START and SIA Present: A Virtual Symposium on Changing Threats

September 10, 2020
Increasing threats and new sources of data and analysis make necessary new standards to assess threats, risk, and vulnerability. SIA members will benefit from the new closer relationship with START and the University of Maryland.
Agenda
(All times in EDT)
1:00 p.m. – Introduction (Elli Voorhees and Rob Reiter, SIA)
1:10 p.m. – Introduction of START
1:15 p.m. – The Global Terrorism Database (and the T2V Database)
Discussion Leader: Erin Miller, START
1:25 p.m. – The Capability Development Framework Tool for Risk Assessment
Discussion Leader: Marc Boyd, START
1:35 p.m. – Profiles of Individual-Level Radicalization in the United States Database
Discussion Leader: Mike Jensen, START
1:45 p.m. – START Training Programs
Discussion Leader: Liberty Day, START
1:55 p.m. – Horizon Scanning for Future Threats
Discussion Leader: Steve Sin, START
2:05 p.m. – ICONS: Online Simulations for Contingency Planning
Discussion Leader: Devin Ellis, START
2:15 p.m. – How a relationship with educational centers like the University of Maryland and START can help SIA members recruit talent in the next decade
Discussion Leader: Kathryn Bartunek, senior program manager, AECOM, SIA WISF
2:35 p.m. – Unmanned Aviation Systems – Rethinking a Secure Perimeter
Discussion Leaders:
Tommy Luginbill, the University of Maryland TechPort
Amit Samani, Dedrone
3:05 p.m. – Modeling Risk, Threat and Vulnerability for Analysis and Assessments
Discussion Leaders:
Barnett Koven, START
Bill Braniff, START
Rob Reiter, SIA
3:35 p.m. – The New Generation of Threats and Countermeasures
Discussion Leader: Laura Pearson, acting deputy director, division of facilities and security, Nuclear Regulatory Commission
4:05 p.m. – New Dimensions in Security
Discussion Leaders:
Joseph Okes, Office of the Architect of the Capitol
Chris Holt, CHC Global
4:35 p.m. – Closing Remarks
Discussion Leader: Joe Hoellerer, SIA
Discussion Leaders
- Kathryn Bartunek, Security Engineer, AECOM
- Marcus Boyd, Senior Researcher, GIS, START Director, Graduate Studies, START, University of Maryland
- Liberty Day, Assistant Director of Training, University of Maryland
- Devin Ellis, Director, ICONS
- Barnett Koven, Training Director, Near-peer Competition Lead Researcher, Counterterrorism Lead Researcher, University of Maryland
- Erin Miller, GTD Program Manager, START, University of Maryland
- Laura Pearson, Chief, Intelligence Liaison and Threat Assessment Branch (ILTAB), U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
- Amit Samani, Airspace Security Executive, Dedrone
- Steve Sin, Director, Unconventional Weapons and Technology (UWT), Subject Matter Expert Instructor, National Center for Security & Preparedness, University of Maryland
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