McCain Conference Information

 22nd Annual McCain Conference

30-31 March, 2023

Topic: Character Development and Assessment

Confirmed Speakers for 2023  (Full Biographical Information, click HERE)

Gen James N. Mattis, USMC (Ret.) – 24^th US Secretary of Defense

Mr. David Brooks – Commentator for the New York Times and author of The Road to Character

Dr. Christian Miller – A. C. Reid Professor of Philosophy, Wake Forest University

Dr. Edward Brooks – Executive Director, Oxford Character Project

Dr. William Cochran – Post-Doctoral Fellow in Philosophy, Harvard University

Dr. Dan Cervone – Professor of Psychology, University of Illinois at Chicago

Dr. Richard Lerner – Bergstrom Chair in Applied Developmental Science, Tufts University

Dr. James Giordano – Departments of Neurology and Biochemistry, Georgetown University and Distinguished Fellow in Science, Technology and Ethics for the Stockdale Center

Dr. Joshua Stuchlik – Stockdale Center Resident Fellow

Dr. Dustin Sebell – Stockdale Center Resident Fellow

Dr. Patrick Smith – Stockdale Center Resident Fellow

Dr. Yasmine Kalkstein – Lead Integrator, Character Integration Advisory Group, US Military Academy

Dr. Peter Meindl – Chair for Honor and Character Assessment, US Military Academy

Dr. Elise Dykhuis – Assistant Professor of Psychology and Data Analyst, US Military Academy

Col Tony de Reya – Head of the Conduct and Culture, Royal Navy

Lt Col Stuart MacCrimmon – Commander, Royal Marines Leadership Command 

Dr. Tom Torkelson – Director, Center for Character and Leadership, US Air Force Academy

Mr. Adam Silver – Assessment Analyst, Center for Character and Leadership, US Air Force Academy

Lt Gen Chris Miller, USAF (Ret.) – Center for Character and Leadership, US Air Force Academy

Ayelet Berkovich – Head of Senior Ranks Assessment, Behavioral Science Center, Israeli Defense Force

Shani Almog – Head of Research, Military Leadership Development School, Behavioral Science Center, Israeli Defense Force

CAPT Andrew Ledford, USN – Permanent Military Professor, US Naval Academy

Dr. Celeste Raver-Luning – Director of Influence, Stockdale Center, US Naval Academy

CAPT Frank Franky, USN – Stockdale Center, US Naval Academy

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