Moderator: Daniel F. Sheehan, P.E.

PROVISIONAL PROGRAM (Subject to change)

DAY I (Jan 27)

Keynote Address
by ADM. JAMES M. LOY (USCG, Ret.) Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security

The threat to ships & ports: Still real and still imminent
Stephen Flynn, Ph.D., Senior Fellow, National Security Studies, Council on Foreign Relations

Will the international shipping industry make the ISPS deadline: And what happens to ships that don't have certificates by the deadline?
Rick Ferraro, ISPS Coordinator for Americas, Lloyd's Register
William R. Gallagher, Esq., President, International Registries
CAPT Joseph Brusseau, U.S.C.G., Director of Field Activities, U.S. Coast Guard

Is there still time for shipowners and ports to play catch up and obtain ISPS certification?
Lord Westbury, Managing Director, Global Marine Security Services Company

LUNCHEON
Luncheon Speaker
Congressman Chris Bell, Co-Chairman, Congressional Port Security Caucus

Will America's partner ports meet the ISPS deadline?
Margaret D. Blum, Associate Administrator for Port, Intermodal, and Environmental Activities, U.S. Maritime Administration

Do foreign-flag shipowners have to go beyond ISPS to meet U.S. security requirements?
CAPT William "Biff" Holt, USCG (Ret.), President, Corbett and Holt/Gallagher Marine Systems

The Vessel/Ship:Port Interface—critical to implementing the new security regime
Kim Petersen, Chief Executive Officer, SeaSecure LLC

What's happening in relation to cargo security?
Mark Johnson, Deputy Assistant Administrator for the Office of Maritime & Land Security, Transportation Security Administration

AIS: What's the current status of U.S. carriage requirements?
RADM Robert North, USCG (Ret.), President, North Star Maritime

SSA Ship Security Alert System: More than a panic button
David Wilson-Le-Moine, Thales Navigation

COCKTAIL RECEPTION

DAY II (January 28)

Keynote Address
Christopher L. Koch, President & CEO, World Shipping Council

Do we need to put more people on our ships to effectively implement ISPS
Capt. Anuj Chopra, U.S. Representative, Anglo Eastern Ship Management Ltd.

Basic mistakes that hinder ISPS certification of ships and ports: How to avoid them
Bijan Sedaghati, Det Norske Veritas
Myron L. Casada, PE, Director, Maritime Security & Risk Consulting, ABS Consulting
Kim Petersen, Chief Executive Officer, SeaSecure LLC
CDR Mike Raber, USCG (Ret.), Vice President, HudsonTrident Maritime Security Services
Scott Bergeron, Chief Operating Officer of Maritime Services, LISCR

LUNCHEON
Luncheon Address:U.S. port security: What's it going to cost? How much funding is in the Congressional pipeline?
Carl Bentzel, Senior Counsel, Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation

Gaining crime-reduction and productivity bonuses from enhanced port security
Col . Peter Miller (USMC, Ret.), Director of Security, Port of Tampa

Making security part of "prevention through people"
William Abernathy, Human Element and Ship Design Division, U.S. Coast Guard

What is the U.S. Coast Guard doing to ascertain whether key foreign ports really have adequate security?
CAPT Mike Brown, USCG (Ret.), Member USCG Foreign Port Security Assesment Team

Can the ISPS and MTSA regulatory process accomodate changes to security requirements that may be needed?
Andrew Dyer, Esq., Associate, Blank Rome LLP

ADJOURN

Program subject to change / augmentation.

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