Biometrics Conference

"The Link Between the Battlefield & Borders"

20 - 21 January 2010

Arlington VA


Agenda

Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Welcome and Opening Remarks:

  • Mr. Jim Carlson, Chair, Industrial Committee on Biometrics; Executive Vice President, Iritech
  • RADM Jeff Hathaway, USCG (Ret), Conference Chair; Vice President, L-1 Identity Solutions, Inc.

Keynote Speaker:

  • DoD Biometrics Task Force "Vision for the Future", Dr. Myra Gray (slides, presentation notes), Director, Biometrics Task Force

Biometric Screening Programs Panel
Moderator: RADM Jeff Hathaway, USCG (Ret), Conference Chair; Vice President, L-1 Identity Solutions, Inc.
Panelist:

  • Mr. John Brennan, Senior Advisor, Bureau of Consular Affairs
  • Mr. Steve Morris, Deputy Assistant Director, Criminal Justice Information Services Division, FBI
  • Mr. Steve Yonkers, Deputy Assistant Director, Business Policy and Planning, US-VISIT Program

Privacy Issues Fireside Chat
Moderator: Ms. Beth Lavach, President, ELS and Associates
Panelist:

  • Mr. Niels Quist, Advisor, Office of Privacy and Civil Liberties, Department of Justice
  • Mr. Samuel Jenkins, Director, Defense Privacy Office, Office of the Secretary of Defense
  • Mr. Steve Yonkers, Deputy Assistant Director, Business Policy and Planning, US-VISIT Program

 

Thursday, January 21, 2010

Technologies & Standards Panel Discussion
Moderator: Mr. Glenn Hickok, Vice President, Federal, Cross Match Technologies, Inc.
Panelist:

  • Dr. Patrick Flynn, Professor of Computer Science and Engineering; Concurrent Professor of Electrical Engineering, University of Notre Dame
  • Dr. Sharla Rausch, Chief, Human Factors Division, Science & Technology Directorate, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
  • Dr. John Butler, Biochemical Science Division, National Institute of Standards and Technology
  • Dr. Jeff Salyards, MFS, Program Manager, Science & Technology, U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Laboratory

Featured Speaker:

  • Ms. Susan Ballou, Program Manager for Forensic Sciences, National Institute of Standards and Technology

International Programs Panel Discussion
Moderator: Mr. John Christensen, Account Executive, Northrop Grumman Corporation
Panelist:

  • Mexico, Lic. Vicente Roqueñí, Minister Representative of the Secretariat of Governance, Embassy of Mexico to the United States
  • Canada, Mr. Yves Levesque, MASINT & Biometrics, Chief of Defense Intelligence, Government of Canada
  • Australia, Mr. Chris Dennis, Customs Officer, Australian Customs Service (ACS)

Private Sector Use of Biometrics Panel Discussion
Moderator: Mr. Jerry Jackson, Deputy General Manager, National Security & Defense Programs, National Interest Security Company
Panelist:

  • Ms. Kathy Harman-Stokes, J.D., CIPP, Attorney Consultant on Biometric and Data Privacy Law, Stokes Law
  • Mr. Nick Ivon, Director of Information Systems, Clark & Daughtrey Medical Group