provision of infrastructure, from the physical basing infrastructure that enables training and deployment to the communications infrastructure that connect forces. Recent attacks on infrastructure—both physical and cyber—highlight the risks to global defense, along with the impacts to military operations. This meeting will focus on bringing together global partners in security to discuss the challenges of infrastructure creation, modernization, protection, and recovery from disruptive incidents, including both deliberate attacks and non-deliberate impacts.

Goals and Objectives

This three-day workshop will convene subject-matter experts in diverse fields of critical infrastructure with focus on increasing resilience, particularly in relation to energy, cybersecurity, and infrastructure in the age of increasing utilization of AI and ML.

Focus Areas:

• Energy
• Cybersecurity
• Supply Chains

Following a discussion-based format in group settings, the participants will exchange ideas, perspectives, and insights informed by research, organizational operations, and personal experience. To frame these discussions, the organizing committee will source keynote speakers to address the workshop participants at a strategic level. The goal is to provide a venue and participation to set up a framework during the workshop that organizations can use to develop follow-on actions to dive deeper into their organization’s critical infrastructure needs based on the needs and priorities of their organization.

Publications and Dissemination

Call for papers related to the workshop topic to be peer-reviewed and published in a collection.

Call for lightning talks from participants. Individuals will be invited to give ten-minute presentations, which will be made available to all participants online.

Attendees

Target attendees include individuals with expertise in research, planning, or management of critical infrastructure as it relates to security challenges. Participants may include members of the operations research or data science communities, as well as those in operational positions supporting decision making related to critical infrastructure.

Participation of U.S. and Allied nations is encouraged, to include military, government civilian, academia, and industry partners

Examples of agencies of particular interest for participation include:

• MORS Sponsor Agencies
• U.S. Department of Energy
• U.S. Partner Countries in European and Pacific Areas
• U.S. DoD Analytic Centers
• U.S. Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)
• U.S. European Command (EUCOM) and Service Component Commands
• US Indo-Pacific Command (INDOPACOM) and Service Component Commands
• U.S. Transportation Command (TRANSCOM)
• U.S. Cyber Command (CYBERCOM)
• U.S. Army Training Support Activity Europe (TSAE)
• U.S. Department of Homeland Security
• Center for Infrastructure Defense, Naval Postgraduate School
• NATO personnel engaged in critical infrastructure efforts
• Members of academia focusing in critical infrastructure and global security
• Technical University of Munich
• George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies
• Federally Funded Research & Development Centers (FFRDCs)