Michael Chertoff To Lecture On Homeland Security - Cincinnati Event
March 12, 2015 - Middletown
Michael Chertoff to Present Casper Lecture on "Homeland Security"
Michael Chertoff, former Secretary of Homeland Security, will
present a lecture titled "Homeland Security:
Emerging Risks, Threats, and Solutions" for the annual Casper Memorial Lecture
at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 12 at Miami Middletown's Dave Finkelman
Auditorium. The
lecture is free and open to the public.
As the second Secretary of the Department of
Homeland Security, Chertoff worked to strengthen American borders,
provided intelligence analysis and infrastructure protection, and increased the
Department's focus on preparedness ahead of disasters. He also implemented
enhanced security at airports and borders and spearheaded a national cyber
security strategy. Following Hurricane Katrina, he worked to transform FEMA
into a more effective organization.
Chertoff had also served as a federal
judge from 2003 to 2005 on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.
Prior to his term as a federal judge, he was the Assistant Attorney General for
the Criminal Division of the U.S. Department of Justice, where he oversaw the
investigation of the 9/11 terrorist attacks and formed the Enron Task Force. Chertoff
is now the Executive Chairman and Co-Founder of The Chertoff Group, a global
advisory firm focused exclusively on the security and risk management sector.
The
Casper Lectures were endowed by the late Isidor A. Casper, a Miami alumnus and
prominent Middletown attorney, to honor the memory of his parents, Alex and
Lena. Past Casper Lecturers have included Nobel Laureates Linus Pauling, Oscar
Arias and Steven Chu; journalists Daniel Schorr and Robert Novak; Ambassadors
Elliott Richardson and Edmund Muskie and
consumer advocate and former presidential candidate Ralph Nader.
A reception will follow the lecture. Tickets
are free but required. Order tickets
online at http://regionals.miamioh.edu/casperlecture/index.htm
or by calling (513) 727-3471. Miami
University Middletown is located at 4200 N. University Blvd.
Michael Chertoff To Lecture On Homeland Security Event Dates
March 12, 2015Categories: Special Events