PRELIMINARY PROGRAM
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 10TH
8:00 AM – 1:00 PM Port Security Training Exercise
Facilitator Andrew Klaus – Transportation Safety Administration (TSA)
Participate in a professionally organized security exercise facilitated by the TSA that was created using their Exercise
Information System (EXIS); a web-based portal that provides a "do-it-yourself" approach for exercise design and
tracking.
Participating in the exercise will provide an opportunity to review current requirements and realities and lay out a
framework for exercise best practices. It will help port security managers, terminal operators and law enforcement
agencies learn how to manage their own issues with minimum costs and engage participants from all appropriate
stakeholder groups. The audience will take away a practical, useable experience that can be applied to their own port.
The exercise will be based on a scenario that occurs at a local level and then propagates to impact at the terminal, port,
region, and beyond. The script is being developed in advance by an advisory panel of typical port security stakeholders
and security experts using EXIS. Participants at the conference will include active observers, regulators, and first
responders, as well as private security and technology providers.
Everyone attending will have the opportunity to be directly involved, act as a dedicated observer, or use the exercise to
create an “if this happened to me” real time response.
Space is limited so register early and specify attendance at this event.
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM Facility Security Officer (FSO) Refresher Course
Instructor David St. Pierre – Director of Security, Manatee County Port Authority, Manatee, FL
The Maritime Transportation Security Act (MTSA), the Security and Accountability for Every (SAFE) Port Act, and other
associated regulations and interpretations specify requirements for planning, establishing, implementing, monitoring,
auditing, exercising, maintaining, and improving a documented port security plan within the context of managing an
organization’s overall business risks.
This course is for individuals who have completed FSO training and would benefit from a refresher on current, new, and
pending rules.
Available to PSOCE – Long Beach delegates (or someone nominated by a delegate from their organization) and is
included as part of the conference registration fee. Space is limited so please register early and specify attendance at
this event.
4:00 PM - Port of Long Beach Tour
During this excursion, delegates will be treated to POLB’s popular tour of their state-of-the-art Command & Control
Center.
The $21 million, 25,000-square-foot facility houses the Port of Long Beach Security Division and Harbor Patrol as well as
units from the Long Beach Police Department, Port of Los Angeles, Coast Guard, Customs and Border Protection, and
Marine Exchange during an emergency.
Space is limited so please register early and specify attendance at this event.
6:30 PM Welcome & Networking Reception I Expo Open
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 11TH
7:30 AM Registration I Expo Open
9 – 9:30 AM Opening Remarks
Ralston MacDonnell – PSOCE – LA l Long Beach 2014 Chair & President, MacDonnell Group – Halifax, N.S.
Welcome
Chief Ronald J. Boyd – Chief of the Los Angeles Port Police Department, Los Angeles, CA
Randy Parsons – Director of Security, Port of Long Beach – Long Beach, California
Domain Awareness
9:30 AM to 10:00 AM
Coast Guard and the Area-wide Port Security Planning Interfaces
Rear Admiral Joseph Servidio - Commander, Eleventh Coast Guard District
The regional picture; recent initiatives
The evolution of Area Maritime Security Committees
Resilience initiatives
National Update
Recovery initiatives
MSTA II
Cyber Security Initiatives
New training requirements for Facility Security Officers
Container Screening
10 AM to 11 AM
The Long Beach Virtual Port Project
Randy Parsons – Director of Security, Port of Long Beach – Long Beach, California
Two ships collide. Or the ground shakes. If there’s an emergency at the Port of Long Beach, response teams first need to
know what and where it is.
Next, they must pinpoint what’s around it: people, hazardous materials that may be stored nearby and hidden
infrastructure such as water, gas, oil and sewage pipelines underground or underwater.
If there’s a fire or a release of volatile chemicals, weather conditions such as which way the wind is blowing and how fast
also matter.
Learn how the Virtual Port Project has placed those details and more at the fingertips of the Port of Long Beach’s
security team and partner agencies. Discover how the system integrates information from more than 50 data sources
into comprehensive real-time images the agencies can access simultaneously to coordinate and deploy response teams,
tackle the problem and restore port operations faster and more efficiently than ever before.
11 - 11:30 AM Networking Break | Expo Open
Risk/Vulnerability Assessment
11:30 AM to 12:30 PM
The Use of Geospatial Technologies in Port Security, Disaster Preparedness and Resumption of Operations
Port security managers who have implemented GIS and other geospatial technologies will discuss their experiences,
their lessons learned, and future plans.
Moderator: Daniel Elroi, President, NorthSouth GIS LLC
Panelists: George Lerner, Director of Homeland Security, Port of Stockton
Eric Napralla, Maritime Security Project Administrator, Port of Oakland
Mark Dubina, Vice President of Security, Port Tampa Bay
Randy Parsons, Director of Security, Port of Long Beach
Can you describe briefly which types of geospatial technologies you have implemented at your port that
pertain to security? For example, GIS, AIS, VTS, your own aerial photography, Blue Force Tracking?
How are these technologies integrated?
What were you hoping to accomplish when you had set out to do this?
What results do you feel that you have achieved?
Do you have examples of real life uses of these systems?
Were there any areas where your expectations were not met?
What are your future plans?
How did you fund this work?
How are you planning on sustaining the work over time?
Is this sort of technology more appropriate for a particular size of port?
Do you have any advice for ports that are interested in going down this path?
12:30 PM – 1:30 PM Lunch | Expo Open
1:30 PM to 2:30 PM: Conversations that Matter
Marine Terminal Operators and Security: A Discussion with Industry Leaders
Facilitator: John E. Crowley, Executive Director- National Association of Waterfront Employers (NAWE)
Industry Leaders:
Bill DeWitt, CPP, Corporate Security Director- SSAMarine/Carrix Inc.
John Esposito, Director HS&E and Security- Ports America
Jay Montgomery, VP and Chief Security Officer (CSO)- Kinder Morgan (Invited)
Marine Terminal Operators play an integral role in the import/export engine that drives the U.S. economy. Since the
events of 9/11, MTOs have been a driving force behind many of the activities that ensure a resilient supply chain.
In this session, several industry leaders will engage in a facilitated conversation between themselves and the audience
on important industry topics. It will be a unique opportunity to hear from and engage in discussion with experienced
MTOs responsible for the safe transport of a large percentage of the cargo moved within the United States.
Topics will include:
TWIC
Cyber preparedness
Seafarer access
Rewrite of 33CFR
MTO and the port as a whole
2:30 PM – 3:00 PM
Suspicious Activity Reporting – If you see something, say something.
Lt. Eric Ledesma - Long Beach Police Department
with panelists from the Joint Regional Information Center: LAPD, FBI, DHS
The Port of Los Angeles and the California Highway Patrol’s Cargo Theft Interdiction Program
George Cummings - Los Angeles Port Police
Cargo theft is a huge problem in California ports but the California Highway Patrol’s Cargo Theft Interdiction Program
has been working to eliminate this problem since 1995. This session will provide an overview of the program and
describe how the Los Angeles Port Police rely upon some of its critical elements to help reduce cargo theft within their
port. These elements include:
Regional operation teams
Statewide computerized information systems
Local agency assistance/ liaisons
3:00 PM – 3:30 PM Networking Break | Expo Open
Mitigation
3:30 PM – 5:00 PM
Panel: Moving Cargo: Balancing the Increasing Demand of Speed and Productivity with Security
Terminal Operators, Shipping Companies, and Port Authorities
Today’s terminals must deal with bigger and bigger ships, more and more containers, and the increasing pressure to stay
competitive within an intermodal environment where speed has become the new currency. North American terminals
have been working hard to stay competitive but when you constantly need to be moving upwards of 100 to 120
containers an hour, is security jeopardized?
This session will explore what terminal operators, vessels, and port authorities are doing to maintain security standards
while still finding ways to improve performance and productivity.
Panel: Unique Security Requirements of 3PLs
Moderator: Mark Dubina, VP of Port Security, Tampa Port Authority, Tampa, FL
This session will discuss how 3PLs use technology, human resources, communications and manned security to maintain
supply chain security.
The Future of Radiological and Nuclear Detection Equipment at Ports of Entry
Speaker: Lafonda Sutton-Burke, Non-intrusive Inspection Director, Office of Field Operations, United States Customs
and Border Protection [CBP], United States Department of Homeland Security [DHS]
Although the Security and Accountability for Every Port (SAFE Port) Act that was passed in 2006 requires the scanning of
all cargo containers by radiation detection equipment and non-intrusive imaging systems at foreign ports prior to being
loaded onto U.S.-bound ships, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has delayed implementation of the 100
percent screening mandate that was supposed to begin in 2012.
Attend this session to learn about:
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The process for Ports and Terminal Operators to work with CBP and the Domestic Nuclear Detection Office
(DNDO) for facility expansion
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Partnerships with CBP
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Funding opportunities
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Reimbursable services
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New technologies
This session will explore the challenges and opportunities associated with 100% compliance and the strategic
implementation of the necessary equipment, software and personnel.
5:30 PM – 6:30 PM Networking Reception I Expo Open
6:30 PM PSOCE –Dinner I Expo Open
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 12TH
7:30 AM – 8:45 AM –Expo Open
9:00 AM to 10:00 AM
Preparedness
Panel: Lessons Learned from the Port Security Training Exercise
Andrew Klaus – Transportation Safety Administration (TSA)
Exercise Facilitator
This session will briefly review the port security training exercise held on the first day of the conference and provide
everyone who participated with an opportunity to discuss lessons learned.
Everyone should leave this session with a clear sense of the value that security exercises provide and some of the key
steps and tools required to develop and facilitate one within their own port.
10:00 AM to 10:30 AM – Networking Break l Expo Open
10:30 AM to 11:30 AM
Round Table: Port Security Today and Tomorrow: The Convergence of Physical Security and Cyber Security
Participants: TBA
Cyber security and physical security in the seaport environment are becoming complex integrated technology areas.
The potential for efficiency and return on investment in both areas are intricately linked and suggest future security
planning will include more collaboration than has been necessary in the past.
Industry leading professionals will discuss the current environment and likely future scenarios in an open round table
discussion facilitated to create a dynamic conversation within the panel and between the panel and the audience.
Opportunities for cost saving/revenue generation
Internal collaboration benefits
Examples of current practice with large data/ intelligence management
Lessons learned to date
11:30 AM – 12:00 PM
The Port Security Grant Program:
How to streamline your application process
Where the focus will be in the next round
Alexander Mrazik, Branch Chief, Transportation Infrastructure Security- U.S. Department of Homeland Security, FEMA
Grant Programs Directorate, Preparedness Grants Division, Washington DC
This session will focus upon the Port Security Grant Program (PSGP), including a history of the program, intent, eligibility,
allowable costs, application and review process, status of the FY 2014 program, a look ahead to FY 2015, and the
proposed National Preparedness Grant Program (NPGP) that was proposed in the President’s FY 2015 budget.
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Lunch | Expo Open
1:00 PM to 2:00 PM
Panel: Technology Today - Response Recovery & Resilience
Integrated security technologies /management is a current issue for many seaport terminal operators. A panel of
experts from leading organizations representing different technologies currently used in the port world will discuss their
suitability for integration. Panelist will review five key areas in the context of off the shelf versus custom solutions for
large and small facilities. The five key areas are:
1. Connectivity and integration. seamlessly tie together management of multiple security
systems, including video surveillance, access control, fire and life safety, visitor management,
perimeter protection, mass notification, SCADA and even building automation;
2. Correlation and verification. automatically connect and cross-reference events from each
respective system as they happen;
3. Event visualization. Graphically present situation information on some kind of display that
provides responders with a full picture of the nature, location of the event and the scope of the
threat it presents.
4. Rules-based workflow for response. Be able to immediately offer a step-by-step action plan,
based on pre-determined rules and policies, to respond and counter the threat.
5. Post-event reporting and analysis. Provide documentation for forensic review of the situation
and action taken.
Response Recovery & Resilience
2:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Terminal Operators and Response and Recovery
John Esposito – Corporate Director HS&E and Security, Ports America, New York, NY
Marine Terminal Operators are on the front line of activity as part of an economic engine handling more than $700
billion in merchandise annually. Any disruption to this system could have a widespread impact on global shipping,
international trade, and the global economy.
In unison with the Coast Guard and with input from applicable governmental entities, Marine Terminal Operators
implement procedures related to prevention, protection, response and recovery.
This session outlines some of the important aspects of response and recovery from the perspective of the Marine
Terminal Operator to help ensure a consistent approach to recovery and trade resumption and that commerce is reestablished as efficiently and quickly as possible following a security incident.
3:00 PM to 3:30 PM Networking Break | Expo Open
3:30 PM – 4:30 PM
Recovery and Resilience in New Orleans
Paul Zimmerman – Director of Operations, Port of New Orleans, LA
Natural disasters are a great risk to the operations and infrastructures of ports and returning a port to full capacity can
follow a plan similar to a security incident recovery. Join Paul Zimmerman as he shares the experiences of the Port of
New Orleans, the challenges, and the lessons learned in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
4:30 PM Closing Remarks
Ralston MacDonnell –PSOCE Chair and President, MacDonnell Group