
15th Annual Homeland Defense / Security Education Summit
The Growing Convergence of Homeland and National Security:
Educating Future Leaders to Understand Evolving Threats
Recorded Presentations

Keynote Session: Discussion with Juliette Kayyem
– Juliette Kayyem, Robert and Renee Belfer Senior Lecturer and faculty chair of the Homeland Security and Security and Global Health Projects, Harvard Kennedy School of Government; Former Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security for Intergovernmental Affairs
– Glen Woodbury, Director, NPS Center for Homeland Defense & Security

Leveraging Education and Training to Prepare for Security Threats: Discussion with Jeff Stern
– Jeff Stern, Superintendent, Emergency Management Institute
– Steve Recca, Director, University & Agency Partnership Program, NPS Center for Homeland Defense & Security


Discussion: Intersection of Media & Intelligence
– Alex Finley, Founder #YachtWatch and Author, Victor Caro series, Former Central Intelligence Agency Operations Officer
– Erik J. Dahl, NPS Center for Homeland Defense & Security




School and Mass Shootings: Homeland Security’s Role
Moderator: Dawn Wilson, Executive Education Program Director
NPS Center for Homeland Defense & Security
– James Alan Fox, Northeastern University
– Sarah Peck, NPS Center for Homeland Defense & Security
– Eileen Decker, Legal and Public Policy Subject Matter Expert, CHDS


Discussion: Homeland Security 2022 – Border(less) Threats
– David Aguilar, Former Commissioner US Customs and Border Protection & Chief, US Border Patrol
– Bear McConnell, Former Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense, International Security Affairs and Director, Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance, USAID