The 9/11 Conference
Senator Slade Gorton asks questions during a hearing of the 9/11 Commission.
Senator Bob Kerrey discusses security reforms during a hearing of the 9/11 Commission.
"That September day, we came together as a nation. The test before us is to sustain that unity of purpose and meet the challenges now confronting us. We need to design a balanced strategy for the long haul, to attack terrorists and prevent their ranks from swelling while at the same time protecting our country against future attacks.”
—The final report of The National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States
Overview
In September 2011, NBR’s Slade Gorton International Policy Center will hold the inaugural 9/11 Conference just days before the 10-year anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. The gathering will bring together top leaders from policy, academe, and industry to assess today’s most pressing terrorism threats and to discuss solutions for a more secure world.
The 9/11 Conference will focus on a wide range of issues including:
- the successes and failures of the 9/11 Commission;
- intelligence reform;
- the future of cyber-security;
- legal and political challenges to security reform;and
- diplomacy as a pathway to security.
The conference’s 2011 speakers include two former 9/11 Commissioners, Senator Slade Gorton (R-WA) and Senator Bob Kerrey (D-NE) and other national security, legal, and terrorism experts.
CONFIRMED SPEAKERS AND ATTENDEES
Creigh H. Agnew
President,
Slade Gorton International Policy Center
Richard Ellings
President,
The National Bureau of Asian Research
Senator Slade Gorton
Former U.S. Senator;
Commissioner, 9/11 Commission
Mark Haselkorn
Director, Pacific Rim Visualization and Analytics Center,
University of Washington
Senator Bob Kerrey
Former U.S. Senator;
Commissioner, 9/11 Commission
Major General Timothy Lowenberg
The Adjutant General;
Director, Washington Military Department
Cheri McGuire
Vice President, Global Government Affairs & Cybersecurity Policy,
Symantec Corporation
Dave McIntyre, Jr.
President & CEO
TriWest Healthcare Alliance,
John McKay
Former U.S. Attorney;
Professor of National Security Law,
Seattle University
Hon. Rob McKenna
Attorney General, Washington State
Paul Nicholas
Senior Director, Global Security Strategy & Diplomacy,
Microsoft Corporation
Harry H. Schneider, Jr.
Partner, Perkins Coie LLP
Kellye Testy
Dean, School of Law,
University of Washington
Senior Official - TBD
Counterterrorism Division,
Federal Bureau of Investigation
The all-day conference event will be held in Seattle, Washingon, at Kane Hall on the University of Washington campus on September 9.
Registration
Click here to register for the conference.
Earlybird Registration (before August 15): $125
Registration after August 15: $150
Event Sponsors
TriWest Healthcare Alliance
Microsoft Corporation
University of Washington School of Law