Conference Day One: Tuesday, April 28, 2009

7:00 Registration & Coffee

7:45 Welcome & Opening Remarks From Sector Jacksonville

CAPT Paul Thomas,USCG
Commander
Coast Guard Sector Jacksonville

8:00 United States Coast Guard Priorities For Maritime Homeland Security

Strategies for enhanced maritime domain awareness
Improving partnerships for more effective security operations
Atlantic Area Command Priorities

VADM Robert J. Papp, USCG
Commander, Atlantic Area and Commander, Defense Forces East
United States Coast Guard

8:40 USCG District 7 Efforts To Combat Maritime Threats And Regional Drug Trafficking Operations

District goals and mission priorities
Interdiction and Counter-Narcotic Operations
Overview of successful programs and opportunities to support D7 projects

RADM Steve Branham, USCG
Commander, District 7
United States Coast Guard

9:20 Building Public/Private Partnerships For Expanded Global Maritime Domain Awareness

Building a “global sea traffic control system”
Creating a trusted electronic repository of global traffic monitoring data
Enhancing stakeholder cooperation and trust for robust domain awareness
Leveraging increased MDA to combat piracy, terrorism, and smuggling
Technology to enable dynamic policy management to establish transparency and security across the global supply chains

ADM Harry Ulrich, USN (Ret.)
Executive Vice President, International Security Affairs Practice
Enterra Solutions LL

10:00 Networking And Refreshment Break

10:45 GMAII Priorities, Programs, And Needs For Enhancing Maritime Domain Awareness

National MDA assessment and interagency investment strategy
Expanding the global maritime intelligence community of interest

Timothy A. Phillips, SNIS
Chief Technology Officer
Global Maritime & Air Intelligence Integration

11:25 Implementing The Small Vessel Security Strategy

Adopting a strategy developed from the small vessel stakeholder recommendations
Tailoring effective education, communication and coordination with the stakeholders
Implementing national and international standards for risked based, threat reducing measures

Robert Gauvin
Technical Advisor, Office of Vessel Activities
CG-543

12:05 Interagency Coordination Activities In Support Of Intelligence Integration

Expansion efforts and capabilities of the National Maritime Intelligence Center
Strategic NMIC goals for maritime intelligence collection and information sharing

John Plude
Assistant Director for Global Maritime Intelligence
National Maritime Intelligence Center

12:45 Worldwide AIS Data From Space

AIS enabled LEO satellites in operation
Leveraging existing network for 24+ AIS enabled satellite constellation

Greg Flessate
VP, AIS Services
ORBCOMM

12:55Luncheon

1:55 The Changing Arctic Landscape And Impact To The Maritime Community

Controlling anticipated ship traffic through the Bering Strait
Expanding search and rescue operations
Identifying new risks and response policies

Dana Goward
SES-Director, Assessment, Integration and Risk Management
CG-51

2:35 Coast Guard Capabilities Development Priorities

RADM Wayne Justice, USCG
Assistant Commandant for Capability
US Coast Guard

3:15 Industry Capability Response

Industry development in support of government priorities
Closing vital capability gaps
Advancing the maritime security mission

Charles S. Bowers, III
President
Frequentis Defense, Inc

3:40 Break

Track A

Track B

3:45 DOT’s Marview Environment In Support of The Maritime Transportation System

Providing a comprehensive collection of vessel tracking information through Automated Identification System (AIS) and Voluntary Observation Ships (VOS) program
Real-time tracking of vessels and information on waterways and facilities
Geospatial information on the MTS and Intermodal Transportation

Gail Perkins
Senior Transportation Analyst, Maritime Administration
DOT

3:45 Assessing The USCG Biometrics-At-Sea Project: Lessons Learned And Current Implementation Efforts

Initial results of the Biometrics-at-Sea program
Increasing maritime domain awareness through the positive identification of those we interdict
Mobile solutions for biometric collection and analysis

Dr. Thomas Amerson
Project Lead
Biometrics-at-Sea

4:25 Networking And Refreshment Break

5:00 Risk Management And Resource Allocation For Maximum Safety And Security

Using limited resources effectively
Provide a survey of the approaches and methods to RBRA (risk-based resource allocation)
Provide a set of principles for employing RBRA approaches and methods

CAPT Paul Szwed, USCG D.Sc, Head
Department of Management and Professor of Decision Sciences
U.S. Coast Guard Academy

5:40Collaboration In Space For International Global Maritime Awareness: C-SIGMA

Using commercial satellite technology for global maritime awareness
Automate processing to minimize manpower
Increase areas of surveillance
Means to increase international cooperation

Guy Thomas
Science and Technology Advisor
Office of Global Maritime Situational Awareness

5:00 Megaports Initiative: Protecting The World's Shipping Network From Dangerous Cargo And Nuclear Materials

International Cooperation

Deterring terrorists from using the world's seaports to ship illicit materials
Detecting nuclear or radioactive materials if it shipped via sea cargo
Interdicting harmful material before it is used against the U.S. or one of our allies

William E. Kilmartin
Megaports Program Manager, Office of the Second Line of Defense
National Nuclear Security Administration U.S. Department of Energy

5:40 Building Effective Law Enforcement Partnerships

Using collaborative approaches to capitalize on the expertise which exists in the many organizations vested in a secure maritime domain
Engaging stakeholders in partnerships that achieve both security and economies of scale
Using Case studies and research on current private-public sector initiatives emphasizing collaborations in homeland security

Dr. Kenneth Christopher, D.P.A.
Assistant Professor and Program Coordinator, Criminal Justice Department
Park University

6:20 Case Study: Using The Maritime Homeland Security Operational Planning System (MHS OPS) For Improved Asset Scheduling

Using MHS OPS for effective Coast Guard and Navy asset coordination
Optimizing the deployment of tactical forces for highest priority missions
Translating strategic level maritime guidance into tactical level operations

LCDR Kelley Hall, USCG
Coast Guard Sector Hampton Roads

6:20 Canadian Maritime Picture

Actual implementation & coverage;
System Capabilities;
Where we are heading

Pierre Poirier
Officier Senior/Senior Officer
VTMIS

7:00 Cocktail Reception

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