Implementing Next Generation Technology: Infrastructure, and Policies for Safe and Secure Borders
Scrutiny of border protection initiatives has been growing in recent years, particularly due to a surge in transnational crime, the emergence of sophisticated terror organizations, as well as other illicit activity. This 2-day summit will focus on creating a forum to tackle our nation's most difficult challenges of finding workable solutions and technologies to border protection challenges that can be implemented in the field immediately.
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The Border Management Summit will bring together 250+ individuals ranging from DHS officials, industry executives, elected officials, and academia from across the U.S. and global stakeholders to discuss the challenges at the forefront of border management operations, policy and procurement's.
Key themes running throughout the summit include:
- Border Management and Surveillance
- Cyber Security
- Critical Infrastructure
- Processing, Exploiting and Disseminating Intelligence and ISR Platforms
- Counter Terrorism and Safe Cities
With interactive discussion groups and panels you will have the opportunity to be a part of the summit sharing your expertise while learning about the DHS, TSA, CBP, FEMA (just to name a few) agencies priorities, strategies, requirements and future operations.
''Very well organized and informative. The presenters were clear experts in the respective fields.''
US Customs & Border Protection
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Speakers
- Captain Jason Smith, Deputy Sector / Air Station Commander, US Coast Guard
- Christian A. Abbott, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Plans, Strategy, Analysis, and Risk, DHS Office of Policy, Department of Homeland Security
- Dr. Adam Cox, Director,, Strategy and Policy, Science and Technology Directorate Department of Homeland Security
- Keith Hughes, Sheriff, Terrell County, Texas
- Manuel Padilla, Director of Joint Task Force - West, Customs and Border Protection
- Shane M. Folden, Special Agent in Charge, Department of Homeland Security
- Nelson Balido, Chairman, Chairman Border Commerce and Security Council Former DHS Homeland Security Advisory Council and Executive Director FEMA Private Sector Office
- Jonathan McEntee, Acting Director of Science and Technology Directorate/ Advanced Research Projects Agency/Borders and Maritime Security Division, Department of Homeland Security
- Urbino "Benny" Martinez, Sheriff, Brooks County, Texas
- Dennis Michellini, Acting Executive Director, Operations, Customs and Border Protection, AMO, Department of Homeland Security
- Greg Brockhouse, Councilman, City of San Antonio, TX
- Rose Marie Davis, Director, Innovation, Program, Acquisitions, CBP/DHS
- Blas Nunez-Neto, Senior Policy Researcher, Rand Corporation
- Richard Deriso, Senior Law Enforcement Advisor, Counterterrorism Division/eGuardian, FBI
- Jason Brewer, Captain, Texas Department of Public Safety Intelligence and Counterterrorism
- Ray Garza, Manager, Border Security Operations Center, Texas Department of Public Safety Intelligence and Counterterrorism, Austin, Texas
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