A joint workshop co-sponsored by
Christopher Newport University’s Center for American Studies,
the Greater Hampton Roads Chapter of the National Defense Industrial Association,
Continuity First, and Verizon Wireless.
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Colonel Bob Stephan (USAF, ret.)
Executive Vice President at CRA, Inc. and former
Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security for
Infrastructure Protection
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Moderator:
RADM (ret.) Michael Tracy, Senior Vice President, Crisis Management, Bank of America
Panelists:
Gary Lupton, Senior Vice President, Towne Bank and Board Member, Virginia 1st
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Bennie Moore, Business Continuity Director, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond Download slides
Tim Callahan, Senior Vice President, Enterprise Technology Risk Management, SunTrust
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William J. Bratton
Chairman, Kroll Advisory Solutions; former Commissioner
of the New York City Police Department and Chief of
the Los Angeles Police Department; and currently
Co-Chair, Homeland Security Advisory Council,
Department of Homeland Security
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Moderator:
Dr. Thomas A. Cellucci, Executive Vice President, ICS-Nett, Inc., and former Chief Commercialization Officer, Department of Homeland Security
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Panelists:
Robert Read, Senior Industrial Analyst, Acquisition, Technology and Logistics, Manufacturing and Industrial Base Policy, Office of the Secretary of DefenseRichard Flannery, Business Development Manager for Emergency Management and Homeland Security, Alliance Solutions Group
Albert M. (Bert) Calland, III, Executive Vice President for Security and Intelligence Integration, CACI International
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Moderator:CAPT John Little, Deputy Sector Commander, Hampton Roads U.S. Coast Guard
Panelists:
Paul Byron Pattak, CEO, InfraGard Nations Capital Members Alliance (INCMA)
Lieutenant Lee Miller, Director, Virginia Fusion Center
Kristin A. McManus, Senior Intelligence Analyst, City of Newport News Police Department, Intelligence Unit
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ADM Thad Allen (USCG, ret.)
Senior Vice President - Homeland Security Business, Booz
Allen Hamilton; former National Incident Commander,
Deepwater Horizon Unified Command; former Commandant,
U.S. Coast Guard
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Honorable Terrie L. Suit
Secretary of Veterans Affairs and Homeland Security,
Commonwealth of Virginia
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Moderator:
Andrea Di Fabio, Information Security Officer, Norfolk State University
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Panelists:
Marcus Sachs, Vice President for National Security Policy, Verizon External Affairs
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Bruce Sturk, Director of Federal Facilities Support, City of Hampton, and Director, Virginia’s Operational Integration Cyber Center of Excellence (VOICCE)
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Robert (Bob) Turner,Senior Associate, Booz Allen Hamilton
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Moderator:
James Redick, Director, Emergency Preparedness and Response, City of Norfolk
Panelists:
Ralph Petti, (MBCI, CBCP), President, Continuity First, and Board Member, Mid-Atlantic Disaster Recovery Association (MADRA)
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Michael Caralis, Manager of Sales Operations, Government and Public Safety, Verizon Wireless
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Rodney Blevins, Vice President - Distribution Operations, Dominion Power
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Thomas S. Winkowski
Acting Deputy Commissioner, Customs and Border Protection
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Moderator:
Lieutenant General Keith J. Stalder (USMC, ret.), former Commander, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Pacific, and member of the Board of Directors, Global Relief TechnologiesPanelists:
Rick Kopel, Senior Department of Homeland Security Representative to the National Counterterrorism Center
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Ed Merkle, Director of Port Security & Emergency Operations, Virginia Port Authority
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Dr. Thomas W. Mastaglio, President and CEO, MYMIC LLC
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