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Program:

7:00 AM

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8:30 AM




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10:25 AM




10:55 AM










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​12:15 PM


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3:05 PM




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4:15 PM


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​5:30 PM








NETWORKING BREAKFAST 

MORNING WELCOME & OPENING REMARKS
Erroll Southers, Summit Chair; Director of Homegrown Violent Extremism Studies Program, USC Price
Presentation of Colors by the North Valley Military Institute
Jack H. Knott, Dean, USC Sol Price School of Public Policy; C. Erwin and Ione L. Piper Chair and Professor
Jeff Gorell, Deputy Mayor for Homeland Security and Public Safety, City of Los Angeles
 
MORNING KEYNOTE:  
CONSTANCE L. RICE
Founding Co-Director of the Advancement Project &
Board Chair of the Urban Peace Institute

SESSION 1:
UNTOLD STORIES OF "FORMERS" & THE HUMAN IMPACT
Former adherents of racial, religious and issue-oriented ideological extremist groups will share their experiences of radicalization, recruitment, disengagement and de-radicalization.
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MODERATOR:
David Sloane, USC Sol Price School of Public Policy​
PANELISTS:
Tony McAleer, Life After Hate
Angela King, Life After Hate
Mubin Shaikh, Terrorism Subject Matter Expert

 
​MAYOR’S ADDRESS:
THE HONORABLE ERIC GARCETTI
Mayor, City of Los Angeles
 
SESSION 2:
SHIFTING THE NARRATIVE:  COMMUNICATION & TECHNOLOGY in ADVANCING PUBLIC SOLUTIONS
Panelists will discuss what we have learned, the next generation of questions, what we need to be effective in this space, and the roles and responsibilities of stakeholders from varying related programs addressing this issue from around the world.

MODERATOR:
Sasha Havlicek, CEO Institute for Strategic Dialogue
PANELISTS:
Mohamed Ahmed, Founder, Chairman and Executive Director of Average Mohamed 
Adnan Kifayat, Head of Global Security Ventures for the Gen Next Foundation


LUNCHTIME KEYNOTE:
SASHA HAVLICEK
Director & CEO, Institute for Strategic Dialogue

SESSION 3:
​UNDERSTANDING SHIFTS AND TAILORED POLICY APPROACHES
Panelists will paint the  landscape of domestic terrorism over the past 25 years, panelists will discuss related prosecution pitfalls, effects on the community, and the future of CVE.

MODERATOR:
​Ehsan Zaffar, Senior Advisor, Office for Civil Rights & Civil Liberties, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
PANELISTS:
Arif Alikhan, former DHS Asst. Secretary, LAPD Office of Constitutional Policing & Policy
Thomas Brzozowski, Counsel, United States Department of Justice
Suehaila Amen, Director of Outreach & Educational Programs, HYPE Athletics Community 

Joanna Mendelson, Senior Investigative Researcher & Dir. of Special Projects, Anti Defamation League

SESSION 4:
A WAY FORWARD TOWARDS A HOLISTIC STRATEGY
This session will explore forward-thinking approaches and will define next steps towards a holistic strategy to better inform policy and global solutions.  Panelists will discuss why an investment needs to be made in prevention, how to mitigate risks, and what can be done to mobilize grassroots communities.

MODERATOR:
Varun Soni, Dean of Religious Life, University of Southern California
PANELISTS:
Constance L. Rice, Founding Co-Director, Advancement Project; Board Chair, Urban Peace Institute
Joumana Silyan-Saba, Director, Mayor's Office of Public Safety
Ken Hernandez, Director of Risk Management, County of San Bernardino

CLOSING REMARKS:
ERROLL SOUTHERS, Summit Chair
​​Director, USC Price Safe Communities Institute, and
Director of the USC Price Homegrown Violent Extremism Studies Program
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​EVENING RECEPTION & USC PRICE DEAN'S SPEAKER SERIES
Presented by the USC Price Athenian Society 

KEEPING CITIES SAFE:
​LEADERSHIP IN THE AGE OF HOMEGROWN EXTREMISM

MODERATOR: Colleen Williams, Co-Anchor and Reporter, NBC 4 Southern California
​​Featuring:
Jack H. Knott,​ Dean, USC Sol Price School of Public Policy
Erroll Southers, Director, USC Price Safe Communities Institute; Director, USC Price Homegrown Violent Extremism Studies Program
Ian Bate, Australian Federal Joint Counter-terrorism Task Force 
The Honorable R. Carey Davis Mayor, Mayor of San Bernardino, CA

Christophe Lemoine, French Consul General
Michael Howells, British Consul General
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