Schedule - 2023
QUICKLINKS:
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 9
Walking Tour on all the best Santa Fe Spy Spots. Meet in the La Fonda Lobby, 4pm.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 10, DAY ONE
7:30 - 9:00
Registration and Operation Coffee: Breakfast Buffet
9:00 - 9:10
Welcome by Valerie Plame
9:10 - 10:30
"Soul Catcher: The Metaphysics of Recruiting a Spy” with Jim Lawler
10:30 - 10:45
Break
10:45 - 12:00
“Delusion and Illusion in Moscow”
with Jonna Mendez in conversation with Valerie Plame
12:00 - 13:30
The Safe House: Lunch Buffet
13:30 - 14:30
“Israel and Gaza: Failures, Fears, and Future” with Doug London and Marc Polymeropoulos
14:30 - 14:45
Break
14:45 - 15:45
“KGB Illegal: Double Trouble”
with Jack Barsky, elite deep cover illegal KGB agent during the Cold War
15:45 - 16:45
“The End of the Global Nuclear Order” with Valerie Plame
17:30 - 19:00
FRIDAY EVENING, DAY ONE
“Deep Cover” VIP Reception
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 11, DAY TWO
8:00 - 9:00
Operation Croissant: Breakfast Buffet
9:00 - 10:00
“Putin's War: What is it about? Where are we? How will it end?” with Rolf Mowatt-Larssen
10:00 - 10:15
Break
10:15 - 11:00
“Is HUMINT dead? Running intel ops in a world of smart cites, biometrics, smart phones, and artificial intelligence" with Marc Polymeropoulos
11:00 - 12:00
“Generative AI, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love ChatGPT"
with Alma Katsu
12:00 - 13:30
The Covert Action Lunch Buffet
13:30 - 14:30
“Morality and Ethics in the CIA; or Dante’s Final Circle of Hell” with Doug London
14:30 - 14:45
Break
14:45 - 15:45
Michael Morrell in Conversation with Valerie Plame
15:45 - 16:15
“Ask Us Anything” with Moderator Joe Shepard
19:30 - 22:30
SATURDAY EVENING, DAY TWO
Counter Surveillance Movie Night: "Spy Game” and How to Pick a Lock Class
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 12, DAY THREE
8:00 - 9:00
Operation Over Easy: Breakfast Buffet
9:00 - 10:00
“China: The Empire Strikes Back” with Mary Beth Long
10:00 - 10:15
Break
10:15 - 11:15
“Digging through Cyberspace: Using Open Source Intelligence to Find Bad Actors"
with Justen Charters
11:15 - 12:15
Panel: CIA in the Movies (PANEL TBD)
12:15 - 12:30
Closing Remarks: Valerie Plame