Meet the Border Technology Summit Speakers

2026 Event Chairman


Nelson Balido
Nelson Balido
Chairman
Border Commerce and Security Council

2026 Speaker Roster


Joseph Edlow
Joseph Edlow
Director
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Rosario Vasquez
Rosario Vasquez
Chief
Border Patrol
Diane Sabatino
Diane Sabatino
Executive Assistant Commissioner, Office of Field Operations
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Jonathan Miller
Jonathan Miller
Executive Assistant Commissioner, Air and Marine Operations
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Sonny Bhagowalia
Sonny Bhagowalia
Assistant Commissioner, OIT; Chief Information Officer
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Dustin Goetz
Dustin Goetz
Chief Information Officer
Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Andrew Vanjani
Andrew Vanjani
Chief Information Officer
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Paul Garcia
Paul Garcia
Director, J5 (Plans and Policy)
JIATF-CC
Jeff Rezmovic
Jeff Rezmovic
Deputy Executive Assistant Commissioner, Office of Trade
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Han Yi
Han Yi
Director of Advanced Analytics
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
James McCament
James McCament
Chief Digital Transformation Officer (CDTO)
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Adina Pantella
Adina Pantella
Executive Director, Passenger Systems Program Directorate
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Eric McLoughlin
Eric McLoughlin
Assistant Director, Cyber & Operational Technology, HSI
Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Jon McEntee
Jon McEntee
Principal Director for Mission Capability and Support
Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology
Justin De La Torre
Justin De La Torre
Chief Patrol Agent, San Diego Sector
Border Patrol
Captain Michael Wolfe
Captain Michael Wolfe
J5 Director for Plans, Policy; Chief, International Affairs Division
JIATF-S
Katie Stana
Katie Stana
International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Director for Mission Mexico
U.S. State Department
Jason Stevens
Jason Stevens
Special Agent in Charge, AZ HSI; Co-Director, Homeland Security Task Force
Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Anthony Crane
Anthony Crane
(A) Executive Director, CUAS Defense Capability Group
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Africa Bell
Africa Bell
Area Port Director, Los Angeles/Long Beach Seaport
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Dina Amato
Dina Amato
Director, Customs Trade Partner Against Terrorism (CTPAT)
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Jose Cantu
Jose Cantu
Program Executive Office for Drones and C-UAS, Science and Technology
Department of Homeland Security
Robert Perez
Robert Perez
Founder & Co-Chairman & Former Deputy Commissioner (CBP)
CBP Foundation
Federico Fernandez Montanez
Federico Fernandez Montanez
Attorney General
State of Coahuila, Mexico
Major General (Ret.) Randall Simmons
Major General (Ret.) Randall Simmons
Fmr. Commanding General, JTF-N; Board Member
Border Commerce and Security Council
Luke McCormack
Luke McCormack
National Director; Former Chief Information Officer at DHS
U.S. Cyber Challenge
Manny Padilla
Manny Padilla
Board Member
Border Commerce and Security Council
Pat Flynn
Pat Flynn
Director Business Development, CBP and Biometrics
GDIT
Jim Penrose
Jim Penrose
Founder & CEO
Tranquility AI
Derek Stevens
Derek Stevens
Vice President, U.S. Government Team
Vantor
Erik Kramer
Erik Kramer
Strategic Fellow
National Center of Urban Operations (NCUO)
Derek Claiborne
Derek Claiborne
Head of Intelligence & National Security
Scale AI
Nicole McNamee Wicks
Nicole McNamee Wicks
Director of Biometric Cybersecurity
FaceTec



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