Since 1995 the Center on Law, Ethics and National Security (LENS) has hosted an annual national security law conference in Durham, N.C. The conference promotes education and discussion of the complex and diverse issues involved in national security, such as the legal and policy implications of counterterrorism operations at home and abroad, the international law of armed conflict, the impact of new technology on security issues, and the ethical issues of the practice of national security law.

AI, Automated Vehicles, and Transportation Policy

Moderator: Jeff Ward, Duke Law School, Duke Center on Law & Technology
 
Missy Cummings, Duke University
Michael Clamann, Duke University
Bryant Walker Smith, University of South Carolina Law

The Center for Innovation Policy's conference, "The Decline in Corporate Research: Should We Worry?", was held on March 31, 2017, at Duke's "Duke in D.C." offices.

Panel 3: Perspectives from IT, Life Sciences, and Materials

Moderator: Wesley Cohen, Duke Fuqua School of Business

Panelists: Katrine Bosley, Editas Medicine
Mary Cummings, Duke Pratt School of Engineering
Steve Freilich, Du Pont Central R&D (ret.)
James McGroddy, IBM Research (ret.)
Jeff Smith, McKinsey and Co.

Moderator: Professor Kenneth Anderson, American University
Dr. Missy Cummings, Duke University, Humans and Autonomy Lab
Professor Michael A. Newton, Vanderbilt Law School
Professor Michael Schmitt, U.S. Naval War College