2007 AAPA Port Security Seminar and Exhibition

July 18, 2007
Boston, Massachusetts

Essential seminar addressing key security and safety challenges confronting public seaports. Topics will include crisis/emergency management, security surveys, cruise terminal security, security plan preparation, disaster recovery/contingency plans, terrorism, OSHA regulations pertaining to the marine environment, hazardous materials management, weapons of mass destruction, media relations, assessing and insuring risks, and incident reporting systems.

07/18/2007
Welcome and Opening Remarks

• Kurt Nagle, President & CEO, American Association of Port Authorities
• Thomas J. Kinton, Executive Director, Massachusetts Port Authority
• Mike Leone, Port Director, Massachusetts Port Authority
• Capt. Ralph Tracy, Captain of Patrol, Port of Los Angeles Police, Chairman, AAPA Security Committee

07/18/2007
Keynote Address

• Luke Ritter, President, Trident Global Partners, Co-Author, Securing Global Transportation Networks

07/18/2007
Seaport Security and Law Enforcement in the Port of Boston

• Capt. James L. McDonald, Jr., Commander, USCG SECTOR - BOSTON
• Therese Sullivan, Chief, Customs and Border Protection
• Sgt. Phillip Terenzi, Harbormaster, Boston Police Harbor Patrol
• Capt. Daniel Risteen, Massachusetts State Police

07/18/2007
Trends and Techniques in Human and Drug Smuggling In the Commercial Vessel Environment

• Special Agent William “Bill” McLeod, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)
• Kevin Lane, Assistant Special Agent in Charge (ASAC), New England Field Division, Drug Enforcement Administration

07/18/2007
Luncheon Address

• Jay Grant, Jay Grant & Associates, P.S.

07/18/2007
Regional Security Partnerships

• Michael J. Schiller, Operations Manager, Port of Vancouver, U.S.A.
• Wade Battles, Managing Director, Port of Houston Authority
• Rich Teubner, Director - Government Services, Response Management Associates

07/18/2007
Safe Port Act Implementation: Container Screening and Post-Incident Business Resumption

• John Daggett, Senior Analyst, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Policy and Planning
• Jacob Aguilar, Customs and Border Protection, Secure Freight Initiative
• Jim Pugh, Deputy Division Chief, Domestic Ports Division, U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters
• Shawn James, VP, Maritime Security and Infrastructure, Protection Systems, Lockheed Martin Corporation

07/19/2007
Transportation Worker Identification Credential – (TWIC) Status Report

• Stephen Sadler, Director, Maritime & Surface Credentialing, Transportation Security Administration (TSA), U.S. Department of Homeland Security
• Cdr. Peter W. Gautier, Chief, Cargo & Facilities Division, U.S. Coast Guard, Office of the Commandant (G-PC P-2)
• Jon Rambeau, TWIC Program Office, Lockheed Martin

07/19/2007
Transportation Worker Identification Credential – (TWIC) Implementation Reports from the Field

• Wade Battles, Managing Director, Port of Houston Authority
• Bethann Rooney, Manager, Port Security, The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey
• Capt. John M. Holmes, Deputy Executive Director, Operations, Port of Los Angeles

07/19/2007
Ocean Carrier Perspective on Port Security Challenges

• C. Thomas Burke, Senior Advisor to the President, K Line America, Inc.
• Earl Agron, Vice President of Security, APL Limited
• John Hyde, Vice President, Corporate Security & Compliance, Maersk Sealand

07/19/2007
Waterside Surveillance Systems

• Daniel J. Flynn, Honeywell
• Hubert "Arch" Archambo, Assistant Chief of Police, Port of Corpus Christi Police Authority
• Jayson Swope, Adesta Group

07/20/2007
Port Security Grant Workshop

The objectives of the workshop will be to:

• Recognize and Incorporate the Business Practices of Grants Management
• Focus on Critical Events in the Grants Management Cycle
• Problem Solve on Specific Issues
• Identify Promising Grants Management Practices; and,
• Enhance Networking among Port Security Agencies
• Lisa Nine, National Criminal Justice Association (NCJA)