2022 LENS Conference

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Duke's Center on Law, Ethics and National Security (LENS) will hold the 27th Annual National Security Law Conference on February 25–26, 2022 via the live-streaming service Panopto.

Be sure to join the 27th Annual LENS Conference on Feb. 25 and 26. 

No registration required.

Guests will join via the Panopto link indicated at each session. 

If you have any questions about technology, accessing the conference, or other questions about the center, please send an email to lensmailbox@law.duke.edu

If you would like to send a question to be considered for a specific speaker or panel, please send an email to LENS2022@law.duke.edu.

Due to the number of questions we typically receive, we are unable to ask them all, but we'll do the best we can and very much appreciate your participation.

Conference Schedule

Friday, February 25, 2022

Panopto links can be accessed at the beginning of each session. Please join via a web browser for best viewing experience.

All time EST, U.S. (UTC/GMT -5 hours)

8:00 a.m.

Welcome and Administrative Notes: Maj. Gen. Charlie Dunlap, USAF (Ret.), LENS Executive Director, and Professor of the Practice, Duke Law School

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8:10 a.m.

Conference KickoffUpdate on International Criminal Justice

 

Introduction: Maj. Gen. Charlie Dunlap, USAF (Ret.), LENS Executive Director

Speaker: Prof. Mike NewtonVanderbilt Law School

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9:05 a.m. Break 
9:15 a.m.

Panel: Current National Security Challenges: Ransomware and Cryptocurrency

 

Moderator: Prof. Shane StansburyRobinson Everett Distinguished Fellow, Duke Law School

Panelist 1: Prof. Lee Reiners, Executive Director, Duke Global Financial Markets Center

Panelist 2: Mr. Ari Redbord, TRM Labs

Panelist 3: Ms. Jessica Nye, Supervisory Special Agent, FBI Cyber Squad in Raleigh, NC

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10:15 a.m. Break
10:25 a.m. Contemporary Challenges in International and Operations Law
 

Introduction: Maj. Gen. Charlie Dunlap, USAF (Ret.), LENS Executive Director

Speaker:  Brig. Gen. Gail Crawford, USAF, Director, Operations and International Law, The Air Force Judge Advocate General’s Corps

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11:20 a.m. Break
11:30 a.m. Update on China: Lawfare, Technology, and More
 

Introduction: Maj. Gen. Charlie Dunlap, USAF (Ret.), LENS Executive Director

Speaker: Mr. Dean Cheng, Senior Research Fellow, Asian Studies Center, Davis Institute  for National Security and Foreign Policy

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12:15 p.m. Break
12:30 p.m. Conference Keynote: A Perspective on Contemporary National Security Issues
 

Introduction: Maj. Gen. Charlie Dunlap, USAF (Ret.), LENS Executive Director

Speaker: Hon. Jeh JohnsonPartner, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, LLP; Secretary of Homeland Security (2013-2017); General Counsel of the Department of Defense (2009-2012); General Counsel of the Department of the Air Force (1998-2001); Assistant U.S. Attorney, Southern District of New York (1989-1991)

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1:30 p.m. Break
1:45 p.m.

Panel: Cybersecurity: Can the intelligence Community and the Private Sector Collaborate?

 

Moderator: Prof. David HoffmanDuke Law

Panelist 1: Mr. Carl Ghattas, Senior Vice President, Booz Allen Hamilton

Panelist 2: Mr. Christopher Steed, Chief Investment Officer at Paladin Capital

Panelist 3: Ms. Caroline Brown, Partner, Crowell & Moring

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2:45 p.m. Break
3:00 p.m.

Current National Security Challenges: A Coast Guard Perspective

 

Introduction: Maj. Gen. Charlie Dunlap, USAF (Ret.), LENS Executive Director

Speaker: RADM Melissa Bert, USCG, Judge Advocate General and Chief Counsel, U.S. Coast Guard

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3:50 p.m. Break
4:00 p.m. Providing Legal Support at the Speed of America’s Immediate Response Force
 

Introduction: Maj. Gen. Charlie Dunlap, USAF (Ret.), LENS Executive Director

Discussants:

MAJ Rachel L. Walkup, USA, Brigade Judge Advocate for the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82d Airborne Division.

CPT Hayley J. Boyd, USA, Military Justice Advisor for the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82d Airborne Division.

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5:00 p.m. Conference Sessions at the Law School Conclude
   

Saturday, February 26, 2022

Panopto links can be accessed at the beginning of each session. Please join via a web browser for best viewing experience.

All time EST, U.S. (UTC/GMT -5 hours)

8:00 a.m.

Law in the Age of COVID: Lessons Encountered

 

Introduction: Maj. Gen. Charlie DunlapUSAF (Ret.), LENS Executive Director

Discussants: 

Prof. Adam Oler, Professor, National Defense University

Ms. Michele Pearce, Of Counsel, Covington & Burling, and Former Acting General Counsel, US Army

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8:50 a.m. Break
9:00 a.m. Conference Author Presentation
 
Introduction: Maj. Gen. Charlie Dunlap, USAF (Ret.), LENS Executive Director
 

Speaker: Gen. Larry O. Spencer, USAF (Ret.), author of "Dark Horse: A Journey from the Horseshoe to the Pentagon"

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9:50 a.m. Break
10:00 a.m. Shortburst: Status of Woomera Manual on International Law Applicable to Conflict in Outer Space
 

Introduction: Maj. Gen. Charlie Dunlap, USAF (Ret.)LENS Executive Director

Speaker: Prof. Laurie Blank, Emory Law School

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10:45 a.m. Break
11:00 a.m. Conference Leadership Speech
 
Introduction: Maj. Gen. Charlie DunlapUSAF (Ret.), LENS Executive Director
 

Speaker:  Gen. Phil Breedlove, USAF (Ret.), former Supreme Allied Commander Europe (NATO)

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11:50 a.m.

Closing remarks: Maj. Gen. Charlie Dunlap, USAF (Ret.),  LENS Executive Director

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12:00 p.m. Conference concludes

The conference is produced by the Center on Law, Ethics and National Security at Duke Law School

Conference Logistics

This year's conference will be hosted virtually via a live-streaming service called Panopto. Panopto links can be found at the beginning of each sessions. Sessions will begin promptly at the time specified on the agenda.

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Point of Contact

Amanda Gonzalez
lensmailbox@law.duke.edu
(919) 613-8545

 

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