agenda
August 12, 2024
10:00-5:00
Exhibit Hall
1:00-5:00
Paradise Point Marina
1:30-2:45
Garden Room
Vice President
OD Grant Solutions, LLC
Chair, National Maritime Security Advisory Committee
2:45-3:45
Garden Room
Maritime Security Coordinator
The University of Findlay
Vice Chair, National Maritime Security Advisory Committee
3:45-5:00
Garden Room
August 13, 2024
7:30-6:30
Exhibit Hall
7:30-8:45
Exhibit Hall
8:45-9:00
Main Session
Pledge of Allegiance and Opening Remarks
Sareth Neak
President
Neak Media LLC
NMSAC Opening Remarks – Captain Andrew Meyers
Chief, Office of Port and Facility Compliance
U.S. Coast Guard
9:00-9:30
Main Session
Opening Keynote Address
Rear Admiral Joseph R. Buzzella
Commander
U.S. Coast Guard Eleventh District
9:30-10:00
Main Session
Keynote: U.S. Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine Operations
N. Clark Lanzendorf
Director, Air and Marine Operations Center
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
10:00-10:30
Exhibit Hall
Networking Break
10:30-11:00
Main Session
U.S. Coast Guard Southern California
Captain James W. Spitler
Commander, Sector San Diego
U.S. Coast Guard
Captain Stacey L. Crecy
Commander, Sector Los Angeles – Long Beach
U.S. Coast Guard
11:00-12:15
Main Session
Port Security Roundtable Discussion
David Foster
Homeland Security Program Manager
Port of San Diego
Bridgett D. Lewis
Manager of Security Operations
Port of Long Beach
Lacy Edwards
Port Security Manager
Port of Stockton Police Department
Colin J. Millan
Director, Port Security
Port of Tacoma
12:15-1:00
Main Session
Networking Lunch
12:45-1:00
Main Session
Lunch Presentation: TMA BlueTech: Bringing Innovations to Maritime Security
Matt Classen
Executive Director
TMA BlueTech
1:00-1:45
Main Session
Regional Leadership Roundtable Discussion
Brandon Tucker
Director, Air and Marine Operations San Diego Air and Marine Branch
U.S. Customs & Border Protection
Captain James W. Spitler
Commander, Sector San Diego
U.S. Coast Guard
Captain Stacey L. Crecy
Commander, Sector Los Angeles – Long Beach
U.S. Coast Guard
Additional Panelists TBA
1:45-2:30
Exhibit Hall
Networking Break
2:30-3:00
Garden Room
NMSAC Topic Out-Brief: Task T–2023–2: Active Shooter/Active Threat in the Maritime Environment
Moderator – April Danos
Vice President
OD Grant Solutions, LLC
Chair, National Maritime Security Advisory Committee
Task Chair – Henry Russell
Director of Maritime Security
SSA Marine
2:30-3:00
Main Session
The Evolution of Cyber Strategy: Executive orders, directives, policies and guidance
Charles Blackmore – CISSP, C|EH, CIPP/US, C|CISO
Marine Transportation System Specialist (Cyber)
Office of Port & Facility Compliance
Domestic Ports Division (CG-FAC-1)
U.S. Coast Guard
3:00-3:30
Garden Room
NMSAC Topic Out-Brief: Task T–2023–3: Unmanned Systems in the Maritime Environment
Moderator – April Danos
Vice President
OD Grant Solutions, LLC
Chair, National Maritime Security Advisory Committee
Task Chair – John Rowan
General Manager and FSO
Tioga Marine Terminal, Delaware River Stevedores
3:30-4:00
Main Session
Commercial Industry Views of Global MDA: Risk and Volatility
Portfolio Manager, Defense & National Security
S&P Global Intelligence and Analytics
3:30-4:00
Garden Room
NMSAC Topic Out-Brief: Task T–2023–1: Update of Navigation and Vessel Inspection Circular (NVIC) 03-03 – Implementation Guidance for the Regulations Mandated by the Maritime Transportation Security Act of 2002 for Facilities
Moderator – April Danos
Vice President
OD Grant Solutions, LLC
Chair, National Maritime Security Advisory Committee
Task Chair – Laurie Thomas
Maritime Security Coordinator
The University of Findlay
Vice Chair, National Maritime Security Advisory Committee
4:00-4:30
Main Session
From Ports to Perimeters: GIS Solutions for maritime domain awareness and security
Carl Walter
Director, Homeland Security Solutions
Esri
Colin Cate
Public Safety Solution Engineer
Esri
4:00-4:30
Garden Room
NMSAC Topic Out-Brief: Task T2024-01: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) for Cybersecurity in the Marine Transportation System
Moderator – Captain Andrew Meyers
Chief, Office of Port and Facility Compliance
U.S. Coast Guard
Task Chair – April Danos
Vice President
OD Grant Solutions, LLC
Chair, National Maritime Security Advisory Committee
4:30-5:00
Main Session
Impact of GPS Jamming & Spoofing on Maritime Ports: Pictures & Videos from 3 years of testing in the Los Angeles and Long Beach Ports
Capt. James Haley
Senior Marine Systems Consultant
UHU Technologies LLC.
5:00-6:30
Exhibit Hall
August 14, 2024
8:00-4:00
Exhibit Hall
8:00-8:30
Exhibit Hall
8:30-9:00
Main Session
Keynote: Port Security Grant Program Award Review and Updates
Director, Preparedness Grants Division
Grant Programs Directorate
U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security
Federal Emergency Management Agency
9:00-10:00
Main Session
National Maritime Security Advisory Council Open Topic Briefs and Public Discussions and Inputs
Moderator – Captain Andrew Meyers
Chief, Office of Port and Facility Compliance
U.S. Coast Guard
Chair – April Danos
Vice President
OD Grant Solutions, LLC
Chair, National Maritime Security Advisory Committee
Vice Chair – Laurie Thomas
Maritime Security Coordinator
The University of Findlay
Vice Chair, National Maritime Security Advisory Committee
10:00-10:30
Exhibit Hall
Networking Break
10:30-11:15
Main Session
The Bay Ferry VI Exercise: Multi-agency collaboration in preventing, responding to, and recovering from Active Threat (AT) incidents
Brandon Chapman
Security and Emergency Management Specialist
Golden Gate Bridge, Highway, & Transportation District
Robert Butchart
Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) Maritime Program
U.S. Coast Guard, Sector San Francisco
F. Scott Humphrey
Executive Director
Marine Exchange of the San Francisco Bay Region
11:15-12:00
Main Session
Building a Maritime Unified Command for San Diego Fleet Week: Successful collaboration between diverse jurisdictions
Moderator – David Foster
Homeland Security Program Manager
Port of San Diego
Executive Officer, Maritime Operations Center
U.S. Third Fleet
U.S. Navy
Supervisory Special Agent (SSA)
Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) San Diego Field Office
U.S. Navy
Team Lead, Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) Unit
State Threat Assessment Center (STAC), Homeland Security Division (HSD)
California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES)
Port Security Manager
Port of San Diego
12:00-12:45
Exhibit Hall
12:45-1:15
Main Session
Heather Deacon
Business Development Manager
Starboard Maritime Intelligence
1:15-2:15
Garden Room
- PING DSP
- Tampa Deep Sea Xplorer
- InterOcean Systems
- ThayerMahan
- Seatrec
- TCarta
- Norbit SubSea
2:15-2:45
Exhibit Hall
2:45-3:30
Main Session
LCDR Tim Jones
Securing the Cities Program, Maritime Specialists
Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
3:30-4:15
Garden Room
Rob Hall, Jr.
Domestic Maritime Security Portfolio Director
Maritime Security Department
National Maritime Intelligence-Integration Office
Marisa Brusuelas
Maritime Intelligence Analyst
Texas Dept. of Public Safety
William Meyers
Detective, Criminal Intelligence Division
Houston Regional Intelligence Service Center Fusion Center
Houston Police Dept.
Lt. Sigrid Phinney
Lieutenant
South Carolina Law Enforcement Division