Aspen Security Forum releases 2015 agenda
Washington — More than 80 leading experts will discuss the most critical questions about national and homeland security at the sixth annual Aspen Security Forum, presented by the Aspen Institute’s Homeland Security Program. The Forum will take place July 22-25 in Aspen. The full agenda is available at http://aspensecurityforum.org/agenda.
Featured panel discussions include:
July 22
The Complexity of Today’s Global Threat Environment
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6 p.m.
James Comey, Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation
Moderator: Wolf Blitzer, Anchor, “The Situation Room,” CNN.
July 23
Homeland Security in the Age of ISIS
9 a.m.
Jeh Johnson, Secretary of Homeland Security
Moderator: Ryan Lizza, Washington Correspondent, The New Yorker.
The Role of Law and Law Enforcement in Securing the Nation
12:45 p.m.
John Carlin, Assistant Attorney General for National Security; Caroline Krass, General Counsel, Central Intelligence Agency.
Moderator: Ken Dilanian, Intelligence Writer, The Associated Press
Beyond the Build: Leveraging the Cyber Mission Force
5:15 p.m.
Michael Rogers, Director, National Security Agency; Commander, US Cyber Command
Moderator: David Sanger, Chief Washington Correspondent, The New York Times
July 24
A Look into SOCOM
9 a.m.
Joseph Votel, Commander, US Special Operations Command
Moderator: Catherine Herridge, Chief Intelligence Correspondent, Fox News
A Word from the Intelligence Community
1:45 p.m.
Robert Cardillo, Director, National Geospatial Intelligence Agency
David Cohen, Deputy Director, Central Intelligence Agency
Nick Rasmussen, Director, National Counterterrorism Center
Moderator: Brian Ross, Chief Investigative Correspondent, ABC News
Flying the Unfriendly Skies: The Air Force’s Role in National Security
4 p.m.
Deborah James, Secretary, US Air Force
Moderator: Jennifer Griffin, National Security Correspondent, Fox News
Herding Cats: Synthesizing the Intelligence Community
5 p.m.
Jim Clapper, Director of National Intelligence
Moderator: Andrea Mitchell, Chief Foreign Affairs Correspondent, NBC News
July 25
The View from Capitol Hill
9 a.m.
Ron Johnson, Chairman, Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
Michael McCaul, Chairman, House Homeland Security Committee
Martha McSally, Member, House Homeland Security Committee and House Armed Services Committee
Moderator: Anne Gearan, National Politics Correspondent, The Washington Post
The View from the White House
11:15 a.m.
Lisa Monaco, Deputy National Security Advisor and Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism
Moderator: Mike Isikoff, Chief Investigative Correspondent, Yahoo News
The Chairman Speaks
12:45 p.m.
John McCain, Chairman, Senate Armed Services Committee; US Senator, Arizona
Moderator: Lesley Stahl, Correspondent, “60 Minutes,” CBS News
Confront the Terror Threat?
5 p.m.
Loretta Lynch, US Attorney General
Moderator: Andrea Mitchell, Chief Foreign Affairs Correspondent, NBC News
Law and Order: How will the Lynch Justice Department
All sessions will be streamed live at http://aspensecurityforum.org/ and available to view after at http://aspensecurityforum.org/media/video-library/. Join the conversation on social media at #AspenSecurity. Follow the Security Forum on Twitter @AspenSecurity.
Sponsors for the 2015 Aspen Security Forum are IBM, Intel Security, Lockheed Martin, Raytheon, and Target, and CNN is this year’s media partner.
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