Public Sector Webinars

Join us for an insightful webinar exploring the current state of the U.S. power industry, which is more dynamic now than at any time since the postwar growth period of the 1950s. Despite the utility sector's $400 billion annual revenue being dwarfed by the $1.6 trillion oil and gas industry, the importance of a reliable and clean power supply cannot be overstated, as it underpins the success of all other industries. In this session, we will delve into the challenges utilities face today and in the future, empowering your company to make informed decisions that ensure a stable power supply.Speaker: Alan M Ross - CEO and Managing Editor, APC Media.

Register to attend this webinar on Thursday, September 12, at 2 p.m. ET / 1 p.m. CT / 11 a.m. PT by completing the “Register for this Police1 Webinar” box on this page!Can’t make the date? Register anyway and we’ll send you a recording after the event.Technologies like automatic license plate recognition (ALPR), body-worn cameras and drones, combined with better communication technologies, data analytics, social media and open intelligence tools, AI and collaboration platforms, are giving law enforcement unprecedented insight for proactive crime prevention and real-time situational awareness. In addition, investing in and using these technologies leads to improved investigation outcomes and more efficient resource allocation.As more law enforcement agencies add these valuable solutions to their toolkits, a vision emerges of how all these systems working together can give law enforcement agencies a powerful, intelligence-led foundation to prevent and investigate crime and build safer communities.In this webinar, you’ll learn:• The foundational and emerging technologies contributing to proactive crime prevention and real-time situational awareness.• How communication technologies and collaboration platforms enhance information sharing and coordination within law enforcement agencies.• How social media monitoring and open-source intelligence tools aid in gathering actionable intelligence.• How law enforcement can identify people of interest through the signatures emitted in or within electronic devices like fitness trackers, RFID tags and mobile phones.Speakers: Jim Bueermann, Philip Lukens and Todd Child.

With a new election around the corner and last election's voting dramas still in our minds, security concerns around digital voting booths are at an all time high. Not only does a democracy require a secure voting system to function at all, but the voting public must be able to feel confident that the election has been handled safely and honestly. Without this trust, our nation’s public institutions could find themselves vulnerable. Despite concerns about criminal interference, a software-powered ballot box remains the most efficient and accessible form of voting that we have – and one that doesn’t look like it will go away any time soon. So how can we strengthen this system and foster confidence in the voting system? What does a truly secure ballot box look like? And is this something that should be modernized or improved upon for future elections? Join hosts Dan Lohrmann and Earl Duby in this election-themed episode of CISO Insights, to hear them and their expert guests take a sharp look at defending the ballot box.

Please join us on Wednesday, September 4, from 1 to 2:30 p.m. ET for the next installment, titled Preparing for the Winter Weather Season. This webinar will feature speakers Darcy Bullock, Robin Barfield, and Eric Guillot. In anticipation of the upcoming winter season, speakers will highlight recent advancements in winter maintenance operations, available products and strategies, and examples of agency adoption and associated impacts.Darcy Bullock is a Lyles Family Professor of Civil Engineering at Purdue University and serves as the director of the institution’s Joint Transportation Research Program. Bullock is a Registered Professional Engineer in Indiana with 30 years of experience working closely with academia, transportation agencies, and private sector partners in transportation systems and big data.Robin Barfield is the director of safety and risk management at the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT). His role involves strategic oversight of safety training, risk assessments, and ensuring stringent adherence to Occupational Safety and Health Administration programs. His hands-on approach to safety and compliance ensures that the agency consistently upholdsthe highest standards, enabling a secure and productive working environment.Eric Guillot is a meteorologist and project manager supporting the National Weather Service (NWS). Eric works for the Analyze, Forecast, and Support Office in the Forecast Services Division, specifically the Severe, Fire, Public, and Winter Weather Services Branch. Eric is a winter program coordinator and is responsible for research to operations activities and training needs related to winter for field forecasters.The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA’s) Office of Operations is collaborating with the National Operations Center of Excellence (NOCoE) to host a bimonthly webinar series on Road Weather Management. These webinars—called the Road Weather Spotlight Series—align with the mission of the Road Weather Management Program to inform stakeholders and improve highway road weather operations.We’d like to hear from you!Are there topics you want our input on? Please reach out to us! Contact David Johnson at David.Johnson@dot.gov regarding suggestions for future RWM issues.

Takeaways for the US from recent elections in India, Mexico and South Africa. The Series features talks by distinguished scholars and policymakers with the goal of fostering discussions about successes and challenges in the field of poverty alleviation.Democracy today faces a myriad of challenges but unexpected outcomes in recent elections bear promise for democratic futures. This event will provide an analysis of the state of global democracy, focusing on recent historic elections in India, Mexico, and South Africa. Speakers will examine surprises from these elections and what they signal about the ground-level realities of democracy. Lessons learned from elections in these countries will enable an exploration of prospects in the forthcoming elections in the United States.Panelists: Daniel de Kadt, Assistant Professor of Quantitative Research Methods at the London School of Economics; Jennifer Piscopo, Professor of Gender and Politics at Royal Holloway University of London; Milan Vaishnav, Director of the South Asia Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International PeaceModerator: Soledad Artiz Prillaman, Faculty Affiliate at the King Center on Global Development

This one-hour course is designed to help law-enforcement instructors create effective slideware presentations. The students will learn to create PowerPoint or Keynote decks with the students in mind rather than the instructor. The use of images, colors, text, and other concepts will be covered.Class Objectives:Upon completion of the course, the student will be able to:• Identify common problems found in slides used to teach.• Recognize examples of good slides vs badly created slides.• Differentiate between effective slide design and ineffective slide design.Instructor: Micheal Ferguson

A virtual event by EIU focusing on the impact of the upcoming US elections on financial regulation.The upcoming US elections will be crucial for the direction of financial regulation. While Kamala Harris’s candidacy has re-energised the Democratic Party, her path to an election victory remains full of challenges, and a second term for Donald Trump could bring about significant policy changes worldwide.Join EIU’s team of experts for a discussion on the upcoming elections and how they will affect global financial services. Our panel will delve into anticipated regulatory shifts, market reactions and the broader economic implications of Trump’s policies.Event agenda:• How a Trump victory could affect the global economy and stock markets• Potential changes to US financial regulations• Implications for the global finance system• The future of ESG investment and environmental regulationFeatured speakers: Ana Nicholls - Director, Industry Analysis; Swarup Gupta - Lead analyst, Financial Services; Shashank Nayar - Industry Analysis, Financial Services.

This webinar invites discussion and input on the potential impacts of the pending legislative changes and options for post-legislative policies and practices.• Criminalization of victim-survivors and the ongoing misidentification of women as perpetrators• Gender-based violence is endemic - systemic responses versus incident-centred responses• Reflecting on victim-survivor, anti-violence, gender justice and other community-based interventions and insights• The trouble with evidencing coercive control and proving intent • Coercive control in the context of other areas of the legal system (family, child protection, immigration)• Options to invest in systemic responses outside of the criminal legal system Speakers: Emilie Coyle (Executive Director, Canadian Association of Elizabeth Fry Societies), Pamela Cross (Canadian Feminist Lawyer and Women’s Advocate, Pamela Cross), Agnes Huang (Family Lawyer, Agnes Huang BC Family Law Lawyer), Deepa Mattoo (Executive Director, Barbra Schliffer Commemorative Clinic), Summer Rain (Manager, Justice Centre at Battered Women’s Support Services), Angela Marie MacDougall (Executive Director, Battered Women’s Support Services).

We are delighted to invite you to a thought-provoking webinar on the important role of cities in pushing for more just and effective Drug Policies. The webinar is hosted by Correlation-European Harm Reduction Network, the City of Amsterdam, the International Drug Policy Consortium, and Transform Drug Policy Foundation.About the WebinarCities are increasingly recognised as crucial drivers of innovation in drug policy. As interest in a new approach to deliver more just and effective drug policies grows, cities face significant challenges in finding room to design new drug policies and in their implementation, due to political resistance, public opposition, and the rise of populist 'zero tolerance' and ‘tough on drugs’ politics across Europe.This webinar will address the important role of cities in forming progressive drug policies and discuss how cities can collaborate and push for positive change in cooperation with international partners and institutions.Key Topics to be CoveredThe Role of Cities in Shaping Progressive Drug Policies Strategies for Collaboration with Cities and International PartnersFormat of the WebinarThe webinar will include a brief introduction, followed by a Panel Discussion with City and civil society representatives.Welcome and Introduction: Ann Fordham (Chair)Setting the Scene: Katrin Schiffer (C-EHRN), Overview of the City Initiative and the Role of Cities in Progressive Drug PoliciesPanel Discussion: 45min Moderation: Ann FordhamPanelists: Pieter Walinga (City of Amsterdam), Florian Meyer (City Of Zürich), Susanna Ronconi (Forum Droghe).Wrap-Up and Outlook: 5 min Concluding remarks and future perspectives

In December 2022, Japan adopted its National Security Strategy, along with the National Defence Strategy and the Defence Buildup Program. In these revisions, one of Tokyo's main focuses is the development of its domestic defence industry, which is an integral part of its defence capability.Japan has implemented various policies to develop its domestic defence industry. Tokyo has announced that it will increase its national security-related spending to 2% of GDP by 2027 and in October 2023 the government introduced the Basic Policy on Enhancing Defence Production and Technology Bases. Foreign cooperation is also part of Tokyo’s efforts to develop modernised technologies for the Japan Self-Defense Forces. In December 2022, Japan, the UK, and Italy announced the Global Combat Air Programme to jointly develop a next-generation combat aircraft by 2035. Despite these efforts, Japan’s defence industry faces challenges such as supply-chain risks and a number of companies exiting the domestic defence industry. In addition, export restrictions, including the Three Principles on Transfer of Defence Equipment and Technology, limit the competitiveness of Japanese defence companies in the international market.In this IISS webinar, the panellists will discuss Japan’s recent shift in defence industry policy and its implications for national security. It will also cover the challenges Japan faces in the international defence market to examine the outlook for Japan’s defence policy.Speakers: MICHISHITA Narushige, OUE Sadamasa, SUMOMO Sayako and Robert WARD.