Conference Day Two: Wednesday, April 29, 2009

7:45 Welcome & Opening Remarks

8:00 US Naval Strategy For Maritime Security

• US Navy efforts to improve safety and security of the world’s trade routes from piracy and terrorist threats
• Defining the Navy’s role in MDA and maritime security

RADM Stewart O'Bryan, USN
Director, N3/N5
US Navy Maritime Domain Awareness

8:40 USSOUTHCOM Objectives To Enhance Maritime Domain Awareness And Regional Security

• Collaborative efforts to improve understanding of the maritime environment and enhance safety and security
• Interagency cooperation efforts and best practices including a look at the highly successful JIATF-South
• US SOUTHERN Command AOR maritime security strategy

RADM Joseph Kernan, USN
Commander, US Naval Forces Southern Command
Commander, US 4th Fleet

9:20 NORAD And USNORTHCOM Efforts In Support Of Maritime Security And Homeland Defense

Gen. Gene Renuart, USAF
Commander
USNORTHCOM and NORAD

10:45 Coast Guard Acquisition Transformation And Major Programs Overview

• Coast Guard's Acquisition Directorate and the Commandant's vision to create a model for mid-size federal agency acquisition and procurement
• Review of the $27 billion investment portfolio that includes more than 20 major projects that deliver platforms and mission systems to the Coast Guard's operational forces
• Modernization and recapitalization to ensure that the Coast Guard has the platforms and mission systems necessary to be the preeminent service for maritime safety, security and natural resources stewardship

RADM Gary Blore, USCG
Assistant Commandant for Acquisition & Chief Acquisition Officer
USCG

11:25 Research And Development Of Innovative Capabilities In Support Of Maritime Domain Awareness

• Pervasive surveillance and reconnaissance capability developments
• Sensors and data collection improvements
• Enabling increased port security and resiliency of operations

Dr. Michael Bruno
Feiler Chair Professor and Dean, School of Engineering and Science
Stevens Institute of Technology

12:05 Tools And Technologies For Improving Maritime And Border Security

• Improving detection, tracking, and identification of all threats along the maritime border
• Wide-area surveillance from the coast to beyond the horizon; port and inland waterways region – Technology to detect, ID, and track
• Data fusion and automated tools for command center operations
• Enhanced screening and examination by non-intrusive inspection

CAPT Dave Newton, USCG
Deputy Director, Border & Maritime Security Division
DHS S&T Directorate

1:45 Enhancing CBP/Coast Guard Cooperation: Sector Jacksonville’s Joint Maritime Advance Scheduling And Targeting Team

• Establishing protocols to jointly screen inbound vessels
• Leveraging each agency’s expertise by fully integrating Coast Guard vessel screening processes with CBP vessel and air vetting practices

CAPT Paul Thomas, USCG Commander Sector Jacksonville	Al Tagliaferro Border Security Coordinator Office of Field Operations Tampa US CBP
Douglas Straatsma Assistant Area Port Director Jacksonville US CBP	Theodore White Coast Guard Command Center Program Manager

Concurrent Afternoon Tracks-bring a team and maximize your learning!

Track A	Track B
2:45 Leveraging Commercial Partnerships For Enhanced Global Maritime Security: An Industry Perspective Shipping Industry Perspective Current state and future trends of global maritime commerce The commercial maritime industry’s perspectives on maritime security How industry could assist in maintaining maritime security and awareness The future of government and commercial partnerships in the maritime domain CAPT Gordan E. Van Hook, USN (Ret) Senior Director for Innovation and Concept Development Maersk Line Limited	2:45 Case Study: Rescue 21 Using Rescue 21 for dramatically reduced search and rescue times Capabilities for improved reliability, redundancy and continuity of operations CAPT Lisa Festa USCG Project Manager Rescue 21
3:25 MDA And OSINT (Open Source Intelligence) How COTS technology such as CATE mitigate risks How Data Fusion and Sense Making are evolving How Space based assets can support MDA Mr. Tan Lye Huat Program Manager Defence Science and Technology Agency Singapore	3:25 Successful Detection And Interdiction Strategies: Case Study Of CG Sector Miami Use of Force program overview and successful interdictions Intelligence driven detection strategies Increasing MDA through interagency coordination-Hawkeye, Terma Radar and AIS MOU CDR Keith Nelson, USCG Response Department Head Coast Guard Sector Miami
4:05 Networking And Refreshment Break
4:35 TWIC Implementation And Lessons Learned TWIC Implementation Case Study Lessons learned and pitfalls to avoid in TWIC implementation How TWIC improves safety and security at port facilities Next steps after TWIC implementation Joseph Lawless Director of Maritime & Bridge Security Massport	4:35 US Navy PEO C4I Program Support For MDA Collecting & disseminating data from & to the tactical edge Capabilities for enhanced vessel tracking Automated monitoring, anomaly detection, and alerting systems Andy Farrar Special Assistant to the PEO for Maritime Domain Awareness, PEO C4I US Navy
5:15 Funding And Grant Opportunities For Regional Security Efforts Securing PSGP funds to assist ports in enhancing maritime domain awareness Enhancing risk management capabilities to prevent, detect, respond to and recover from attacks involving improvised explosive devices Training and exercises and Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) implementation CAPT John Cameron, USCG (Ret) President Tradeworthy, Inc.	5:15 Navy Operational Test And Evaluation Command: Current And Future Systems Assessment Navy Expeditionary Overwatch (NEO), Command Control Communications and Intelligence System (C4I) Electronic Harbor Security System (EHSS) CAPT Robert Elder, USN ACOS 80 Division Expeditionary Warfare

5:55 End Of Main Conference

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