Tech, Law & Security Program

The Tech, Law and Security (TLS) program at American University’s Washington College of Law is excited to announce its new series, At the Intersection, featuring in-depth conversations with senior leaders and experts from across industry, government and academia on important topics at the intersection of technology, law and security. 

TLS launched in February 2020 to tackle unresolved and cutting-edge legal and policy issues posed by emerging technology, to generate and disseminate innovative policy proposals and solutions, and to engage and train the leaders of tomorrow. At the Intersection will further this work through unvarnished discussions with experienced practitioners, helping to inform the American public, policymakers and the WCL community about critical issues that are impacting our everyday lives.

Upcoming events

November 8, 2023: At the Intersection: Lawyering in the IC with Kate Heinzelman, General Counsel at the CIA Alex Joel, Senior Project Director (Moderator) Kate Heinzelman, General Counsel, Central Intelligence Agency

PAST EVENTS

April 17, 2023: TLS At the Intersection: Featuring Brigadier General Robert A. Borcherding, Legal Counsel to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

March 28, 2023: TLS At the Intersection: Featuring Eric Wenger, Senior Director of Technology Policy, Global Government Affairs at CISCO, in conversation with Senior Fellow Melanie Teplinsky

March 9, 2023: TLS At the Intersection: Featuring a Panel of Government Lawyers in Conversation with TLS Associate Program Director Laura Draper

January 13, 2022: A Cocktail Hour Discussion on Information Disorder

A recording of the event can be viewed here.

• Yasmin Green, Director of Research and Development, Jigsaw
• Amanda Zamora, Co-Founder and Publisher, The 19th
• Vivian Schiller, Executive Director, Aspen Digital, TLS Advisory Board Member

October 29, 2021: A Conversation with General Paul Nakasone, Commander, U.S. Cyber Command, Director, National Security Agency (NSA)

• General Paul Nakasone, Commander, U.S. Cyber Command, Director, NSA, Chief, Central Security Service
• Raj De, former General Counsel of the NSA and current head of Mayer Brown's Cybersecurity & Data Privacy practice.

A recording of the event can be viewed here.

October 22, 2021: A Conversation with Chris Inglis, National Cyber Director, the White House.

• Chris Inglis, National Cyber Director, the White House
• Raj De, former General Counsel of the NSA and current head of Mayer Brown's Cybersecurity & Data Privacy practice.

A recording of the event can be viewed here.

October 15, 2021: A Conversation with Eric Goldstein, Executive Assistant Director for Cybersecurity, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.

• Eric Goldstein, Executive Assistant Director for Cybersecurity, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
• Stephen Lilley, former Chief Counsel to the US Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Terrorism and current partner at Mayer Brown.

A recording of the event can be viewed here.

April 15, 2021: At the Intersection - Converging Crises: National Security Priorities for the 117th Congress

• Corin Stone, TLS Scholar-in-Residence (Moderator)
• Elissa Slotkin, Congresswoman for Michigan's 8th Congressional District

A recording of the event can be viewed here.

March 18, 2021: At the Intersection Cyber National Security

• Gary Corn, TLS Program Director and Professor, Cyber & National Security Law American University Washington College of Law (Moderator)
• Tom Bossert, President of Trinity Cyber, Inc. and former Homeland Security Advisor to Presidents Bush (43) and Trump

A recording of the event can be viewed here.

February 11, 2021: At the Intersection Battling Terrorism Online

• Corin Stone, TLS Scholar-in-Residence (Moderator)
• Nick Rasmussen, Executive Director, Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism (GIFCT); former Director of the National Counterterrorism Center
• David Kaye, Clinical Professor of Law, UC Irvine Law; former United Nations Special Rapporteur

A recording of the event can be viewed here.

January 14, 2021: At the Intersection featuring Michael Atkinson, former Inspector General of the Intelligence Community, on handling the whistleblower complaint regarding Ukraine, and reflect on lessons learned regarding the importance of speaking truth to power. 

• Alex Joel, TLS Scholar-in-Residence (Moderator)
• Michael Atkinson. former Inspector General of the Intelligence Community

A recording of the event can be viewed here.

November 12, 2020: At the Intersection featuring Monika Bickert, Vice President of Global Policy Management at Facebook, on misinformation, disinformation, foreign interference efforts, and the 2020 elections. 

• Jennifer Daskal,  Professor and Faculty Director, Tech, Law, & Security Program at American University Washington College of Law (Moderator)
• Monika Bickert, Vice President of Global Policy Management, Facebook

A recording of the event can be viewed here.

October 15, 2020: At the Intersection Launch featuring The Honorable James R. Clapper, Jr. in a timely discussion about election security, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, online foreign interference, and progress since the 2016 elections.

• Corin Stone, TLS Scholar-in-Residence (Moderator)
• The Honorable James R. Clapper, Jr., former Director of National Intelligence

A recording of the event can be viewed here.