3 October 2017

Tomorrow, the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and George Washington University will co-host the fourth annual Ethos and Profession of Intelligence conference on national security. The full-day conference, themed “Achieving Strategic Advantage,” will feature an opening address from CIA Director Mike Pompeo, followed by a series of panel discussions that feature Intelligence Community leaders, other U.S. Government agencies, non-government organizations, private industry, and academia. The event, which runs from 9 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. on 4 October at George Washington University’s Lisner Auditorium, will be streamed live on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUs3Nw0abvk. The conference panels are:

Countdown to Crisis: Asia Pacific Insecurity and America

(9:27 a.m. to 10:15 a.m.)

(9:27 a.m. to 10:15 a.m.) The Looming Bio Threat: Perils and Promise of Biotech Innovation

(10:32 a.m. to 11:15 a.m.)

(10:32 a.m. to 11:15 a.m.) Tectonic Shifts: Forecasting Conflict and Political Instability

(11:32 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.)

(11:32 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.) Leading CIA: A Conversation among Former CIA Directors

(1:47 p.m. to 2:47 p.m.)

(1:47 p.m. to 2:47 p.m.) Masking Unmasked: Conducting Espionage in a Transparent, Connected World

(2:50 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.)

Central Intelligence Agency

CIA is an independent agency responsible for providing national security intelligence to senior US policymakers. CIA’s mission is to preempt threats and advance US national security objectives by collecting intelligence that matters, producing objective all-source analysis, conducting covert action as directed by the President, and safeguarding the secrets that help keep our nation safe. The officers of the CIA are guided by a professional ethos that is the sum of our abiding principles, core values, and highest aspirations. This ethos holds us on course as we exercise the extraordinary influence and authorities with which we have been entrusted to protect the nation and advance its interests.

The George Washington University

In the heart of the nation’s capital with additional programs in Virginia, the George Washington University (GW) was created by an Act of Congress in 1821. Today, GW is the largest institution of higher education in the District of Columbia. The university offers comprehensive programs of undergraduate and graduate liberal arts study, as well as degree programs in medicine, public health, law, engineering, education, business and international affairs. Each year, GW enrolls a diverse population of undergraduate, graduate, and professional students from all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and more than 130 countries.

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