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Agenda
Date

June 16-17, 2010

Venue


Organization of American States (OAS) Headquarters
17th Street & Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20006  USA

Agenda


Wednesday, June 16, 2010

Registration begins 0800; Program begins 0900; Program concludes 1700

REGISTRATION

MSC WELCOME & OPENING REMARKS
Philip Murray, Chairman, MSC

OAS WELCOME & OPENING REMARKS
AMB Albert Ramdin, Assistant Secretary General, OAS

KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Janet Napolitano, Secretary, United States Department of Homeland Security (invited)

PRESENTATION: State of Maritime Commerce & Security in the Americas
Carlos Gallegos, Executive Director, Inter-American Committee on Ports

PRESENTATION: A Focus on Regional Security
Stephen Flynn, President, Center for National Policy

PRESENTATION: BIMCO Maritime Security Perspective
Giles Noakes, Director of Security, BIMCO

PRESENTATION: U.S. Customs & Border Protection: Government/Industry Partnership Update
Todd Owen, Executive Director, Cargo & Conveyance Security, U.S. Customs & Border Protection

PANEL DISCUSSION: Maritime & Supply Chain Industry Issues and Concerns
Moderator: Ronald Thomason, Maritime Security Council
Dan Purtell, BSI Senior Vice President, Supply Chain Solutions
Joseph Cox, President & CEO, Chamber of Shipping of America
David Sanborn, Senior Port Consultant, Moffatt & Nichol

PRESENTATION: Security Role of the U.S. Coast Guard
Rear Admiral Kevin Cook, Director of Prevention Policy for Marine Safety, Security and Stewardship, U.S. Coast Guard

PRESENTATION: Status of Key Maritime Security Programs in the Americas
Stephen Caldwell, Director, Maritime Security Issues, U.S. Government Accountability Office

PROGRAM REVIEW & CLOSING REMARKS
Philip Murray, Chairman, MSC

Thursday, June 17, 2010

Program begins 0900; Program concludes 1230

OPENING REMARKS
Philip Murray, Chairman, MSC

KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Ambassador Alexandre Addor-Neto, Secretary for Multidimensional Security, OAS

PANEL DISCUSSION: Security Perspectives from the Americas
Moderator: Carlos Gallegos, OAS & Philip Murray, MSC
Linval Bailey, Deputy Commissioner, Port Authority of Jamaica
Hughes Desgranges, Senior Advisor to the Director General, Haiti Port Authority

PRESENTATION: Small Vessel/Yachting Security Practices
Cary Wiener, President, Pantaenius America Ltd.

PRESENTATION: Addressing UNSCR 1540
Thomas Wuchte, U.S. 1540 Coordinator, U.S. Department of State

PRESENTATION: MSC Security Program
Philip Murray, Chairman, MSC

PRESENTATION: Piracy Prevention Education Program
Fred Evans, Senior Associate, Global Maritime and Transportation School (GMATS)

PROGRAM CLOSING REMARKS
AMB Albert Ramdin, Assistant Secretary General, OAS
Philip Murray, Chairman, MSC