The 2018 Border Security & Intelligence Summit will allow members of DHS and accompanying critical organizations the opportunity to discuss current initiatives to enhance border protection and advance intelligence capabilities. This program will stimulate discussions aimed at ways to eliminate transnational crime organizations and violent extremism from entering our borders. In essence, this summit will highlight the existing gaps in effectively protecting our homeland and the technological and intelligence capabilities required in order to succeed in keeping our nation safe.
Topics to be covered at the 2018 Summit:
- Efforts to increase operational effectiveness against threats to Border Security
- Addressing the gaps involved in inter-agency sharing to ensure information is properly spread to critical organizations
- Supporting senior policymakers with IC-coordinated assessments on critical issues affecting the nation
- Strategy and issues to ensure information sharing is successful in preventing transnational crime and terrorism activities
- Effectively partnering with industry to enhance resource including surveillance, electronic sensor alarms, and aircraft sightings
- Protecting the homeland by way of informing operators and decision-makers on effective means to counter violent extremism
- Ensuring technology can adequately meet mission needs and be solutions to closing existing gaps
- Capabilities needed to effectively detect and prevent transnational crime, terrorists and illegal trafficking
Why you should attend this year's Summit:
This educational summit will bring together senior leaders from DHS, military commands, and critical organizations to discuss the operational and strategic needs for enhancing border protection and advancing intelligence capabilities in an effort to protect our homeland.The main objective of this year's summit is to highlight the current administration's focus on the crucial need for advanced surveillance and intelligence capabilities. Discussions will center around initiatives and capabilities required to adequately support our nation's border patrol professionals in keeping the citizens of the United States safe.
This Summit will encourage discussion among senior leaders with the common goal of enhancing border security and effectively partnering with private industry to seek solutions for improved safety among our homeland. Join us in an honest, closed to the press, and non-attribution discussion to understand the significance of protecting our border from transnational crime and unlawful entry.
At our Summit you will have the ability to:
- Gain Education & Insight: Walk away with knowledge gained from our senior level speakers on some of the complex challenges facing communications and networking leaders.
- Build Partnerships: The agenda is designed to allow for ample networking opportunities and the ability to engage in constructive dialogue among all in attendance.
- Influence: Help foster ideas! Share your own insight and knowledge during our interactive sessions. All attendees are encouraged to address our speaker faculty and each other with their questions, comments or ideas.
Venue
Mary M. Gates Learning Center/United Way
701 N. Fairfax St.
Alexandria, VA
Parking:
There is parking available at the Crowne Plaza Hotel. Enter at lobby level and request a day parking ticket.
(There is no parking at the Learning Center for delegates, and street parking is limited to 2 hours)
Hotel Rooms:
Hotel Rooms are available at a discounted rate at:
SHERATON SUITES OLD TOWN ALEXANDRIA
801 North St. Asaph Street, Alexandria, VA 22314
Hotel Discount Reservation Link
(two walking blocks from the mary m. gates learning center)
* Please identify that you are with Defense Strategies Institute to receive your discount.
2018 Confirmed Speakers Include:
- David Glawe, Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis, Department of Homeland Security
- Russell Travers, Acting Director, National Counterterrorism Center, ODNI
- Ronald Vitello , Acting Deputy Commissioner, US Customs and Border Protection
- Mark Borkowski, Assistant Commissioner, Office of Acquisition, US Customs and Border Protection
- Douglas Poole, Assistant Administrator and Chief of Intelligence, DEA
The agenda is available as PDF under downloads at the right side of the page.