Committee Schedule

On Wednesday, December 3rd, the Majority Staff of the House Committee on Homeland Security will host a series of roundtable discussions on the future of privacy, civil rights, and civil liberties at the Department of Homeland Security. The event, entitled “A Path Forward: Constitutional Protections in Homeland Security”.

Panels:

[9am] The Road Ahead: Protecting Civil Liberties in a Natural Disaster
Moderator: Hillary Shelton, Director, NAACP Washington Bureau

• Douglas DeLeaver, Immediate Past President, National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives
• Geoffrey Mount Varner, Chairperson, Dept. of Emergency Medicine, Howard University Hospital
• Anita Shina, Staff Attorney, The Advancement Project
• Karen Wilcox, President, Black Women in Fire Service
• Barbara Arnwine, Executive Director, Lawyers’ Committtee for Civil Rights Under Law

[10am] A New Direction: Privacy Implications in Datamining
Moderator: Kate Martin, Director, Center for National Security Studies

• Fred Cate, Distinguished Professor and C. Ben Dutton Professor of Law, and Director, Center for Applied Cybersecurity Research, Indiana University
• Barry Steinhardt, Director of the Technology & Liberty Program, American Civil Liberties Union
• Nuala O'Connor Kelly, Senior Counsel, Information Governance and Privacy, General Electric

[11am] The Way Forward: Privacy and Domestic Intelligence & Information Sharing
Moderator: Lisa Graves, Center for National Security Studies

• Michael German, National Security Policy Counsel, American Civil Liberties Union
• Kate Martin, Director Center for National Security Studies
• Laura Murphy, President, Laura Murphy & Associates
• Greg Nojeim, Senior Counsel, Center for Democracy and Technology

[1pm] The Advancing Lane: Transportation Security & Privacy and Civil Liberties
Moderator: Theresa Peterson, Manager, External Affairs and Technology Programs, General Electric Global Research

• Lillie Coney, Associate Director, Electronic Privacy Information Center
• Douglas DeLeaver, Immediate Past President, National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives
• Tim Sparapani, Senior Legislative Counsel, American Civil Liberties Union

[2pm] The Changing Course: Privacy, Civil Liberties, and the Border
Moderator: Tim Sparapani, Senior Legislative Counsel, American Civil Liberties Union

• Sophia Cope, Staff Attorney and Ron Plesser Fellow, Center for Democracy and Technology
• Greg Nojeim, Senior Counsel, Center for Democracy and Technology
• Barry Steinhardt, Director of the Technology & Liberty Program, American Civil Liberties Union
• Peter Swire, C. William Neill Professor of Law, Moritz College of Law, The Ohio State University

[3pm] A Progressive Dimension: Cybersecurity and Privacy
Moderator: Nuala O' Connor Kelly, Senior Counsel, Information Governance and Privacy, General Electric

• Paula Bruening, Deputy Director, Centre for Information Policy and Leadership, Hunton & Williams, LLP
• Fred Cate, Distinguished Professor and C. Ben Dutton Professor of Law, and Director, Center for Applied Cybersecurity Research, Indiana University
• Tom Kellermann, Vice President of Security Awareness, CORE Security and Technology
• Marc Rotenburg, Executive Director, Electronic Privacy Information Center
• Carol DiBattiste is Senior Vice President (SVP) Privacy, Security, Compliance and Government Affairs for LexisNexis Group (LNG)

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