The Evolution of Treasury's National Security Role Conference at CSIS
WASHINGTON, May 29, 2014 - The Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS) will host an all-day conference on the ten year evolution of the U.S. Treasury's Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence and discuss the role of financial tools in national security over the next decade. Keynote addresses will be offered by Jacob Lew, Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Treasury, and Denis McDonough, White House Chief of Staff. Full details appear below.
WHEN/WHERE:
Monday, June 2, 2014
8:30 AM - 2:30 PM
***Electronic media must be set no later than 8:00 AM***
Second Floor Conference Room
CSIS, 1616 Rhode Island Avenue, NW
Washington DC, 20036
Credentialed members of the press who would like to attend must RSVP to aschwartz@csis.org.
8:40 a.m. Introductory Remarks:
David S. Cohen
Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence
U.S. Department of the Treasury
8:45 a.m. Morning Keynote:
Jacob J. Lew
Secretary, U.S. Department of Treasury
Introduction:
John J. Hamre
President, CEO, and Pritzker Chair, CSIS
9:05 a.m. Panel I: Leveraging Financial Tools to Advance National Security
Tom Donilon
Distinguished Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations
Former National Security Adviser
Stephen Hadley
Chairman of the Board, U.S. Institute of Peace
Former National Security Adviser
Moderator:
Andrea Mitchell
Chief Foreign Affairs Correspondent, NBC News
Coffee Break
10:15 a.m. Morning Remarks
Stuart Levey
Chief Legal Officer, HSBC Holdings plc
Former Under Secretary of the Treasury for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence
10:30 a.m. Panel II: Financial Intelligence: Redefining and Reshaping National Security
Keith Alexander
Former Director of the National Security Agency
Jane Harman
Director, President, and CEO, Wilson Center
Former Representative (D-CA)
Michèle Flournoy
CEO, Center for a New American Security
Former Under Secretary of Defense for Policy
Moderator:
David Sanger
Chief Washington Correspondent, The New York Times
11:30 a.m. Midday Keynote:
Denis McDonough
White House Chief of Staff
Introduction:
David S. Cohen
Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence,
U.S. Department of the Treasury
12:00 p.m. Lunch
12:30 p.m. Panel III: Increasing Financial Transparency and Protecting the U.S. Financial System
Neal Wolin
Former Deputy Secretary of the Treasury
Reuben Jeffery III
Senior Adviser, CSIS; CEO, Rockefeller & Co.
Former Undersecretary of State for Economic, Business, & Agricultural Affairs
Moderator:
Juan Zarate
Senior Adviser, CSIS
Former Deputy National Security Adviser
Former Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Terrorist Financing and Financial Crimes
1:30 p.m. Closing Remarks:
David S. Cohen
Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence,
U.S. Department of the Treasury
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