This week, Bonnie Evangelista is joined by special guest, Lt. Gen. (ret.) Michael Nagata, former Director of Strategy for the National Counterterrorism Center and retired United States Army veteran with a storied 38-year career. Mike shares his insights on the importance of embracing technological military change and the need for collaboration between government and industry to create a risk-tolerant culture. Tune in to learn what it takes to prevail as a nation in this new technological era.

TIMESTAMPS:

(2:42) Spending 38 years in the Army

(8:34) Why Special Ops exists

(13:11) How AI tech challenges military leaders to adapt

(17:31) Why digital technology disrupts military affairs globally

(22:23) How to incentivize risk

(28:19) Government and Industry relationships must change drastically

(34:54) How to be solutions-based vs. requirements-based

(39:04) What leaders must do to embrace failure

LINKS:

Follow Mike: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-nagata-4241a419/

Follow Bonnie: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bonnie-evangelista-520747231/

CDAO: https://www.ai.mil/

Tradewinds AI: https://www.tradewindai.com/