Agenda Welcome and Opening Remarks
Thomas Inglesby, Deputy Director, Center for Biosecurity of UPMC 
Presentation by Laura Holgate, Senior Director for Weapons of Mass Destruction Terrorism and Threat Reduction, National Security Council
Note: At the request of the speaker, Ms. Holgate's talk was off the record.
PANEL 1: Approaches to Controlling Materials and Information
What role do they play in lowering the risk that biological weapons are developed and used?
Moderator: Gigi Kwik Gronvall, Senior Associate, Center for Biosecurity of UPMC
Panelists:
- Gerald Epstein, Director, Center for Science, Technology, and Security Policy; American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
- David Franz, Former Commander, USAMRIID; Member, National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity
- Michael Gelles, Senior Manager, Deloitte Consulting LLP
- Carol Linden, Principal Deputy Director, Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA), Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
- Carrie Wolinetz, Director of Scientific Affairs and Public Relations, Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB)
PANEL 2: International Treaties and Agreements
What role do they play in increasing transparency and setting moral and behavioral norms among nations?
Moderator: Gigi Kwik Gronvall, Senior Associate, Center for Biosecurity of UPMC
Panelists: - Julie E. Fischer, Senior Associate, Global Health Security Program, Henry L. Stimson Center
- Kenneth Luongo, President, Partnership for Global Security
- Terence Taylor, Vice-President for Global Health and Security, Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI); President of the International Council of the Life Sciences
- Jonathan B. Tucker, Senior Fellow, James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies, Monterey Institute of International Studies
Intelligence Community Efforts at Detecting or Interrupting Biological Weapons Development or Use
Discussants:
- Lawrence Kerr, Senior Advisor for Biological Sciences, National Counterproliferation Center, Office of the Director of National Intelligence
- Col. Randall J. Larsen, USAF (Ret), Executive Director, Commission on the Prevention of Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferation and Terrorism
- Linda Millis, Director, Private Sector Partnerships, Office of the Director of National Intelligence
Presentation by Kenneth A. Myers III, Director, Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA)
PANEL 3: Surveillance, Attribution and Deterrence
What role do early outbreak warning systems, forensics, and deterrence play in lowering the risks of biological weapons development and use?
Moderator: Jennifer Nuzzo, Associate, Center for Biosecurity of UPMC
Panelists:
- Louise Gresham, Director, Health Security and Epidemiology, Global Health and Security Initiative, Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI)
- Anne Harrington, Executive Director, U.S. National Academies of Sciences’ Committee on International Security and Arms Control
- Jenifer Smith, Former Section Chief, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) WMD Directorate
- John Vitko, Former Director of Biological and Chemical Countermeasures, Science and Technology Directorate, U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
Presentation by Richard Danzig, Chairman of the Board, Center for New American Security
PANEL 4: Biodefense and Resilience
What role does it play in dissuading and deterring biological attacks?
Moderator: Thomas Inglesby, Deputy Director, Center for Biosecurity of UPMC
Panelists:
- Daniel Hamilton, Director, Center for Transatlantic Relations at the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), Johns Hopkins University
- Robert Kadlec, Former Director for Biodefense, Homeland Security Council
- Col. Randall J. Larsen, USAF (Ret), Executive Director, Commission on the Prevention of Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferation and Terrorism
Closing Remarks
Thomas Inglesby, Deputy Director, Center for Biosecurity of UPMC
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