2011 AAPA Port Security Seminar & Exhibition

July 20, 2011
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.

07/20/2011
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

07/20/2011
Seaport Crime -- Legal Issues and Jurisdictions

Session Coordinator

• Hector M. Pesquera, Asst. Port Director for Safety & Security Division, Port of Miami

Speakers

• Chris P. Scraba, Captain of the Port, United States Coast Guard, Port of Miami
• Bill Olejasz, Acting Area Port Director, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Port of Miami
• John J. DiPaulo, Special Agent, Seaport Liaison, U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation, Miami Division

07/20/2011
TWIC Round Table

Session Coordinator

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

Speakers

• Steve Lord, Director, Homeland Security and Justice Issues, Government Accountability Office
• John Schwartz, Program Manager - TWIC, Transportation Security Administration, U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security
• LCDR Greg Callahan, TWIC Implementation Branch, Cargo & Facilities Division (CG-5442), USCG Headquarters

07/20/2011
TWIC Implementation -- Issues and Challenges

Session Coordinator

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

Speakers

• Adam Kiesel, Senior Manager, Unisys Corporation, Phoenix, AZ
• Keith O. Palmer, Director of Port Security Integrated Systems, L-3 MPRI, Galveston, TX
• Terry Hayes, Project Management, Transport Integration, Stockton, CA

07/20/2011
Outside Perspectives on Seaport Security

Session Coordinator:

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

Speaker

• Charles McCarthy, Maritime Program Manager, USDOT/Volpe Center, Cambridge, MA

07/21/2011
Japanese Nuclear Disaster and Its Implications for Port Security

Session Coordinator

• Mike O'Brien, Port Facilities Security Officer, Port of Oakland

Speaker

• Bill Olejasz, Acting Area Port Director, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Port of Miami

07/21/2011
Legal Liability Issues for Port Security Directors

Session Coordinator

• Peter Simons, Director, Port of Texas City Security Council

Speakers

• Joseph M. Lawless, Director of Maritime & Bridge Security, Massachusetts Port Authority, Chairman, AAPA Security Committee
• Ray Biagini, Partner, McKenna, Long & Aldridge, Washington, DC

07/21/2011
Federal Round Table on Port Security

Session Coordinator

• Jill Taylor, Deputy Director of Homeland Security, Port of Los Angeles

Speaker

• Julian D. Gilman, Section Chief -- Port Security Program, Department of Homeland Security, Grant Programs Directorate, Washington, DC

07/21/2011
Gulf Oil Spill Crisis -- Lessons Learned

Session Coordinator

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

Speakers

• Jonathan C. Callais, Police Chief, Port Fourchon
• Billy Nungesser, Parish President, Plaquemines Port, Harbor and Terminal District, Plaquemines Parish Government, Belle Chasse, LA

07/22/2011
Emerging Trends in Port Security Technology

Session Coordinator

• Arif Ghouse, Director, Security & Emergency Planning, Port of Seattle

Speakers

• A.J. Briding, CEM, CORE, CHS-V, PMP, CMQ/OE, Principal Consultant, Homeland Security and Emergency Management, CIBER Federal Defense and Intelligence
• Steve Stein, Director, Northwest National Labs, Seattle, WA