NCITE Annual Conference: ENVISION

A U.S. Department of Homeland Security Center of Excellence National Counterterrorism Innovation, Technology, and Education Center (NCITE)

ENVISION Annual Conference

ENVISION is NCITE's annual conference. Each year, we bring our consortium of expert researchers together with leaders in counterterrorism, law enforcement, national security, information technology, higher education, and more. We hope you can join us.

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Conference Agenda (all times CDT)

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Thursday, Oct. 27

9-9:45 a.m. Check-In, Breakfast

9:45 a.m. Opening Remarks

Chancellor Joanne Li

OUP Program Manager Dana Saft

NCITE Director Gina Ligon

The White House, Josh Geltzer

11-11:55 a.m. Session I

Emerging Threats: What Comes Next in Terrorism in America
Moderator: Sam Hunter, UNO

New Connections, New Organizations	Martha Crenshaw, Stanford University
America's Terrorism Threat Landscape	Seamus Hughes, George Washington University Program on Extremism
Emerging Threats to Critical Infrastructure	Austin Doctor, UNO

Noon-1:15 p.m. Lunch

1:15-1:30 p.m. Reconvene

1:30-2:30 p.m. Session II

Track A New Project Lightning Talks Moderator: Matt Allen, UNO	Track B Development of the Future Workforce Moderator: Roni Reiter-Palmon, UNO
How Can We Reduce the Terrorist Threat from Emerging Technologies? Gary Ackerman, SUNY Albany	What Do Future CT Workers Need to Know? Michelle Black, UNO
How Will Extremists Use the Metaverse for Malign Creativity? Scarlett Miller, Penn State University	Data Analytics at an Experienced Homeland Security Graduate Program Eric Frost, San Diego State University
How Can We Identify and Mitigate Ideologically Motivated Cybercrime and Online Targeted Violence? Tom Holt, Michigan State University	Engaging MBAs and Data Analysts in Homeland Security Problems Through Coursework Erin Bass, UNO
How Do People's Backgrounds Play a Role in Terrorist Recruiting? Evan Perkoski, University of Connecticut	How Does Studying Terrorism Affect the Students and Faculty Doing It? Matt Crayne, SUNY Albany
What Makes an Academic Dataset Useful to the CT Workforce? Michael Logan, Kennesaw State University	How Are CT Practitioners Affected by Exposure to Violent Material? Daisy Muibu, University of Alabama

3-4 p.m. Session III

Track A Preventing Terrorism and Targeted Violence Moderator: Erin Kearns, UNO	Track B Data Modernization Moderator: Joel Elson, UNO
Partnering with Families to Prevent Radicalization and Mobilization Karyn Sporer, University of Maine	What Tech Competencies Does the Future CT Worker Need? Deanna House, UNO
Reintegration of Foreign Fighter Families Devorah Margolin, The Washington Institute	What Do Microblogs Tell Us About Extremists? Matt Jensen, University of Oklahoma
What Threats are Public Officials Facing? Pete Simi, Chapman University	How Can Machine Learning Predict Mass Casualty Violence? Iris Malone, George Washington University
Is Prevention Programming Effective? Matt Allen, UNO	How to Integrate Multiple Datasets Splunk
How Can Police Screen for Insider Threats? Erin Kearns, UNO	How Can We Predict Election Violence? Adan Vela, University of Central Florida

4-5 p.m. Break

Invite-Only: Roundtables with DHS Assistant Secretary Sam Vinograd

Domestic Violent Extremism Roundtable 4-5 p.m.	Stories from Afghans in Nebraska Roundtable 5-5:30 p.m.

5:30-6 p.m. Reception Cocktail Hour

6-6:30 p.m. Fireside Chat

NCITE Director Gina Ligon and DHS Assistant Secretary Sam Vinograd

6:30-8 p.m. Chancellor's Reception and Technology Demos