Main Conference Day Two: October 17, 2012
7:45 Registration and Coffee
8:45 Chairperson’s Welcome and Opening Remarks
9:00 ICE Opening Keynote: The Emerging Role of ICE on the Border
- Highlighting the increasing role of ICE and BEST units on the border
- How to better identify, disrupt and dismantle criminal organizations posing significant threats: Better strategies to achieve this
- Strategies that establish BEST units along the Nation’s borders and at critical seaports
Daniel Ragsdale
Deputy Director, U.S. Immigration and Customs
Enforcement
9:30 Border Facilitation of Legitimate Trade and Travel
- Updates from Capital Hill: What do budgets look like for 2013?
- Highlighting what the government needs to focus on with regards to ports of entry and facilitating trade
- Meeting challenges with human and technological resources
Nelson Balido
President
Border Trade Alliance
10:00 Networking and Refreshment Break
10:30 CBP Keynote Address in Expo Hall: Addressing the Evolving Border Threat for Air, Land and Sea
- Understanding a risk-based analysis that targets resources to the greatest border threats: How will this be implemented?
- Strategies to work better with other law enforcement agencies and stakeholders to identify top enforcement priorities
- Outlook of Air and Marine project needs and requirements
Maj Gen Michael Kostelnik, USAF (Ret)
Assistant Commissioner
Office of Air and Marine U.S. Customs and Border Protection
11:00 Technology Keynote Address in Expo Hall: Investing in Proven Technologies: Integrated Fixed Towers and Mobile Surveillance Systems
- Utilizing advanced technology to augment agent ability to patrol the border
- Increasing technology to apply a sustainment approach and increase situational awareness
- Acquiring fully-integrated, non-developmental systems
Stephen Pitotti
Executive Director, Acquisition Policy and Oversight
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
11:30 Return to Conference Room for Pre-Lunch Block
11:45 International Relations Keynote: Emerging Threats and CBP’s Western Hemisphere Strategy to Combat Transnational Crime
- Implementing programs and initiatives that promote global border security
- Working with foreign counterparts to identify and combat transnational criminal organizations
- Customs protection on both sides of the border
Luis Alvarez
Deputy Assistant Secretary, International Affairs
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
12:15 DHS Communications and Outreach: Modernizing Tactical Communications for Effective Use on the Border
- Upgrading the Land Mobile Radio systems used by officers and agents
- Interoperability and wireless communications
- Strategies to coordinate activities in all environments to increase agent safety and effectiveness
Patrick Flynn
Director of Communications and Outreach
DHS Joint Wireless Program Management Office
12:45 Addressing National Security Concerns in an All-Hazards Threat Environment
- Accomplishing more with less – leveraging current platforms for unique threats
- Globally successful solutions to local needs
- Technology usages increasing collaboration and virtually multiplying the border security forces
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1:15 Lunch in Exhibit Hall
2:15 BIOMETRICS PROGRAM PANEL: Biometrics and Border Management
Biometrics stakeholders from various government programs discuss border security efforts, challenges, future needs and what they are looking for from industry. This interactive session will examine the growth of biometrics applications in identity management and criminal identification.
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Angela Miller
Branch Chief, Emerging Technologies
Department of State
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Michael Stone
Biometrics and Identity Management
USNORTHCOM
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3:15 Maritime Readiness along U.S. Borders
- Maritime surveillance challenges
- Policies and procedures for securing the waters along the borders
- Opportunities for partnerships and the pat forward
Captain Anthony Lloyd
Commanding Officer
National Maritime Center U.S. Coast Guard
3:45 Networking and Refreshment Break
Concurrent Track Sessions Begin - Choose Either Track A or Track B |
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Track B: Session in Exhibition Hall |
4:15 FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT PANEL: Battling Violent Crime on Both Sides of the Border
Learn the various strategies, techniques and challenges of federal law enforcement officials on the border. Hear first hand from the agents in charge highlighting current capabilities and potential threats to combat border crime and violence.
Dennis Ulrich
Acting Special Agent in Charge
El Paso Office, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI)
Mark Morgan
Special Agent in Charge, El Paso Field Office
Federal Bureau of Investigation
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4:15 Border Security Deployment Program
- An analysis of surveillance tools used for ports of entry and border patrol
- Acquiring fully-integrated, non-developmental systems for use by U.S. Customs and Border Protection
- What is the potential for IFT systems?
Bill Kalin
Management Consultant
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
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4:45 Joint Integrated Operations and Intelligence Sharing
- Joint capability needs and requirements
- Eliminating the primary flow of illicit drugs and other narco-terrorist threats
- Bringing partners into a wider network of law enforcement
Matthew Addington
SAC/Director
El Paso Intelligence Center
5:15 End of Conference and Close of Expo