Schedule

"DHS - The 7-Year Itch - Renewing the Commitment"

All conference events are business dress. Military personnel are encouraged to wear the appropriate uniform of the day.

Conference events take place in the Ronald Reagan International Trade Center - Atrium.

Registration Hours

Registration sponsored by

Wednesday, February 24 6:30 a.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Thursday, February 25 6:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
   
Exhibit Hours  
Wednesday, February 24 6:30 a.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Thursday, February 25 6:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.

      

 

Wednesday, February 24

 

6:30 a.m. – 8:00 a.m.   

Registration/Continental Breakfast

Continental Breakfast sponsored by


8:00 a.m. – 8:05 a.m.

Conference Welcome

Mr. Kent Schneider

President and CEO

AFCEA International


8:05 a.m. – 8:15 a.m.

Conference Overview

Mr. Jim Flyzik

President, The Flyzik Group

Chairman, AFCEA Homeland Security Committee


8:15 a.m. – 8:45 a.m.

Keynote Address

8:45 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.

Coffee Break

Discussion on the Exhibit Floor - National Information Exchange Model (NIEM)

Coffee Break sponsored by


9:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.

Plenary Address

10:00 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.

Panel 1: Cyber Security

Moderator: Mr. Bruce McConnell (confirmed)

Counselor, DHS Deputy Under Secretary, NPPD


11:15 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Panel 2: Emerging Social Media & Transparency Gap

Moderator: Mr. Tony Vanchieri (confirmed)

Executive Vice President

Summit Government Solutions Group

former Director of Technology Integration, DHS/TSA


12:30 p.m. – 1:45 p.m.

Lunch

Speaker: Chief Cathy Lanier (confirmed)

Chief of Police, District of Columbia
Co-Recipient, 2010 AFCEA Homeland Security Leadership Award


Lunch sponsored by


1:45 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.

Dessert Break

Sponsored by

2:15 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.

Keynote Address

Mr. W. Ralph Basham (confirmed)

former Commissioner

U.S. Customs and Border Protection


2:30 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.

Panel 3: Coordinating Border Security Programs: Government Perspective

Moderator: Mr. Paul Druckman (confirmed)

Director, DHS Business Development

Accenture

3:45 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Panel 4: Coordinating Border Security Programs: Industry Perspective

Moderator: Mr. Paul Druckman (confirmed)

Director, DHS Business Development

Accenture

5:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.

Technology Reception

"Networking with the Government/Industry Homeland Security Community"

Discussion on the Exhibit Floor - Homeland Security Challenges - Technology Focus Briefs

 

Thursday, February 25

 

6:30 a.m. – 8:00 a.m.

Registration/Continental Breakfast

Continental Breakfast sponsored by

8:00 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.

Panel 5: Federal Executive Forum (on-air live broadcast)

Moderator: Mr. Jim Flyzik (confirmed)

President, The Flyzik Group

Chairman, AFCEA Homeland Security Committee

 

9:15 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.

Panel 6: President's Comprehensive National Security Initiative

Moderator: Mr. Chris Dorobek (confirmed)

co-anchor, The Daily Debrief with Chris Dorobek & Amy Morris

Federal News Radio 1500 AM

10:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

Coffee Break

Coffee Break sponsored by


11:15 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. 

Panel 7: Modernizing Immigration IT Support Services

Moderator: Mr. Luke McCormack (confirmed)

Chief Information Officer

ICE/DHS


12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.

Lunch

Speaker: Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez (D-CA) (confirmed)

Subcommittee Chairwoman
U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Homeland Security – Border, Maritime, and Global Counterterrorism

Lunch sponsored by


1:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Dessert


2:15 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Panel 8: Information/Intelligence Sharing - Balancing Privacy

Moderator: Ms. Mary Dixon (confirmed)

Director, Manpower Data Center

OSD


3:30 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.

Procurement Executives Roundtable

Moderator: Mr. Greg Rothwell (confirmed)

President

Evermay Consulting

4:45 p.m.

Conference Ends