16th Homeland Security Week 2023 | IDGA | 24 January 2023 | The Westin Alexandria Old Town, 400 Courthouse Square, Alexandria, VA 22314, USA

With a new year comes new goals, priorities and challenges for stakeholders involved in Homeland Defense and Security for the United States. This senior and expert-led Summit will highlight the ongoing efforts to empower knowledge sharing and collaboration with those across the Military, Defense, Law Enforcement, Industry and Academic sectors at the local, state and national level.

Recent developments have highlighted the need for technology, strategies and approaches to bolster the homeland security of the United States against emerging threats. This event will cover diverse topics ranging from border security, cybersecurity, counter UAS, intelligence sharing, infrastructure protection and resilience, identity technology, agency collaboration, budget planning and much more.

For years the Institute for Defense and Government Advancement (IDGA) has continually brought together the top minds in the homeland defense and security spheres at our Homeland Security Week event for thought leadership, industry collaboration and the development of best practices. We at the Institute for Defense and Government Advancement are thrilled to once again host our esteemed Homeland Security Week Summit for two days. Join us on-site, where attendees can meet and collaborate with speakers and industry leaders on a multitude of topics.

With keynote sessions from senior leaders, panels from topic experts and interactive discussion groups, this year’s event is will be a groundbreaking conference with opportunities to share and learn. We look forward to welcoming you this winter!

2023 Speakers

CHAIRMAN:

Nelson Balido
Border Commerce and Security Council

SPEAKERS:

Congressman Tony Gonzales
US Representative for Texas, District 23

Eric Hysen SES
Chief Information Officer, Department of Homeland Security

Paul Courtney SES
Chief Procurement Officer, Department of Homeland Security

RADM, USCG (ret.) Christopher J. Tomney SES
Director, Office of Homeland Security Situational Awareness (OSA), Department of Homeland Security (subject to final confirmation)

Pete Flores
Executive Assistant Commissioner, Office of Field Operations, US Customs and Border Protection

Raul Ortiz
Chief, Border Patrol, US Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security

Shane Barney
Chief Information Security Officer, US Citizenship and Immigration Services

Lisa Schleder-Kirkpatrick
Deputy Assistant Commandant for Capability, US Coast Guard

Michael Harrison
Commissioner, Baltimore Police Department

Jeffrey Carroll
Assistant Chief, DC Metropolitan Police Department

Thomas Galati
Chief of Intelligence, NYPD

Darlene Bullock SES
Executive Director, Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization, Department of Homeland Security

Paul Haertel
Assistant Director, Critical Incident Response Group (CIRG), Federal Bureau of Investigation

Thomas J. Walters
Director, Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers (FLETC), Department of Homeland Security

RADM, USN (ret.) Mark Montgomery
Senior Director, Center on Cyber and Technology Innovation

Dr. David Mussington PhD
Executive Assistant Director for Infrastructure Security, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)

Brent Cotton
Director, Counter UAS Policy, Department of Homeland Security

Arun Vemury
Director, Biometric and Identity Technology Center, Department of Homeland Security

Scott Parker
Branch Chief, Advanced Threats Security, Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), Department of Homeland Security

Wallace Sermons II
Deputy Director, Area & Field Program Execution, Small Business Administration (SBA)

Monte Hawkins
Director, National Vetting Center, US Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security

Dusty Lang
Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Director, Department of Homeland Security

Jason Kepp
Assistant Director, Training and Professional Development, Federal Protective Service

Tadgh Smith
Deputy Assistance Director, Enforcement Removal Operations (ERO), Law Enforcement Systems & Analysis (LESA), Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Department of Homeland Security

Sean Haglund
Associate Director, Office of Bombing Prevention, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)

Jody Hardin
Executive Director, Planning, Program Analysis, and Evaluation, US Customs and Border Protection

Dr. Chris Rodriguez
Director, District of Columbia Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency (HSEMA)

Jason Owens
Del Rio Sector Chief, Border Patrol, US Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security

Gloria Chavez
El Paso Sector Chief, Border Patrol, US Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security

Rachel Canty
Deputy Assistant Director, Student Exchange and Visitor Program, Immigration and Customs Enforcement

Izumi Therrien
Deputy Assistant Director for Special Ops, Enforcement Removal Operations (ERO), Immigration and Customs Enforcement

Eric Brown
Vice President, Strategic Cyber Solutions, ManTech

Rich Smith
Vice President and DHS Division Manager, ManTech

Ron Vitiello
Head of DHS Program and Strategy, Axon

Bill Washburn
Chief Program Officer, MarkLogic

Matt Hayden
Vice President, Cyber Client Engagement, GDIT

Jason Porter
Vice President, Emerging Technology Practice, CGI Federal

2023 Sponsors

• Acuity International
• Axon
• Border Commerce and Security Council
• CGI
• Diligent
• Echodyne
• General Dynamics Information Technology
• General Dynamic Mission Systems
• ManTech
• MarkLogic
• Point Black Enterprises
• ServiceNow
• Silvus Technologies
• Skydio
• SkyMira