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PerspECCtives Conference 2026

Avathon is thrilled to be a part of the upcoming 58th Annual PerspECCtives Conference, hosted by the Engineering & Construction Contracting (ECC) Association, happening at the JW Marriott in Austin, TX, September 9th – 11th

The PerspECCtives Conference theme is Forging our Future, and the event brings together executive leaders, project owners, contractors, suppliers, and decision makers across the engineering, construction, and capital projects industries.

Avathon Sr. Energy Director Jason Chadee will share the stage with Exxon for a health and safety panel discussion titled Hard Hats Meet Smart Tech: A Practical Application of AI in Construction.

Be sure to be there for Jason’s presentation and if you’d like to arrange a 1:1 meeting, reach out to us at info@avathongov.com

We’ll see you soon at the 2026 PerspECCtives Conference!

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General John R. Allen (Ret)

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General John R. Allen is a retired four-star Marine Corps General and former commander of NATO and U.S. forces in Afghanistan, leading a 150,000-strong coalition force at the height of the war. He was the first Marine to command a theater of war. Following his military service, General Allen served as Senior Advisor to the Secretary of Defense on Middle East Security and later as Special Presidential Envoy to the Global Coalition to Counter ISIL, where he helped grow the international coalition to 65 member nations.

A career shaped by global complexity and high-stakes diplomacy, Allen’s combat and operational tours span the Caribbean, Balkans, Iraq, and Afghanistan. In Iraq’s Al Anbar Province, he played a pivotal role in supporting the Sunni Awakening that contributed to the defeat of Al Qaeda.

Allen also served as Deputy Commander of U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), where he helped oversee strategic security across the Middle East and Central Asia. Earlier, as the principal director of Asia-Pacific policy in the Office of the Secretary of Defense, he helped shape U.S. regional policy, including involvement in the Six-Party Talks on North Korea.

He is currently a Strategic Advisor to Microsoft and a member of its Advisory Council, a Senior Fellow at Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab, a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and a permanent member of the Council on Foreign Relations. He previously served as President of the Brookings Institution (2017–2022).

A published author and thought leader in emerging technology and global security, General Allen co-authored Turning Point: Policymaking in the Era of Artificial Intelligence and Future War and the Defence of Europe. He is also a co-inventor of several AI-related patents and advises technology startups.