Port Security Seminar

July 19, 2006
Seattle, Washington

Addressing key security is the goal of this annual seminar. Topics will include U.S. Coast Guard, Port Security Initiatives and Programs; Port Access Issues and Challenges; Railroad Security at Seaports; Safeguarding LNG and Petrochemical Terminals; Managing, Funding and Implementing Port Security Projects; Customs and Border Protection; Deterring Cargo Theft, and Seaport Security and Law Enforcement in the Puget Sound Region.

07/19/2006
Seaport Security & Law Enforcement in the Puget Sound Region

• Rod Hilden, Chief Security Officer, Port of Seattle
• Captain Steve Sutton, Washington State Patrol, Vessel and Terminal Security Division
• Tim Kimsey, Chief of Police, Port of Seattle Police Department (Panel Discussion)
• Steve Metruck, Captain of the Port – Sector Seattle, U.S. Coast Guard

07/19/2006
U.S. Coast Guard, Port Security Initiatives and Programs

• Capt. Paul Gugg, Chief, Prevention Division, U. S. Coast Guard, Pacific Area

07/19/2006
Luncheon Address

• Bernd “Bear” McConnell, Director, Interagency Coordination, North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command

07/19/2006
Port Access Issues and Challenges

• Gordon Hannah, Managing Director, BearingPoint
• Ed Merkle, Director of Security, Virginia Port Authority
• Joanne St-Onge, Director, Marine Security - Regulatory Affairs, Transport Canada

07/19/2006
Managing, Funding and Implementing Port Security Projects

• Wade Battles, Managing Director, Port of Houston Authority
• Jay Grant, Jay Grant & Associates, P.S.
• Jeffrey Brown, Managing Partner, Jeffrey W. Brown, LLC

07/20/2006
NIMS Training

• Ins. Kenneth Honig, CEM, Port Authority Police - LaGuardia Airport, The Port Authority of NY & NJ

07/20/2006
Customs and Border Protection and Container Security Initiatives at Seaports

• Todd Owen, Acting Executive Director, Cargo and Conveyance Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection
• Lance Ludman, SaviNetworks
• Betty Calhoun, Senior National Security Analyst, CSC Federal Sector
• John Cushing, EModal.Com, Inc.

07/20/2006
Railroad Security at Seaports

• Marvin Ferreira, Manager, Security & Compliance, APM Terminals, Tacoma

07/20/2006
Safeguarding LNG and Petrochemical Terminals

• David Moore, President & CEO, AcuTech Consulting Group
• Larry Bowe Jr., President, PureTech Systems

07/20/2006
Deterring Cargo Theft

• Sergeant Ken Huerta, Port of Los Angeles Police