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Chief Magda Fernandez

Chief of Police & Public Safety
Port of San Diego

James Gartland

Lifeguard Chief
San Diego Fire-Rescue Dept.

Nicholas Pierce

Assistant Director, Border Security
San Diego Field Office
U.S. Customs and Border Protection


John Alford

Team Lead, , Interagency Underwater Port Assessment (IUPA) Team
Mine Countermeasures Group Three (MCMGRU3)

Chris Anderson

Facilities Security Manager
San Diego Unified Port District

CAPTAIN JOHN BALLENTINE

OT/ICS Cybersecurity Program Lead
Port Authority of New York & New Jersey
U.S. Merchant Marine Reserve


Stuart Blundell

Sr. Director of Business Development
MDA Space

Curtis Cannizzaro

Executive Director
Merchants Exchange

Matt Classen

Executive Director
TMA BlueTech


Andrew Curry

Assistant Director, Homeland Security and Justice Issues
U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO)

QUINTON L. DUBOSE, LCDR USCG (RET.)

Director of Operations
Sentinel Resilience Group

LACY EDWARDS

Port Security Manager
Port of Stockton


DAVID FORBES

Director, Cyber Physical Defense
Booz Allen Hamilton

DAVID FOSTER

Director of Homeland Security
Port of San Diego

Patrick Gallagher

Executive Director
Marine Exchange of Puget Sound


Anita Gill

Port Security Director and Director, Safety, Security, & Emergency Management
Vancouver Fraser Port Authority (VFPA)

Julio R. Gonzalez

Manager, Consulting and Security Services
Terminal Protective Services

CAPT. JAMES HALEY

Sr. Marine Systems Consultant
UHU Technologies, LLC
Retired Long Beach Pilots


PAUL HOBART

Assistant Director, Homeland Security and Justice Issues
U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO)

CARLTON J. HORTON

Sergeant, Maritime Tactical Operations Section
Special Enforcement Bureau
Harris County Sheriff’s Office

JENNIFER IBAVEN

Program Manager, Blue Technology Center of Expertise
Futures Development and Integration, Office of Wargaming and Innovation
U.S. Coast Guard


BRIDGETT D. LEWIS

Manager of Security Operations
Port of Long Beach

CDR Brandon Link 

Deputy Chief
Office of Maritime Cybersecurity Policy (CG-MCP)
U.S. Coast Guard

Kevin Lopes

Director of Business Strategy and Marketing
ThayerMahan


CAPTAIN KIP LOUTTIT, USCG RETIRED

Executive Director
Marine Exchange of Southern California

JAMES PAYNE

Member, Interagency Underwater Port Assessment (IUPA) Team
Mine Countermeasures Group Three (MCMGRU3)

CASIE OCANA

Vice President, Public Affairs
Association for Uncrewed Vehicle Systems (AUVSI)


DANNY RAJAN

General Manager, United States
D-Fend Solutions

JESSICA THOMAS

Director of Security
Port of Houston Authority

Peter Vandeventer, Ph.D

Program Manager, Blue Technology Center of Expertise
Futures Development and Integration, Office of Wargaming and Innovation
U.S. Coast Guard


Craig Whittinghill, Ph.D

Deputy Director for Applied Research and Services
McCrary Institute for Cyber and Critical Infrastructure Security
Auburn University

Chris Wolski

President & CEO
Applied Security Convergence LLC

Michael Ziesemer

Director of Operation
Terminal Protective Services