How to get Federal, State, and Local Grants - Where's the Money?
Michael Paddock, President, Grants Office
Procurement Opportunities with DHS
Tom Cellucci, Chief Commercialization Officer, DHS
Opportunities in Canada
Connie Irrera, Commercial Specialist, U.S. Consulate, Canada
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
EXHIBIT HALL OPEN: 9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
8:20 a.m.
Honor Guard Presented by: U.S. Border Patrol, Department of Homeland Security
8:35 a.m.
Welcome Remarks
Dr. Juliet V. Garcia, President, The University of Texas at Brownsville and Southmost College
8:40 a.m.
Introductions
Michael Rosenberg, Vice President of Security, EJ Krause & Associates
Moderator: Jacob Goodwin, Editor, Government Security News
8:50 a.m.
Corporate Sponsor Remarks
IBM – Peter Graham, Associate Partner, IBM Global Business Services
General Dynamics – Justin Russell, Director, Maritime & Border Security
Serco – Mark Rogerson, Senior Vice President of Strategic Programs
Sprint – Tiffany Bauer, Director of General Business and Public Sector
9:00 a.m.
Opening Remarks
Frank Corte Jr., Texas House of Representatives, San Antonio, Texas
Juan Manuel Escobar, Texas House of Representatives, Kingsville, Texas, and former U.S. Border Patrol Agent*
9:40 a.m. - 10:40 a.m.
Coffee Break in the Exhibit Hall
10:40 a.m. - 11:10 a.m.
Keynote
David Dix, Consul & Trade Commissioner, Canadian Consulate General, Dallas, Texas
11:10 a.m. - 11:50 a.m.
Introduction
Ben Reyna, Special Assistant to the Vice President for Academic Affairs and Director of the Office of Homeland Security Programs
Keynote
Lic. José Luís Santiago Vasconcelos, Deputy Attorney General for International Affairs, Procuraduría General De la Republica, Mexico
12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Annual Awards Luncheon for Excellence in Border Security Initiatives Awardees:
Al Peña, Attache-Mexico, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Members of Tucson Sector, U.S. Border Patrol SBInet Team – nominated for this award by David Aguilar, Chief, U.S. Border Patrol, DHS
PAIC Matthew Harris. Technology Team Member, EPT-Intel and Tucson Sector SBInet
SBPA Stephen Sims, Technology Team Member, Tucson Sector SBInet
BPA Christopher Chmiel, Technology Team Member, Tucson Sector SBInet
BPA Oisborne Wilder, Operations Team Member, Tucson Sector SBInet
2:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Emerging Technologies in Border Security
Tom Cellucci, Chief Commercialization Officer, DHS
2:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Counterterrorism and Border Security
Dr. Gary M. Shiffman, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Continuity and Crisis Management Business Unit, L-3 Communications Corp.
3:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Border Security in a New Administration – The Objectives, Funding, and the Process Moving Forward
Matt Mayer, Visiting Scholar, Heritage Foundation
3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Coffee Break in Exhibit Hall
4:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Secure ID - Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative - Workers Travel Credential
Jackie Harley-Bell, Regional Director, Houston Passport Agency, U.S. Department of State
6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
VIP Reception at the Texas State Capital (sponsored by State Representative Frank Corte Jr., Chair, House Committee on Defense Affairs & State-Federal Relations)
(By Invitation) Co-sponsored by:
IBM – Peter Graham, Associate Partner, IBM Global Business Services
Serco – Mark Rogerson, Senior Vice President of Strategic Programs
Thursday, May 22, 2008
EXHIBIT HALL OPEN: 10:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
9:15 a.m.
Welcome Remarks
Dr. Juliet V. Garcia, President, The University of Texas at Brownsville and Southmost College
9:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Fence vs. Virtual Fence – DHS & Stakeholders Working Together
Chad Foster, Mayor, Eagle Pass, Texas; President, Texas Border Coalition
10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Coffee Break in Exhibit Hall
11:00 a.m. - 11:40 a.m.
Drug Trafficking and Violence on the Border
Al Peña, Attache-Mexico, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Tom Herrera, President, Border Sheriff's Coalition*
11:40 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Cross Border Medical Threats
Dr. Scott Lillibridge, MD, Director, Center for Biosecurity and Public Health Preparedness, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, TX A&M, Assistant Dean and Director, Global Health and Security Program, Texas A&M Health Science Center, School of Rural Public Health and and former Special Assistant for National Security and Emergency Management to Tommy Thompson, former Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Lunch in Exhibit Hall - Technology Awards & Winners Honored
To recognize industry leaders in the following categories:
Global Border Security "Best of Show" Technology Award
Best Unmanned Aerial Surveillance Technology Award
Best Biometric Identification Technology Award
Best Law Enforcement Technology Award
Judges:
Michael Finnegan CHS III, Chairman, American Society of Industrial Security, North Texas Chapter
Walter Hamilton, Chairman, International Biometric Industry Association
Frank Borelli, Editor, Officer.com
Jacob Goodwin, Editor-in-Chief, Government Security News
1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Workshops
Workshop A: Prison, Detention, Release
Jerry Madden, Chairman, Committee on Corrections, Texas House of Representatives
David F. Musel, Deputy Federal Detention Trustee, U.S. Department of Justice
Immigration & Customs Enforcement
Adan Muñoz, Executive Director, Texas Jail Commission
Workshop B: The Integration of UAVs into the National Airspace System - The Next Generation Air Transportation System (U.S., Canada)
Rick Morgan, President and CEO, Aerospace Missions Corporation
Dave Neil, Representative, MDA Corporation, Canada
2:30 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
Coffee Break
2:45 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Workshops
Workshop A: Unmanned Aerial Vehicles - Technology at Work Moderator: Kristi Moe, Director, UAS Strategic Initiatives, AAI
Bruce Parks, Textron Systems (Unattended Ground Sensors, UGS)
Prof. Siu O'Young, Ph.D. P.Eng., Principal Investigator, Project RAVEN, Faculty of Engineering, Memorial University, St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada
John Mcquiddy, President, McQ
Workshop B: Secure ID & Biometric Technologies Moderator: Walter Hamilton, Chairman, International Biometric Industry Association
Jeff Hathaway, Vice President, Business Development, L-1 Identity Solutions
Biometrics in Global Border Security
Neville Pattinson, Vice President, Business Development and Government Affairs, Gemalto
Perspective on New U.S. Secure ID Documents - e-passports,
WHTI PASS card, Enhanced Drivers' License, etc.
Jim Jasinski, Executive Vice President, Federal & State Systems, Cogent Systems, Inc.
Identification Technology Behind US-VISIT
Clark Nelson, VP of Sales and Marketing, Sagem Morpho
Building Better Biometrics for Border Control
Greg Cannon, Chief Technology Officer and Senior Vice President, Cross Match Technologies
