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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.

CAPT Boris Montatsky

Director of Operations, Cyber Command
U.S. Coast Guard


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

SANTIAGO BECERRA

Founder and CEO/CTO
VesselAware

STUART BLUNDELL

Sr. Director of Business Development
MDA Space


Curtis Cannizzaro

Executive Director
Merchants Exchange

Chad Carpenter

Director of Technical Offerings
Sandoval Custom Creations, Inc. (SCCI)

Matt Classen

Executive Director
TMA BlueTech


FAITH CONTRERAS

Director of Government Outreach
FaceTec Inc

MICHAEL CROWE

Federal Business Development Executive
SynMax Inc.

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

Anitra Keith 

Director of Government Affairs, Maritime
Association for Uncrewed Vehicle Systems (AUVSI)


BRIAN LEFEBVRE

Director of Port & Infrastructure Security
Havoc

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

CLARA H. MASBACK

Federal Business Development Associate
SynMax Inc.


Logan Medica

Senior Vice President, Strategic Growth & Partnerships
UKi

JAMES PAYNE

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

ALAN PRITCHARD

Chief Revenue Officer
Digital Global Systems


DANNY RAJAN

General Manager, United States
D-Fend Solutions

Chuck Stoffer

Director, Sales & Business Development
UHU Technologies LLC

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


Mark Vilardo

U.S. Managing Director
Accipiter

Michael Ziesemer

Director of Operation
Terminal Protective Services