11th Annual Homeland Security Symposium and Expo - Christopher Newport University

11th Annual Homeland Security Symposium and Expo

Artificial Intelligence and Emerging Technologies

March 12-13, 2024

Co-Hosted by Christopher Newport University's Center for American Studies and Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII).

About the Conference

Join us as CNU's Center for American Studies and HII presents our 11th Annual Homeland Security Symposium & Expo. Bringing together experts from government, industry, and academia, along with political science, American studies, and national security studies.

We will have a variety of Keynote Speakers, panel discussions, and networking breaks, along with a Welcome Reception on the 12th and a Continental Breakfast and Luncheon on the 13th. Same-day registration will occur on March 12 from 12 to 1 p.m. and March 13 from 8 to 9 a.m.

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Agenda

March 12, 2024
Time Event Location
noon-1 p.m. Registration Gaines Theatre
1-1:15 p.m. Welcome Session
  • Dr. Nathan E. Busch, Distinguished Professor of Political Science at Christopher Newport University (CNU), and Co-Director, CNU’s Center for American Studies
  • Rick Graham, Corporate Director of Security and Emergency Management, HII
  • RADM William Kelly (USCG, ret.), President, Christopher Newport University
Gaines Theatre
1:15-2 p.m. Keynote Address

Hon. Jason Miyares, Attorney General, Commonwealth of Virginia
Gaines Theatre
2-2:45 p.m. Keynote Address

Todd Borkey, Executive Vice President & Chief Technology Officer, HII; ranked by Washington Exec as a 2023 "Top AI Exec to Watch"
Gaines Theatre
2:45-3 p.m. Coffee and Networking Break Freeman Center Lobby
3-4:15 p.m. Panel 1: Intelligence and Data Collection

Moderator: Patrick Schreiber, Senior Intelligence Officer Naval Crime Investigative Service (NCIS), Norfolk Field Office

  • J.P. LeBlanc, Sr. Manager, Counterintelligence & Threat Management, SAIC
  • Special Agent Allison Meconi, NCIS
  • Stan Gold, Technical Advisor to Coast Guard Atlantic Area Intelligence
Gaines Theatre
4:30-5:45 p.m. Panel 2: Cybersecurity Challenges

Moderator: William Hogan, Cybersecurity Services Program Manager, Threat Tec

  • Robert Gregorio, President, G2 Ops
  • Steve Cherry, Director of Enterprise Cybersecurity Risk Management & Compliance, HII
Gaines Theatre
5:45-7:30 p.m. Welcome Reception Torggler Fine Arts Center Atrium

 

March 13, 2024
Time Event Location
8-9 a.m. Registration and Continental Breakfast Gaines Theatre
9-9:45 a.m. Keynote Address

Brian C. Turner, Associate Deputy Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation
Gaines Theatre
10-10:50 a.m. Panel 3: Unmanned Systems

Moderator: Nathan Smoots, Special Agent, WMD (Weapons of Mass Destruction) Coordinator FBI

  • Andrew Howard, HII Senior Director of USV & Autonomy Programs
  • Dominick Romano, Founder, drainpipe.io
Gaines Theatre
10:45-11 a.m. Coffee and Networking Break Freeman Center Lobby
11 a.m. - noon Panel 4: Supply Chain Networks

Moderator: VADM William Andrew (Andy) Brown (USN, ret.), President & CEO, National Defense Transportation Association

  • Bill Burket, Senior Director, Maritime Incident Response Team and Business Continuity, Virginia Port Authority
  • Matt Machado, Technology Director, Thomson Reuters Special Services
  • Kristin K. French, Deputy Director, Logistics Operations, Defense Logistics Agency
Gaines Theatre
12:15-1:45 p.m. Luncheon Keynote Address

Jeffrey Radgowski, Deputy Assistant Commandant for Intelligence, U.S. Coast Guard
David Student Union Ballroom
2-3:15 p.m. Panel 5: Infrastructure Protection and Insider Threats

Moderator: CAPT Robert McKenna (USN, ret.), President, Virginia Peninsula Chamber of Commerce

  • Brian Dugan, Special Agent in Charge, Norfolk Office, Federal Bureau of Investigation
  • Matthew Cyr, Intelligence Officer, Virginia Fusion Center
  • Kieran Carroll, Chief Strategy Officer, ZeroEyes
Gaines Theatre
3:30-4:15 p.m.

Keynote Address

David Carroll, Associate Director, Mission Engineering, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency, Department of Homeland Security

Gaines Theatre
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