The Global Network on Extremism and Technology (GNET), a project of the Centre for Statecraft and National Security (CSNS), hosted its Sixth Annual Conference on 27 May 2026 at King’s College London. Participants attended in person and virtually via Zoom. The theme of the conference was: Threats in Focus: Re-Examining Terrorism and Violent Extremism at the Tech Frontier.
Read below for the conference programme and scroll to the end of this page to watch the panel recordings.
Conference Programme
9:00 – 9:30 – Registration and Coffee
9:30-10:45 – Opening Remarks and Keynote Address
- Professor Audrey Kurth Cronin, author of Power to the People: How Open Technological Innovation Is Arming Tomorrow’s Terrorists
10:45-12:00 – Panel 1: Emerging Tech and Evolving Tactics, Techniques, & Procedures: Insights from GNET Case Studies
Panellists:
- Chair: Dr Erin Saltman, Senior Director of Membership and Programs at the Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism (GIFCT)
- Daria Alexe, Intelligence and Extremism Analyst at OTAP
- Dr Kye Allen, Research associate at Pattrn Analytics & Intelligence
- Dr Rajan Basra, Fellow at the Centre for Statecraft and National Security (CSNS)
- Muskan Sangwan, Dark Web Threat Intelligence Analyst at StealthMole
12:00 – 13:00 – Lunch Break
13:15 – 14:30 – Panel 2: Blurred Lines: Nihilistic Violent Extremism and Emerging Violent Threats
Panellists:
- Chair: Dr Alexander Meleagrou-Hitchens, co-director of the Centre for Statecraft and National Security (CSNS)
- Henry Adams, Director, Trust & Safety at Resolver & Trustee and Independent Director at the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF)
- Valdemar Balle, Open-Source Intelligence Specialist & Founder of Darksight Analytics
- Munira Mustaffa, Executive Director, Chasseur Group / Senior Fellow, Verve Research
- Hannah Rose, Senior Research and Policy Manager, Extremism, at the Institute for Strategic Dialogue (ISD)
14:30 – 15:00- Coffee Break
15:00 – 15:30 – Conversation: GNET and the Extremism and Research Gaming Network (EGRN) in Discussion
Panellists:
- Jacob Davey, Director of Policy and Research at the Institute for Strategic Dialogue (ISD)
- Dr Alexander Meleagrou-Hitchens, co-director of the Centre for Statecraft and National Security (CSNS)
- Dr Erin Saltman, Senior Director of Membership and Programs at the Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism (GIFCT)
15:30 – 16:45 – Panel 3: Transparency, Data Access and the Future of Extremism Research
Panellists:
- Chair: Julien Bellaiche, Research Director of the Global Network on Extremism and Technology
- Arda Gerkens, Chair of the Netherlands’ Authority for the Prevention of Online Terrorist Content and Child Sexual Abuse Material (ATKM)
- Skip Gilmour, Director of Trust and Safety Solutions at the Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism (GIFCT)
- Harrison Pates, Project Manager of the Repository of Extremist Aligned Documents (READ)
- Alistair Pullar, Online Safety Manager, Ofcom
16:45 – 17:15 – Conference Conclusion
Watch Each Panel Recording Here