Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED)

Technical meeting of the Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate

on

“Preventing the Exploitation of Information and Communications Technologies

for Terrorist purposes, while Respecting Human Rights and Fundamental

Freedoms”

United Nations Headquarters, New York, 30 November - 1 December 2016

Agenda

30 November 2016

10.00-10.15

am Opening session

Opening statements:

Mr. Jean-Paul Laborde, Executive-Director, Assistant Secretary-General, Counter-

Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate

10.15-

11.40am Session I: Technical challenges posed by the use of the Internet

and social media for terrorist purposes

Moderator: Ms. Atefeh Riazi, Chief Information Technology Officer, Assistant Secretary-

General, Office of Information and Communications Technology

Rapporteur: CTED

Panellists:

Mr. Arije Antinori, Senior expert, European Counter-Terrorism Centre (ECTC)

Advisor for online terrorist propaganda

Mr. Ramzy Haj Aissa, Assistant Criminal Intelligence Analyst, FTF Analysis Cell /

Criminal Analysis Sub-directorate, Interpol

Mr. V. S. Subrahamanian, Professor of Computer Science and Director of the Lab

for Computational Cultural Dynamics and Director of the Center for Digital

International Government, University of Maryland

Mr. Anton Shingarev, Kaspersky Labs

11.40am -1.00

pm Session II: International cooperation in Digital Matters

Moderator: Dr. Rasmus H. Wandall, International Association of

Prosecutors

Rapporteur: CTED

Panellists:

Mr. Thomas Burrows, Associate Director and Senior Counsel, Office of

International Affairs, Criminal Division, The United States Department of Justice

Mr. Mauro Miedico, Chief a.i,. Terrorism Prevention Branch, United

Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)

Mr. Jan Kleijssen, Director, Council of Europe

Mr. David A. Simon, Partner, Mayer Brown LLP

Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED)

3-4.15 pm Session III: Privacy and freedom of expression in the digital age

Moderator: Mr. Edward Flynn, Senior Human Rights Officer, Counter-Terrorism

Committee Executive Directorate (CTED) Rapporteur: CTED

Panellists:

Ms. Judith Lichtenberg, Executive Director, Global Network Initiative

Mr. Drew Mitnick, Global Policy Counsel, Access Now

Ms. Kate Coyer, Director, Civil Society and Technology Project, Central European

University

4.15-6 pm Session IV: Information-Sharing with and self-regulation by the

private sector to promote safety and counter-

messaging

Moderator: Ambassador (ret.) Daniel Stauffacher, Founder and President, ICT4Peace

Foundation

Rapporteur: CTED

Panellists:

Mr. Tim Evans, Head, United Kingdom Counter-Terrorism Internet Referral Unit

(CTIRU)

Mr. Steve Crown, Vice President and Deputy General Counsel, Microsoft

Mr. Brian Fishman, Facebook

Mr. Miguel Sanchez, Telefonica

Ms. Maryam Mujica, Twitter

Prof. Hany Farid, Professor of computer science, Dartmouth College

Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED)

1 December 2016

10 am -12.00

pm

Session V: Use of Information and communications technology for

counter-messaging purposes

Moderator: Ms. Humera Khan, Executive Director, Muflehun

Rapporteur: CTED

Panellists:

Mr. Nash Borges, Chief Technology Officer, U.S. Global Engagement Center

Dr. Mahmoud Nagah Ahmed Farag Khalaf, Al-Azhar Observer

Mr. Maxim Grigoryev, Director, The Foundation for the Study of

Democracy

Mr. Ross Frenett, Moonshot CVE

Dr. Drew Mikhael, Samir Kassir Foundation, SKeyes Center for Media

and Cultural Freedom