Program

April 20-21, 2006

R. David Thomas Center and
Geneen Auditorium (Fuqua School of Business)
Duke University
Durham, North Carolina

Sponsored by:

The Center on Law, Ethics and National Security,
and the Program in Public Law
Duke University School of Law

With the generous support of

Duke University's Vice Provost for International Affairs and Development
Terry Sanford Institute of Public Policy
The Center for International Business Education & Research; and
Warren and Faye Wickersham

Designated as a Centennial Regional Meeting by the American Society of International Law

ALL PANEL SESSIONS WILL BE HELD IN GENEEN AUDITORIUM IN THE
FUQUA SCHOOL OF BUSINESS: ALL MEALS WILL BE IN THE THOMAS CENTER

Thursday, April 20th

8:00am Registration and Continental Breakfast (Geneen Auditorium)
8:30am Opening Comments
- Scott L. Silliman
  Professor of the Practice of Law and Executive Director,
  Center on Law, Ethics and National Security
  Duke University
- Christopher H. Schroeder
  Charles S. Murphy Professor of Law and
  Professor of Public Policy Studies
  Duke University
8:45am Panel I: Iraq 2006: Where to From Here
- Chair:
- Bruce R. Kuniholm
  Professor of Public Policy Studies, Professor of History, and
  Director, Terry Sanford Institute of Public Policy
  Duke University
- Speakers:
- Stephen Grummon
  Director, Office of Analysis for Near East and South Asia
  Bureau of Intelligence and Research
  U.S. Department of State
- Ambassador Nancy Soderberg
  Senior Advisor, International Crisis Group, and
  Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations
- Rand Beers
  Adjunct Professor in Public Policy
  John F. Kennedy School of Government
  Harvard University, and
  Former Special Assistant to President George H. W. Bush and
  Senior Director for Combating Terrorism
- Zainab Al-Suwaij
  Co-Founder and Executive Director
  American Islamic Congress
10:45am Panel II: The United States Military and Privatization
- Chair: Professor Scott Silliman
  
  Speakers:
- Scott W. Stucky
  General Counsel
  Senate Committee on Armed Forces
- Jarisse J. Sanborn, Brig Gen, USAF
  Staff Judge Advocate
  Headquarters Air Mobility Command
  United States Air Force
- Joseph K. Sikes
  Director, Housing and Competitive Sourcing Division
  Deputy Under Secretary for Installations and Environment
  Department of Defense
- William L. Nash, MAJ GEN, USA (Ret.)
  John W. Vessey Senior Fellow for Conflict Prevention and
  Director, Center for Preventive Action
  Council on Foreign Relations
12:45pm Luncheon (R. David Thomas Center)
- Speaker: Kenneth A. Minihan, Lt Gen, USAF (ret)
  Former Director, National Security Agency, and now
  Managing Director and Member of the Homeland Security Fund Investment Committee
  Paladin Capital Group
2:15pm Panel III: Shaping US Foreign Policy for the Next Decade
- Chair:
- Bruce W. Jentleson
  Professor of Public Policy and Political Science
  Duke University
- Speakers:
- Christopher Preble
  Director of Foreign Policy Studies
  The Cato Institute
- Steven N. Simon
  Hasib J. Sabbagh Senior Fellow in Middle Eastern Studies
  Council on Foreign Relations
- Ole R. Holsti
  George V. Allen Professor Emeritus
  Department of Political Science
  Duke University
- Richard H. Kohn
  Professor of History and Chair,
  Curriculum in Peace, War and Defense
  University of North Carolina
6:00pm Reception (Duke Law School)
7:00pm Dinner (R. David Thomas Center)
- Speaker: The Honorable Walter B. Jones
  United States House of Representatives
  3rd District, North Carolina

Friday, April 21st

7:45 am Continental Breakfast (Geneen Auditorium)
8:30 am Panel IV: Defending the Infrastructure
- Chair:
- David H. Schanzer
  Director
  Triangle Center on Terrorism and Homeland Security
- Speakers:
- Robert Mahoney
  General Manager for Security, Public Safety Department
  The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
- Rafi Ron
  President
  New Age Security Solutions
- David Howe
  Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer
  Civitas Group llc
- Dr. Noel P. Greis
  Director, Center for Logistics and Digital Strategy
  Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise
  Kenan-Flagler Business School
  University of North Carolina
10:30 am Panel V: Balancing National Security and Civil Liberties
- Chair:
- Professor Christopher Schroeder
- Speakers:
- John R. Schmidt
  Partner, Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw and
  Former Associate Attorney General
  Department of Justice
- Neil J. Kinkopf
  Associate Professor of Law
  Georgia State University College of Law
- Greg T. Nojeim
  Associate Director,
  Washington Legislative Office
  American Civil Liberties Union
- Andrew C. McCarthy
  Senior Fellow, Foundation for Defense of Democracies and
  former federal prosecutor
12:30pm Luncheon (R. David Thomas Center)
- Speaker: Richard B. Myers, General, USAF (Ret.)
  Former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
2:00 pm Panel VI: The Role of the Media in the War Against Terrorism
- Chair:
- David J. Jarmul
  Associate Vice President of News and Communications
  Duke University
- Speakers:
- Art Harris
  National Investigative Correspondent
  Formerly with CNN
- Jackie Northam
  National Security Correspondent
  National Public Radio
- Susan Taylor Martin
  Reporter
  St. Petersburg Times
- Jay DeFrank, Colonel, USAF (Ret)
  Former Director of Media Relations, Office of the Assistant
  Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs; and Deputy Director,
  Air Force Public Affairs
  Department of Defense
4:00 pm Adjourn

* Invited but participation not confirmed