Analytic Objectivity Symposium Sponsored by US Undersecretary of Defense for Intelligence
7 September 2016, MITRE Corporation, McLean, VA
See below for the agenda of the 7 Sept 2016 symposium on analytic objectivity organized by the US Undersecretary of Defense for Intelligence. A link to the flyer (and registration site) is here:
Questions addressed at the symposium will include:
* How do organizations ensure their analysis is objective?
* How can analysts produce relevant but unbiased products?
* What is the role of an analytic ombudsman?
7 September 2016, MITRE Corporation, McLean, VA
8:00‐9:00 Arrival and Registration
9:00‐9:15 Introductory remarks (USD(I) Invited)
9:15‐9:45 Keynote address, John E. McLaughlin, former Deputy Director of the CIA
9:45‐10:45 Panel 1. Pressures to introduce bias or distortion into analysis: political, financial,
personal
Moderator: Stephen Marrin, James Madison University
Abigail Gertner, MITRE Corporation
Michelle Baddeley, University College London
Brian Croteau, Securities and Exchange Commission
10:45‐11:00 Break
11:00‐12:00 Panel 2. Ensuring analysis remains honest but relevant
Moderator: Gregory Treverton, National Intelligence Council
Stephen Marrin, James Madison University
Pat Neary, Office of the Director of National Intelligence
Leo Chalupa, George Washington University
12:00‐1:15 Lunch
1:15‐2:15 Panel 3. Role of an analytic ombudsman
Moderator: Pat Neary, Office of the Director of National Intelligence
Richard Immerman, Temple University
Jonathan Boersma, CFA Institute
Kathryn Partin, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Research Integrity
2:15‐2:30 Break
2:30‐3:30 Panel 4. Mitigating analytic distortion using structured analytic techniques
Moderator: Erin Logan, Office of the Under Secretary for Intelligence
Randy Pherson, Pherson Associates, LLC.
Chris Marshall, National Intelligence University
James Bruce, RAND Corporation
3:30‐4:30 Panel 5. Analytic objectivity training
Moderator:
Jamie L. Roush, CRH Analysis Consulting
Reese Madsen, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence
Welton Chang, University of Pennsylvania
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