Dr. Marc-André Argentino
Team Lead, Open Source Unit, Public Safety Canada
2021, 2024, 2025, 2026
Dr. Argentino received his PhD from the Individualized Program at Concordia University, using a mixed methods approach from Theological Studies, the Centre for Engineering in Society and the Institute of Information System Engineering. He is presently a Senior Research Advisor for Public Safety Canada’s , Canada Centre for Community Engagement and Prevention of Violence.
Dr. Argentino’s current research focuses on are hybridized threats; satanism, the occult and violent extremism; use of technology by violent extremist and terrorists; recruitment tactics and techniques; the use of AI by terrorist and violent extremists; malevolent creativity; and threats to democratic institutions.
At the Summit
This cannot be thought of as a conference or a summit. The stakes are simply too high and the data/conversation and methods to drive action more valuable/motivating than any gathering I have attended. I took more than 100 pages of notes and have shared them with my CBS News leadership team, anchors, producers, and correspondents. Nothing about this gathering was easy. The agony around this topic is real. But no one curious about it could ask for a more devoted, rational, or unflinching look into this dark but decipherable world.
