Tuesday, September 8, 2026 

1:30–5:30 PM

The Manhattan Institute and the Community Security Initiative invite you to join leading voices in counterterrorism, policing, and civic life for a live forum on what the legacy of 9/11 demands of us now and what it will take to preserve American freedom. The program will examine how New York’s security posture has changed, the evolution of Islamist and anti-Western radicalism, and what the past quarter-century has revealed about patriotism, pluralism, and civic identity.

PROGRAM

1:30 PM | Arrival & Check-In

2:00 PM | Opening Remarks

• Reihan Salam, President, Manhattan Institute

2:10–2:55 PM | Panel I: From One Police Plaza: 25 Years of Keeping New York Safe

• Rebecca Ulam Weiner, NYPD Deputy Commissioner, Intelligence and Counterterrorism
• William J. Bratton, Former NYPD Commissioner; Executive Chairman, Teneo Risk
• Thomas Galati, Deputy Commissioner, Suffolk County Police Department; Former Chief of Intelligence and Counterterrorism, NYPD
• Moderated by Mitchell Silber, CEO, Community Security Initiative

3:00–3:45 PM | Panel II: The Security Challenge Today: Confronting New Radicalisms

• Richard Goldberg, Senior Advisor, Foundation for Defense of Democracies
• Bruce Hoffman, Professor, Georgetown University Walsh School of Foreign Service
• Lorenzo Vidino, Director, Program on Extremism at The George Washington University
• Moderated by Graeme Wood, Staff Writer, The Atlantic; Lecturer, Yale University

3:55–4:40 PM | Panel III: Patriotism, Pluralism, Postnationalism

• Elliot Ackerman, Columnist, The Free Press; Marine Corps and CIA Special Operations Veteran
• Thomas Chatterton Williams, Staff Writer, The Atlantic; Visiting Professor, Bard College
• Mariam Wahba, Research Analyst, Foundation for Defense of Democracies
• Moderated by Reihan Salam, President, Manhattan Institute

4:50–5:30 PM | Closing Conversation

• Douglas Murray, Senior Fellow, Manhattan Institute; Columnist, The Free Press
• Dan Senor, Chief Public Affairs Officer and Partner, Elliott Management; Host, Call Me Back

Space is limited. Advance registration is required.  

Please note: large bags and backpacks will not be permitted inside the venue.

Each attendee must register under their own name and email. You may be asked to provide identification upon check-in.