2014 Symposium

Leakers, Whistleblowers, & Traitors: An Evolving Paradigm

Feb. 25, 2014 | Georgetown University Law Center

INTRODUCTORY REMARKS

  • William Treanor, Dean, Georgetown Law

PANEL 1: THE CURRENT LEGAL FRAMEWORK

  • Martin Lederman, Associate Professor of Law, Georgetown Law Center and Former Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Office of Legal Counsel
  • Dan Meyer, Executive Director for Intelligence Community Whistleblowing and Source Protection, Office of the Intelligence Community Inspector General
  • Wyndee Parker, National Security Policy Adviser, House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi
  • Nathan Sales, Assistant Professor of Law, George Mason University School of Law, and Former Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy Development, Department of Homeland Security
  • Laura Donohue (Moderator), Professor of Law, Georgetown Law Center

PANEL 2: THE MEDIA AND WHISTLEBLOWERS

  • Lucy Dalglish, Dean, University of Maryland Philip Merrill College of Journalism and Former Executive Director, Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press
  • Barton Gellman, Pulitzer Prize-Winning Journalist, Washington Post and Time Magazine
  • Abbe Lowell, Partner, Chadbourne & Parke LLP
  • Gabriel Schoenfeld, Senior Fellow, Hudson Institute and Author of Necessary Secrets: National Security, the Media, and the Rule of Law
  • Mary-Rose Papandrea (Moderator), Professor of Law, Boston College Law School

KEYNOTE ADDRESS

  • “Managing Secrets,” Admiral William Studeman, Former Director, National Security Agency and Former Deputy Director and Acting Director, CIA

PANEL 3: A NEW PARADIGM OF LEAKING

  • Alex Abdo, Staff Attorney, ACLU National Security Project
  • David Cole, Professor of Law, Georgetown Law Center
  • Hon. George Ellard, Inspector General, National Security Agency
  • Kenneth Wainstein, Partner, Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP; Former Homeland Security Advisor; and Former Assistant Attorney General for National Security, DOJ
  • Stephen Vladeck (Moderator), Professor of Law, American University Washington College of Law

 

Swimming in the Ocean of Big Data: National Security in an Age of Unlimited Information

Feb. 27, 2013 | Georgetown University Law Center

WELCOME

  • Denise Bell, Journal of National Security Law & Policy, Senior Symposium Editor
  • Dean William Treanor, Georgetown University Law Center
  • William Banks, Journal of National Security Law & Policy Editor-in-Chief and
  • Professor of Law, Syracuse University College of Law

PANEL 1: MAPPING THE OCEAN: THE FUNDAMENTALS, CHALLENGES, AND APPLICATIONS OF BIG DATA

The sheer amount and ever-increasing sophistication of information have overwhelmed systems to store, share, and analyze data.  How can the ocean of data be turned into actionable intelligence?  How can we harness transformational technology for national security while protecting privacy in a society where people both willingly and unknowingly build large individual databases about themselves?

  • Professor Julie Cohen (Moderator), Georgetown University Law Center
  • Dr. Matthew Gordon, Forward Deployed Engineer for Legal Intelligence, Palantir Technologies
  • Sean Fahey, Vice Provost for Institutional Research, Johns Hopkins University
  • Professor Daniel Weitzner, Director, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, Decentralized Information Group and Policy Director for Technology and Society, World Wide Web Consortium

PANEL 2: BUILDING STURDY HARBORS: A FORWARD-LOOKING LAW AND POLICY FRAMEWORK FOR BIG DATA

What legal and policy framework should be applied to the privacy, civil liberties, and national security issues raised by Big Data collection, storage, sharing, and analysis?  Does current law and policy adequately address these concerns?  Moving forward, how will and how should law and policy catch up to govern emerging technologies?

  • Professor Laura Donohue, Moderator, Georgetown University Law Center
  • Jennifer Granick, Director of Civil Liberties, Center for Internet and Society, Stanford Law School
  • Alex Joel, Civil Liberties Protection Officer, Office of the Director of National Intelligence
  • Rachel Levinson-Waldman, Counsel, Liberty and National Security Program, Brennan Center for Justice
  • Paul Ohm, Senior Policy Advisor, Federal Trade Commission and Professor of Law, University of Colorado Law School

KEYNOTE

  • Hon. Rajesh De, General Counsel, National Security Agency

PANEL 3: CHARTING THE FUTURE: WHAT TO EXPECT FROM BIG DATA

A solution-oriented roundtable discussion, this panel will feature a case study of a Big Data application under development, followed by a discussion of the legal and policy protections that should be in place to extract value from that application while mitigating the risks associated with its research, national security, and commercial use.

  • Professor Stephen Vladeck, Moderator, American University, Washington College of Law
  • Adam Isles, Case Study Author, Managing Director, Chertoff Group, LLC
  • Mary Ellen Callahan, Partner, Jenner & Block
  • Elisebeth Cook, Privacy & Civil Liberties Oversight Board and Counsel at WilmerHale
  • John Grant, Civil Liberties Engineer, Palantir Technologies
  • Greg Nojeim, Senior Counsel, Center for Democracy & Technology
  • Robert O’Harrow, Investigative Reporter, The Washington Post
  • Marc Rotenberg, Case Study Author, Executive Director, Electronic Privacy Information Center

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