Registration Time: 7:30 am
Program Starts: 8:30 am
Wrap-up: 4:00 am
A top Administration priority since the events of 9/11 has
been to improve immigration controls and security along
the borders with Canada and Mexico. Department of Homeland
Security recently announced the Secure Border Initiative (SBI),
a comprehensive plan to secure America's borders and
reduce illegal migration. SBI will include increased
staffing, new technologies, enhanced infrastructure, and
new regulations and legislation to address the
multi-dimensional problem of illegal immigration. In
addition to establishing operational control of our land
borders, DHS must also prevent individuals who enter the
country through legal channels from violating their terms
of entry and adding to the 13 million individuals who are
already here illegally.
In response to this high-priority federal initiative,
Homeland Defense Journal is sponsoring a conference that
will bring together subject matter experts from the
governmental, industrial, and academic sectors to discuss
how to address the problems of deterrence, detection,
response, apprehension, detention, and removal.
At this conference on "Meeting the security challenges
posed by illegal immigration and international travel,"
participants will be able to learn how the executive and
legislative branches propose to address the problem and
what technologies are potentially available to support the
government's efforts.
What You Will Learn
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What is the overall vision of the Secure Border
Initiative
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What new technologies are needed to support the
government's borders
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Lessons learned and experience from executives and
decision-makers
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What are the programs, plans and new initiatives as they
relate to transportation and border security
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Best practices and case studies
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Federal, state and local security planners involved with
borders and/or transportation security
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Agency technology planners seeking insight into
government plans for improved security
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Services and product providers who wish to learn about
federal programs, grants and funding for transportation
and border security
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Executive and senior staff within business development
Early Registrants Include:
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4D Security Solutions, Director, Business Development
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4D Security Solutions, VP, Sales & Marketing
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Advanced Technology Systems, Technical Director
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AFIX Technologies, Sales Manager
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Anteon Corporation, Vice President, Homeland Security
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APL Access & Security, Sales Engineer
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ARB USA, President
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Axsys IR Systems, Director of Camera Sales - Northeast
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Axsys IR Systems, Vice President of Sales and Marketing
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Black & Veatch
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Blackwater USA, Executive Vice President
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Center for Immigration Studies, Senior Policy Analyst
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Command & Control Technologies Corporation
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Content Analyst Company, LLC, Chief Executive Officer
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Delta Airlines, Director of Government Affairs
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Department of Homeland Security, Office of Border Patrol,
Senior Associate Chief
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Department of Justice/FBI, Management and Program Analyst
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DHS Office of Inspector General, Division Director
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DHS Office of Inspector General, Director of Field Audits
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DHS/TSA, Screening Manager
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Embassy of the Slovak Republic, Counselor - Head of the
Consular Section
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ENSCO, Inc., Product Engineer
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Federal Prison Industries (Unicor), Marketing Specialist
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Federal Prison Industries (Unicor), Program Manager
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Fisher Safety, Field Sales, Federal/Military
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General Dynamics C4 Systems, Director, Department of
Homeland Security & FAA Programs
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General Dynamics C4 Systems, Senior Intelligence Policy
Officer
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HNTB Federal Services Corporation, Vice President
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Identix, Inc., Business Development
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L-3 Communications Titan, Business Development
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Lockheed Martin, Director, Business Development
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MI Department of Transportation, Safety Administrator
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Michigan State Police, First Lieutenant
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Michigan State Police, Sergeant
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Microsoft, Director
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Microsoft, Technology Architect
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Microsoft - U.S. Public Sector, Transportation Industry
Executive
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Nevada Legislature, Senator Dennis Nolan
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Northrop Grumman Corporate Director, Homeland Security
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Northrop Grumman, Business Development
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Oracle, Program Manager, DHS
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Pima County, Arizona, Sheriff Department, Captain
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Pima County, Arizona, Sheriff Department, Manager
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Senate Homeland Security Committee, Policy Advisory,
Office of the Chief of Staff
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Sentinel HS Group, LLC, Founder
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Sentinel HS Group, LLC, Vice President
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SFA Inc,. GM National Capital Region
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Smartronix, Inc., Program Manager, Business Development
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Solomon Technology Solutions, Inc., President
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The Aerospace Corporation, Senior Project Engineer
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The Heritage Foundation, Senior Fellow for National
Security & Homeland Security
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Transportation Security Administration, Branch Chief
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Transportation Security Administration, Program Analyst
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TTi Wireless, Vice President of Marketing
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Unisys Federal, Vice President of Homeland Security
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Unisys, US Federal Government, Partner, Homeland Security
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US Chamber of Commerce, Director of Immigration Policy
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US Customs & Border Protectin/Department of Homeland
Security, Director of Passenger Automation Projects in the
Office of Field Operations
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US Northern Command Law Enforcement, Security Coordination
Officer
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UTEP/ORSP, Vice Provost for Research
Brian Goebel, Founder, Sentinel HS Group, LLC (former
Senior Policy Advisor to the Commissioner of U.S. Customs
and Border Protection CBP/DHS)
Mr. Goebel served as Counselor and Senior Policy Advisor to
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Commissioner Robert
C. Bonner from September 2001 to May 2004.
He has extensive experience in the private and public
sectors working on homeland security matters related to
border security, international trade & travel, customs,
immigration, transportation, and intelligence. He
frequently writes and comments on homeland security
matters.
Pancho Kinney,
Vice President, HNTB Federal
Services Corporation (former Deputy Director of
International Affairs, Office of the Secretary, DHS)
Pancho Kinney is responsible for strategic planning and
homeland security issues for HNTB Federal Services
Corporation. A wholly owned subsidiary of HNTB, Federal
Services Corporation focuses on meeting the facility,
infrastructure, security, and planning needs of the
Federal government.
Before joining HNTB, Pancho Kinney was the Deputy Director
of International Affairs within the Office of the
Secretary at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS),
where he was involved in all aspects of the Department’s
activities, including border and transportation security.
One of the ‘founders’ of the Department of Homeland
Security, he was a member of the small transition team
established by the White House to stand up the new
Department in January 2003.
Agenda and Speakers
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7:30-8:30am |
Registration and Continental Breakfast, |
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8:30-8:45am |
Welcome/Introduction:
Brian Goebel, Founder, Sentinel HS Group,
LLC (former Senior Policy Advisor to the Commissioner
of U.S. Customs and Border Protection CBP/DHS) |
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8:45-9:15am |
Keynote Speaker:
Janet Hale, Under Secretary for
Management, Department of Homeland Security
(confirmed) |
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9:15-10:30am |
Implementing the Western Hemisphere Travel
Initiative
What types of features could be incorporated into
identity or travel documents to meet the government's
security interests?
Panel Moderator:
Pancho Kinney , Vice President, HNTB
Federal Services Corporation (former Deputy Director
of International Affairs, Office of the Secretary,
DHS)
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Angelo I. Amador, Director of
Immigration Policy, U.S. Chamber of Commerce (Chairs
the Americans for Better Borders (ABB) coalition)
(confirmed)
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Elaine Dezenski,
Assistant Secretary for Policy, Department of
Homeland Security
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Robert P. Liscouski,
Chief Executive Officer, Content Analyst Company,
LLC (former Assistant Secretary for Infrastructure
Protection, Department of Homeland Security)
(confirmed)
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10:30-10:45am |
Networking Break |
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10:45-12:00pm |
Streamlining International Air Travel
Building off the NEXUS and SENTRI programs and the
domestic registered traveler pilots, should the
federal government develop an international registered
traveler program, what should it look like, and what
tools or technologies could assist in this effort?
Panel Moderator:
Brian Goebel, Founder, Sentinel HS Group,
LLC (former Senior Policy Advisor to the Commissioner
of U.S. Customs and Border Protection CBP/DHS)
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Sametta Barnett, Director, Government
Affairs, Delta Air Lines (Former Director of Cargo,
Transportation and Trade Security Policy, United
States Department of Homeland Security) (confirmed)
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John Wagner, Director of
Passenger Automation Projects in the Office of Field
Operations, U.S. Customs and Border
Protection/Department of Homeland Security
(confirmed)
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Larry Zmuda, Partner, Homeland
Security, Unisys US Federal Government Group
(confirmed)
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12:00-1:00pm |
Networking Lunch, Sponsored by Homeland Defense
Journal
Keynote Speaker: David
Aguilar, Chief of the U.S. Border Patrol,
U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Dept. of Homeland
Security (confirmed) |
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1:00-2:15pm |
Enforcement of Immigration Laws within the
United States
How will the federal government identify and apprehend
visa overstays, Criminal aliens, alien gang members,
and illegal workers, and what tools or technologies
can assist in this effort?
Panel Moderator:
Joshua Kussman, Vice President,
Sentinel HS Group, LLC (former Senior Policy Advisor
to the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border
Protection CBP/DHS)
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John Connolly, Unit Chief for Worksite
Enforcement/Critical Infrastructure Protection,
Office of Investigations, Immigration and Customs
Enforcement (confirmed)
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Leonard Kovensky, Deputy Assistant
Director, Office of Detention and Removal
Operations, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
(confirmed)
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Jessica Vaughan, Senior Policy Analyst,
Center for Immigration Studies (confirmed)
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2:15-2:30pm |
Networking Break |
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2:30-3:45pm |
Controlling Our Borders
As the federal government increases
manpower,technology, and infrastructure at the
Nation's borders, what lessons from the past can
inform the future deployment and integration of these
resources?
Panel Moderator:
Joshua Kussman, Vice President,
Sentinel HS Group, LLC (former Senior Policy Advisor
to the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border
Protection CBP/DHS)
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Jerry Buckwalter,
Corporate Director, Homeland Security, Northrop
Grumman (confirmed)
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James Jay Carafano,
Ph.D., Senior Fellow for National Security and
Homeland Security, The Heritage Foundation
(confirmed)
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Brian Seagrave, Vice President for
Homeland Security, Unisys (confirmed)
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3:45- 4:00pm |
Closing Remarks:
Pancho Kinney , Vice President, HNTB
Federal Services Corporation (former Deputy Director
of International Affairs, Office of the Secretary,
DHS) |
Contact Us
• For registration information, contact
Pamela
Greenstein, (703) 807-2758
• For government speaking and best practices
presentation opportunities, contact
Kim Hovda ,
(703) 894-1096
• For product and solutions companies interested
in sponsorship information and related speaking
opportunities, contact
Andrea Feinberg,
(201) 592-6477
If you have any questions about Homeland Defense Journal
events in general, please see our
Event FAQ (Frequently Asked
Questions).
Media Sponsors
The Homeland Defense Journal is free to government
managers and decision-makers! Visit us at
www.homelanddefensejournal.com
IT*Security magazine is the nation's
first professional journal focusing on the nexus between
IT security and infrastructure protection. The monthly
magazine, debuted in February 2005, and is written by
leading experts from industry, government and academia.
For more information or subscribe to IT*Security
magazine go to our website
www.itsecuritymagazine.com
Corporate Sponsors
Axsys IR Systems is a fully integrated manufacturer of
sophisticated infrared optical lens assemblies and high
end thermal cameras. These products can be used in a
wide range of government and commercial night vision
applications, including firefighting, surveillance, and
clip on weapon night sights.
The
Sentinel HS Group, LLC is a strategic consulting
firm providing advice and assistance on homeland
security matters to the private and public sectors in
the United States and abroad.
The firm's professional services are wide-ranging in
character. They touch on virtually all facets of
homeland security, with a particular emphasis on border
security, international trade & travel, customs,
immigration, transportation, and intelligence.
Organizational Sponsors
Telemus
Solutions provides customized security consulting,
advisory, research and training services to both public
and private sector markets throughout the world. Our
company headquarters is located in Falls Church,
Virginia, just outside of Washington, D.C., with branch
offices in Boston and Miami. For more information on
Telemus Solutions please call (703) 893-0550.
Founded in 1988, the
Wireless Communications Association, International (WCA)
is the principal non-profit trade association
representing the wireless broadband industry. WCA
membership, which includes the industry's leading
carriers, vendors and consultants, has grown to over 530
member companies spanning six continents.
The WCA organizes the world's largest annual business
conference and exhibition devoted exclusively to
wireless broadband. This conference and exhibition
annually convenes experts from around the world to
discuss market strategies, emerging technologies, new
applications and financing/regulatory options.
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Industry - $495 per person
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Small Business - $395 per person
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Government - $295 per person
Includes continental breakfast, lunch. and conference
materials.
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Options
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Center, NRECA Headquarters Building, 4301 Wilson
Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22203. The Conference Center is
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