Thursday, March 18th : 2021 Port of the Future Virtual Conference

Thursday, March 18, 2021
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM																Keynote Dr. Brian Mussington - CISA
9:05 AM - 9:35 AM																Los Angeles/Long Beach Non-Intrusive Inspection Technology Trial Emel Bulat - ALERT (Awareness and Localization of Explosive Related Threats) Victor Todorov - U.S. Customs and Border Protection
9:40 AM - 10:10 AM																Athena Project Sarah Ziomek - Dallas Fort Worth International Airport
10:15 AM - 11:15 AM																Panel: Non-Intrusive Inspection and Scanning Technologies Andrew Farelly - CT Strategies Dmitry Kurouski - Texas A&M University Shawn Beddows - CT Strategies Thomas Overacker - U.S. Customs and Border Protection
11:20 AM - 12:20 PM																Panel: Inspiring Confidence in Air Transport Post COVID-19 Scott A. Brockman - Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority Sharon Pinkerton - Airlines for America Kriste Jordan Smith - Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport Melissa Conley - Transportation Security Administration Aviation Administration (FAA)
12:25 PM - 1:25 PM																Panel: Blue Lightning – Countering Human Trafficking Scott Alexander - Houston Airport System Chris Graves - Mayor’s Office of Human Trafficking and Domestic Violence Jud Murdock - U.S. Customs and Border Protection Mark Dawson - US Immigration and Customs Enforcement
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM																Prevention of Human Trafficking Mar Brettmann - Businesses Ending Slavery and Trafficking

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Thursday, March 18, 2021
2:05 PM - 2:35 PM																Port Capital Projects Decision Making Patricia J. Gaynor, PE - Maritime Administration - USDOT
2:40 PM - 3:40 PM																Panel: Port Strategic Asset Management Erik Stromberg - Lamar University Eric Barron - Port Houston Daniel Elroi - NorthSouth GIS LLC Ryen Tarbet - Atkins Global Jaimin Patel - Port Houston
3:45 PM - 4:15 PM																Automation Innovations at Terminals/Ports Amir Billones - Termont Dr. Oscar Pernia Fernandez - Terminal Investment Limited (part of MSC Group)
4:20 PM - 4:50 PM																Panel: Trade Lens Norbert Kouwenhoven - IBM Tom Sproat - Tradelens Michael Shaffner - Port Houston

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Thursday, March 18, 2021
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM																Leveraging Biometrics for Highly Assured Identify and Stronger Security John Boyd - DHS
9:05 AM - 10:05 AM																Panel: Advances in Biometrics - Standards, Development, Deployment Patrick Grother - National Institute of Standards and Technology Travis Edwards - Office of Biometric Identity Management, Department of Homeland Security Tanya Acevedo - Houston Airport System Jason Lim - Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
11:10 AM - 12:10 PM																Panel: How Advances in Biometrics Enable Critical Homeland Security Operations Jason Thompson - United States Border Patrol Anne May - Office of Biometric Identity Management, Department of Homeland Security Patrick Nemeth - Office of Biometric Identity Management Department of Homeland Security Travis Edwards - Office of Biometric Identity Management, Department of Homeland Security

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Thursday, March 18, 2021
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM																Panel: CTPAT Manuel Garza - CBP James Kniestedt - Gravick Group Ron May - CT Strategies Shawn Beddows - CT Strategies Floyd Dixon - FedEx Freight
2:05 PM - 3:05 PM																Panel: Foreign Trade Zones Matt Williams - EY Diana Urelius - Mitsubishi Logisnext Americas Inc. William Heckenkamp - Cheniere ENergy Shane Williams - Port Houston James Grogan - EY
3:10 PM - 3:40 PM																Panel:Integrating Multiple Innovative Technologies to Estimate Border Wait Time for POVs Juan Carlos Villa - Texas A&M Transportation Institute Carlos Silva - Texas A&M Transportation Institute Jose Rivera - Texas A&M Transportation Institute Daniel Escoto - Texas A&M Transportation Institute
3:45 PM - 4:45 PM																Panel: Critical Infrastructure and Transportation Workers Access COVID Vaccine Alan A. Robb - International Longshoremen’s Association Captain Bill Schubert - International Trade & Transportation, Inc. Martin Whitmer - Whitmer & Worrall LLC Margaret Kidd - University of Houston Lori Ann LaRocco - CNBC Weston LaBar - Harbor Trucking Association

Time Zone: (UTC-05:00) Central Time (US & Canada) []