Maritime Security Expo Conference Agenda

Weathering the Perfect Storm: Faltering Economies, Climate Change and Maritime Security Regulations- How do we improve the security and flow of maritime commerce in challenging times?

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Tuesday, October 20th

10:00am	Exhibit Hall Opens
Free Seminars in the Exhibit Hall
10:30am	Small Vessel Security: What have we learned? What's next? Facilitator: Mr. Robert Gauvin, U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters* Panel: Jason A. Lewis, Vice President, Pacific Region, The American Waterways Operators* Walter Kadyk, Former President, Recreational Boaters of California Gary Supnick, Manager, Maritime Security and Access SRI Center for Maritime and Port Security
11:30am	Underwater Security: Who can respond? What technology can help? Facilitator: Dr. Joe DiRenzo II, Deputy Chief of Operations Plans & Analysis, U.S. Coast Guard, Atlantic Area Panel: Kenny McDaniel, Director, Underwater Security, U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters Dr. Jerry Lamb, Technical Director, U.S. Naval Submarine Medical Research Lab
1:00pm	Piracy: What are the strategic implications? Facilitator: Jeff Robertson, Communications Director, Parsons Corporation, (Conference Co-Chair) Panel: Captain David McMunn, USN(ret), President, McMunn Associates Rear Admiral James Watson, USCG, Director of Prevention Policy for Marine Safety, Security and Stewardship, U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters* Mike Edgerton, Good Harbor Consulting
2:45pm	Maritime Fusion Centers: Preventing information overload How do we cut through the red tape to see the threats? Facilitator: Steve Ruggiero, Deputy Director of Port Security, Port of Long Beach Panel: Captain Scott Beeson, USCG Liaison to Project Seahawk, Charleston, SC Mark Borkowski, SBI Director, U.S. Customs & Border Protection* Wendy Walsh, Naval Postgraduate School*
4:00pm	Exhibit Hall Closes

Conference Agenda
8:30am	Color Guard
8:35am	Welcome and Introductions
8:45am	Corporate Partner Remarks
9:00am	Welcome to Long Beach Mayor Bob Foster, Mayor of Long Beach* Captain Roger Laferriere, (incoming) U.S. Coast Guard Captain of the Port and Sector Commander, Port of Long Beach/Los Angeles* Kevin Weeks, Los Angeles Director of Field Operations, U.S. Customs and Border Protection Director Richard Steinke, Executive Director, Port of Long Beach
9:30am	Keynote: The Honorable Jane Hall Lute, Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department of Homeland Security*
10:00am	Keynote: Vice Admiral Robert Papp, Commander, U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area
11:00am	Awards Luncheon- Distinguished Leadership Award in Maritime and Supply Chain Security Honorees: Vice Admiral Robert Papp, USCG, Commander, U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area Captain Mark Phillips, Master, Maersk Alabama* Captain Shane Murphy, Chief Mate, Maersk Alabama* Contributions to the Leadership Development of Men and Women in the Military, Civil Service, and the Maritime Industry Honoree: Michael Abrashoff, Author of "It's your Ship," "Get you Ship Together," and "It's Our Ship"
12:45pm-1:45pm	Room A Piracy: Prevention and Protection- Government provided or self-help? What are the challenges and solutions and is the threat spreading beyond the littorals? Facilitator: Captain Joseph Murphy, Massachusetts Maritime Academy* Panel: Kim Hall, Analyst, International Affairs Group, Center for Naval Analysis (CNA)* Kurt Schmidt, Federal Bureau of Investigations*
	Room B Anti-Piracy Training and Research: What is current best practice and how can it be enhanced? Facilitator: Captain Jon Helmick, USMS, Ph.D., U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (Conference Co-Chair) Panel: Allison Bennett, National Nuclear Security Administration* Chris Trelawney, Head, Maritime Security Section, International Maritime Organization* Dr. Donna Nincic, Chair, Department of Global and Maritime Studies, California Maritime Academy* Kyrm Hickman, Director of Training, Military Sealift Command*
1:45pm-2:45pm	Room A Piracy: Ship and Crew Captured- now what? Is paying ransom the best answer? Challenges and solutions to a vexing problem Facilitator: Chris Doane, Chief of Operations Plans & Analysis, U.S. Coast Guard, Atlantic Area Panel: Vice Admiral William McRaven, Commander, Joint Special Operations Command* Dr. Peter Swift, Managing Director, Intertanko*
	Room B: TWIC: Implementation has started- What's been done, how is it working, does it improve security, and what can be done better? Facilitator: Jeff Robertson, Parsons Corporation, (Conference Co-Chair) Panel: George Cummings, Director of Homeland Security, Port of Los Angeles Jim McKenna, President, Pacific Maritime Association* Maurine Fanguy, Director, TWIC Program, Transportation Security Administration* Captain Pat DeQuattro, Captain of the Port, U.S. Coast Guard Sector, Key West* Greg Bombard, President, Catalina Express*
2:45pm-3:45pm	Refreshment Break in the Exhibit Hall
3:45pm-4:45pm	Room A Smuggling: Ensuring cargo integrity before loading and in transit- CSI and long-range vessel tracking Where are we? What are the challenges? What are the risks and costs? What can technology do to help? Facilitator: Robert Quartel, Chief Executive Officer, FreightDesk* Panel: Jim Burdell, Science Advisor, U.S. Pacific Command* Todd Owen, Acting Deputy Assistant Commissioner, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations Technology Industry Representative (TBA)
	Room B Traffic Management: Port closes, where to? What are the issues, who makes the decisions, and are regulations required? Facilitator: TBA Panel: Captain Robert Laferriere, (incoming), U.S. Coast Guard Captain of the Port and Sector Commander LA/LB (to be invited)* Owen Doherty, Director, Office of Security, U.S. Maritime Administration* Sandy Kennedy, President, Retail Industry Leaders Federation* Captain John Caplis, Deputy Sector Commander, USCG Sector, LA/LB*
4:45pm	Keynote: Matthew Bettenhausen, Secretary (elect) Calema, State of California*
5:30pm	Harbor Cruise and Cocktails

Wednesday, October 21

10:00am	Exhibit Hall Opens
Free Seminars in the Exhibit Hall
11:00am	Cyber Security & Technology: What are the maritime vulnerabilities? What are the protection strategies? Facilitator: Dr. Pat Ford, Dean, American Military University* Panel: Captain Dave Moskoff, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Charles Armstrong, Assistant Commissioner, Office of Information Technology, U.S. Customs and Border Protection* Science and Technology Directorate, DHS (TBA) Industry (TBA)
1:00pm	Northwest Passage: What's happening in the Arctic? Facilitator: Donna Nincic, Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Maritime Policy and Management, California Maritime Academy* Panel: Dr. James Boutilier, Special Advisor for Policy, Canadian Maritime Forces Pacific Headquarters Rear Admiral Gene Brooks, USCG, Commander, U.S. Coast Guard District Seventeen* Captain Kurt Salchert, Chief, Maritime Division NJ32, NORAD
2:00pm	Exhibit Hall Closes

Conference Agenda
8:30am	Welcome Remarks
8:45am	California State Representative Remarks
9:00am	Keynote: John Porcari, Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department of Transportation*
9:30am	Room A Shipping LNG, LPG, Oil: What are future trends, risks, and mitigation options? Facilitator: Representative from APM (TBA) Panel: Gordon Schremp, Project Manager, California Energy Commission* Representative from Intertanko (TBA) Representative from British Petroleum (TBA)
	Room B International Port/Facility Security: Are there too many security redundancies between U.S. and foreign ports? What can be done to create a more effective and efficient international security system? Facilitator:Al Gina, Assistant Commissioner for International Affairs, U.S. Customs and Border Protection. DHS* Panel: Captain Richard Kaser, USCG, Chief of Staff, U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area* Bill DeWitt, Corporate Security Director, SSA Marine
10:30am	Refreshments in the Exhibit Hall
11:30am-12:30pm	Room A Cruise Ships, Ferry Boats, and Passenger Vessels: What are the future trends, risks, and mitigation options? Facilitator: Christopher McMahon, Ship Operations, U.S. Maritime Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation* Panel: Terry Dale, President, Cruise Lines International Association* Industry (TBA)
	Room B Small Ports: How much security is required? What can be done to make it affordable? Facilitator: Representative from APM (TBA) Panel: Arif Ghouse, Director, Seaport Security, Port of Seattle, Washington Dan Pippinger, Marine Security Manager, Port of Portland, Oregon* Captain Norman Custard, USCG, Chief of Response, U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area* Mike Smith, Director of Maritime Security Operations, SRI Center for Maritime and Port Security
12:00pm	Best of Show Technology Awards Presentation in the Exhibit Hall for Vessel Security and Facility Security Products/Services Judges: TBA Others TBA
1:00pm-1:45pm	Room A HAZMAT Barges: What are the security risks, what is being done, and what can be done better? Facilitator: Isaac Maya, Ph.D., P.E. Interim Director and Director of Research, national Center for Risk and Economic Analysis of Terrorism Events (CREATE), University of Southern California Panel: James P. Jones, Author, Towboat Terrorists* Jason A. Lewis, Vice President, Pacific Region, American Waterways Operators*
	Room B Security Intelligence: Intelligence received, now what? How do you organize intelligence? Facilitator: Earl Agron, Vice President Security, APL* Panel: Chief Javier Larios, Section Chief of Tactical Operations, U.S. Customs and Border Protection Captain Leon Nixon III, Los Angeles Port Police, Port of Los Angeles* Representative from Customs and Border Protection (TBA) Representative from Los Angeles Sheriff Office (TBA) Captain Kevin Lunday, Commanding Officer, Maritime Intelligence Fusion Center, USCG*
2:00pm-3:00pm	Room A Smuggling: Who owns the ship and who really is the shipper? What can be done to improve transparency in the shipping industry without regulation overload? Facilitator: Todd Hoffman, Port Director, Port of Los Angeles, U.S. Customs & Border Protection* Panel: Lisa Himber, Delaware Maritime Exchange* Lorenz Meyer, President, Baltic and International Maritime Council* Representative from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) (TBA) Representative from the International Maritime Organization (TBA)
	Room B The Indo Pacific Maritime Arms Race: What are the maritime security implications? Facilitator: Professor Dave Polatty, U.S. Naval War College* Panel: Representatives from USA, India, China, Australia (TBA)
3:15pm	Tabletop Exercise: HAZMAT cargo, the terrorist's maritime IED? Scenario: Vessel carrying especially hazardous cargo entering the Straits of Juan de Fuca is hijacked. Participants: Rear Admiral Michael Parks, USCG, Deputy Chief of Operations, U.S. Northern Command* Dr. Kent Nordstrom, Center for Naval Analysis (CNA)* Transport Canada (TBA) Sandia Laboratories (TBA)
4:30pm	Conference Adjourns