Panelists on stage at the 9/11 Memorial Museum. A bright blue screen sits behind them, with the social media icons for Twitter and Facebook and the text hashtag 911 Ed Talk superimposed on it.
Photo by David E. Starke

Upcoming Public Programs

The 9/11 Memorial & Museum’s public programs explore a range of topics reflecting on the ongoing impacts and continued resonance of the attacks, their historical context, and their aftermath. 

25 Years Later: Extremism on Digital Frontlines

Tuesday, April 21 at 6 p.m.
Former FBI Deputy Director Paul Abbate, Polarization & Extremism Research & Innovation Lab Director of Research Michael Jensen, and NYPD Intelligence & Counterterrorism Bureau Deputy Commissioner Rebecca Weiner join 9/11 Memorial & Museum President & CEO Beth Hillman to discuss how social media, AI, and emerging technologies have amplified extremism and are reshaping today’s threat landscape. 

Civic Advocacy: Lessons Learned in the Aftermath of 9/11

Thursday, May 7 at 6 p.m.
Advocate John Feal, retired FDNY firefighter Michael O'Connell, Georgetown Law Professor Rupa Bhattacharyya, and Director of the Northwell Health Queens WTC Health Program Dr. Jacqueline Moline will join 9/11 Memorial & Museum President & CEO Beth Hillman to discuss the fight for recognition and support for 9/11 responders suffering from illnesses tied to their efforts at Ground Zero. 

25 Years Later: Creating Resilience for Communities in Crisis

Thursday, May 28 at 6 p.m.
Heart 9/11 President & Founder and retired PAPD Lt. Bill Keegan, Newtown Police Sgt. Scott Ruszczyk, Danbury Police Det. Sgt. Amity LaFantano, Chief of Mental Health at the Miami VA Healthcare System Dr. Spencer Eth, and Professor of Psychiatry at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Dr. Jonathan DePierro join Museum Director Clifford Chanin to discuss how lessons from 9/11 have shaped mental health care and resilience strategies for first responders and communities facing crisis. 

Through support of The Never Forget Fund, public programs are made possible by Delta Air Lines and Fiserv. 

2025 Public Program Highlight Reel

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