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Monday, October 19th at 11 am: The Bipartisan Policy Center will host an event on the Syrian Refugee Crisis: Balancing Humanitarian and Security Challenges. Kelly Gauger, Larry Yungk, Adnan Kifayat, Lorenzo Vidino, and Brittney Nystrom will deliver remarks on a panel moderated by Kristin Roberts. RSVP.
Tuesday, October 20th at 10:30 am: At the Atlantic Council, President and CEO of Elbit Systems of America will speak on Accelerating Defense Innovation: Lessons from Silicon Wadi. What lessons can the U.S. draw from Israel's approach to leveraging commercial technology for military innovation? Steven Grundman will moderate the discussion. Register here.
Wednesday, October 21st at 8:45 am: Back at the Atlantic Council, the Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security will host Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee Adam Smith (D-WA) for a conversation on America's Strategic Defense Priorities. Daniel Chiu will moderate the discussion. For more information or to watch the livestream, visit the Atlantic Council's website.
Wednesday, October 21st at 10 am: Department of Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson, Director of the National Counterterrorism Center Nicholas J. Rasmussen, and Director of the FBI Jim Comey will testify before the House Committee on Homeland Security regarding Worldwide Threats and Homeland Security Challenges. More information on the hearing can be found on the committee's website.
Wednesday, October 21st at 2:30 pm: At the Brookings Institution, Ambassador Alberto Fernandez will outline his new paper on Combating ISIS Propaganda Networks. Ambassador Richard LeBaron and Ambassador Fernandez will then discuss a more effective and comprehensive counter-messaging strategy. Will McCants will host the event. Watch the webcast or register for the event here.
Wednesday, October 21st at 5 pm: In Washington, D.C., join the Hoover Institution's National Security, Technology, and Law Working Group for a conversation on Understanding ISIS and Its Dark Future. Benjamin Wittes will interview authors Will McCants and Joby Warrick on the long, arching threat of ISIS, its religious fervor, and its strategic calculation. The discussion is the first in a series of interviews of key national security authors conducted in partnership with Lawfare. RSVP.
Thursday, October 22nd at 10 am: Georgetown University will hold an event entitled The Islamic State: A Primer by Professor Daniel Byman. Brookings scholar Daniel Byman will provide an overview of the group's rise, tactics, and strategy, and what the Islamic State means for the decline of states and the rise of non-state actors in the Middle East. RSVP to msfsevents@georgetown.edu.
Employment Announcements (More details on the Job Board)
Job description Employees with professional legal training and experience, who are qualified to practice law. Candidate would be a member of the Global Cybersecurity Legal team, reporting to the chief Cybersecurity Counsel and include the following additional responsibilities:
- Provide advice to staff of the Chief Information Security Office (CISO) on legal issues related to our corporate cybersecurity program.
- Advise and help lead cyber incident response investigations in partnership with our Computer Security Incident Response Team (CSIRT).
- Provide advice on cybersecurity legal, regulatory, and policy issues that affect the company across multiple business areas.
- Work with Government and Regulatory Affairs on legislative and policy efforts pertaining to cybersecurity.
- Keep management and execs informed of cyber incidents and legal developments.
- Bachelor's Degree
- At least 3 years experience in Juris Doctor Degree
- Basic knowledge in Cybersecurity, Privacy Law
- Readiness to travel 10% travel annually
- English: Fluent
IBM is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.
Global Governance Futures Fellowship
The Global Governance Futures – Robert Bosch Foundation Multilateral Dialogues program (GGF) is bringing together 25 young professionals to look ahead at the year 2027 and recommend ways to address key global challenges. Building on previous rounds of the program (GGF 2020, 2022 and 2025), the upcoming GGF 2027 will assemble 25 fellows from China, Germany, India, Japan and the United States (five from each country) to form three working groups that focus on data governance, global health and transnational terrorism, respectively.
Over the course of 2016 and 2017, the fellows will meet in four dialogue sessions that take place in the five participating countries. The fellows will receive training in the GGF scenario planning methodology. Challenged with different perspectives from other parts of the world, the fellows will have the opportunity to exchange ideas with experts and policymakers in the participating countries. In their working groups, the fellows will produce possible scenarios leading to 2027 and develop policy ideas for effective and accountable governance. Take a look at the most recent round of GGF dialogue sessions.
The four dialogue sessions (five to eight days each) will take place in Washington, DC (May 8-12, 2016), Tokyo and Beijing (September 2016), New Delhi (January 2017) and Berlin (May 2017). The exact dates for the subsequent three dialogue session will be determined closer to the sessions.
The GGF fellows will disseminate the results of their working group discussions through reports, op-eds in major publications and high-profile presentations.
Download the application form, and apply by midnight Pacific Time on November 15, 2015
For more for information on application requirements and timeline, visit the GGF website.