Agenda

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Tuesday, February 3, 2026

11:00-5:00

Exhibit Hall

Exhibitor Set Up

Wednesday, February 4, 2026

7:30-6:30

Exhibit Hall

Technologies and Solutions Exhibition

7:30-8:45

Exhibit Hall

Registration and Continental Breakfast

8:45-9:00

Main Hall

Opening Remarks and Pledge of Allegiance

Sareth Neak
President
Neak Media LLC

9:00-9:30

Main Hall

Keynote: U.S. Coast Guard Leadership

Presenter TBA

9:30-10:00

Main Hall

Securing the U.S. Maritime Borders: U.S. Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine Operations

Scott T. Leach

Director, Marine Operations, Headquarters
Air and Marine Operations
U.S. Customs and Border Protection

10:00-10:15

Main Hall

From Sea to Service: A Vietnamese Refugee’s Incredible Journey to Honor His Promise
** Book Signing in Tideman Marine’s Booth to Follow

Sponsored by:

CDR Marc Nguyen, USCG (Ret)
Senior Advisor and Program Manager
U.S. Coast Guard Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach

10:15-11:00

Exhibit Hall

Networking Break

11:00-12:00

Main Hall

Port Security Leadership Roundtable: Security priorities for ports

Kathleen “Pickett” Bowen

Director of Security
Maryland Port Administration

Mark Dubina

Vice President, Security
Port Tampa Bay

Mike Edgerton

Manager, Port Security
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey

Jessica Thomas

Director of Security
Port of Houston Authority

12:00-1:00

Main Hall

Networking Lunch

12:45-1:00

Main Hall

Gold Sponsor Lunch Presentation:
Securing Ports and Other Critical Infrastructures Using Cryptographically Signed Biometric Barcodes for In-Person and Remote Identification

Geoff Slagle

Executive Vice President, Digital Identity
FaceTec

1:00-1:30

Main Hall

Afternoon Keynote: U.S. Coast Guard Cyber Command

Presenter TBA

1:30-2:00

Main Hall

U.S. Coast Guard Force Design 28: Key initiatives, achievements, and goals

Presenter TBA

2:00-2:45

Exhibit Hall

Networking Break

2:45-3:15

Main Hall

U.S. Coast Guard Robotics and Autonomous Systems (RAS) Program Executive Office (PEO): Current capabilities and program initiatives

Presenter TBA

2:45-3:15

Independence B

From Cyber Shock to Cargo Flow: A continuity playbook for every U.S. Port that will host a large-scale event

Shawn Whiteside
Senior Vice President, Commercial Practice, OneZero Solutions
Executive Director, MTS-ISAC

3:15-3:45

Independence B

Smart Ports, Secure Futures: Harnessing AI and Automation for Resilient Maritime Operations

Marco (Marc) Ayala
Sector Chief of Energy
InfraGard National Members Alliance

3:15-4:00

Main Hall

Unmanned Surface Vessel Use in the Port Environment: Policies and regulations challenges and needs

Moderator TBA

Jack R. Dougherty

Co-Founder/Uncrewed Systems Principal
Janus Defense

Additional Panelists TBA

3:45-4:15

Independence B

Operational Technology (OT) Cyber Security Roundtable: Protecting port’s critical operational technologies

Alex Boesenberg

Standards Advocacy Manager
International Society of Automation

Additional Panelists TBA

4:00-4:30

Main Hall

UAS and USV Technology Presentations

4:00-4:15

Main Hall

Layered Maritime Protection from Port to Open Ocean: Unmanned Technology as the Backbone to Sovereignty, Safety, Interdiction, and Security

CAPT Chris Glander (USCG Ret.)

President
ThayerMahan Offshore

4:15-5:00

Independence B

Port Cyber Security Leadership Roundtable

Max J. Bobys

Vice President, Practice Director, Marine Cyber Risk Advisory
ShorelineHudson

Kenneth Washington
Chief Information Officer (CIO)
Port Tampa Bay

Chris Wolski

President & CEO
Applied Security Convergence LLC

Additional Panelists TBA

4:30-5:00

Main Hall

Counter UAS Policy Needs and Challenges

Brandon Youngblood
Vice President, Government Programs
UNIFY C2

Additional Panelists TBA

5:00-6:30

Exhibit Hall

Networking Social

Thursday, February 5, 2026

8:00-4:00

Exhibit Hall

Technologies and Solutions Exhibition

8:00-8:30

Exhibit Hall

Networking Breakfast

8:30-9:00

Main Hall

Keynote: Port Security Grant Program Update and Insights

Presenter TBA

9:00-9:30

Main Hall

Marine Exchange Leadership Roundtable: Engaging industry in the safety and security of our maritime domain

Panelists TBA

9-:00-10:00

Main Hall

Houston Ship Channel Security District: A model public-private partnership supporting maritime security and law enforcement

Lt. Steve Twitty
Lieutenant, Maritime Tactical Operations Section
Harris County Sheriff’s Office

Additional Panelists TBA

10:00-10:30

Exhibit Hall

Networking Break

10:30-11:00

Independence B

Four-Dimensional MDA: Achieving Enhanced Maritime Domain Awareness through the Lens of Economics

Cesar Morales

Government, Defense & National Security
S&P Global Market Intelligence

11:00-11:15

Main Hall

Modernizing Maritime Awareness Through Smart Software

Andrew Rains
Senior Sales Director
Tocaro Blue

11:00-11:15

Main Hall

Modernizing Distress Detection: Unifying VHF Voice, AIS, RDF, and Real-Time Analytics for Enhanced Maritime Awareness

Santiago Becerra
CEO/CTO
VesselAware

12:15-1:00

Exhibit Hall

Networking Lunch

1:00-1:30

Main Hall

Francis Scott Key Bridge Collapse: Key findings and lessons learned

Dorie Murphy
Emergency Management Chief
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Baltimore District

Additional Panelists TBA

1:30-2:00

Main Hall

MSC Michigan VII: The Port of Charleston runaway vessel incident

Lt. Sigrid Phinney
IOC State Coordinator, Fusion Liaison Officer
South Carolina Law Enforcement Division

Additional Panelists TBA

2:00-2:30

Exhibit Hall

Networking Break

2:30-3:00

Main Hall

Ronald Reagan Airport Mid-Air Collision: The recovery effort in the Potomac River

Thomas Chenworth
Deputy Chief
District of Columbia Fire and EMS Dept.

Jeffrey Lenard
Firefighter/EMT
Special Operations Division – Fireboat Company Master Public Safety Diver
District of Columbia Fire and EMS Dept.

Special Agent Joseph Marx
Underwater Search and Recovery Team
Federal Bureau of Investigations

3:00-3:30

Main Hall

The MV Mississippi Container Collapse: The Port of Long Beach Unified Command Response

Mike Goldschmidt
Incident Commander, Assistant Director of Security
Port of Long Beach

3:30-4:15

Main Hall

Multi-Agency Collaboration and Information Sharing: Building interoperable communication and situational awareness between state, local and federal partners

Captain David Jasper
Division Commander of the Industry & Emergency Management Division
Harris County Sheriff’s Office

Lt. Sigrid Phinney
IOC State Coordinator, Fusion Liaison Officer
South Carolina Law Enforcement Division

David Katz
Program Manager & Architect
Coastal Security, South Florida Radar
Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office

Additional Panelists TBA

4:15

Main Hall

Closing Remarks

Sareth Neak
President
Neak Media LLC