2023
Speakers

Glenn Dowd
Associate Director of Operations, American Museum of Natural History
Glenn currently serves as the Associate Director of Safety and Security Operations at the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) in New York City. Glenn has 37 years of combined experience in public safety and private security.
Glenn began his tenure at the American Museum of Natural History in 2014, and he currently oversees a staff of 210 guards, managers, and staff. Prior to AMNH, Glenn served as the Director of Security and Chief of Hospital Police for Harlem Hospital, and as the Assistant Director of Security at St. Luke’s Hospital in New York City. He began his career in public safety in 1986 as a police officer within the New York City Police Department.
Glenn holds a master’s degree in public administration from Marist College’s School of Management. He currently serves as the Vice-Chair on the ASIS Cultural Property Committee.
EVENTS
8:50 a.m. – 8:55 a.m. |
Welcome | Mark Wallace |
8:50 a.m. – 8:55 a.m. |
Welcome | Mark Wallace |
8:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. |
May Day! Wet Books Workshop | Robert (Bob) Combs Sam Snell Melissa Miller Andrew Robb |
Day 2 |
Meet Your Moderators | Nikkia Morgan Bertha Ellis Terrell Wilson |
Day 1 |
Meet Your Moderators | Alia Davis Ronald Gaskins Terrell Wilson |
8:55 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. |
Introduction | Ron Cortez |
All Conference |
Meet your Moderators | Sgt. Alia Davis Sgt. Ronald Gaskins Adam Bartelt |
8:55 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. |
Introduction | Meroë Park |
10:45 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. |
Emergency Operating Procedures (EOP) Workshop | Darielle Pasquito |
11 a.m. – 11:05 a.m. |
Welcome | |
11 a.m. – 11:05 a.m. |
Welcome | |
All Conference |
Meet the Official Conference Photographers | Charlotta Magruder Sgt. Will Palenscar Theodore Ellis Angie Kerns |
11:05 a.m. – 11:10 a.m. |
Introduction by Lonnie G. Bunch III, Secretary of the Smithsonian | Lonnie G. Bunch III |
9:00 a.m. – 9:35 a.m. |
Cultural Heritage Anti-trafficking Training for Federal Law Enforcement | Dawn V. Rogala |
11:10 a.m. – 12:10 p.m. |
The Museum: A Short History of Crisis and Resilience | Samuel J. Redman |
9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. |
Keynote: Why the Museum Matters | Daniel H. Weiss |
9:40 a.m. – 10:05 a.m. |
HSI’s Role in Protecting Cultural Property | Michelle Bednar |
11:10 a.m. – 12:10 p.m. |
The Fire at Notre Dame: A Chronicle of the Restoration Process | Francesco Bandarin |
12:25 p.m. – 1:10 p.m. |
Preparedness and Response in Collections Emergencies (PRICE): The Smithsonian’s First Central Collections Emergency Response Team | |
10:05 a.m. – 11:05 a.m. |
FBI Art Crime Team’s Update | Kristin Koch |
11:20 a.m. – 12:20 p.m. |
Cultural Property Protection Structure and Fundamentals | Glenn Dowd Breh Franky |
10:10 a.m. – 11:10 a.m. |
Assistance to Ukraine – Response and Rescue | Katelynn Averyt Katharyn Hanson |
12:25 p.m. – 1:10 p.m. |
Crime Deterrence and Forensic Traceable Liquids: Impacting Illicit Antiquities Trade | Alesia Koush |
1:10 p.m. – 1:55 p.m. |
Vulnerability Assessment Results and Risk Management Resources | Daniel (Dan) Genua Michael Stewart |
1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. |
Activists and Art: Protecting Our Cultural Heritage | Genia Reaves Steven Hellman Christopher Singh Lambert Fernando Lance Chwan LJ Hartman John Carter Michael Thornton |
11:25 a.m. – 12:40 p.m. |
Panel Discussion: Emergency Communications Coordination | Les Borsay Ramon Davis Melinda Machado Linda St. Thomas |
1:25 p.m. – 2:10 p.m. |
Locked Up With Art. How to Keep Your Visitors, Staff, and Collection Safe During a Lockdown | Kim Covent Wesley De Smet |
2:10 p.m. – 2:55 p.m. |
Lightning Round: Technology, Machine Learning, Evolv, and Employee Screening | Adrienne Jordan Kevin Roby Charlotte Whitacre Patrick Blasiol Steven Fischer |
2:10 p.m. – 2:55 p.m. |
Working With a Barrier Model in Our Fight Against Art Crime | Ibrahim Bulut Wesley De Smet |
3:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. |
Conservation and Exhibit of Stolen Willem de Kooning’s “Woman-Ochre” | Olivia Miller Ulrich Birkmaier |
3:45 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. |
Video Analytics Panel | Dan Bailey Mario Piccolino |
3:45 p.m. – 5:10 p.m. |
Case Study: The MoMA Incident and Staff Wellness and Safety | Michelle Reugebrink Amanda Jones Tunji Adeniji Danny Platt |
3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. |
New Directions in Fish and Wildlife Service Cultural Site Monitoring and Protection | Carla D. Burnside Kimberly L. Fondren |
4:35 p.m.– 5:20 p.m. |
Year in Review | Robert (Bob) Combs |
6:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. |
Reception | Anthea M. Hartig Mark Wallace |
4:25 p.m. – 5:10 p.m. |
Year in Review | |
4:15 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. |
Building a Culture of Care at the National Gallery of Art: New Approaches to Engaging Front-Facing Staff | Mikka Gee Conway Haywood Turnipseed Jr. David Lee Jeannette Ibarra Shindell Eric Bruce |
5:10 p.m. – 5:15 p.m. |
Closing | |
5:15 p.m. – 5:45 p.m. |
Virtual Networking | |
5:10 p.m. – 5:15 p.m. |
Closing | |
5:15 p.m. – 5:45 p.m. |
Virtual Networking |