How can we secure U.S. ELECTIONS? Join lawmakers, officials,
researchers, members of the IC & media working to combat U.S. ELECTION
THREATS SPONSORS: EVENT DESCRIPTION: Free and fair elections are
essential to a thriving democracy. But as we approach the pivotal 2020
election, we see the integrity of U.S. elections facing multi-pronged
threats. What are the main threats, and what can be done?
Sponsored by Penn State Dickinson Law, The Center for Democracy &
Technology, Penn State Institute for Computational and Data Sciences,
and the Brennan Center for Justice, and with assistance from The
Honorable Thomas Ridge, First Secretary of U.S. Department of Homeland
Security and 43rd Governor, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and
Congressman Fred Keller, this Symposium brings together leading
federal lawmakers, state election officials, Congressional staffers,
researchers, members of the intelligence communities, academics, and
media to address the two primary threats to the U.S. elections:
* ELECTION SECURITY—vulnerabilities in our election system
infrastructure that enable susceptibility to cyber hacking.
* SOCIAL ENGINEERING—intentional efforts to effect U.S. election
results, erode confidence in the electoral process, and undermine the
stability of our democracy through targeted propaganda,
disinformation, and online manipulation.
This Symposium is aimed at promoting bipartisan legislative efforts
and supporting the work of state election officials, researchers, and
the intelligence community to detect and combat these attacks on our
electoral process. Join us as we work to find real solutions to stop
the hacking of U.S. elections.
Light breakfast, coffee, and lunch are being provided.
This event may be live streamed or televised.
CONFIRMED PANELISTS, SPEAKERS, AND MODERATORS:
The Honorable Thomas J. Ridge, First Secretary of U.S. Department of
Homeland Security, First Director of the Office of Homeland Security,
43rd Governor, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Pam Fessler,
Correspondent, National Desk, NPRKristi Lane Scott, Privacy and Civil
Liberties Officer (PCLO), Central Intelligence Agency (pending
clearance) David K. Porter, Assistant Section Chief, Foreign Influence
Task Force (FITF), Counterintelligence Division, FBI Headquarters
Carrie Cordero, General Counsel & Senior Fellow, Center for a New
American Security, CNN Legal & National Security Analyst, Co-Founder,
Checks and Balances, Adjunct Professor of Law, Georgetown Law Lawrence
Norden, Director, Election Reform Program, Brennan Center for
JusticeJared Dearing, Executive Director, State Board of Elections,
Commonwealth of KentuckyMaurice Turner, Deputy Director, Internet
Architecture Project, Center for Democracy & TechnologyJoshua A.
Geltzer, Executive Director and Professor of Law, Institute for
Constitutional Advocacy and Protection, Georgetown Law Emma Llansó,
Director, Free Expression Project, Center for Democracy &
TechnologyJenni L. Evans, Director, Penn State Institute for
Computational & Data Sciences (ICDS) and Professor of Meteorology and
Atmospheric ScienceDanielle M. Conway, Dean, Penn State Dickinson
LawAnne Toomey McKenna, Distinguished Scholar of Cyber Law & Policy,
Penn State Dickinson Law & ICDSKevin Munger, Assistant Professor of
Political Science and Social Data Analytics, College of Liberal Arts,
Penn StateMaria Molina Davila, Researcher & PhD Candidate, Donald P.
Bellisario College of Communications, Penn State
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS (TENTATIVE)
8:30-9:00: CHECK-IN, COFFEE, MEET & GREET WITH THE HONORABLE THOMAS
RIDGE
9:00-9:10: WELCOME REMARKS: Jenni L Evans, Director, Institute for
Computational & Data Sciences (ICDS) & Anne Toomey McKenna,
Distinguished Scholar of Cyber Law & Policy, Penn State Dickinson Law
& ICDS
9:10-9:25: HACKING ELECTIONS—PERSPECTIVE FROM THE INTELLIGENCE
COMMUNITY (Flash Talk): Kristi Lane Scott, Privacy and Civil Liberties
Office (PCLO), Central Intelligence Agency (Pending clearance)
9:25-9:35: OVERVIEW OF ELECTION CYBERSECURITY ISSUES: Lawrence Norden,
Director, Election Reform Program, Brennan Center for Justice
9:35-10:25: A CONVERSATION ABOUT CYBERSECURITY AND ELECTION SYSTEM
INFRASTRUCTURE WITH Q&A
Conversation Moderator: Danielle Conway, Dean, Penn State Dickinson
Law
* Pam Fessler, Correspondent, NPR
* Lawrence Norden, Director, Election Reform Program, Brennan Center
for Justice
* Jared Dearing, Executive Director, State Board of Elections,
Commonwealth of Kentucky
* Maurice Turner, Deputy Director, the Internet Architecture Project,
the Center for Democracy & Technology
10:25-10:35: COFFEE BREAK
10:35-10:45: SOCIAL ENGINEERING: YOUR DATA, DISINFORMATION, DEEPFAKES
AND THE LAW (Flash Talk): Anne Toomey McKenna, Distinguished Scholar
of Cyber Law & Policy, Penn State Dickinson Law & ICDS
10:45-11:00: SOCIAL ENGINEERING, SOCIAL MEDIA, AND THE TARGETED
ELECTORATE: HOW DOES IT REALLY WORK? CAN TECHNOLOGY DETECT IT? (Flash
Talk): Maria Molina Davila, Penn State Researcher
11:00-11:15: HACKING ELECTIONS—PERSPECTIVE 2 FROM THE INTELLIGENCE
COMMUNITY (Flash Talk): David K. Porter, Assistant Section Chief,
Foreign Influence Task Force (FITF), Counterintelligence Division, FBI
Headquarters
11:15-12:15: A CONVERSATION ABOUT SOCIAL ENGINEERING OF ELECTIONS
Conversation Moderator: The Honorable Thomas Ridge
* Carrie Cordero, General Counsel & Senior Fellow, Center for a New
American Security Legal & National Security Analyst at CNN,
Co-Founder, Checks & Balances.org, Adjunct Professor of Law,
Georgetown Law
* Emma Llansó, Director, Free Expression Project, Center for
Democracy & Technology
* Joshua A. Geltzer, Executive Director and Visiting Professor of
Law, Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and Protection, Georgetown
University Law Center
* Kevin Munger, Assistant Professor of Political Science and Social
Data Analytics, Penn State
12:15-12:50: LUNCH & OPEN DISCUSSION: TECHNOLOGY AND LEGISLATIVE
SOLUTIONS TO HACKING, AND PENDING ELECTION SECURITY LEGISLATION –
Led by Penn State Dickinson Law Students
12:50-1:00: WRAP-UP: A Roadmap to More Secure Elections: The Honorable
Tom Ridge
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