CBRNe Summit USA 2024

October 7-9, 2024 - Phoenix, AZ, United States

Our 4th annual CBRNe Summit USA will be coming to Phoenix, Arizona on the 7th - 9th October 2024. This event brings together leading officials from the military, civil and scientific agencies to provide you will a full perspective on all CBRNe threats and challenges.

Over the 2-day conference and exhibition you will hear different perspectives from civil, military, and scientific officials on the latest CBRNe trends and operational challenges being faced to their agency.

With the event taking place in Phoenix, AZ there will be a focus on the CBRNe capabilities to the Phoenix Fire Department and Police Department as well as other cities across the State to give participants a full overview of the CBRNe capabilities across the State of Arizona.

It is a big year in the U.S. with the Presidential Election taking place in November 2024. Many major cities across the U.S. will be on high alert for potential CBRNe incidents during mass gatherings at political rallies and this will be featured during the event to see how different agencies and States prepare for these situations as well as major sporting events and protests.

CBRNe Summit USA will also include a live demonstration by the local authorities to showcase their capabilities and technologies available to them when responding to a vast array of CBRNe incidents.

2023 Speakers Included

Michael Bailey, Director, U.S. Army DEVCOM Chemical Biological Center
Dr. Robert L. Kristovich, Director, RD-CB/JSTO, Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA)
Colonel Matthew Clark, Joint Project Manager for CBRN Medical, Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Defense (JPEO-CBRND)
Colonel Sedrick Jackson, Deputy Commandant, U.S. Army CBRN School
Rachel Byrd, Section Chief, WMD Directorate, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
Joel Baker, Fire Chief, Austin Fire Department
Steve Simon, Battalion Chief, Phoenix Fire Department
Major Elizabeth Ramirez, Deputy Commander, 6th Civil Support Team, Texas Army National Guard
Captain Balazs Bene, Deputy Department Head, Military Medical Operations, Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute
Allan Cordwell, Head of Group, Emergency Planning, Resilience and Response Unit, The Northern Care Alliance NHS Group, United Kingdom
Toby Hatton, Director of Programs, Disaster Recovery and Ascension Texas Medical Response Unit, Ascension Hospital Group
Nicholas Tietsort, Director, Cole County Emergency Management, Missouri
Fabricio Oliveira Pereira, Police Deputy, Rio Police Force, Brazil
Roy Mitchell, Battalion Chief, Boise Fire Department
Bryan Sommers, Business Development Manager – North America, Argon Electronics
Bobby Baker, Principal CBRNE Training Specialist, Counter-Terrorism Division (CTOS), Nevada National Security Administration, U.S. Department of Energy
Joshua Todd, Division Chief – Operations, Austin Travis County EMS
Brian Holland, Managing Scientific Software Specialist, Trinity Consultants
Amanda Hatcher, Project Manager, CWMD Consortium
Chance Duke, Special Agent, WMD Coordinator, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
Captain Lance East, HazMat Coordinator, Rock Springs Fire Department, Wyoming
Captain Antoine Howard, WMD and Hazmat Coordinator, Dallas Fire Department
Lieutenant John Nickles, Hazardous Materials Instructor, Austin Fire Department
Michael Armistead, Hazmat Specialist, Nashville Fire Department
Kayla Sossin, CBRNe Planning Program Manager, New York City Emergency Management Department
Travis Rebello, Education and Training Coordinator, Hazardous Materials Response Division, Massachusetts Department of Fire Services
Michael Marinelli, Project Management Team, CBARR, U.S. Army DEVCOM Chemical Biological Center
Charlie Johnson, Program Manager – Securing the Cities – Houston, Mayor’s Office of Public Safety and Homeland Security, Houston
Ashley Hawes, Disaster Epidemiologist, Public Health Emergency Preparedness, Austin Public Health