Trinity Spring Colloquium
“Intelligence Support for the War on Terrorism”
Tuesday, May 6, 2008
Made possible by a grant from the Office of the Director of National intelligence (ODNI).
Distinguished professionals from intelligence community agencies and from non-governmental organizations, as well as representatives from Trinity's IC CAE Faculty and its IC Scholars Program, will address the challenges of combating terrorism, counter-insurgency, and counter-proliferation from an intelligence perspective. Exhibits from intelligence community agencies will be set up to provide information regarding careers in intelligence.
The Colloquium is open to all interested individuals free-of-charge. All planning to attend however are requested to register in advance. Please revisit the website for updates of speakers' biographies and the addition of panelists.
For more information or to register for the symposium please contact Mr. Stan Dai, 202-884-9689; DaiS@trinitydc.edu
AGENDA
8:00 a.m. Registration, Continental Breakfast
9:15 a.m. Trinity Welcome
9:30 a.m. Opening Remarks/Overview of ICCAE
Dr. James S. Robbins, Director, Trinity ICCAE
9:45 a.m. Morning Session I: The Nature of the Unconventional Challenge
Professor Ken deGraffenreid, Institute for World Politics, Deputy National Counterintelligence Executive 2004-2005Ted Gistaro, National Intelligence Officer for Transnational Threats, National Intelligence Council
Dr. Tom Marks, National Defense University
11:00 a.m. Morning Session II: Alternative and Structured Analysis of Terror Threats
Joe Brittain, Structured Analysis Specialist, National Counter Terrorism Center
11:45 a.m. Featured Morning Speaker
The Honorable Robert C. McFarlane, Chairman, McFarlane Associates Inc.
12:30 p.m. Luncheon Seating
12:45 p.m. Luncheon Remarks/Keynote: Information Sharing and the War on Terrorism
Russ Travers, Deputy Director, National Counter Terrorism Center
1:30 p.m. Afternoon Session I: Intelligence Reform
Dr. William Nolte, University of Maryland, former Deputy Assistant Director of Central Intelligence
Dr. Michael Warner, ODNI Historian, author of 2005 CIA study, US Intelligence Community Reform Studies Since 1947
2:15 p.m. Afternoon Session II: Cultural Intelligence
Colonel Robert Sharp, British Army (ret), National Defense University
3:00 p.m. Refreshments
3:15 p.m. Afternoon Session III: Assessing Iranian Nuclear Programs and Intentions
Trinity INAF 363 IC Scholar Team Briefs
Mr. Ilan Berman, Vice President, American Foreign Policy Council
Representative from Center for Weapons Intelligence, Nonproliferation, and Arms Control (WINPAC)
4:00 p.m. Closing Remarks
4:15 p.m. Agency Recruiting / Reception
Representatives from Agencies including MCIA, NSA