9/11: Intelligence and National Security Twenty Years Later

0:00 Welcome and Opening Remarks
Paul Kolbe

6:23 Keynote
Philip Zelikow

24:40 Session One: The Day of the Attack: 20 Years Ago
Moderator: Paul Kolbe
Panelists: Michael Morell, James Clapper, David Sanger

Beginning with national security leaders serving at the time of the attack, the moderator will explore professional perspectives on what happened the day of September 11, where panelists were serving that Tuesday morning, and their first thoughts and actions on what to do in response in the immediacy of an unprecedented crisis. 

1:30:24 Session Two: The Response: Government Reactions Following 9/11
Moderator: Rolf Mowatt-Larssen
Panelists: Ambassador Henry Crumpton, General (Ret) Gene Renuart, John Farmer

This panel will include policymakers, military personnel, and intelligence officers that led the response to 9/11 in the subsequent weeks, months, and years following the day of the attacks. The moderator will unpack key decision-points and developments related to government responses in an emerging Global War on Terrorism. 

2:43:06 Lunch Conversation - A View from the Ground – The Response in Afghanistan
Moderator: Natalie Colbert
Panelists: Phil Reilly, Mike Hurley

Recollections of those in first wave of the ground response into Afghanistan. The Taliban collapsed under US ground and air pressure in 2001, with miniscule US footprint, just about as fast as the Afghan govt and army collapsed in 2021. Why? How? And what does it mean for today? 

3:24:52 Session Three: The Impact: Personal and Societal 
Moderator: Michael Miner
Panelists:  9/11 Family Group - Brenda Berkman, Ann Van Hine, Steve Kern

This panel will include those personally impacted by the attacks or during service in the aftermath. The moderator will explore how this unprecedented event shaped American society. Questions and discussion will offer an opportunity to hear personal reflections from those affected and how this moment changed lives forever. 

4:23:06 Session Four: Twenty Years Later - 9/11 History
Moderator: Calder Walton
Panelists: David Omand, Philip Zelikow, Christopher Andrew  

With the passage of two decades, historians now have a longer view of the impact of 9/11 on governments and societies around the world. Moderated by Calder Walton, this panel of historians and political scientists will grapple with the historical implications of 9/11 and what we have learned over the past twenty years. 

5:22:53 Session Five: The Future - Applying 9/11 History
Moderator: Graham Allison
Panelists: Michael Morell, Amb Henry Crumpton, Phil Zelikow

A driving question for current practitioners is how we learn from the lessons of history and adapt to meet modern and future challenges. This panel will feature currently serving policymakers and their reflections on how 9/11 shaped their worldview and decision-making for a world dramatically different than September 10, 2001. Digital/cyber/tech - what are the possible future 9/11’s, how do we spot them, and how do we prevent them.