Cornell University, Training in Cultural Property Protection: A Host Nation Perspective, Ithica, NY, 2022.

• Discussant on panel, A Vision for Cultural Property Protection.

• Presented, Legal Responsibilities and Restrictions in Cultural Heritage Protection When Outside Influence is Exerted on Another State: A Continuum.

US Department of Defence, Defense Institute of International Legal Studies Law of Military Operations Course, Newport, RI, 2021.

• Presented, Cultural Property Protection and the Law.

AI World Government, Accelerating Innovation in the Public Sector Conference, Washington, DC, 2020.

• Presented on panel, Sharing Agency Best Practices and Leveraging Other Agency Solutions to Implement AI

Smithsonian and US Army, 49th HHC Cultural Heritage Awareness Training, Knoxville, TN, 2020

• Presented, The 1954 Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict.

Smithsonian and US Army, Army Monument Officer Training, Washington, DC, 2020

• Presented, LOE #1, Policy Development and Joint Integration.

UNESCO, Training on UNESCO 1970 Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and Transport of Ownership of Cultural Property and 1954 Hague for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict (Invited).

• Invited to provide training on the 1954 Hague Convention and Protocols I and II.

• Invited to assist stakeholders in setting up a framework for implementation of the 1954 Convention and submit a report on contributions, outcomes, and recommendations.

Federal Bar Association, International Conference on Legislation and Law Reform Conference, Washington, DC, 2019.

• Presented on panel, Technology Game Changers: What You Need to Know About Blockchain Technology and How It Might Be Used in Government or Business Applications.

Florence International Mediation Chamber, Florence Chamber of Commerce, Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague, Cultural Property: What Means for the Settlement of International Disputes? Conference, Florence, Italy, 2019.

• Presented, International Arbitration: Distinguishing and Expanding Dispute Resolution Options.

FBI Art Crime Team, annual training, 2019

• Presented on laws, regulations, and law enforcement considerations for crimes involving cultural property and scientific collections.

ALI-ABA/Smithsonian Institution, Legal Issues in Museum Administration, Washington, DC, 2019.

• Presented, Hot Topics for Natural History and Science Collections.

Lawyers’ Committee for Cultural Heritage Preservation, Annual Conference, Washington, DC, 2019.

• Moderated, The United States Cultural Heritage Coordinating Committee: Federal Law Enforcement’s Role.

• Presented on panel, Technological and Legal Advances in Using and Preserving Cultural Heritage.

Interior Museum Program, Working with Non-Bureau Facilities and Repositories to Manage DOI Museum Collections, 2019 (Quarterly).

Federal Bar Association, Art Law & Litigation Annual Conference, New York, NY, 2019.

• Moderated and introduced panel, Art and Photography: Copyright Implications in the Digital Age.

Interior Museum Program, Using Non-Federal Repository Survey Workbooks, Online, 2018-2019 (Quarterly).

Interior Museum Program, Managing Museum Collections Training, Harpers Ferry, WV, 2018.

• Presented, Working with Non-Federal Repositories.

• Presented, Handling Museum Collections.

• Organized, presented at, and moderated the panel, STEAM (and Social!) Power: Educating, Engaging, and Elevating through DOI Collections.

Lawyers’ Committee for Cultural Heritage Preservation, Annual Conference, Washington, DC, 2018.

• Assisted with choosing and organizing panels and presented introduction to conference.

Queen Mary University of London’s School of International Arbitration, World Intellectual Property Organization, and Columbia University Libraries, ADR for Art and Cultural Heritage Disputes Joint Symposium, New York, NY, 2017.

• Served on the panel, Tailoring ADR Options for Art and Cultural Heritage Disputes.

• Presented, Drafting ADR Clauses for Cultural Heritage Disputes.

University of Pennsylvania, Center for Ethics and the Rule of Law and Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, The Preservation of Art and Culture in Times of War Conference, 2017.

• Invited participant, roundtable discussant.

• Submitted and discussed white paper, US Obligations Underlying the 1954 Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict, Protocol II.

Interior Museum Program, Managing Museum Collections Training, Ocmulgee National Monument, Macon, GA, 2017.

• Presented, Working with Non-Federal Repositories.

• Presented, Handling Museum Collections.

• Presented, How Museum Collections Support DOI’s and Bureaus’ Missions.

American Alliance of Museums, Annual Conference, St. Louis, MO, 2017.

• Organized and moderated the panel, Unpacking the Mask of Ka Nefer Nefer: A Discussion of the History, Law, Ethics, and Policy Involved (Repatriation case).

American Alliance of Museums, Annual Conference, St. Louis, MO, 2017.

• Organized and presented the panel, Inclusion and Diversity in Curatorial Ethics: A Game Plan.

American Alliance of Museums, Conference, St. Louis, MO, 2017.

• Facilitator for CEO Roundtable Discussions, Governance.

• Led discussion, Communication: More Effective Relationships with Museum Boards and Oversight Authorities.

Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections, Annual Conference, Denver, CO, 2017.

• Presented, Survey Is In! Design, Results & Next Steps for DOI Collections.

ALI-ABA/Smithsonian Institution, Legal Issues in Museum Administration, Dallas, TX, 2017.

• Presented, Federal Collections.

• Presented, Issues in Conceptual Art (discussed intellectual property).

Lawyers’ Committee for Cultural Heritage Preservation, Annual Conference, Washington, DC, 2017.

• Moderated and served on panel, U.S. Committee of the Blue Shield and U.S. Policy Perspectives on Cultural Heritage in Times of Armed Conflict.

• Presented talk, U.S. Obligations Underlying the 1954 Hague Convention for the Protection Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict, Protocol II.

American Alliance of Museums, Webinar, 2017.

• Presented on legal and ethical issues impacting internships on panel, Museums and Internships.

Interior Museum Program, Managing Museum Collections Training, Salt Lake City, UT, 2016.

• Presented, Working with Non-Federal Repositories.

• Presented, Handling Museum Collections.

DOI Interior Museum Speaker Series, Washington, DC, 2016.

• Organized and co-presented, We’re Surrounded!: Museum Collections Across Interior Bureaus, Disciplines, and Partners.

Paleontological Resources Preservation Act Town Hall, Introduction, Denver, CO, 2016.

• Created video recorded introduction to frame discussion on Federal palaeontological collections.

Georgetown Law School, Intersections in International Cultural Heritage Law, Washington, DC, 2016.

• Co-organized conference and served on panel, Law of Armed Conflict and Cultural Heritage Law.

• Presented, U.S. Obligation to Cultural Heritage in Armed Conflict and Occupation under the Law of War.

American Alliance of Museums, Annual Conference, Washington, DC, 2016.

• Organized interactive hypothetical roundtable discussions and panel, The Struggle is Real: A Game Plan for Ethical Conundrums.

• Presented on law and ethics in curatorial decisions.

Lawyers’ Committee for Cultural Heritage Preservation, Annual Conference, New York, NY, 2016.

• Coordinated and moderated panel, Recent Developments in Cultural Heritage Restitution Cases: Where Are We and Where Are We Going?

iDigBio, Webinar, 2016.

• Presented, Federal Collections from a DOI Perspective.

Association of Children’s Museum, InterActivity Conference, Indianapolis, IN, 2015.

• Served on panel, Intellectual Property Rights and Why They Matter.

• Presented, Protecting Museum Exhibits through Law and Ethics.

Lawyers’ Committee for Cultural Heritage Preservation, Annual Conference, Philadelphia, PA, 2015.

• Coordinated and moderated panel, Legal Responsibilities, Methods and Due Diligence in Provenance Research.

Winterthur, Sewell C. Biggs Winterthur Furniture Forum, From New Netherland to New Empire: New York Furniture, Winterthur, DE, 2015.

• Presented, Unifying the Nation: Pottier & Stymus’ Furniture as Presidential Props.

Federal Bar Association, Cultural Heritage Seminar, Spoils of War: Plunder and Destruction of Cultural Heritage in the Pacific Theater of World War II, New Orleans, LA, 2014.

• Served on panel, Preventing the Desecration of Sunken World War II Heritage Sites.

• Presented, Legal Framework for Protection of Underwater Cultural Heritage from World War II.

International Council of Museums, Museum and Politics, St. Petersburg, Russia, 2014.

• Served on panel, Museums and Foreign Policy.

• Presented paper, Modification of the US’ Foreign Sovereign Immunity Act for Cultural Heritage Lent by Foreign Museums.

Department of State, Cultural Property Advisory Committee, Washington, DC, 2014.

• Presented comments on behalf of the Lawyers’ Committee for Cultural Heritage Preservation regarding Egypt’s request for a Memorandum of Understanding with the United States of America to implement import restrictions against archaeological and ethnological materials.

American Alliance of Museums, Annual Conference, Seattle, WA, 2014.

• Served on panel, Deaccessioning for the Better.

• Presented, Deaccessioning in Museums: Evaluating Ethical, Legal and Practical Dilemmas.

Lawyer’s Committee for Cultural Heritage Preservation, Annual Conference, New York, NY, 2013.

• Coordinated and moderated panel, Present-day Initiatives Taken by the U.S. Armed Forces, Law Enforcement, the Art Market and Others to Prevent and Remedy Looting and the Trade of Works Looted during Times of Conflict.

The Association of Registrars and Collection Specialists, Annual Conference, Chicago, IL, 2013.

• Served on panel, Deaccessioning: Is There One Right Way?

• Presented, Deaccessioning in Museums: Evaluating Ethical, Legal and Practical Dilemmas.

Association of Midwest Museums, Civic Engagement & Public Discourse: Role of Museums in 21st Century Conference, Indianapolis, IN, 2012.

• Presented, Deaccessioning in Museums: Evaluating Ethical, Legal and Practical Dilemmas.

International Conference on Law and Society, Honolulu, HI, 2012.

• Served on panel, Intellectual Property, Heritage, and Cultural Rights.

• Presented, R.M.S. Titanic: Underwater Cultural Heritage’s Sacrifice.

Creighton University School of Law, Ethics in War, Terrorism and Military Law, Omaha, NE, 2011.

• Served on panel, Preserving Cultural Sites during Conflict: Moral and Legal Implications.

• Presented, The Art of Armed Conflict: An Analysis of the Legal Responsibilities of the U.S. Military to Protect Cultural Property under the 1954 Hague Convention.

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Renwick Gallery, Washington, DC, 2007.

• Presented gallery talks on cultural heritage installation, Beth Lipman’s Bancketje (Banquet).

• Presented, Super Size it? Reinterpreting Western Dining Tradition.

Stanly County Museum, Albemarle, NC, 2003-2005.

• Developed and presented programs on cultural heritage, history, and material culture.