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Inside the President's Bunker: A Crisis Leadership and Decision-Making Presentation

Lt. Col. Robert Darling shares his firsthand 9/11 experience from the White House bunker and the principles of crisis leadership it revealed.

November 11, 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM

Mainstage - Ballroom

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Key Takeaways

1) Principles of Crisis Leadership and Decision making

2) What Safeguards & Policies are in-place today

3) Inspire all leaders to Protect & Safeguard Employees

Session Details

On the night before the C3 Tech Summit officially begins, join us for a powerful keynote that brings you inside the walls of the White House on 9/11. As a military liaison in the underground President’s Emergency Operations Center (PEOC), Lt. Col. Robert J. Darling witnessed the highest levels of crisis leadership and decision-making in action.

In this gripping, real-time account, he shares the principles that guided our nation through one of its darkest hours, while exploring the safeguards and national security protocols that exist today. More than a story, this session will inspire leaders at every level to take responsibility for protecting and preparing their organizations and people in times of uncertainty. Based on his acclaimed book, 24 Hours Inside the President’s Bunker, this is a must-attend keynote to ignite your summit experience.

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Speaker Bio

Lt. Col. Darling retired from the United States Marine Corps in 2007 with just over twenty years of active duty service. After an impressive early career piloting attack helicopters in Desert Shield, Desert Storm, and as a presidential pilot with Marine Helicopter Squadron One, he was handpicked in October 2000 to work for the White House Military Office, Airlift Operations Department. It was in this position that, during the attack of September 11, 2001, he supported the President, Vice President and National Security Advisor in the underground President's Emergency Operations Center (PEOC) and witnessed unprecedented leadership and decision making at the highest levels of our government.

Lt. Col. Darling chronicles these developments in his book: 24 Hours Inside the President's Bunker, 9/11/01: The White House, and shares the principles of crisis leadership and decision making with his audiences with an “edge of your seat” presentation that’ll take you from the moment the attack was realized, to the courageous decisions made to stop it.