Press Release

The Evolution of Treasury's National Security Role Conference at CSIS

May 29, 2014

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.

Conference Agenda

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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Written By

Juan C. Zarate

Senior Adviser (Non-resident), Transnational Threats Project and Human Rights Initiative