The Washington Center • National Security Seminar 2024 | Program Schedule
Friday, May 17, 2024: Law & Legal
8:30am – 9:00am Framing the Issues
Dr. Neil Shortland – Faculty Fellow
9:00am – 9:45am Freedom of Speech & National Security
Cynthia Miller-Idriss – Professor, School of Public Affairs, American University
10:00am – 10:45am Whistleblowers and Limits on Government Power
Mark Zaid - Executive Director/Founder of the James Madison Project, Founding &
Managing Partner of Mark S. Zaid, P.C.
11:00am – 11:45am Prosecuting Violent Extremism in the United States
Juan Zarate - Global Co-Managing Partner and Chief Strategy Officer, K2 Integrity and
former Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security
Adviser for Combating Terrorism
11:45am – 12:00pm Morning Wrap-Up
Dr. Neil Shortland – Faculty Fellow
12:00pm – 4:00pm Select Institution Group Photos, Lunch (on your own), Small Group Meetings and
Site Visits
