The Agenda

*Please note, this agenda is subject to change.

Tentative Agenda: (Please note that session times are subject to minor adjustments.  An updated agenda will be available on our website and emailed out prior to Day 1.)

Morning Session

08:00 – 08:30 | Arrival and Registration

08:30 – 08:40 | Welcome/Opening Remarks – Mr. Jonathan Greene, Deputy Assistant Secretary and Director of the Center for Response, ASPR, HHS 

08:40 – 10:00 | Panel Discussion: Protecting Mass Gathering Events

• Religious Mass Gatherings | Dr. Anas Khan, Director General, Global Center for Mass Gathering Medicine

• Entertainment Mass Gatherings | Dr. Greg Ciottone, Associate Prof., BIDMC, Harvard

• Tourist Location Gatherings | Lt. Michael Johnson, United States Park Police, National Park Service (NPS)

• Political Mass Gatherings | Mr. Danny McCoy, Associate Director, Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency (HSEMA)

10:00 – 10:15 | Coffee Break

10:15 – 11:35 | Panel Discussion: Kinetic and Explosive Threats to Mass Gatherings

• Drone Threats | Mr. Bill Edwards, CEO/Owner, Phoenix 6 Consulting

• 3D Printed Weapons Threats | Mr. Daniel Genua, Protective Security Advisor, Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)

• Vehicular Ramming Threats | Dr. Joshua Sinai, Professor of Practice, Capitol Technology University & Brian Jenkins, Director, National Transport Security Center

• Suicide Bombing and IED Threats | Dual Presentation

  • • Luke Baumgartner, Program on Extremism, George Washington University 

    • Dr. Kirk Yeager, Chief Explosives Scientist, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

11:35 – 12:45 | Lunch and Networking Session

Afternoon Session

12:45 – 14:05 | Panel Discussion: Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear Threats

• Chemical Threats | Dr. Thomas Mueller, Research Director, Chemical Defense Programs, National Strategic Research Institute (NSRI)

• Biological Threats | Dr. Kaitlin Lovett, Director of Research, National Center for Disaster Medicine and Public Health (NCDMPH)

• Radiologic Threats | Assistant Secretary David Richardson, Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction (CWMD), Department of Homeland Security

• Nuclear Threats | Lt. Col Michael Lang, Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute (AFRRI)

14:05 – 14:20 | Coffee Break

14:25 – 15:55 | Panel Discussion: Cyber and AI Driven Threats

• Cyber Attacks on Critical Infrastructure | Co-Presentation

  • • Beau Woods, Founder/CEO, Stratigos Security

    • Ms. Ashley Jones, Cybersecurity Advisor, Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)

• Mis/Disinformation and Social Media | Katerina Sedova, Former Senior Analytical Coordinator, U.S. Department of State

• Cyberattacks on Healthcare Systems | Dr. Christian Dameff, Co-Director, Center for Healthcare Cybersecurity, UC San Diego

15:55 – 16:10 | Summary Remarks – Dr. Larissa Unruh, Director of Education and Training, National Center for Disaster Medicine and Public Health (NCDMPH)