2025 agenda

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August 5, 2025

10:00-5:00

Exhibit Hall

Exhibitor Set Up

2:00-5:00

Catalina Classic Pier

On-Water Technology and Vessel Demonstrations

3:00-5:00
Windsor Room
Critical Infrastructure Cyber Security Table-Top Exercise

  

Facilitator TBA

August 6, 2025

7:30-6:30

Exhibit Hall

Maritime Security and Law Enforcement Solutions Exhibition

7:30-8:45

Exhibit Hall

Networking Breakfast and Registration

8:45-9:00

Grand Ballroom

Pledge of Allegiance and Opening Remarks

Sareth Neak
President
Neak Media LLC

9:00-9:30

Grand Ballroom

Opening Keynote:  U.S. Coast Guard Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach

  

Presenter TBA

9:30-10:00

Grand Ballroom

Keynote: U.S. Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine Operations

  

Presenter TBA

10:00-11:00

Exhibit Hall

Networking Break

11:00-12:00

Grand Ballroom

Los Angeles Olympics 2028 Maritime Security Committee

  

Presenter TBA

12:00-12:45

Grand Ballroom

Networking Lunch

12:45-1:30

Observation Deck

Law Enforcement High Risk Stop Demonstration Live Exercise: Los Angeles Port Police and Partnering Agencies

  

Maritime Law Enforcement Training Center

1:30-2:00

Grand Ballroom

Exercise De-Brief

  

Sergeant Ryan Mullany
Maritime Law Enforcement Training Center
Los Angeles Port Police 

2:00-2:45

Grand Ballroom

Networking Lunch

Incident Prevention and Response

2:45-3:30

Grand Ballroom

Interagency Collaboration and Coordination for Large Events: Lessons learned and best practices from past events

  

Presenter TBA

3:30-4:00

Grand Ballroom

Law Enforcement Officers Training and Coordination for Large Events

  

Presenter TBA

4:00-4:15

Grand Ballroom

Enhancing Maritime Security by Tracking Mobile Devices Using Advanced Geospatial Intelligence

  

Brandon Gregg
Chief Executive Officer
Geogentia

4:15-4:30

Grand Ballroom

Real-Time VHF Intelligence: Advancing Maritime Security and Safety with AI

  

Santiago Becerra
Founder and CEO/CTO
VesselAware

4:30-5:00

Grand Ballroom

WMD/CBRNE: Response Resources and Protocols

  

Presenter TBA

Cyber Security

2:45-3:30

Windsor Room

Cyber Security Mitigation and Response Resources

  

Faaiuaso (J.R.) L. Lilo
Cybersecurity Advisor / Law Enforcement Liaison
Los Angeles FBI Cyber Criminal Squad (CY-1), Task Force Member
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)
Integrated Operations Division (IOD)/Region 9

  

Additional Panelists TBA

3:30-4:00

Windsor Room

Operational Technology Cyber Security Concerns and Challenges

  

Presenter TBA

4:00-4:30

Windsor Room

Update on Coast Guard Cyber Security Guidance

  

CDR Brandon Link
Chief, Domestic Ports & Critical Infrastructure Division (CG-FAC-1)
Office of Port and Facility Compliance (CG-FAC)
U.S. Coast Guard

4:30-5:00

Windsor Room

Cyber Threat Intelligence in the Maritime Domain

5:00-6:30

Grand Ballroom

Networking Social

August 6, 2025

8:00-4:00

Exhibit Hall

Maritime Security and Law Enforcement Solutions Exhibition

8:00-8:30

Grand Ballroom

Networking Breakfast

8:30-9:30

Grand Ballroom

Port Security Leadership Roundtable: Challenges and priorities

  

Lacy Edwards
Port Security Manager
Port of Stockton

   

Bridgett D. Lewis
Manager of Security Operations
Port of Long Beach

  

David Foster
Homeland Security Program Manager
Port of San Diego

  

Colin J. Millan
Director, Port Security
Port of Tacoma

Unmanned Systems

9:30-10:00

Grand Ballroom

FAA Security and Law Enforcement Response to UAS

  

Mirella Hunt (Invited)
Special Agent
Federal Aviation Administration
National Security Programs and Incident Response
Law Enforcement Assistance Program (LEAP), AXE-830

10:00-10:15

Grand Ballroom

Beyond the Drone: Building the Ecosystem for Operational-Ready Autonomous Surveillance

  

Jake Shild
CEO & Founder
LandSkyAI

 

10:15-11:00

Exhibit Hall

Networking Break

11:00-11:30

Grand Ballroom

Counter-Drone Operations: Challenges and Opportunities

  

Brandon Youngblood
Founder
Drone Security Services

11:30-12:00

Grand Ballroom

Unmanned and Autonomous Systems; Port of San Diego approach

  • Intent on systems; leveraging emerging technologies for environmental, emergency response and security
  • Objectives / Blue Incubator as a mechanism
  • Current Projects underway
  • Challenges and Opportunities

  

David Foster
Homeland Security Program Manager
Port of San Diego

  

Zach Birmingham
Program Manager, Blue Technology
Port of San Diego

12:00-1:00

Grand Ballroom

Networking Lunch

Maritime Domain Awareness and Info Sharing

1:00-1:45

Grand Ballroom

Marine Exchange Leadership Roundtable: Engaging industry in the safety and security of our maritime domain

  

Captain Kip Louttit, USCG Retired
Executive Director
Marine Exchange of Southern California

  

F. Scott Humphrey
Executive Director
Marine Exchange of the San Francisco Bay Region

  

Curtis Cannizzaro
Executive Director
Merchants Exchange

  

Patrick Gallagher
Executive Director
Marine Exchange of Puget Sound

1:45-2:30

Grand Ballroom

Advancing Information Sharing Within the Maritime Transportation System: Integrating fusion centers and advancing public/private partnership

  

Presenter TBA

2:30-3:00

Exhibit Hall

Networking Break

3:00-3:30

Grand Ballroom

The role of AI in Maritime Domain Awareness and Decision Making

  

Presenter TBA

3:30-4:00

Grand Ballroom

Enhancing Maritime Domain Awareness with Geospatial Common Operating Pictures

  

Presenter TBA

4:00

Conference Adjourn