Topic Description

The year is 2015, and in the past few months, the Guardians of Peace have maliciously stolen confidential data from Sony Pictures. The reason? Sony’s planned release of The Interview, a movie that isn’t very friendly to North Korea. In fact, the movie centers on a scheme between the United States and South Korea to assassinate North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. With sensitive information being leaked by the hackers, threats of terrorism on the rise, and employees growing increasingly dissatisfied with the company, you are forced to confront the cybersecurity issues they face head on; you must decide how to best protect the company’s, and America’s, interests.

As an eclectic group of Sony executives and U.S. government officials, you must guide Sony Pictures through these hacks. It won’t be easy though. The hackers' demands are ever-changing and always more complex than they seem, and a wrong move could mean the end of Sony Pictures as we know it. Will you be able to overcome the threat of a national emergency, or will Sony crumble at the hands of a foreign adversary?

Omar Darwish - Director

Omar is a senior at Harvard College studying Economics and Government with a concentration in Arabic. Born in Alexandria, Egypt, he later moved to New York City, where he joined his High school's Model United Nations team.

Omar currently serves as the Secretary General of HNMUN, the world's largest, oldest and most prestigious collegiate conference. In his seven years of Model UN, he has served as a Head Delegate of Harvard’s competitive Model UN team, ICMUN, Under-Secretary-General of Crisis Committees for HNMUN 2025, and Under-Secretary-General of Administration for HMUN Dubai 2025.

Outside of regularly competing on the circuit, Omar is involved in pre-professional and cultural groups on campus. In his free time, Omar enjoys keeping up with the latest fixtures of soccer and NBA games, spending time with friends, and the occasional Revenge of the Sith rewatch.