22 - 24 May, 2018 | London, UK

Agenda Day 1

9:00 am - 9:10 am OPENING REMARKS FROM DEFENCE IQ

9:10 am - 9:20 am CHAIRMAN’S OPENING REMARKS

9:20 am - 10:00 am THE ROLE OF THEOLOGY IN DEFEATING TERRORISM

Dr Usama  Hasan, Head of Islamic Studies at Quilliam

Dr Usama Hasan

Head of Islamic Studies
Quilliam

Manwar Ali, Interventions Provider for the Office of Security & Counter-Terror (OSCT) at Home Office

Manwar Ali

Interventions Provider for the Office of Security & Counter-Terror (OSCT)
Home Office

11:00 am - 11:40 am RETRIEVAL AND ANALYSIS OF HETEROGENEOUS ONLINE CONTENT FOR TERRORIST ACTIVITY RECOGNITION

Holger  Nitsch, Head of Social Science Department at HföD FB Polizei

Holger Nitsch

Head of Social Science Department
HföD FB Polizei

11:40 am - 12:20 pm CONNECTING CYBER AUTHORITIES AND ENFORCEMENT FOR A SAFER WEB

1:20 pm - 2:00 pm THE ROLE OF THE NEW ESTABLISHED NATO STABILITY POLICING

Massimo Pani, International Risk & Security Expert at NATO Stability Policing Specialist

Massimo Pani

International Risk & Security Expert
NATO Stability Policing Specialist

2:00 pm - 2:40 pm PREVENTING AND RESOLVING CONFLICT IN CENTRAL ASIAN STATES

Simon Cornwall, United Nations Counter Terrorism Advisor to Central Asia at United Nations

Simon Cornwall

United Nations Counter Terrorism Advisor to Central Asia
United Nations

2:40 pm - 3:20 pm COUNTERING VIOLENT EXTREMISM ACROSS 53 COMMONWEALTH STATES

Patricia Joy  Crosby, CVE Officer at Commonwealth Secretariat

Patricia Joy Crosby

CVE Officer
Commonwealth Secretariat

3:50 pm - 4:30 pm THE EXTREMIST AND MILITANT THREATS FROM BOKO HARAM IN NIGERIA

Amb Ahmed Umar  Bolori, Founder at Exit Lanes

Amb Ahmed Umar Bolori

Founder
Exit Lanes

4:30 pm - 5:10 pm THE IMPORTANCE OF OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT

Hanif Qadir, Founder at Active Change Foundation

Hanif Qadir

Founder
Active Change Foundation