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The North Star Intelligence Community Annual Colloquium is a one-day event that brings together leaders, practitioners, and students from across the intelligence, cybersecurity, and national security communities. Hosted each fall by the North Star Intelligence Community Center for Academic Excellence (NICCAE), the colloquium is designed to spark dialogue around evolving national security challenges, showcase career pathways in intelligence, and strengthen connections between academic institutions, government agencies, and the private sector.
Each year’s program features:
The inaugural NICCAE colloquium will be held on Friday, September 12, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., co-hosted with the Minnesota National Guard. Centered on the theme "Securing the Future: Building the Intelligence Workforce of Tomorrow," this event will explore the current national threat landscape, innovations in cyber intelligence, and career development across public and private intelligence sectors.
This event is free and open to students, faculty, government, private sector professionals, and the broader community. Welcome and luncheon takes place in the New Main Great Hall, with panel discussions in the Founders Hall Auditorium.
Full downloadable event program.
Keynote Speaker
Johanna P. Clyborne — Major General, U.S. Army (retired); Attorney, Brekke, Clyborne & Ribich, LLC
Panel 1: National Threat Landscape and Cyber Intelligence Responses
Moderator: Brian Morgan — Lieutenant Colonel, J3 Director of Cyber Coordination, Minnesota National Guard
Panel 2: Intelligence Careers – From Campus to Clearance
Moderator: Vince Peeler — Faculty, Metro State University; Intelligence Officer (retired), U.S. Navy
Panel 3: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Intelligence
Moderator: Jon Olson — Intelligence Officer (retired), U.S. Navy
Panel 4: Building the IC Talent Pipeline – Academic and Agency Partnerships
Moderator: Chris Tatarka — Leadership & Organizational Development Consultant; Faculty, Metro State University; Intelligence Officer (retired), U.S. Army; former Threat Intelligence Analyst, U.S. Department of Justice