Corporate Meeting

Combating Radicalization and Violent Extremism in Our Communities

Monday, June 17, 2019
Speaker

Adjunct Senior Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations; Author, How We Win: How Cutting-Edge Entrepreneurs, Political Visionaries, Enlightened Business Leaders, and Social Media Mavens Can Defeat the Extremist Threat

Presider
Astri K. Van Dyke

Senior Counsel, Google, Inc.

from Young Professionals Briefing Series

Despite spending billions of dollars in the fight against terrorism, extremist groups are still able to wreak havoc on local communities. Panelist discuss how to utilize a diverse stakeholder group of diplomats, corporate leaders, mental health experts, social scientists, entrepreneurs, local communities, and, most of all, global youth themselves to combat violent extremism.

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