2023
Speakers
Michael Thornton
Security Consultant, Smithsonian Institution
Michael Thornton is a law enforcement professional with over 31 years of combined experience in the District of Columbia and the National Capitol Region. In 2019, after 27+ years of service, Michael retired from the Metropolitan Police Department in Washington, D.C. During his career, Michael managed several diverse teams responsible for special events, incident command and response, community outreach, crime analysis, environmental crimes, civil rights and corruption investigations, and hostage / crisis negotiations. After a short “retirement vacation,” in 2019, Michael joined the Smithsonian Institution where he provides daily intelligence, situational awareness, public safety, and other information to the OPS Leadership to mitigate risks to the Institution. Michael has also served as a guest speaker at OPS Health and Safety Town Halls and is an active participant in the Council of Government Intelligence Subcommittee (National Capital Region), Law Enforcement Partners Briefings, Mall Security Working Group, Northeast Corridor Rail Intelligence Working Group, and the United States Attorney’s Office, Hate Bias Task Force.
EVENTS
8:50 a.m. – 8:55 a.m. |
Welcome | Mark Wallace |
All Conference |
Conference Moderators | Sgt. Alia Davis Sgt. Ronald Gaskins Adam Bartelt |
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 |
Official Conference Photographers | Charlotta Magruder Sgt. Will Palenscar Theodore Ellis Angie Kerns |
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 Mark Gonzales |
11 a.m. – 11:05 a.m. |
Welcome | |
11 a.m. – 11:05 a.m. |
Welcome | |
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 |