This year's comprehensive education program includes 31 sessions in the homeland security track. If you're responsible for protecting the homeland, these topics may be of special interest to you. But don't limit yourself to these sessions—you're sure to find additional relevant topics throughout the program.
Get complete details about this program and learn more about events relevant to law/military/homeland security professionals.
Tuesday, October 12
11:00 am–12:00 noon
Financial Institutions Counter Terrorism: A
Public/Private Partnership
Steven Bullitt, Assistant to Special Agent in Charge and Supervisor of the North Texas Electronic Crimes Task Force, USSS Dallas Field Office; Leland Dean, CPP, CFFSP, CFSVP, Global Corporate Security/Southwest U.S. Regional Manager, The Bank of New
York Mellon
Understanding Islam: A Candid Look
Nawar Shora, CEO, Shams Training and Development
The Implications of Northwest Flight #253 on Christmas Day
Douglas Laird Sr., CPP, President, Laird and Associates, Inc.
Bioterrorism: Understanding the Threat and
Designing Responses
Dr. Jeffrey Simon, President, Political Risk Assessment Co.,
Inc. (PRAC)
1:45 pm–3:00 pm
Securing Soft Targets
James C. Reynolds, CPP, Director of Safety and Security, Hilton Hotels Corp.; David Bareño, CPP, Detective Tourist Crimes, Orange County Sheriff’s Office; Sheldon Lightfoot, CPP, Security Manager, Six Flags Great Adventure; Andrea Schultz, Department of
Homeland Security
An A–Z Approach to Protect the Food Protection Stream that Meets Regulation and Customer Expectation
William Ramsey, Security Director, McCormick and Company, Inc.; Frank Pisciotta, CSC, President, Business Protection Specialists, Inc.; Dr. James Pastor, President, SecureLaw Ltd. and Associate Professor, Calumet College of St. Joseph
The Future of Security: Insider Threat and
Pre-employment Screening
Berndt Rif, CPP, Senior Security Policy Adviser, De Nederlandsche Bank; Chris M. Wright, CPP, President, The Wright Group; Michael D. Moberly, President/Founder, Knowledge Protection Strategies
4:30 pm–5:30 pm
Behavior Detection and Other Practices for Protecting Retail Facilities from Terrorism
Michael Rozin, Special Operations Captain, Mall of America Security Department; Doug Reynolds, Director of Security, Mall of America Security Department; Eric White, Director of Retail Strategy,
Wren Solutions
Active Shooter and Force-on-Force Advancements
in Simulations
Joseph L. Smith, PSP, Director/Senior Vice President, Applied Research Associates
21st Century CPTED and Infrastructure Protection
Dr. Randy Atlas, Ph.D., CPP, AIA, Vice-President, Atlas Safety and Security Design, Inc.
Critical Infrastructure Protection Operations and Resources from DHS
Steven G. King, CPP, Division Director, U.S. Department of
Homeland Security
Wednesday, October 13
11:00 am–12:00 noon
Water: The Next Battleground
Alan Nutes, CPP, Security Manager, City of Atlanta
CFATS Implementing and Maintaining a Compliant Program
Dan Walters, CPP, Manager Security & Environment Risk, Terra Industries; Sue Armstrong, Director, Infrastructure Security Compliance Division, U.S. Department of Homeland Security; Dennis Deziel, Acting Director, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Lessons Learned from a Kidnapping
Tom Robertson, CPP, Director, Sun Life Financial
Security Profiling: Overcoming the Controversy
Zvi Kremer, Managing Director, EstablishNet International, LLC
1:45 pm–3:00 pm
Behavioral Pattern Recognition: A Proactive Approach to Homeland Security
David Harel, Managing Director ASERO Israel, ASERO Worldwide
Protecting Your Business: Understanding Islam
and Islamofacism
Col. Michael Trapp, CPP, Principal Scientist, Applied
Research Associates
Cyber Series: Advanced Persistent Threats and Botnets—Why Your Business Should Be Concerned
David Morgan, Associate, Booz Allen Hamilton;
Rodney Thayer, CTO, Secorix
Animal Activism and Ecoterrorism
Olle Fjordgren, CPP, Security Advisor, GRANIT Sakerhet
4:30 pm–5:30 pm
Advancing DoD Security Capabilities through Professionalization and Certification
Daniel McGarvey, Director, Information Protection, U.S. Air Force; Reese Madsen, Jr., DoD Intelligence Chief Learning Officer, DoD Human Capital Office; Undersecretary of Defense (Intelligence); Dr. Joselito Lualhati, Principal and Director – Strategy, Research, and Development, The Global Skills Xchange
Thursday, October 14
Law Enforcement/Military Appreciation Day
(free admission to active law/military professionals with a government/military photo ID)
8:00 am–9:00 am
Keynote: President Pervez Musharraf
11:00 am–12:00 noon
The Chemical Facility Anti-terrorism Standard (CFATS): Beyond the SSP
Michael Saad, CPP, Senior Director Consulting Services, Huffmaster Crisis Response, LLC; Wade Pinnell, CPP, Vice President, Huffmaster Companies; Evan Wolff, Director, Homeland Security Practice Resources Regulatory and Environmental Law, Hunton and Williams
1:45 pm–3:00 pm
Homeland Security Policies: Impact on Business, Immigration, and Privacy
Benjamin Frankel, Editor-in-Chief, Homeland Security Daily News Wire
Can Hotels Really Protect Tourists and Guests from Emerging Threats?
Dr. Randy Atlas, Ph.D., CPP, AIA, Vice-President, Atlas Safety and Security Design, Inc.; Patrick Murphy, PSP, CPP, Director of Loss Prevention, Marriott International, Inc.
Explosive Threats and Target Hardening: A Study in Explosives Environment Physical Security Response
Jeffrey Slotnick, PSP, President, Setracon Incorporated
Ten Years after 9/11: What’s Changed
Carlos Villarreal, Senior Vice President, Commercial Real Estate Division, Whelan Security; Glen Kitteringham, CPP, Director, Security and Life Safety, Western Canada, Brookfield Properties Corp.; Mark Wright, Regional Director of Security, Brookfield Properties; Keith Kambic, CPP, Director of Security and Life Safety, U.S. Equities
Asset Management
Military Security Operations in Afghanistan/Iraq
Joseph Rector, CPP, PSP, PCI, Deputy Chief of Security Forces,
U.S. Air Force
Where in the World Are You? Device Tracking at the Enterprise Level
4:30 pm–5:30 pm
Electricity Grid Protection during the 2010 Winter
Olympic Games
Doug Powell, CPP, PSP, Manager, Corporate Security, British Columbia Hydro
Indications and Warning of Attack: Three Paths to
Effective Identification
Lydia Wilson, Program Manager, FBI Chief Security Officer Training, SRA International, Inc.
Mass Notification and Rapid Response
Denise Chatam Walker, Chief Emergency Management Officer, Lone Star College System; Rudy Wolter, CPP,
Senior Vice President, CitiGroup
