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.

August Cole speaking at Useful Fiction’s event “AI: What Leaders Need to Know,” US military Southern Command, 2024.

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