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2016 Port Security & IT Seminar

July 20, 2016
Arlington, VA

This seminar addressing latest regulatory updates, current industry trends and key security and safety challenges confronting public seaports also featured sessions on information technology issues such as cybersecurity.

07/20/2016
Welcome and Opening Remarks

Speakers:

  • Kurt Nagle, President & CEO, AAPA, Alexandria, VA
  • Joseph M. Lawless, Director of Maritime Security, Massachusetts Port Authority; Chairman, AAPA Security Committee
  • Lance Kaneshiro, CISSP, Chief Information Officer, Port of Los Angeles; Chairman, AAPA Information Technology Committee

07/20/2016
Keynote Address

Introduction:

  • Joseph Lawless

Speaker:

  • SSA Michael C. Sohn, Cyber Outreach, FBI, Los Angeles, CA

07/20/2016
Security & IT in the Maritime Environment

Moderator:

  • Mark Dubina, Vice President - Security, Port Tampa Bay

Speakers:

  • Joseph Lawless
  • April Danos, Director of Information Technology, Port Fourchon; Chair, Cybersecurity Subcommittee of AAPA Information Technology Committee
  • Lance Kaneshiro, CISSP

07/20/2016
Vendor Presentations

Introduction:

  • Jeff Brown, Managing Partner, Transportation Technology Associates, Melbourne Beach, FL

Speakers:

07/20/2016
Cybersecurity Reporting Requirements for Port FSOs

Introduction:

  • Sam Harvill, Jr., Security Manager, Port Everglades

Speakers:

07/20/2016
DHS Implementation of CISA & AIS for Port/Shipping Security

Introduction:

  • Joseph Lawless

Speaker:

  • Matthew Shabat, Director, Office of Cybersecurity and Communications Performance Management, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Washington, DC

07/20/2016
Convergence of Physical & Network Cyber Vulnerabilities

Moderator:

  • Martyn Adamson, Senior Manager - Enterprise Applications, Port of Tacoma

Speakers:

07/20/2016
Emerging Security Technologies

Moderator:

  • Michelle Thames, Chief, Information Technology, PortMiami

Speakers:

  • Ron Merritt, Deputy Director, Security Solutions, Honeywell Technology Solutions, Inc., Chesapeake, VA
  • Alan Kraft, Executive Director, CACI International Inc., Herndon, VA
  • Craig Johnson, Threat Prevention Accounts Manager, Check Point

07/20/2016
Intelligence Briefing

Introduction:

  • David Espie, Director of Security, Maryland Port Administration

Speaker:

  • SSA Clinton J. Morano, Director & Program Manager, Maritime Security Program, FBI, Washington, DC

07/21/2016
Vendor Presentations

Introduction:

  • Jeff Brown

Speakers:

07/21/2016
The Human Dimension of Cybersecurity

Introduction:

  • Jill Taylor, Homeland Security Manager, Port of Los Angeles

Speaker:

07/21/2016
Cyber Cases in the Maritime Environment

Introduction:

  • Jill Taylor

Speaker:

  • Kate B. Belmont, Blank Rome LLP, New York, NY

07/21/2016
Mobile Access to Port & Maritime Data

Moderator:

  • Loretta Malmstrom, IT Manager, Port Everglades

Speakers:

07/21/2016
Cloud Computing & the Internet of Things

Moderator:

  • Ken Washington, Vice President & Chief Information Officer, Port Tampa Bay

Speakers:

07/21/2016
Current Issues of Security & Crime in the Cruise Industry

Introduction:

  • Joseph Lawless

Speaker:

07/21/2016
Port Security Grant Program Update

Introduction:

  • Jill Taylor

Speakers:

07/21/2016
Future Technology Staffing & Skillsets

Moderator:

  • Wade Barnes, Director of IT, Port Tampa Bay

Speakers:

  • Tony Zhong, CISSP, GCIH, Acting Chief Information Security Officer, Port of Los Angeles
  • Lewis Barnum, Birdi & Associates, Inc., Pasadena, CA
  • Martyn Adamson

07/21/2016
Active Shooter Case Study

Moderator:

  • David Espie

Speaker:

  • SSA Michael V. Pinto, Violent Crimes Unit, FBI, Washington, DC

07/21/2016
Security & IT in the Maritime Environment - Wrap-Up

Speakers:

  • Joseph Lawless
  • April Danos
  • Lance Kaneshiro, CISSP

07/22/2016
AAPA Committee Meetings

  • Security Committee
  • Information Technology Committee