Uploaded December 2024 | Updated September 2026, 16 hours ago

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Keynote Panel / Fireside Chat: Women in Leadership

Ms. Avery M. Alpha, Department of Homeland Security
Ms. Katrina Fotovat, Secretary of State’s Office of Global Women’s Issues
Vice Admiral Sara Joyner, U.S. Navy, Director, Force Structure, Resources and Assessment, J8, Joint Staff
Surg Vice Admiral Arti Sarin, AVSM, VSM, Indian Armed Forces Medical Services
Moderator: Dr. Richard J. Norton, U.S. Naval War College

The U.S. Naval War College (NWC) hosted the 11th iteration of its Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) Symposium onboard Naval Station Newport, Dec. 16-17.

The symposium, themed “Rethinking Global Security in a Complex World,” aimed to broaden understanding of complex global security challenges and the critical importance of gender perspectives across the continuum of national and international security.

The views presented by the faculty or other guest speakers do not reflect official positions of the Naval War College, DON or DOD.