Agenda - Eradicate Hate Global Summit

Eradicate Hate Global Summit

2025 Agenda

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Plenary programming starts on the main stage in the ballroom at 3:00 p.m. on Monday, September 15.

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Monday, September 15

Working Group Convenings
To learn more about the many initiatives our working groups advance, please visit the Eradicate Hate Working Groups landing page. The working group meetings on Monday are for members only. Thank you for your understanding.

Convening Schedule

9:00 am - 11:00 am:
Higher Education (offsite)
Mayoral and City Leadership Efforts Against Hate (309)
Training & Career Development for Mental Health Practitioners in Targeted Violence Prevention (304/305)
State Solutions (10:00-11:30am, 311)
Student Summit (301/302)
Video Games (offsite)
Youth Red Flags (offsite)

11:00 am - 1:00 pm:
Countering the Finance of Violent Extremism (offsite)
Global Exit Workers (offsite)
Judicial Process (309)
Law Enforcement (offsite)
State Commission (11:30am - 1:00pm ET, 311)

1:00 pm - 3:00 pm:
764 (offsite)
Common Metrics for Practice & Policy (offsite)
Faith in Action (311)
K-12 Education (301/302)
Protecting the Protectors (offsite)
State Solutions (304/305)
Survivors in Action (403)
Setting the Stage: Welcome Programming for First-Time Guests
11:20 am - 3:00 pm | Level 2 Concourse
⧉ Welcoming Remarks
11:20 am - 11:35 am | Level 2 Concourse
- Speakers
⧉ The State of Hate
11:35 am - 12:05 pm | Level 2 Concourse
Experts following the trends in hate-based violence will report on the most recent data, including acts perpetrated on the basis of religion, race, ethnicity, national origin, gender, gender expression, immigration status, and other identity-based characteristics.
- Moderator
- Panelists
⧉ Structure of Response
12:05 pm - 12:20 pm | Level 2 Concourse
For those new to the anti-hate field, this session will provide the basic structure and terminology of the systems and processes that exist to prevent, counter, and respond to the consequences of hate-fueled violence.
- Speaker
⧉ I Was Almost a School Shooter
12:20 pm - 12:40 pm | Level 2 Concourse
A man who stepped back from the brink describes his journey: the things that led him to want to commit violence, and the experiences that prevented him from following a path of violence.
- Speaker
⧉ The Role of Lived Experiences
12:40 pm - 1:10 pm | Level 2 Concourse
Individuals who actually crossed the line into violent groups and then found their way out address the important role that lived experience can play in prevention of future violence, and the challenges of building systems incorporating that potentially valuable content.
- Speaker
⧉ Break
1:10 pm - 1:25 pm
⧉ Undercover in Hate
1:25 pm - 1:45 pm | Level 2 Concourse
For those new to the anti-hate field, this session will provide the basic structure and terminology of the systems and processes that exist to prevent, counter, and respond to the consequences of hate-fueled violence.
- Speaker
⧉ A Cross-Sectoral Approach to Preventing Targeted Violence
1:45 pm - 2:45 pm | Level 2 Concourse
Because hate, and the motivators of hate, are so multidimensional, the prevention of hate-based violence must be equally diverse. This panel provides a broad overview of the targeted violence prevention field and the various sectors that come together to prevent acts of targeted and hate-fueled violence.
- Moderator
- Panelists
⧉ Break
2:45 pm - 3:00 pm
Day 1: Community Resilience
Opening Remarks
3:00 pm - 3:10 pm | Ballroom
Join us for welcome remarks and a multifaith invocation.
- Speakers
Charting the Course
3:10 pm - 3:20 pm | Ballroom
- Speaker
Human Stories of Healing and Resilience
3:20 pm - 4:10 pm | Ballroom
Survivors of hate-fueled violence play a vital role in prevention, education, and in a community’s response to violence after it occurs. This panel of survivors and victims’ family members will discuss the actions they have taken to prevent future acts of hate-fueled violence.
- Moderator
- Panelists
Working Group Updates
4:10 pm - 4:30 pm | Ballroom
Hear from Survivors in Action, Protecting the Protectors (Michael Becker), K-12 Education, and UP End Hate tool kit Working Groups during this session. We'll also discuss the UP End Hate Student Toolkits which equip middle/high school and college students to run their own peer-to-peer campaigns to raise awareness about actionable steps students can take to be upstanders and create safer school communities. With pre-made posters, social media posts, daily announcement scripts, and suggested school-wide activities, the toolkit delivers a ready-made digital “campaign-in-a-box” for students to use immediately.
Breakout Sessions
⧉ Building Trust to Advance Hate Crime Legislation and Reporting
4:30 pm - 5:30 pm | Ballroom
The challenges to effective hate crime reporting processes can often seem insurmountable. This discussion will first focus on the latest statistics from the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting Program before turning to solutions that practitioners and survivors themselves have used to build trust, increase visibility, and reporting amongst targeted communities.
- Speakers
⧉ Building Bridges: Evidence-Based Strategies for Socially Connected, Resilient Communities
4:30 pm - 5:30 pm | Rooms 304 / 305
This session will highlight the transformative power of social connection and intentional interfaith dialogue to build safer and resilient communities. Presenters will share evidence-based strategies and real-world examples of bridge-building to foster trust, strengthen cohesion, and prevent violence.
- Speakers
⧉ Supporting Resilience and Recovery in the School Community: The Story of the Abundant Life Christian School
4:30 pm - 5:30 pm | 301 / 302
This panel discussion will empower the audience with solutions that can be employed to promote recovery after a school shooting, including returning the children to school and meeting the needs of the families. The survivors and community of the most recent school shooting in Madison, Wisconsin, on December 16, 2024, at the Abundant Life Christian School provide a beautiful example of unity, faith, and healing.
- Moderator
- Speakers
⧉ Reducing Harms for Military Members and Veterans: How Hateful Disinformation Affects Service Members, Their Families, and Veterans Around the World – and What can be Done About It
4:30 pm - 5:30 pm | Rooms 315 / 316
This working session will discuss harms related to online disinformation targeting active service members around the world. It will develop a draft response plan for internal resilience building as well as guidelines for successful external collaborations.
- Speakers
⧉ The Power of Arts and Storytelling and the Many Ways They Can be Used
4:30 pm - 5:30 pm | Rooms 317 / 318
This session will feature professionals across the arts and humanities who use storytelling and expressive modalities as a means for raising awareness, therapy, and mutual understanding. Our brains are wired to process stories, and this discussion will explore ways everyone can leverage the arts for themselves and the communities they serve.
- Speakers
⧉ Extremely Normal: A Documentary Film Screening
4:30 pm - 5:30 pm | Rooms 406
Young men in America are in trouble. By just about every metric, men are struggling: levels of depression and suicide are at record highs. So where do men and boys turn? Like everything else – they go online, where they are met by a new generation of male influencers teaching a combination of conspiracy theories and so-called male empowerment. While these hucksters rake in millions, their legions of followers look to them for inspiration and hope. They say they can tell the difference between misogyny and speech designed to shock and amuse, but are America’s young men really equipped to sort the hate from the hyperbole? We went on a mission to find out.
- Speakers
ARCHER Announcement
5:30 pm - 5:50 pm | Ballroom
The Auschwitz Research Center on Hate, Extremism and Radicalization was born out of a collaboration of participants in Eradicate Hate, illustrating the tremendous potential of the relationships that are forged here. Poised to play a global role in the prevention of identity-based violence, ARCHER presents unique opportunities for all those working in the prevention of hate and extremism.
- Moderator
- Panelists
Speaker Photo
5:50 pm - 6:00 pm | Ballroom
Networking Reception
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm | Outside Ballroom

Tuesday, September 16

Day 2: Levels of Intervention
Welcoming Remarks
9:00 am - 9:10 am | Ballroom
- Speakers
Working Group Updates
9:10 am - 9:25 am | Ballroom
Hear from the State Solutions, Reach Out Resource Hub (pre-recorded remarks), and Training & Career Development for Mental Health Practitioners in Targeted Violence Prevention Working Groups during this session.
Breakout Sessions
⧉ Ethical Leadership Across Professions: Complicity vs. Responsibility
9:25 am - 10:45 am | Rooms 304 / 305
Professionals – lawyers, doctors, journalists, clergy, and others – have outsized impact in the community. This presentation will discuss examples of the voluntary role that professionals played as the designers, enablers, and executors of the policies of Nazi Germany as a framework for instructions on ethical leadership today, in small and large contexts.
- Speakers
⧉ Shared Priorities: Aligning Practitioners and Funders
9:25 am - 10:45 am | Ballroom
This session facilitates deep collaboration between frontline practitioners and funders, creating clear, actionable priorities. Participants will collaboratively address critical gaps and opportunities to enhance collective impact.
- Speakers
⧉ Operationalizing Well-Being Science in Behavioral Threat Assessment & Management
9:25 am - 10:45 am | Rooms 315 / 316
Practitioners across the field of targeted violence and terrorism prevention are well-served by applying positive psychology as a framework for helping individuals most at risk. By orienting our approaches toward strengths and needs, we can better reach individuals where they are at and redirect them on a prosocial pathway.
- Speakers
⧉ All in the Family: Family and Parental Roles in Treatment and Safety Planning
9:25 am - 10:45 am | Rooms 317 / 318
This breakout will explore family engagement and impact in juvenile cases involving violent extremism. It will discuss parental responsibility and support in program participation, safety planning, and open communication.
- Speakers
⧉ Chaplains as Bridge Builders: Engaging Faith Communities in Violence Prevention
9:25 am - 10:45 am | Rooms 301 / 302
This interactive session invites chaplains and faith leaders to discuss concrete ways they can equip spiritual leaders and communities to counter hate, polarization, and extremism through healing, dialogue, and strategic engagement—especially with men vulnerable to radicalization.
- Speakers
Break
10:45 am - 11:10 am
Keynote Featuring Governor Josh Shapiro
11:10 am - 11:35 am | Ballroom
Pennsylvania’s 48th Governor and survivor of an arson attack on April 13, 2025. Introduced by former Pennsylvania Governor Thomas W. Corbett.
Building a Statewide Approach to Preventing Hate
11:35 am - 12:20 pm | Ballroom
The session will explore the role of state leadership in preventing hate-fueled violence while supporting municipalities, targeted communities, and other local efforts. The session will include discussions about philosophy and structure; promising practices; and sharing of successful statewide programs.
- Moderator
- Panelists
Lunch
12:20 pm - 1:30 pm | Ballroom
Working Group Updates
12:30 pm - 12:45 pm | Ballroom
Hear from the Youth Red Flags, Video Games, and 764 Working Groups during this session.
Keynote: Fighting hate with humanity featuring Lonnie Ali and Daniel Lubetzky
12:45 pm - 1:10 pm | Ballroom
As a passionate Muslim and a passionate Jew, Ali and Lubetzky come together to humbly share a path forward for how to transcend the construct of "us vs. them" and side with humanity instead.
- Speaker
Tool Time
High and Low Tech for Transformation: Building Inclusive Community Resilience Through Virtual Reality and Traditional Engagement Tools
1:10 pm - 1:15 pm | Ballroom
Civil society experts draw lessons learned from Iraq and consider how new technologies such as virtual reality, and the concurrent use of innovative community engagement strategies promote social cohesion, improve complexity thinking, and foster acceptance amongst diverse religious and ethnic groups to build broad community resilience.
- Speaker
Tech in Action
1:15 pm - 1:30 pm | Ballroom
This panel describes the innovative solutions in both video games and virtual reality that arose from the collaborations within an Eradicate Hate Working Group.
- Speaker
Meeting the Moment: Leading Across Nations
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm | Ballroom
This discussion will focus on the role of international partnership in addressing hate-fueled violence online and offline. As the landscape evolves, these national representatives will discuss international coalition building and collaboration needed to sustain momentum across the field.
- Moderator
- Speakers
Breakout Sessions
⧉ Putting the ‘M’ in BTAM: Behavioral Threat Assessment and Management
2:30 pm - 3:50 pm | Rooms 301 / 302
There is a lot written on the pathway to violence and the warning signs, behaviors, and indicators. This conversation will center on treatment planning and case management for individuals who are at-risk for targeted violence. What makes for effective hand-offs between agencies and how do you find tailored resources and programs for sustained interventions.
- Moderator
- Speakers
⧉ Beyond the Screen: Building Youth Resilience in a Digital World
2:30 pm - 3:50 pm | Ballroom
This breakout session will highlight the ways various sectors work with youth to help them develop resilience in the face of rising hate, both offline and online. From educational resources and curricula to youth resilience programs working around the world, this session will offer tangible steps professionals can take to support youth in their local communities. In addition, attendees and panelists will explore opportunities for future cross-sectoral collaboration to further support youth resilience.
- Moderator
- Panelists
⧉ A Last Resort: Leveraging Extreme Risk Protection Orders to Secure Public Safety
2:30 pm - 3:50 pm | Rooms 315 / 316
This discussion will highlight case studies where localities effectively leveraged extreme risk protective orders and explore the potential for cross-sector training to replicate these successes.
- Speakers
⧉ Prioritizing Physical and Digital Safety in Practice
2:30 pm - 3:50 pm | Rooms 317 / 318
The focus of this interactive working session is to guide practitioners, researchers, and policymakers through a structured approach to identify, contextualize, and prioritize the risks, dangers, and threats they face when doing work related to extremism, terrorism, armed conflict, crime, and/or other high-risk subjects. This session will provide practical strategies for digital hygiene, information security, travel-specific operational security, and physical safety. Attendees will learn not only what they can do in the immediate to reduce risk and harm, but also 'over the horizon' efforts to better improve safety, security, and privacy.
- Speaker
⧉ AI and the Evolving Threat of Violent Extremism
2:30 pm - 3:50 pm | 304 / 305
In an era marked by rapid advances in artificial intelligence, violent extremist organizations are harnessing novel tools—from deepfake propaganda to algorithmically targeted recruitment—to amplify their reach and radicalization potential. This interdisciplinary panel brings together leaders from the tech sector, government, and civil society to map the contours of these emerging threats, showcase effective mitigation strategies, and explore the regulatory and human rights frameworks needed to safeguard open societies. Through a balanced discussion, we will define the AI-driven threat landscape, highlight case studies of successful interventions, and interrogate how policy, platform accountability, and respect for fundamental freedoms can cohere into a sustainable response.
- Speakers
Break
3:50 pm - 4:15 pm
764
4:15 pm - 5:00 pm | Ballroom
One of the most violent international groups in the world, 764, targets vulnerable populations to commit acts of violence against themselves and against others. Through connections made at Eradicate Hate, a coalition of law enforcement, prosecutors, analysts, pro bono counsel, survivors, and tech companies have come together on a global project to take down these networks and provide education across sectors to help prevent victimization of vulnerable populations
- Moderator
- Panelists
Working Group Updates
5:00 pm - 5:15 pm | Ballroom
Hear from the Common Metrics for Practice and Policy, Global Exit Workers, and Law Enforcement Toolkit Working Groups during this session.
- Moderator
Proactive Responses: Strategies for Preventing Hate-Driven Violence in Corporate Settings
5:15 pm - 6:00 pm | Ballroom
This panel brings together global corporate security experts to share practical insights on transforming prevention concepts into actionable workplace initiatives. Drawing from real-world experiences, we will explore how organizations can identify early warning signs, implement interventions at multiple levels, and cultivate workplace cultures that promote connection, shared responsibility, and a community-oriented approach to ensuring safe environments for all, from customers to executives.
- Moderator
- Panelists
Networking Reception
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm | Outside Ballroom

Wednesday, September 17

Day 3: Building Impactful Partnerships
Welcome and Award
9:00 am - 9:20 am | Ballroom
- Speakers
- Eradicate Hate Bridge Builder Award Recipient
Keynote Featuring 2025 Nobel Peace Prize Nominee, Irwin Cotler
9:20 am - 9:35 am | Ballroom
Join us to hear from Irwin Cotler, Former Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, Inaugural Canadian Special Envoy for Combatting Antisemitism, and Nobel Peace Prize nominee.
Working Group Updates
9:35 am - 9:50 am | Ballroom
Hear from the Judicial Toolkit and Higher Education Working Groups during this session.
Breakout Session
⧉ Youth Strategies to Counter Hate
9:50 am - 10:50 am | Rooms 304 / 305
This panel will highlight the importance of youth-led approaches in preventing violent extremism, emphasizing the shift from intervention to proactive prevention. Rather than tokenizing youth perspectives, this session will serve as a call to action for practitioners to meaningfully integrate youth voices into sustainable prevention efforts.
- Moderator
- Panelists
⧉ Researcher and Practitioner Partnerships: Improving Programming and Measuring Progress
9:50 am - 10:50 am | Rooms 315 / 316
Often seen as adversarial, evaluator/evaluatee relationships can instead be collaborative partnerships that strengthen programs. This panel draws on the experiences of researchers and practitioners to share how evaluation can surface urgent issues, identify meaningful metrics, and generate insights that support hate violence prevention efforts.
- Speakers
⧉ United Against Hate: Awareness Campaigns that Spark Local Engagement and Action
9:50 am - 10:50 am | Ballroom
The session presents four successful awareness campaigns that engage all sectors of the community to build awareness about the impact of hate and improve hate crime and bias incident reporting. The program provides concrete examples for leaders seeking to express core civic values that reject hate and bias and promote belonging and safety for all.
- Moderator
- Speakers
⧉ 764
9:50 am - 10:50 am | Rooms 301 / 302
This discussion will provide a deeper dive into the terrorist group, 764, and how Eradicate Hate’s working group is developing educational materials to raise awareness on this important and emerging threat.
- Moderator
- Panelists
⧉ The Bridges in Your Backyard: Pennsylvania Prevention Networks
9:50 am - 10:50 am | Rooms 317 / 318
This breakout session serves as an invitation for everyone across Pennsylvania, practitioners and residents alike, to convene in a single space to understand the efforts across the commonwealth, exchange information and resources, and better connect. This represents a unique opportunity for individuals who share similar goals and objectives to network and collaborate effectively.
- Speakers
Break
10:50 am - 11:15 am
New Funding Sources for the Field
11:15 am - 12:00 pm | Ballroom
In light of the significant decline in federal funding in the United States, new sources of funding must be found to fill the gaps. This panel will explore new opportunities for funding, whether in philanthropy, at the state level, or in the international sphere.
- Moderator
Closing Remarks and Survey
12:00 pm - 12:15 pm | Ballroom
Post-Summit Programming
Pennsylvania Stakeholders Meeting
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm | Rooms 301 / 302
The Pennsylvania Threat Assessment Steering Committee (PA-TASC), led by the Pennsylvania’s Office of Homeland Security, was established to identify and advocate for the implementation of evidence-based behavioral threat assessment and management (BTAM) strategies available to safeguard the citizens of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania from targeted acts of violence. PA-TASC aims to deliver policy and training recommendations on the creation of operational multi-disciplinary BTAM teams throughout the Commonwealth. PA-TASC is comprised of subject matter experts from various state agencies, federal agencies, and private organizations specializing in BTAM. This meeting welcomes practitioners, policymakers, and the public living in Pennsylvania to join us and network with those leading this work in their local communities.
- Speakers

The Eradicate Hate Global Summit brings together scholars, practitioners, civil society organizations, and policymakers from around the world to share best practices and lessons learned, based on data and empirical evidence, in countering hate-fueled extremism and violent narratives. No other summit, conference, or workshop brings together such an extraordinary group of world-class talent focused on dealing with the issue of hate-fueled violent extremism.

Colin Clarke Policy & Research Director, The Soufan Group

Eradicate Hate Global Summit

2025 Agenda

Monday, September 15

Working Group Convenings

Setting the Stage: Welcome Programming for First-Time Guests

⧉ Welcoming Remarks

Speakers

⧉ The State of Hate

Moderator

Panelists

⧉ Structure of Response

Speaker

⧉ I Was Almost a School Shooter

Speaker

⧉ The Role of Lived Experiences

Speaker

⧉ Break

⧉ Undercover in Hate

Speaker

⧉ A Cross-Sectoral Approach to Preventing Targeted Violence

Moderator

Panelists

⧉ Break

Day 1: Community Resilience

Opening Remarks

Speakers

Charting the Course

Speaker

Human Stories of Healing and Resilience

Moderator

Panelists

Working Group Updates

Breakout Sessions

⧉ Building Trust to Advance Hate Crime Legislation and Reporting

Speakers

⧉ Building Bridges: Evidence-Based Strategies for Socially Connected, Resilient Communities

Speakers

⧉ Supporting Resilience and Recovery in the School Community: The Story of the Abundant Life Christian School

Moderator

Speakers

⧉ Reducing Harms for Military Members and Veterans: How Hateful Disinformation Affects Service Members, Their Families, and Veterans Around the World – and What can be Done About It

Speakers

⧉ The Power of Arts and Storytelling and the Many Ways They Can be Used

Speakers

⧉ Extremely Normal: A Documentary Film Screening

Speakers

ARCHER Announcement

Moderator

Panelists

Speaker Photo

Networking Reception

Tuesday, September 16

Day 2: Levels of Intervention

Welcoming Remarks

Speakers

Working Group Updates

Breakout Sessions

⧉ Ethical Leadership Across Professions: Complicity vs. Responsibility

Speakers

⧉ Shared Priorities: Aligning Practitioners and Funders

Speakers

⧉ Operationalizing Well-Being Science in Behavioral Threat Assessment & Management

Speakers

⧉ All in the Family: Family and Parental Roles in Treatment and Safety Planning

Speakers

⧉ Chaplains as Bridge Builders: Engaging Faith Communities in Violence Prevention

Speakers

Break

Keynote Featuring Governor Josh Shapiro

Building a Statewide Approach to Preventing Hate

Moderator

Panelists