Our 2026 Homeland Security Week Speakers Included

2027 Homeland Security Week Speakers

Robert Cekada, Director at Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives

Robert Cekada

Director
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives

Matthew Allen, Chief of Operations at Drug Enforcement Administration

Matthew Allen

Chief of Operations
Drug Enforcement Administration

Paul Courtney, Chief Procurement Officer at Department of Homeland Security (accepted, pending approval)

Paul Courtney

Chief Procurement Officer
Department of Homeland Security (accepted, pending approval)

Rosario Vasquez, Chief at Border Patrol

Rosario Vasquez

Chief
Border Patrol

Diane Sahakian, (A) Executive Assistant Commissioner, Enterprise Services at U.S. Customs and Border Protection

Diane Sahakian

(A) Executive Assistant Commissioner, Enterprise Services
U.S. Customs and Border Protection

Michael Fullerton, Assistant Secretary, Office for State and Local Law Enforcement at Department of Homeland Security

Michael Fullerton

Assistant Secretary, Office for State and Local Law Enforcement
Department of Homeland Security

Rear Admiral (USCG; Ret.) Christopher Tomney, Director, Office of Homeland Security Situational Awareness at Department of Homeland Security

Rear Admiral (USCG; Ret.) Christopher Tomney

Director, Office of Homeland Security Situational Awareness
Department of Homeland Security

Brett Leatherman, Assistant Director, Cyber Division at Federal Bureau of Investigation

Brett Leatherman

Assistant Director, Cyber Division
Federal Bureau of Investigation

James Thom, Executive Director, Domain Awareness Security Operations, AMO at U.S. Customs and Border Protection

James Thom

Executive Director, Domain Awareness Security Operations, AMO
U.S. Customs and Border Protection

Jeffrey Caroll, Interim Chief of Police at Metropolitan Police Department

Jeffrey Caroll

Interim Chief of Police
Metropolitan Police Department

Kevin Davis, Chief at Fairfax County Police Department

Kevin Davis

Chief
Fairfax County Police Department

Captain Patrick Thompson, Technical Director, PEO-C5I Infrastructure at U.S. Coast Guard

Captain Patrick Thompson

Technical Director, PEO-C5I Infrastructure
U.S. Coast Guard

Aija Kalnaja, Deputy Executive Director for Capabilities (DED-CAP) at Frontex

Aija Kalnaja

Deputy Executive Director for Capabilities (DED-CAP)
Frontex

Dr. Jesse Hillman, Chief Information Officer and EVP at DC Water

Dr. Jesse Hillman

Chief Information Officer and EVP
DC Water

Sean Stalzer, Vice President, Cyber Security; Chief Information Security Officer at Dominion Energy

Sean Stalzer

Vice President, Cyber Security; Chief Information Security Officer
Dominion Energy

Scott Brecht, Chief of Police at United States Park Police

Scott Brecht

Chief of Police
United States Park Police

Helmut Spahn, Director Safety, Security and Access at FIFA

Helmut Spahn

Director Safety, Security and Access
FIFA

Eric Rhodes, Senior Vice President, Security at Monumental Sports & Entertainment

Eric Rhodes

Senior Vice President, Security
Monumental Sports & Entertainment

Brian Zumwalt, Director, Security & Parking at Dallas Cowboys & AT&T Stadium

Brian Zumwalt

Director, Security & Parking
Dallas Cowboys & AT&T Stadium

Joseph Seminara, Vice President of Security at New York Mets

Joseph Seminara

Vice President of Security
New York Mets

Phil Walker, Head of Risk Assessment, Analysis, and C4 at FIFA World Cup 2026

Phil Walker

Head of Risk Assessment, Analysis, and C4
FIFA World Cup 2026

2027 Biometrics Speakers

Glenn Krizay (Chairman), Director (Ret.), Director at Defense Forensics and Biometrics Agency (DFBA)

Glenn Krizay (Chairman)

Director (Ret.), Director
Defense Forensics and Biometrics Agency (DFBA)

Nael Samha, Executive Director, Targeting and Analysis Systems Program Directorate at US Customs and Border Protection

Nael Samha

Executive Director, Targeting and Analysis Systems Program Directorate
US Customs and Border Protection

Adina Pantella, Executive Director, Passenger Systems Program Directorate at U.S. Customs and Border Protection

Adina Pantella

Executive Director, Passenger Systems Program Directorate
U.S. Customs and Border Protection

Warren Harris, Chief, Identity Intelligence Division (I2D) at Office of the Under Secretary of Defense, Department of Defense

Warren Harris

Chief, Identity Intelligence Division (I2D)
Office of the Under Secretary of Defense, Department of Defense

Marisol Cruz Cain, Director, Information Technology and Cybersecurity at Government Accountability Office (GAO)

Marisol Cruz Cain

Director, Information Technology and Cybersecurity
Government Accountability Office (GAO)

Eric Peters, Director National Targeting Center - Passenger at U.S. Customs & Border Protection (CBP)

Eric Peters

Director National Targeting Center - Passenger
U.S. Customs & Border Protection (CBP)

Timothy A. Ferguson, Assistant Director (AD), Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) at Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

Timothy A. Ferguson

Assistant Director (AD), Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS)
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

Matthew Lightner, Supervisory Assistant Chief at US Border Patrol

Matthew Lightner

Supervisory Assistant Chief
US Border Patrol

Tim Roufa, Portfolio Director, Identity Credentialing at American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators (AAMVA)

Tim Roufa

Portfolio Director, Identity Credentialing
American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators (AAMVA)

Brady Mills, Chief of the Crime Laboratory Division at Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS)

Brady Mills

Chief of the Crime Laboratory Division
Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS)

Lieutenant Dominic M. Sottile, Assistant Division Commander at Virginia State Police (VSP)

Lieutenant Dominic M. Sottile

Assistant Division Commander
Virginia State Police (VSP)

Nicole Mayfield, MBIS System Administrator at Virginia State Police

Nicole Mayfield

MBIS System Administrator
Virginia State Police

Ashley Hall, Sr Project Manager at Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles

Ashley Hall

Sr Project Manager
Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles

Sarah P. Chu, Director of Policy and Reform, Perlmutter Center for Legal Justice at Cardazo School of Law

Sarah P. Chu

Director of Policy and Reform, Perlmutter Center for Legal Justice
Cardazo School of Law

Kevin Bowyer, Schubmehl-Prein Family Professor Emeritus, Computer Science and Engineering at University of Notre Dame

Kevin Bowyer

Schubmehl-Prein Family Professor Emeritus, Computer Science and Engineering
University of Notre Dame

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