BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P1H REFRESH-INTERVAL:P1H CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU DTSTART:20070101T000000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:Eastern Daylight Time END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU DTSTART:20070101T000000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:Eastern Standard Time END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260520T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260520T170000 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:HSToday's Inaugural Terrorism Prevention Forum DESCRIPTION:Hosted in partnership with American University\, HSToday will bring together leaders from government\, law enforcement\, academia\, and civil society to examine the evolving landscape of prevention and highlight innovative\, real-world approaches to stopping threats before they emerge. We will discuss the state of prevention efforts\, cutting-edge practices in the field\, and the growing role of technology and community-based strategies in building resilience and enhancing public safety.Opening Remarks: The State of PreventionSteven Driscoll\, M.Ed\, Assistant Chief\, National Threat Assessment Center\, U.S. Secret Service\nThis session will briefly describe the update on existing prevention programs at the federal\, state\, and local governmental level\, and NTAC and partner resources available to all. Cutting-Edge Prevention in Practice Hala Furst\, Director for Strategic Partnerships\, Polarization & Extremism Research & Innovation Lab (PERIL)Dr. Emma Cardeli\, Attending Psychologist & Research Associate\, Trauma & Community Resilience Center\, Boston Children's Hospital\; Assistant Professor\, Psychology Harvard Medical SchoolKaitlyn Tierney\, Co-Founder\, Diverting Hate Effective prevention solutions can and should come from a variety of perspectives. Learn about innovative approaches from state government\, civil society\, clinicians\, and the private sector Keynote: Collecting and Connecting the Dots for First PreventersRick Shaw\, CEO and Founder\, Awareity\; HSToday 2025 Excellence in Prevention Winner\nOnline Harms and Prevention SolutionsMatthew Kriner\, Executive Director\, Institute for Countering Digital Extremism\; Managing Director\, Accelerationism Research Consortium (ARC)Christine German\, PhD Candidate\, Political Science Program Manager\, Polarization and Extremism Research and Innovation Lab (PERIL) American UniversityNeil Saul\, Associate Director\, Prevention Practitioners Network Eradicate HateWithin an overwhelming and often toxic online environment\, these trailblazing solutions increase resilience against future threats in individuals before they are exposed to online harms\, and support individuals already at-risk and in need of an intervention.\nClosing Keynote: What Have We Learned and Where are We Going?Bill Braniff\, Editor-At-Large\, Prevention\, Homeland Security Today\; Executive Director of the Polarization and Extremism Research and Innovation Lab\, American University\; Former Director\, Center for Prevention Programs and Partnerships (CP3)\, U.S. Department of Homeland SecurityIn partnership with: X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Hosted in partnership with American University\, HSToday will bring together leaders from government\, law enforcement\, academia\, and civil society to examine the evolving landscape of prevention and highlight innovative\, real-world approaches to stopping threats before they emerge. \;

We will discuss the state of prevention efforts\, cutting-edge practices in the field\, and the growing role of technology and community-based strategies in building resilience and enhancing public safety.

Opening Remarks: The State of Prevention

Steven Driscoll\, M.Ed\, Assistant Chief\, National Threat Assessment Center\, U.S. Secret Service


This session will briefly describe the update on existing prevention programs at the federal\, state\, and local governmental level\, and NTAC and partner resources available to all. \;

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Cutting-Edge Prevention in Practice \;

Hala Furst\, Director for Strategic Partnerships\, Polarization &\; Extremism Research &\; Innovation Lab (PERIL)

Dr. Emma Cardeli\, Attending Psychologist &\; Research Associate\, Trauma &\; Community Resilience Center\, Boston Children&rsquo\;s Hospital\; Assistant Professor\, Psychology Harvard Medical School

Kaitlyn Tierney\, Co-Founder\, Diverting Hate

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Effective prevention solutions can and should come from a variety of perspectives. Learn about innovative approaches from state government\, civil society\, clinicians\, and the private sector

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Keynote: Collecting and Connecting the Dots for First Preventers

Rick Shaw\, CEO and Founder\, Awareity\; HSToday 2025 Excellence in Prevention Winner


Online Harms and Prevention Solutions

Matthew Kriner\, Executive Director\, Institute for Countering Digital Extremism\; Managing Director\, Accelerationism Research Consortium (ARC)

Christine German\, PhD Candidate\, Political Science Program Manager\, Polarization and Extremism Research and Innovation Lab (PERIL) American University

Neil Saul\, Associate Director\, Prevention Practitioners Network Eradicate Hate

Within an overwhelming and often toxic online environment\, these trailblazing solutions increase resilience against future threats in individuals before they are exposed to online harms\, and support individuals already at-risk and in need of an intervention.


Closing Keynote: What Have We Learned and Where are We Going?

Bill Braniff\, Editor-At-Large\, Prevention\, Homeland Security Today\; Executive Director of the Polarization and Extremism Research and Innovation Lab\, American University\; Former Director\, Center for Prevention Programs and Partnerships (CP3)\, U.S. Department of Homeland Security

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