National Security Law Brief Fall Symposium - Public Private Partnerships: How the National Security Community Interacts with Private Sector

This symposium will examine the interrelation between the private sector and the federal government in the national security field, and discuss the ways in which they work together, via public private partnerships. In the Symposium's first panel, experts in privacy policy, counter-terrorism and social media will examine government and private sector cooperation in both a domestic and European context, in light of recent developments such as Russian troll factories utilizing Facebook ads, ISIS utilizing social media, and recent decisions on data privacy in the European Union. As our Keynote Speaker, Cyber-security Expert and Former DHS Cyber-security Advisor Merritt Baer will address topical issues in the field. Finally, a panel featuring experts from intelligence, financial regulation, and private practice will examine how similar public private partnerships function in keeping our financial services sector secure, in light of recent data breaches as the SEC, Equifax, and Deloitte.

DISCUSSION PANEL ONE
To commence at 1:00 p.m.

Christopher Mulkins, Senior Analyst, Government Accountability Office

Jay Stanley, Senior Policy Analyst, American Civil Liberties Union, Speech, Privacy and Technology Project

Allison Bender, Counsel, ZwillGen LLP

Government Accountability Office American Civil Liberties Union ZwillGen LLP Speech, Privacy and Technology Project

DISCUSSION PANEL TWO
To commence at 3:30 p.m. and moderated by Professor Ken Anderson.

Brian Egan, Partner, Steptoe and Johnson LLP

Erica Bomsey, Deputy General Counsel, Office of the Director of National Intelligence FinCEN

Alex Zerden, Presidential Management Fellow, FinCEN