Plenary Session 3: The Homeland Enterprise Now and the Way Ahead

As threats at the nation’s land, air, and sea borders continuously evolve, it is important to adopt new technologies that provide us greater surveillance and security and assured identity of the traveling public. What role should technology play in securing our physical borders and approaches? Are we taking advantage of the best technologies available? How can public-private partnerships everage the advantages of emerging technology? Where do we see opportunities for additional R&D?

Creating the Right Marketplaces 20 years after 9/11, we know that adapting to changing threats, technology, and operating environments requires innovation – and investment in tools and infrastructure. With infrastructure investment being front and center in DC, how can the public and private sector to work together to best position our critical infrastructure for the next 20 years? Can P3s be the answer to enabling the right marketplaces in those sectors?

Terrorist attacks prompted by the Taliban resurgence are a rising threat. Violent extremists in Afghanistan (ISIS-K, Al Qaeda, Haqqani Network) could be emboldened to attack regionally given the absence of United States and Afghan security forces in the country. Meanwhile, terrorists and affiliates across the world - including individuals in America - may strike given the inspirational revival of a like-minded militant group and the appearance of a wounded United States.