8:40 a.m. Introductions
Michael Rosenberg, Vice President of Security, EJ Krause & Associates
Moderator: Jacob Goodwin, Editor, Government Security News

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8:50 a.m. Corporate Sponsor Remarks
IBM - Peter Graham, Associate Partner, IBM Global Business Services
General Dynamics - Justin Russell, Director, Maritime & Border Security
Serco - Mark Rogerson, Senior Vice President of Strategic Programs
Sprint - Tiffany Bauer, Director of General Business and Public Sector

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9:00 a.m. Opening Remarks
Frank Corte Jr., Texas House of Representatives, San Antonio, Texas

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9:00 a.m. Opening Remarks Pt 2.
Juan Manuel Escobar, Texas House of Representatives, Kingsville, Texas, and former U.S. Border Patrol Agent*

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10:40 a.m. - 11:10 a.m. Keynote
David Dix, Consul & Trade Commissioner, Canadian Consulate General, Dallas, Texas

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11:10 a.m. - 11:50 a.m. Introduction
Ben Reyna, Special Assistant to the Vice President for Academic Affairs and Director of the Office of Homeland Security Programs Keynote
Lic. José Luís Santiago Vasconcelos, Deputy Attorney General for International Affairs, Procuraduría General De la Republica, Mexico

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12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Annual Awards Luncheon for Excellence in Border Security Initiatives
Awardees:
Al Peña, Attache-Mexico, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Members of Tucson Sector, U.S. Border Patrol SBInet Team - nominated for this award by David Aguilar, Chief, U.S. Border Patrol, DHS
PAIC Matthew Harris. Technology Team Member, EPT-Intel and Tucson Sector SBInet
SBPA Stephen Sims, Technology Team Member, Tucson Sector SBInet
BPA Christopher Chmiel, Technology Team Member, Tucson Sector SBInet
BPA Oisborne Wilder, Operations Team Member, Tucson Sector SBInet

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2:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Emerging Technologies in Border Security
Tom Cellucci, Chief Commercialization Officer, DHS

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2:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Counterterrorism and Border Security
Dr. Gary M. Shiffman, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Continuity and Crisis Management Business Unit, L-3 Communications Corp.

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9:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Fence vs. Virtual Fence - DHS & Stakeholders Working Together
Chad Foster, Mayor, Eagle Pass, Texas; President, Texas Border Coalition

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11:00 a.m. - 11:40 a.m. Drug Trafficking and Violence on the Border
Al Peña, Attache-Mexico, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Tom Herrera, President, Border Sheriff's Coalition*

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11:40 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Cross Border Medical Threats
Dr. Scott Lillibridge, MD, Director, Center for Biosecurity and Public Health Preparedness, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, TX A&M, Assistant Dean and Director, Global Health and Security Program, Texas A&M Health Science Center, School of Rural Public Health and and former Special Assistant for National Security and Emergency Management to Tommy Thompson, former Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

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12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. Lunch in Exhibit Hall - Technology Awards & Winners Honored
To recognize industry leaders in the following categories:
Global Border Security "Best of Show" Technology Award
Best Unmanned Aerial Surveillance Technology Award
Best Biometric Identification Technology Award
Best Law Enforcement Technology Award
Judges:
Michael Finnegan CHS III, Chairman, American Society of Industrial Security, North Texas Chapter
Walter Hamilton, Chairman, International Biometric Industry Association
Frank Borelli, Editor, Officer.com
Jacob Goodwin, Editor-in-Chief, Government Security News

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Interview with David Dix of Canada

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Interview with Tiffany Melvin of Nasco

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Interview with Mike Kizziah of AAR

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