Speaking
2012
- April 2012: In Washington DC April 16-26 for various meetings to discuss the Energy Infrastructure Attack Database (EIAD); April 26-29 in California to give a talk on the role of social media in youth movements in Nigeria
2011
- November 2011, Copenhagen, Denmark: Attended workshop on resilience and gave a talk on the topic to security professionals
- 9 September, Budapest, Hungary: Presenting on the future of government and international organizations in counter terrorism, at the ICDT Conference "Ten Years After - Remembering 9/11"
- 7-8 June, Tbilisi, Georgia: Presented research on the targeting of energy infrastructure to the NATO conference "Emerging Security Challenges"
- 6 June, Amman, Jordan: Presented paper and moderated panel on threats to oil and gas supplies for the conference "Energy Security in the Middle East and The Gulf Region: Geopolitics, Security Challenges, and Sustainable Supplies"
- 31 May, Zurich, Switzerland: Moderated panel on the future of counterterrorism for the International Security Forum (ISF)
- 14-15 April, Brussels: Gave a presentation on the development of the Energy Infrastructure Attack Database (EIAD) to the European Commission's Thematic Network on Critical Energy Infrastructure Protection (TNCEIP)
2010
- 28 November - 1 December 2010, Abu Dhabi UAE: Presented at the conference "Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) Congress"
- 20 November 2010, London: Presented on global maritime piracy trends and threats to offshore energy carriers
- 12-15 September 2010, Singapore: Presented at the Global Futures Forum (GFF) on "Crowdsourcing through Crisis: Evidence of Adaptability & Resilience"
- 15-16 June 2010, Garmisch, Germany: Presented on energy infrastructure security at the Seminar for Transatlantic Civil Security (STACS) at the Marshall Center
- 30 May - 1 June 2010, Davos, Switzerland: Presentated on energy infrastructure attacks at Global Risk Forum (GRF)
- 24-25 March 2010, St. Andrews University, Scotland: Presented at "The Globalization of the Conflict in Somalia" conference
- March 2010, Yenagoa, Niger Delta, Nigeria: Presented and moderated panel for the 2nd International Niger Delta Conference, hosted by the Niger Delta University
- 16-18 February, Brussels, Belgium: Panel speaker on energy security at the East West Institute (EWI) 7th Worldwide Security Conference
Field Research
- Spring 2010: Performed research in the Niger Delta on energy infrastructure attacks and post-amnesty process.
- September 2010: Performed research on piracy in Malacca Straits; met with officials at the International Maritime Bureau (IMB) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Lecture/Training
- August 2011, Romania: Provided a 3-hour class on energy infrastructure security to the 50 students at the Bucharest Summer School held at the Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies
- May/June 2011, Austria: Co-taught class on "Crisis & Response" for Master of Strategic Security Management, University of Applied Sciences Wiener Neustadt and Austrian Federal Security Academy
- November 2010, London: Lead 1/2 day workshop on offshore threats to energy carriers
- November 2010, UAE: Lead 1/2 day workshop on energy infrastructure security
Events (Participation)
- 12 February, Vienna, Austria: Participated in a scenario exercise for the meeting "Public-Private Expert Workshop on Protecting Non-Nuclear Critical Energy Infrastructure from Terrorist Attacks", organized by the OSCE Action against Terrorism Unit (ATU).
- 11 February, Paris, France: Attended the “First European Meeting on Terrorist Threat & Fight Against Terrorism”, Fondation pour la Recherché Strategique (FRS)