August Cole, Best-selling author
D.B. Weiss and David Benioff, Writers and Producers of HBO Game of Thrones, with P.W. Singer
Ken Liu, Nebula, Hugo, and World Fantasy award winning author, translator of Three Body Problem, with August Cole
Admiral John Richardson, ret., 31st Chief of Naval Operations
General Mick Ryan, Commander of the Australian Defense College
Carrie Gilloly, Head of Scripted at AMC TV network
Max Brooks, Best-selling author of World War Z, Devolution, and Harlem Hellfighters
Annalee Newitz, New York Times Science reporter and best-selling science fiction author
S.B. Divya, Nebula Award Nominee Science Fiction Writer
Useful Fiction artwork on display for an event at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum
Useful Fiction Panel at 2022 Aspen Security Forum Steven Clemons, Editor of Semafor; Daniel Wilson, NYT Best-Selling Author; Colonel Miram Krieger, Chair of US Air Force Academy Political Science Dept.; P.W. Singer.
Sir Lawrence Freedman, Speaking at Useful Fiction event at U.K. Defense Academy
Hope Seck, Writer for Washington Post and Politico, Former Editor of Military.com , speaking at Useful Fiction event for Special Operations Command
Useful Fiction event for Special Operations Command
Sam Hargrave, Stunt Coordinator of the Marvel Universe movies and Director of Extraction and The Manadlorian , at Useful Fiction event for Special Operations Command
Jon Orloff, Writer of HBO “Band of Brothers,” at Useful Fiction event for Special Operations Command
Che Bolden, Tech entrepreneur and former Top Gun Aviator, at Useful Fiction event at Canadian Forces College
August Cole, Managing Partner speaking at Useful Fiction event for Canadian Forces College
Michael Brasseur, Chief Strategy Officer of Saab and former Commodore of Task Force 59, US Navy’s experimental unmanned systems squadron, speaking at Useful Fiction event for UK Defense Academy
Peter Singer speaking at Useful Fiction’s event “AI: What Leaders Need to Know,” US military Southern Command, 2024.
Peter W. Singer, Managing Partner, speaking on Useful Fiction at US Naval Academy
Peter Singer speaking at Useful Fiction’s event “AI: What Leaders Need to Know,” US military Southern Command, 2024.
August Cole of Useful Fiction and Actor/Writer Jonathan Walker (West Wing, Red, Van Helsing) at Canadian Forces College. Credit: Heechan Chung
General Scott Mller, US Army retired, and August Cole, Managing Partner, speaking on Strategic Leadership, at US Army Special Operations Command
Peter W. Singer, Managing Partner, speaking on Useful Fiction at US Army Special Operations Command
Ken Liu speaking at Useful Fiction’s event “AI: What Leaders Need to Know,” US military Southern Command, 2024.
Josh Baughman, analyst at Air University’s China Aerospace Studies Institute (CASI) and chief marketing officer at the Military Cyber Professionals Association. , at the US Army Maneuver Center of Excellence
Hope Seck, Useful Fiction and reporter for Washington Post, at the US Army Maneuver Center of Excellence
Matt Yocum, Useful Fiction and Marvel writer, at the US Army Maneuver Center of Excellence
Major General Tuley, commander of US Army Maneuver Center of Excellence, and Joe Byerly, From The Green Notebook creator
August Cole speaking at US Army Maneuver Center of Excellence
Singer speaking at AUSA 2024
Jennifer Strong speaking at Useful Fiction’s event “AI: What Leaders Need to Know,” US military Southern Command, 2024.
FIO AI 2024 Hosts
Col Ché Bolden (ret.) – USMC, CEO of the Charles F. Bolden Group and Executive Chair, Inter Astra with August Cole, speaking at 2025 Useful Fiction-USMC Camp Lejeune event
Col Ché Bolden (ret.) – USMC, CEO of the Charles F. Bolden Group and Executive Chair, Inter Astra, speaking at 2025 Useful Fiction-USMC Camp Lejeune event
Brigadier General Maura M. Hennigan – USMC, Commanding General of the 2nd Marine Logistics Group, speaking at 2025 Useful Fiction-USMC Camp Lejeune event
Hope Hodge Seck, Editorial Director at West Point Irregular Warfare Initiative and Former Managing Editor Military.com, speaking at 2025 Useful Fiction-USMC Camp Lejeune event
LTC Joe Byerly (ret.) – US Army, Founder of From the Green Notebook podcast, speaking at 2025 Useful Fiction-USMC Camp Lejeune event
LTC Joe Byerly (ret.) – US Army, Founder of From the Green Notebook podcast, speaking at 2025 Useful Fiction-USMC Camp Lejeune event
Matt Sand, Screenwriter, TV writer, producer (Deepwater Horizon, Disney, Lionsgate, Relativity), speaking at 2025 Useful Fiction-USMC Camp Lejeune event
COL Matt Yocum (ret.) – USAF, former lead CENTCOM speechwriter and JSOC J5 and Marvel Comics writer, speaking at 2025 Useful Fiction-USMC Camp Lejeune event
LtGen Robert E. Schmidle Jr. (ret.) – USMC, Professor of Practice, School of Politics and Global Studies at Arizona State University and former head of Marine Aviation and Deputy Commander of US Cyber Command in conversation with August Cole, speaking at 2025 Useful Fiction-USMC Camp Lejeune event