IAFIE-Global and IAFIE-European Chapter (IAFIE EC) invite you to participate in a virtual conference on Emerging Intelligence Analysis Challenges on Tuesday, January 18, 2022.
The conference is organized around five high-value sessions that will provide concrete takeaways for all attendees:
- Ensuring Analytic Objectivity with tips for dealing with politicization
- Developing Cyber Analysis capabilities and tools
- Addressing the growing threat of Violent Extremist Activity in the US and Europe
- Optimizing Virtual Training and Education
- Leveraging Computer Apps to enhance the virtual learning experience
The five-and-a-half-hour virtual conference will include speakers from Albania, Australia, Canada, Italy, Norway, Romania, Spain, Sweden, UK, and the United States. The virtual conference will be hosted from Treviso-Venice, Italy, which will be the site of IAFIE’s Annual Conference on June 19-22, 2022 organized by École Universitaire Internationale (Italy). Many of the themes introduced in this virtual conference will be carried over to the in-person conference held in June.
The conference can be accessed online in two different time zones: EST (Washington DC, New York, Toronto) and CET (Venice, Berlin, Madrid).
Click here to register or for more information.
OVERVIEW
Sponsors:
International Association for Intelligence Education – Global
International Association for Intelligence Education – European Chapter
Host:
École Universitaire Internationale, Italy
Platform:
GoToMeeting
Conference Fees:
IAFIE Members: No charge
Students: No charge
Non-Members: USD $55
*Non-Member Special Discount: Join IAFIE for $45 and you can attend the conference for FREE
AGENDA
CET: Central European Time (Venice, Berlin, Madrid)
EST: Eastern Standard Time (Washington DC, New York, Toronto)
CET 15:00-15:20 | EST 09:00-09:20 Welcoming Remarks: Sabrina Magris, Italy
Conference hosted from site of IAFIE’s June Conference in Treviso-Venice
Sharing thoughts about teaching Cultural Intelligence and Cultural Anthropology
CET 15:20-15:50 | EST 09:20-09:50 Keynote Speaker: H.E. Ambassador Yasmine Gouédard, Director of the Intelligence College in Europe’s Permanent Secretariat
CET 15:50-16:00 | EST 09:50-10:00 Break
CET 16:00-16:45 | EST 10:00-10:45 Panel 1. Analytic Objectivity
Moderator:
Sabrina Magris, École Universitaire Internationale, Italy
Presenters:
Barry Zulauf, Office of the Director on National Intelligence, United States: “ODNI Analytic Objectivity Study”
Randy Pherson, Globalytica, United States: “Practical Tips for Dealing with Politicization”
CET 16:45-17:30 | EST 10:45-11:30 Panel 2. Developing a Strategic Cyber Analysis Capability
Moderator:
Randy Pherson, Globalytica, United States
Presenters:
Freddy Murstad, Nordic Financial CERT, Norway: “An Intelligence Cycle for Strategic Cyber Analysis”
Tommy Skaug, Visolit Norway AS, Norway: “Adapting Analytic Techniques for Cyber Analysis”
CET 17:30-17:40 | EST 11:30-11:40 Break
CET 17:40-18:30 | EST 11:40-12:30 Panel 3. Growing Threat of Violent Extremism, Terrorism & Insurgency
Moderator:
Kathy Pherson, Pherson Associates, United States
Presenters: Each panelist offers insights on recent trends and future implications
Lejdi Dervishi, Coordination Center for Countering Violent Extremism - Government Office, Albania
Phil Gurski, Borealis Threat and Risk Consulting, Canada
Fernando Velasco Fernàndez, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Spain
CET 18:30-18:40 | EST 12:30-12:40 Break
CET 18:40-19:30 | EST 12:40-13:40 Panel 4. Optimizing Virtual Training and Education
Moderator:
James Ramsay, University of New Hampshire, United States
Presenters: Each panelist offers two or three innovations or best practices for teaching on virtual platforms
Elizabeth Dos Santos, Globalytica, United States
Niki Ekman, former National Police Intelligence, Sweden
David Strachan-Morris, Leicester University, UK
Troy Whitford, Charles Sturt University, Australia
CET 19:40-19:50 | EST 13:40-13:50 Break
CET 19:50-20:20 | EST 13:50-14:20 Panel 5. Leveraging Apps to Enhance the Virtual Learning Experience
Moderator:
David Jimenez, West Texas High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area, United States
Presenter: The panelist demonstrates 4 apps that can be used to enrich the virtual learning experience
Laura Lenz, Globalytica, United States
Mural, Mentimeter (Word Cloud), MS Forms, Polling
CET 20:20-20:30 | EST 14:20-14:30 Wrap Up and Key Takeaways
Concluding Remarks: IAFIE President, Barry Zulauf, and IAFIE-European Chapter President, Irena Chiru
Wrap Up and Key Takeaways
Click here to download the Agenda as a PDF.
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