2025 | 30th Annual National Security Law Conference | Law, Ethics and National Security Conference

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Schedule
2025
Thursday, February 27th
12:30 PM

Careers in National Security Law

Katherine Oler
Jennifer S. Zucker
Deanna Evans
Shane T. Stansbury, Duke Law School

Duke Law School 3041

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM

Friday, February 28th
7:30 AM

Registration and Continental Breakfast

Third Floor Loggia

7:30 AM - 8:00 AM

8:00 AM

Welcome

Joseph Blocher, Duke Law School

Duke Law School 3041

8:00 AM - 8:10 AM

8:10 AM

Administrative Notes

Duke Law School 3041

8:10 AM - 12:00 AM

8:15 AM

The National Security Constitution in the 21st Century

Harold Hongju Koh

Duke Law School 3041

8:15 AM - 9:15 AM

9:15 AM

Break

Third Floor Loggia

9:15 AM - 9:30 AM

9:30 AM

The International Law of Outer Space

Christopher J. Borgen

Duke Law School 3041

9:30 AM - 10:20 AM

10:20 AM

Break

Third Floor Loggia

10:20 AM - 10:30 AM

10:30 AM

Fireside Chat: Hot Topics from the Pentagon to the Pacific

Eveylon "Corrie" Mack
Trevor Grant

Duke Law School 3041

10:30 AM - 11:15 AM

11:15 AM

Break (pick up lunches)

Third Floor Loggia

11:15 AM - 11:30 AM

11:30 AM

Working Lunch Presentation: The Challenge of China: Lawfare, Technology, and More

Dean Cheng

Duke Law School 3041

11:30 AM - 12:20 PM

12:20 PM

Break

Third Floor Loggia

12:20 PM - 12:35 PM

12:35 PM

Law Enforcement Responses to Emerging Cyber Threats

Jessica Nye
Michael F. Easley, Jr.
Shane T. Stansbury, Duke Law School

Duke Law School 3041

12:35 PM - 1:25 PM

1:25 PM

Break

Third Floor Loggia

1:25 PM - 1:35 PM

1:35 PM

National Security Law and Business

Robert E. Bishop, Duke Law School
Rachael D. Kent
Timothy Meyer, Duke Law School
Jennifer S. Zucker
Caroline E. Brown

Duke Law School 3041

1:35 PM - 2:50 PM

2:50 PM

Break

Third Floor Loggia

2:50 PM - 3:05 PM

3:05 PM

Shortburst: Climate Chnage, Environmental Law, and National Security

Mark Nevitt

Duke Law School 3041

3:05 PM - 3:50 PM

3:50 PM

Break (in place)

Duke Law School 3041

3:50 PM - 3:55 PM

3:55 PM

Shortburst: Biosecurity

Lala R. Qadir

Duke Law School 3041

3:55 PM - 4:40 PM

4:40 PM

Break

Third Floor Loggia

4:40 PM - 4:50 PM

4:50 PM

Book Talk: Glossing the Foreign Affairs Constitution

Curtis A. Bradley

Duke Law School 3041

4:50 PM - 5:30 PM

5:30 PM

Friday conference sessions conclude

Duke Law School 3041

5:30 PM - 5:45 PM

5:45 PM

Reception

Washington Duke Inn

5:45 PM - 7:45 PM

7:45 PM

First Day of Conference Concludes

7:45 PM

Saturday, March 1st
7:30 AM

Registration and Continental Breakfast

Third Floor Loggia

7:30 AM - 8:00 AM

8:00 AM

Leadership Keynote

Frank McKenzie

Duke Law School 3041

8:00 AM - 8:55 AM

8:55 AM

Break

Third Floor Loggia

8:55 AM - 9:05 AM

9:05 AM

The Military Uses of Artificial Intelligence

John N.T. Shanahan
Gary Corn

Duke Law School 3041

9:05 AM - 9:45 AM

9:45 AM

Break

Third Floor Loggia

9:45 AM - 9:50 AM

9:50 AM

Perspectives on the Military Uses of AI

Gary Corn
Brian Cox
William H. Boothby
Carla Crandall

Duke Law School 3041

9:50 AM - 10:50 AM

10:50 AM

Break

Third Floor Loggia

10:50 AM - 11:05 AM

11:05 AM

Shortburst: Rules of Engagement, Law, and the Role of JAGs

Duke Law School 3041

11:05 AM - 11:50 AM

11:50 AM

Break (in place)

Duke Law School 3041

11:50 AM - 11:55 AM

11:55 AM

A Lawyer's Duty to Uphold the Rule of Law - Revisiting Rule of Law Foundation Ethics and 21st Century Security Challenges

Adam Oler
Erin Wirtanen

Duke Law School 3041

11:55 AM - 12:55 PM

12:55 PM

Closing remarks

Duke Law School 3041

12:55 PM - 1:00 PM

1:00 PM

Conference Concludes

Duke Law School 3041

1:00 PM