Meet the Port Security & Trade Summit Speakers

Speaker Line-up

Chair: Nelson Balido, Chairman at Border Commerce and Security Council

Chair: Nelson Balido

Chairman
Border Commerce and Security Council

Honorable Pedro Allende, Under Secretary, Science and Technology at Department of Homeland Security

Honorable Pedro Allende

Under Secretary, Science and Technology
Department of Homeland Security

Laura DiBella, Chair at Federal Maritime Commission

Laura DiBella

Chair
Federal Maritime Commission

Rear Admiral Reginald Hendrix, Deputy Commander, Navy Expeditionary Combat Command at U.S. Navy

Rear Admiral Reginald Hendrix

Deputy Commander, Navy Expeditionary Combat Command
U.S. Navy

Jonathan Daniels, Director and Chief Executive Officer at PortMiami

Jonathan Daniels

Director and Chief Executive Officer
PortMiami

CAPT (Ret.) Eric Carrero, President at Houston Port Bureau

CAPT (Ret.) Eric Carrero

President
Houston Port Bureau

Jeff Rezmovic, Deputy Executive Assistant Commissioner, Office of Trade at U.S. Customs and Border Protection

Jeff Rezmovic

Deputy Executive Assistant Commissioner, Office of Trade
U.S. Customs and Border Protection

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

James "JT" Thom

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

Miles Aley, Special Agent in Charge, Miami Field Division at Drug Enforcement Administration

Miles Aley

Special Agent in Charge, Miami Field Division
Drug Enforcement Administration

Greg Ehrie, Chief Security Officer at Port Authority of New York and New Jersey

Greg Ehrie

Chief Security Officer
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey

Chief Carlos Naranjo, Chief of Security & Safety at PortMiami

Chief Carlos Naranjo

Chief of Security & Safety
PortMiami

James LoBello, Head of Security, the Americas at Lufthansa Cargo

James LoBello

Head of Security, the Americas
Lufthansa Cargo

Carlos Estrada, Director of Commercial Homeport Operations at Carnival Cruise Line

Carlos Estrada

Director of Commercial Homeport Operations
Carnival Cruise Line

Melanie Montroll, Chief Public Safety & Emergency Mangement Officer at Port of New Orleans

Melanie Montroll

Chief Public Safety & Emergency Mangement Officer
Port of New Orleans

Jason Martin, Federal Security Director, Ft. Lauderdale Hollywood Intl & Key West Int Airport at Transportation Security Administration

Jason Martin

Federal Security Director, Ft. Lauderdale Hollywood Intl & Key West Int Airport
Transportation Security Administration

Sean Douris, Chief of Police, Public Safety, & Infrastructure Protection at CSX Transportation

Sean Douris

Chief of Police, Public Safety, & Infrastructure Protection
CSX Transportation

Joseph Draganac, Director, Executive Cargo Division, National Targeting Center at U.S. Customs and Border Protection

Joseph Draganac

Director, Executive Cargo Division, National Targeting Center
U.S. Customs and Border Protection

Salvatore Ingrassia, (A) Executive Director, Cargo and Conveyance Security at U.S. Customs and Border Protection

Salvatore Ingrassia

(A) Executive Director, Cargo and Conveyance Security
U.S. Customs and Border Protection

Eric Olafson, Director for Global Trade and Business Development at PortMiami

Eric Olafson

Director for Global Trade and Business Development
PortMiami

Anthony Crane, (A) Executive Director, CUAS Defense Capability Group at U.S. Customs and Border Protection

Anthony Crane

(A) Executive Director, CUAS Defense Capability Group
U.S. Customs and Border Protection

Adam Berry, Assistant Special Agent in Charge, Miami Field Office at Federal Bureau of Investigation

Adam Berry

Assistant Special Agent in Charge, Miami Field Office
Federal Bureau of Investigation

Clint McArdle, Deputy Executive Director, CUAS Defense Capability Group at U.S. Customs and Border Protection

Clint McArdle

Deputy Executive Director, CUAS Defense Capability Group
U.S. Customs and Border Protection

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