2009 AAPA Port Security Seminar & Exhibition

July 22, 2009
Houston, TX

Seven years after 9/11, continually strengthening port security to thwart terrorism remains a top priority among public seaports. The American Association of Port Authorities’ (AAPA) 12th Port Security Seminar and Exhibition, to be held in Houston, Tex., July 16-18, will address these concerns, focusing on the security and safety challenges confronting public seaport agencies and marine terminal operators throughout the Western Hemisphere.

07/22/2009
Welcome and Opening Remarks

• Kurt J. Nagle, President, American Association of Port Authorities
• Joseph M. Lawless, Director of Maritime & Bridge Security, Massachusetts Port Authority, Chairman, AAPA Security Committee
• Commissioner Sylvia Garcia, Harris County Precinct Two
• James T. Edmonds, Port Commission Chairman, Port of Houston Authority
• Judge Ed Emmett, County Judge
• Jeffrey O. Baldwin, Sr., Director, Field Operations, U.S. Customs and Border Protection

07/22/2009
Keynote Address

• Juliette Kayyem, Assistant Secretary for Intergovernmental Programs, U.S. Department of Homeland Security

07/22/2009
Houston Ship Channel Security District - Update

• Patrick Bellamy, Chairman, Houston Ship Channel Security Council (HSC-SC), University of Houston

07/22/2009
DHS Seaport Security Training Program

• Capt. Fred Wilder, Researcher, Florida State University Center for National Security Training & Research
• Judd Butler, Project Manager, Florida State University, Learning Systems Institute, Center for National Security Training & Research

07/22/2009
DHS Advisory Committee Perspectives on Port Security

• Wade Battles, Acting Executive Director, Port of Houston Authority

07/22/2009
Port Security Project Integrators – Guiding Points for Vendor Participants

• Misty Stine, Sr. Director, Business Development, Adesta LLC
• Paul H. Chang, Senior Vice President Division Manager, Surveillance and Security, SAIC
• Mike Lester, Technology Director, CIBER, Inc.
• Frank Varona, Director of Critical Infrastructure, Ross & Baruzzini

07/22/2009
Security Round Table on FEMA Grant Program

• Ross Ashley, Assistant Administrator of the Grant Programs Directorate, DHS
• Randall C. Barr, Branch Chief, Port Security Grants Program, U.S. Coast Guard

07/22/2009
Federal Round Table on Port Security

• Todd Owen, Executive Director, Cargo and Conveyance Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection
• Huban Gowadia, Ph.D., Assistant Director for Assessments, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Domestic Nuclear Detection Office, Organization (DNDO)
• Rear Admiral Kevin Cook, USCG, Director, Prevention Policy, United States Coast Guard

07/23/2009
Port Security Focus Groups

• Breakbulk/Dry Bulk
  Harold E. Hudgins, Vice President, Planning & Security, Alabama State Port Authority
• Container
  Arif Ghouse, Director of Seaport Security, Port of Seattle
• Cruise
  Sidonie Sansom, Director, Homeland Security, Port of San Francisco
• Liquid Bulk
  George Gavito, Chief of Police and Security, Brownsville Navigation District – Port of Brownsville

07/23/2009
Emerging Security Technologies

• Captain Michael P. Carter, USN, Project Officer, SPARWARS
• Craig Wuest, Program Leader for Homeland Defense Operations Research, Lawrence Livermore National Labs LLNL

07/23/2009
Emergency Operation Centers

• Pat Wade, Marine Superintendent, Freeport LNG Development L.P.
• Hampton Dowling, PMP, Director, Global Security & Engineering Solutions, L-3 Communications

07/23/2009
Port Security – Legal Challenges

• Brian E. Finch, Counsel/Head Homeland Security Practice, Dickstein Shapiro LLP

07/24/2009
Pandemic Flu – Are You Ready?

• Harry Overstreet, Ph.D., O-zone Consulting