2026 agenda

August 31, 2026

10:00-5:00

Exhibit Hall

1:00-5:00

San Diego Public Marina

On-Water Technology and Vessel Demonstrations

2:00-3:30

Coronado room

Cyber Security Workshop

Security Beyond Compliance: How Cyber and Social Engineering Threats Could Circumvent Your Physical Security

As maritime facilities continue implementing the Maritime Transportation Security Act (MTSA) cybersecurity requirements, many organizations remain focused on regulatory compliance rather than operational resilience. Yet today’s adversaries increasingly exploit the convergence of cyber vulnerabilities, publicly available information, and human behavior to bypass traditional physical security measures without ever breaching a fence line.

This workshop examines how sophisticated threat actors can leverage social engineering, phishing, spoofed communications, operational reconnaissance, and cyber enabled deception to circumvent access control procedures, manipulate trusted personnel, and gain unauthorized access to sensitive maritime environments. Drawing from real-world observations, maritime exercise development, and security assessments conducted across ports and critical infrastructure facilities, the session will demonstrate how vulnerabilities often emerge not from failures in technology, but from gaps between policy, operational execution, and organizational culture.

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3:45-5:15

Coronado room

Cyber Security Workshop

From Disruption to Recovery: Building an OT Disaster Recovery Program for Maritime Operations

This hands-on workshop provides a structured approach to designing, launching, and sustaining an Operational Technology (OT) Disaster Recovery Planning (DRP) program within maritime environments.

With increasing dependence on digital and automated systems across ports, terminals, and vessels, the ability to recover safely and efficiently from disruption is now a core operational and regulatory requirement.

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September 1, 2026

7:30-6:30

Exhibit Hall

7:30-8:45

Exhibit Hall

8:45-9:00

Ballroom

Pledge of Allegiance and Opening Remarks

9:00-9:15

Ballroom

Welcoming Remarks:  Port of San Diego

9:15-9:45

Ballroom

Opening Keynote:  Coast Guard Leadership TBA

9:45-10:15

Ballroom

Regional Leadership Introduction and Roundtable Discussion

10:15-11:00

Exhibit Hall

Networking Break

11:00-12:00

Ballroom

Port Security Leadership Roundtable:  Challenges and priorities

12:00-12:45

Kona Kai Terrace

Networking Lunch

12:45-1:15

Ballroom

Gold Sponsor Presentation

1:15-1:45

Ballroom

Cyber Security Keynote:  A Message from Coast Guard Cyber Command

1:45-2:30

Ballroom

Marine Exchange Roundtable: Maritime Safety and Security in an Era of Emerging Technologies and Evolving Threats

2:30-3:15

Exhibit Hall

Networking Break

3:15-4:00

Coronado Room

AI Threat Landscape in Maritime Security

3:15-4:00

Ballroom

Maritime Security Solution Presentations

Persistent Maritime Awareness in an Era of Resource Constraints: Leveraging Unmanned ISR and Layered Port Security for the Next Maritime Threat

Dark Vessel Detection and IUU Activity Monitoring with CHORUS

Mitigating the Rising Threat of Rogue Drones to Maritime Operations

Using All Domain Awareness as a Tactical and Strategic Advantage in your Safety and Security Operations

4:00-4:30

Ballroom

GPS and AIS Spoofing:  Border and Port Case Studies and Results

4:00-4:45

Coronado Room

Lost in Translation: Aligning Cyber and Operational Risk Across Maritime Organizations

4:30-5:15

Ballroom

Maritime Security Solution Presentations

The Unmonitored Layer: Spectrum Awareness as Port Security Infrastructure

Introducing RAPTOR 2.0: Vessel Registration OCR, Object Search, and a Single Pane of Glass for Port and On-Water Operations

Modernizing Distress Detection: Unifying VHF Voice, AIS, RDF, and Real-Time Analytics for Enhanced Maritime Awareness

From Data to Decision: Non-Standard Solutions and Agentic AI for Maritime Mission Support

4:45-5:15

Coronado Room

U.S. Coast Guard Cyber Security Guidance and Resources:  Managing Cybersecurity in the Maritime Transportation System

5:00-6:30

Exhibit Hall

Networking Social

SEPTEMBER 2, 2026

8:00-4:00

Exhibit Hall

Maritime Security and Law Enforcement Solutions Exhibition

8:00-8:30

Ballroom

Networking Breakfast

8:30-9:00

Ballroom

A Whole of Government Approach to Maritime Security Threats

9:00-9:30

Ballroom

San Diego Lifeguard Mass Rescue Operation Exercise:  The Execution and Lessons Learned

9:30-9:45

Ballroom

TMA BlueTech: Bringing Innovations to Maritime Security

9:45-10:15

Ballroom

Dept. of Homeland Security and Dept. of War’s Use of Unmanned Surface Systems for Maritime Domain and Situational Awareness

9:45-10:15

Ballroom

The Coast Guard’s Eye on the Horizon: How the Blue Technology Center of Expertise Connects Emerging Technology with Mission Needs

10:30-11:00

Exhibit Hall

11:00-11:30

Ballroom

Setting the Standard: Closing the Training Gap for Unmanned Maritime Systems

11:30-12:00

Ballroom

Counter Drones Measure Rules and Regulations for Ports and Critical Infrastructure

12:00-1:00

Kona Kai Terrace

Networking Lunch

1:00-1:30

Ballroom

Port of San Diego Cruise Terminal Lockdown and Evacuation: Multi Agency Response Efforts and Lessons Learned

1:30-2:15

Ballroom

Managing Maritime Security Risks and Tradeoffs: An Assessment of Port Security Grants, TWIC, and other DHS Efforts

2:15-2:30

Exhibit Hall

2:30-3:00

Ballroom

Harris County Sheriff’s Office Industrial Unit: Bridging the gap between law enforcement, industry, and state/local/federal agencies

3:00-3:30

Ballroom

Inter-Agency and Cross Jurisdiction Information Sharing Underwater Awareness Data: Alternative data sharing model to consider

3:30-4:00

Ballroom

Open Topic

4:00

Conference Adjourn