11th Annual Homeland Security Symposium and Expo

Artificial Intelligence and Emerging Technologies

March 12-13, 2024

Co-Hosted by Christopher Newport University's Center for American Studies and Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII).

About the Conference

Join us as CNU's Center for American Studies and HII presents our 11th Annual Homeland Security Symposium & Expo. Bringing together experts from government, industry, and academia, along with political science, American studies, and national security studies.

We will have a variety of Keynote Speakers, panel discussions, and networking breaks, along with a Welcome Reception on the 12th and a Continental Breakfast and Luncheon on the 13th. Same-day registration will occur on March 12 from 12 to 1 p.m. and March 13 from 8 to 9 a.m.

Agenda

March 12, 2024

Time	Event	Location
noon-1 p.m.	Registration	Gaines Theatre
1-1:15 p.m.	Welcome Session Dr. Nathan E. Busch, Distinguished Professor of Political Science at Christopher Newport University (CNU), and Co-Director, CNU’s Center for American Studies Rick Graham, Corporate Director of Security and Emergency Management, HII RADM William Kelly (USCG, ret.), President, Christopher Newport University	Gaines Theatre
1:15-2 p.m.	Keynote Address Hon. Jason Miyares, Attorney General, Commonwealth of Virginia	Gaines Theatre
2-2:45 p.m.	Keynote Address Todd Borkey, Executive Vice President & Chief Technology Officer, HII; ranked by Washington Exec as a 2023 "Top AI Exec to Watch"	Gaines Theatre
2:45-3 p.m.	Coffee and Networking Break	Freeman Center Lobby
3-4:15 p.m.	Panel 1: Intelligence and Data Collection Moderator: Patrick Schreiber, Senior Intelligence Officer Naval Crime Investigative Service (NCIS), Norfolk Field Office J.P. LeBlanc, Sr. Manager, Counterintelligence & Threat Management, SAIC Special Agent Allison Meconi, NCIS Stan Gold, Technical Advisor to Coast Guard Atlantic Area Intelligence	Gaines Theatre
4:30-5:45 p.m.	Panel 2: Cybersecurity Challenges Moderator: William Hogan, Cybersecurity Services Program Manager, Threat Tec Robert Gregorio, President, G2 Ops Steve Cherry, Director of Enterprise Cybersecurity Risk Management & Compliance, HII	Gaines Theatre
5:45-7:30 p.m.	Welcome Reception	Torggler Fine Arts Center Atrium

March 13, 2024

Time	Event	Location
8-9 a.m.	Registration and Continental Breakfast	Gaines Theatre
9-9:45 a.m.	Keynote Address Brian C. Turner, Associate Deputy Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation	Gaines Theatre
10-10:50 a.m.	Panel 3: Unmanned Systems Moderator: Nathan Smoots, Special Agent, WMD (Weapons of Mass Destruction) Coordinator FBI Andrew Howard, HII Senior Director of USV & Autonomy Programs Dominick Romano, Founder, drainpipe.io	Gaines Theatre
10:45-11 a.m.	Coffee and Networking Break	Freeman Center Lobby
11 a.m. - noon	Panel 4: Supply Chain Networks Moderator: VADM William Andrew (Andy) Brown (USN, ret.), President & CEO, National Defense Transportation Association Bill Burket, Senior Director, Maritime Incident Response Team and Business Continuity, Virginia Port Authority Matt Machado, Technology Director, Thomson Reuters Special Services Kristin K. French, Deputy Director, Logistics Operations, Defense Logistics Agency	Gaines Theatre
12:15-1:45 p.m.	Luncheon Keynote Address Jeffrey Radgowski, Deputy Assistant Commandant for Intelligence, U.S. Coast Guard	David Student Union Ballroom
2-3:15 p.m.	Panel 5: Infrastructure Protection and Insider Threats Moderator: CAPT Robert McKenna (USN, ret.), President, Virginia Peninsula Chamber of Commerce Brian Dugan, Special Agent in Charge, Norfolk Office, Federal Bureau of Investigation Matthew Cyr, Intelligence Officer, Virginia Fusion Center Kieran Carroll, Chief Strategy Officer, ZeroEyes	Gaines Theatre
3:30-4:15 p.m.	Keynote Address David Carroll, Associate Director, Mission Engineering, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency, Department of Homeland Security	Gaines Theatre