Corporate Meeting

Combating Radicalization and Violent Extremism in Our Communities

Monday, June 17, 2019
Speaker
Farah Pandith

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.

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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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