Homeland Security Symposium

"Disasters: Preparing, Surviving & Responding to Dynamic Threats"

26 - 27 September 2011

Arlington, VA

Agenda

Monday, September 26, 2011

Preventing and Responding to the Worst - Bio, Chemical and Nuclear Safety
Moderator: Mr. Paul Druckman, Vice President, Homeland Security Programs, Adayana

Unpredictable Wrath - the Forces of Mother Nature
Moderator: Honorable Nancy Harvey Steorts, Former Chairman, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission; President, Nancy Steorts and Associates

  • Ms. Laura Furgoine, Deputy Assistant Administrator for Weather Services, NOAA; Deputy Director, National Weather Service
  • Mr. Trevor Riggen, Senior Director, Disaster Operations, American Red Cross

Responding and ADapting - Domestic Threats, Extremism and Counter-Terrorism
Moderator: Mr. Rich Cooper, Principal, Catalyst Partners, LLC; Chairman, NDIA Homeland Security Division

  • Mr. Hugh McLeod, Chief Operating Officer, Stirling Assynt
  • Mr. Erroll Southers, Managing Director of Counter-Terrorism and Infrastructure Protection, Tal Global Corporation; Deputy Director, University of Southern California's Center for Risk and Economic Analysis of Terrorism Events (CREATE)

 

Tuesday, September 27, 2011

Protecting and Preparing What Matters - Strategies for Critical Infrastructure Resilience
Moderator: Mr. John Paczkowski, Vice President, ICF International; Former Director of Emergency Management, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey

Capital Readiness - Protecting the National Capital Region
Moderator: Honorable Nancy Harvey Steorts, Former Chairman, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission; President, Nancy Harvey Steorts and Associates