Agenda at-a-Glance -- 3rd Annual Homeland Security Contracting Forum
Day One ● Thursday, May 5, 2005
7:00 Registration open
8:15 – 9:00 Opening Keynote: Top Priorities of the New DHS Leadership
In this introductory keynote, a new top homeland security leader will identify for you the top priorities of the Bush Administration in homeland security.
9:00 – 10:30 Homeland Security Spending Outlook: An Overview and DHS Program Directors and Managers Roundtable
Moderator: Tom Temin, Editor in Chief and Senior Vice President, PostNewsweek Tech Media
James Williams, Director, US-VISIT, Border and Transportation Security Directorate, DHS
Andrew Mitchell, Deputy Director, Office for Domestic Preparedness, DHS
Payton Smith, Director, Market Analysis, INPUT
10:30 – 11:00 Refreshment/Networking Break in Exhibit Area
11:00-12:00 Keynote: Contracting Opportunities and US-VISIT: An Insider’s Perspective
Scott Hastings, CIO, US-VISIT, DHS
12:00 – 1:00 Luncheon Keynote
Admiral Timothy J. Keating, Commander, North American Aerospace Defense Command and United States Northern Command (invited)
Sponsored by Northrop Grumman
1:00-1:30 Networking and Refreshment Break in Exhibit Area
1:30-3:00 Positioning for Success as a Small-to-Medium Sized Business: Differentiating Your
Offer in the Competitive Mix: Next Generation Homeland Security and DOD Technologies
Moderator: James Gilmore Esq, Chairman, Congressional Advisory Panel to Assess Domestic Response Capabilities for Terrorism Involving Weapons of Mass Destruction; Former Governor of Virginia (invited)
Kim E. Degnan, Senior Program Manager, Raytheon Intelligence and Information Systems, Advanced Technology and Systems
Mary Ann Elliott, CEO and President, Arrowhead Global Solutions
Myron (Mike) Scholten, Director, Uncooled Business Development, DRS Infrared Technologies
James Garrett, CEO, SENTEL
3:00 – 3:30 Networking and Refreshment Break in Exhibit Area
3:30 – 4:00 Keynote: Outlook for Information Technology at DHS
Steve Cooper, CIO, DHS
4:00 – 5:30 All Star DHS CIO Panel: Your Insider’s View of IT Opportunities in Homeland Security
Moderator: Jim Flyzik, Principal, Guerra, Kiviat, Flyzik & Associates (former Senior Advisor to Governor Ridge for IT, Office of Homeland Security)
Steve Cooper, CIO, DHS
Charles Armstrong, CIO, Border and Transportation Security, DHS
Barry West, CIO, FEMA, DHS
Tarrazzia Martin, CIO, Bureau of Citizen and Immigration Services, DHS
Rose Parkes, CIO, Department of Energy
5:30 Delegate Reception with Invited DHS Guests
Sponsored by Northrop Grumman
Day Two ● Friday, May 6, 2005
8:30 – 9:00 NEW SESSION JUST ADDED! Marketing Strategies in Homeland Security Contracting
Kevin Boshears, Director, Office of Small Business and Disadvantaged Business Utilization, DHS
9:00 – 10:30 Creative Partnerships: Opportunities at the State and Local Level
Moderator: Mark A. Holman, Blank Rome Government Relations LLP (top advisor to Secretary Tom Ridge for 20 years)
Kim Bradley, P.E., Vice President, Global Business Development, and Manager, Anti-Terrorism, Threat Reduction and Security Services, CH2M Hill
Ray Monroe Esq, Crowell & Moring LLP
Dep. Chief Jeri KaVon Lee, Protective Service Bureau, Metro Transit Police, Washington Metropolitan Transit Authority
David Holmes, Jr., Vice President, Homeland Security, UNITECH Corp.
Kelley Stone, Director of Homeland Security, Collin County, Texas
10:30 – 11:00 Networking and Refreshment Break in Exhibit Area
11:00 – 12:30 Homeland Security and Legal Issues: Compliance and Best Practices
David Z. Bodenheimer Esq, Crowell & Moring LLP
Stephen Knight Esq, Smith Pachter McWhorter & Allen
James J. McCullough Esq, Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson PLC
Kenneth B. Weckstein Esq, Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
12:30 – 1:30 Lunch and Keynote: Procurement Outlook at DHS
Gregory Rothwell, Chief Procurement Officer, DHS
Sponsored by A.T. Kearney
1:30-2:00 Networking and Refreshment Break in Exhibit Area
2:00- 3:30 Case Studies: Homeland Security Contract and Grant Winners: How Your Firm Can Secure DHS Business
Moderator: Paul Sherman, Editor in Chief, Tech Wire Publications including Potomac Tech Wire
U.S Army Maj. Gen. (Ret.) James Marks, SVP, Intelligence and Security, McNeil Technologies
Edward Hammersla, Chief Operating Officer, Trusted Computer Solutions, Inc.
Terry A. Carlson, Director, Navigant Consulting, Inc.
Pat Schambach, Senior Vice President and General Manager, eGovernment and Infrastructure Operations Solutions, PEC Solutions, Inc. (former CIO, Transportation Security Administration, DHS)
*Due to possible unforeseen circumstances, speakers subject to change.
