
15th Annual
Homeland Defense / Security Education Summit
The Growing Convergence of Homeland and National Security:
Educating Future Leaders to Understand Evolving Threats
Held at the Monterey Conference Center
October 31 – November 02, 2022

Belfer Senior Lecturer in International Security
Harvard Kennedy School

Superintendent, Emergency Management Institute

Former Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense, International Security Affairs and Director, Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance, USAID

Director, National Training and Education Division
Federal Emergency Management Agency

Founder #YachtWatch and Author, Victor Caro series
Former Central Intelligence Agency Operations Officer

Former Commissioner US Customs and Border Protection & Chief, US Border Patrol
Panel A
Long COVID: Understanding the Lingering Homeland Security Threat
COVID-19, Monkeypox, Power Outages, and an Elections Debacle, OH MY!
Continued Effects of COVID-19 on University Regional Campuses
Panel B
Melting the Way: A Case Study of the Homeland Security Implications of Increased Climate Change Migration into the American Arctic
Communicating Risk: Lessons Learned from Cybersecurity and the COVID-19 Pandemic
Expanding Disaster Preparedness to Anticipate Exploitation: How Emergency Management Agencies Should Incorporate Anti-Trafficking Mitigation Efforts into Their Disaster Planning and Preparedness
Panel A
DHHS Coordination, Operations, and Response Element (H-CORE) Overview
DHHS Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response
Panel B
Holistic Education in Homeland Security/Emergency Management: Critical Competencies, Emerging Technologies, Innovative Methods
Recognizing Distributed Roles and Lenses in a Public Health Emergency
Wednesday 01:00 – 02:15pm (PDT)
Counterterrorism Education Learning Lab
Opportunities for University and College Students to Participate in the Human Rights Violators and War Crimes Center’s Outreach Partnership Program
Accreditation for Homeland Security and Emergency Management Education
Wednesday 02:30 – 04:00pm (PDT)

Visit our CHDS Health & Safety Brief for information on COVID-19, including the current transmission status and event protocols in place in Monterey and on the NPS campus

The Center for Homeland Defense and Security at the Naval Postgraduate School offers a wide range of programs focused on assisting current and emerging leaders in Homeland Defense and Security to develop the policies, strategies, programs and organizational elements needed to defeat terrorism and prepare for and respond to natural disasters and public safety threats across the United States.