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OODAcon 2024: Annual Global Threat Brief

Panel Description

Johnny Sawyer is renowned for his ability to contextualize global risks and convey their nature in ways that can inform, educate, and drive decisions. Corporate intelligence and investigations expert Jen Hoar will facilitate a discussion with Johnny that will provide expert analysis of the global threat environment, covering topics such as cybersecurity, geopolitics, and technological disruption. 

Johnny Sawyer, CEO, The Sawyer Group

Following a distinguished 22-year military career as a U.S. Army officer, Johnny joined the Defense Intelligence Agency in 2001 and served in multiple positions of increased responsibility during his 20-year tenure there, including principal deputy director for analysis; first director, Middle East/Africa Regional Center; chief, Middle East North Africa Office; chief, Defense Resources and Infrastructure Office; and senior expert for enterprise management. Mr. Sawyer’s last assignment at DIA was as chief of staff. As the third-ranking officer at DIA, he was the Agency’s chief operating officer—overseeing sixteen thousand officers and a multi-billion-dollar budget and exercising broad responsibilities to ensure continued excellence while simultaneously developing plans, process improvements, and strategies to prepare the Agency for future success.

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Jen Hoar, Founder & Managing Member, Sinclair Insight LLC

Jen Hoar Jen is a corporate intelligence and due diligence executive and an expert in Human Source intelligence. She is a former journalist turned corporate investigator who has leveraged the potent act of asking and listening to turn strangers into sources and contacts into clients. She has a track record of interviewing smart people to inform executive decision-making.

Jen Hoar | LinkedIn

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