MELOA Diversity Training Conference Agenda

May 10-11, 2023
Byblos Banquet Center | DEARBORN, MI

Please note: Conference agenda items subject to change without notice.  Please continue to check this page for updates as we continue to confirm additional panelists and speakers.
Lunch will be provided to conference attendees on both days.

Registration begins at 8:00 AM

Wednesday, May 10, 2023

8:00 am - Registration & Coffee
8:50 am - Presentation of Colors
9:00 am - Welcoming Remarks

Amy Jishi, MELOA President
David Pekoske, Administrator, Transportation Security Administration (Virtual)
John K. Tien, Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department of Homeland Security (Virtual)
John R. Morris, Executive Director, LESC, U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Dana Nessel, Attorney General, State of Michigan

10:30 am - Break

10:45 am - Building Community Trust & Understanding Officer Concerns
Chief Issa Shahin | Dearborn Police Department

11:40 am - Hope Not Handcuffs Briefing
Safaa Elmessiri, Southeast Mihchigan Regional Coordinator | Families Against Narcotics

11:50 am - Lunch

12:45 pm - Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) Mission Overview
Antonio “Tony” Enriquez, Chief of Cybersecurity | Chief of Cybersecurity, CISA Region 5

1:30 pm - Partnership & Engagement (Virtual)
Brenda Abdelall | Assistant Secretary, U.S. Department of Homeland Security

2:00 pm - Recent Trends in Hate Crimes and Domestic Extremism
George Selim | Senior Vice President, Anti-Defemation League

2:45 pm - Break

3:00 pm - Mass Attacks in Public Spaces
Dr. Lina Alathari | Chief, U.S. Secret Service, National Threat Assessment Center (NTAC)

Thursday, May 11, 2023

8:00 am - Registration & Coffee

8:30 am - Day 2 Welcoming Remarks
Scott Lanum | Assistant Director, Office of Diversity and Civil Rights, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

8:45 am - Cultural Demystification - Arab & Muslim Communities
Nawar Shora | Senior Community Relations Manager, U.S. Customs and Border Protection

11:30 am - Lunch / Closing Remarks

2:00 pm - Optional | Guided Tour & Discussion
Islamic Center of America |19500 Ford Rd; Dearborn, MI, 48128
Please arrive to center by 1:45 PM

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