2010 AAPA Port Security Seminar & Exhibition

July 21, 2010
New Orleans, LA

This essential seminar addresses key security and safety challenges confronting public seaports. The program features interactive sessions with port security officials and federal government agency representatives. Topics incorporate the latest regulatory updates as well as current industry trends, including federal port security initiatives, legislative and policy overview and discussion, hands-on workshops and roundtable discussions on critical issues, and a popular tabletop exposition for technologies with port security applications. The seminar is a PPM requirement.

07/21/2010
Welcome and Opening Remarks

• Kurt J. Nagle, President, American Association of Port Authorities
• Gary LaGrange, President & CEO, Port of New Orleans
• Joseph M. Lawless, Director of Maritime & Bridge Security, Massachusetts Port Authority; Chairman, AAPA Security Committee

07/21/2010
Keynote Address

Speaker:

• Hon. Michael Balboni, Principal, Navigators Global

07/21/2010
Maritime Security and Law Enforcement on the Mississippi River – Missions, Responsibilities, Challenges

Moderator:

• Robert Hecker, Chief of Police, Port odf New Orleans

Speakers:

• Mitch Smith, Operations Director, Port of South Louisiana 
• Mitch Merriam, Area Port Director – New Orleans, Field Operations, U.S. Customs and Border Protection
• Jonathan C. Callais, Police Chief, Port Fourchon

07/21/2010
Crime Scene Management and Planning

Moderator:

• Chairman Lawless

Speakers:

• David F. Nunez, Special Agent, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Miami Field Office
• Amy J. Ford, Special Agent and Senior Team Leader, Federal Bureau of Investigation, New Orleans Evidence Response Team (ERT)

07/21/2010
Luncheon Presentation

Introduction:

• Chairman Lawless

Speaker:

• Brenda J. Smith, Brenda J. Smith Company, Salem, MA

07/21/2010
TWIC Implementation -- Issues and Challenges

Moderator:

• Joseph M. Lawless, Director of Maritime & Bridge Security, Massachusetts Port Authority, Chairman, AAPA Security Committee

Speakers:

• John Schwartz, Program Manager, TWIC, Transportation Security Administration, U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security
• LTJG Julio "Tony" A. Moré, Special Projects Officer, Office of Port & Facility Activities, TWIC Implementation Branch, U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters

07/21/2010
Federal Round Table on Port Security

Moderator:

• Joseph M. Lawless, Director of Maritime & Bridge Security, Massachusetts Port Authority, Chairman, AAPA Security Committee

Speakers:

• Michael Ginn, Director, Miami C-TPAT Field Office, CBP -- Office of Field Operations, Miami, FL
• Scott T. Johnson, Transportation Security Administration, U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security
• Capt. Dave Crowley, USCG, Deputy Asst. Director, Maritime Mission Management, Domestic Nuclear Detection Office, U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security

07/22/2010
Port Escort Procedures

Moderator:

• Col. Andrew H. Engemann, Jr., Chief of Police, Virginia Port Authority Police Dept.

Speakers:

• George Gavito, Chief of Police and Security, Brownsville Navigation District - Port of Brownsville
• Harold E. Hudgins, Vice President, Planning and Security, Alabama State Port Authority
• Jill Taylor, Deputy Director of Homeland Security, Port of Los Angeles

07/22/2010
Port Security Focus Groups

Moderator:

• Joseph M. Lawless, Director of Maritime & Bridge Security, Massachusetts Port Authority, Chairman, AAPA Security Committee

"Focus on Emergency Preparedness"

Joint Presentation by:

• Kenneth D. Honig, CEM, Commanding Officer, Port Authority Police, John F. Kennedy International Airport
• Arif Ghouse, Director, Security & Emergency Planning, Port of Seattle
• George Gavito, Chief of Police and Security, Brownsville Navigation District - Port of Brownsville

07/22/2010
Recovering from Disaster -- Case Examples

Moderator:

• Harold E. Hudgins, Vice President, Planning & Security, Alabama State Port Authority

Speakers:

• Rear Admiral Mary Landry (USCG), Commander, Eighth Coast Guard District, New Orleans, LA
• Chett Chiasson, MPA, Executive Director, Port Fourchon/SL Airport

07/22/2010
Effective Resiliency Planning

Moderator:

• Rick Benavidez, Director of Security/Safety, Port Freeport, Texas

Speakers:

• Wayne Young, Domestic Ports Division, Office of Port and Facility Activities, U.S. Coast Guard
• Brian Sauser, Professor, Charles V. Schaefer Jr. School of Enginering and Science, Stevens Institute of Technology

07/23/2010
Security Issues Related to Climate Change

Moderator:

• Joseph M. Lawless, Director of Maritime & Bridge Security, Massachusetts Port Authority, Chairman, AAPA Security Committee

Speaker:

• Tate Nurkin, Director, IHS Jane's Information Services