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

Aris Kourkoumelis, Assistant Secretary for Trade and Economic Security at Department of Homeland Security

Aris Kourkoumelis

Assistant Secretary for Trade and Economic Security
Department of Homeland Security

Laura DiBella, Chair at Federal Maritime Commission

Laura DiBella

Chair
Federal Maritime Commission

Colonel (Ret.) Mark Johnson, Deputy Administrator, Maritime Administration at Department of Transportation

Colonel (Ret.) Mark Johnson

Deputy Administrator, Maritime Administration
Department of Transportation

Rear Admiral Adam Chamie, Commander, Southeast District; Director, DHS Operation Vigilant Sentry at U.S. Coast Guard

Rear Admiral Adam Chamie

Commander, Southeast District; Director, DHS Operation Vigilant Sentry
U.S. Coast Guard

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

Captain Mark Gillaspie, Commodore, Maritime Expeditionary Security Group (MESG) 1 at U.S. Navy

Captain Mark Gillaspie

Commodore, Maritime Expeditionary Security Group (MESG) 1
U.S. Navy

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

Jesús Antonio Nader Nasrallah, Federal Deputy for the 8th District at Tamaulipas, Mexico

Jesús Antonio Nader Nasrallah

Federal Deputy for the 8th District
Tamaulipas, Mexico

Jeffrey Dinise, Chief Patrol Agent, Miami Sector at Border Patrol

Jeffrey Dinise

Chief Patrol Agent, Miami Sector
Border Patrol

Daniel Alonso, Director of Field Operations, Miami and Tampa Field Office at U.S. Customs and Border Protection

Daniel Alonso

Director of Field Operations, Miami and Tampa Field Office
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

Roberto Vaquero, (A) Executive Director, Innovation and Strategy Directorate, OFO at U.S. Customs and Border Protection

Roberto Vaquero

(A) Executive Director, Innovation and Strategy Directorate, OFO
U.S. Customs and Border Protection

Andres Blanco, Executive Director, Southeast Region, AMO; Deputy Director, JTF-Maritime at U.S. Customs and Border Protection

Andres Blanco

Executive Director, Southeast Region, AMO; Deputy Director, JTF-Maritime
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

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

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

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

Jorge Mederos, Chief Information Security Officer at Miami-Dade County

Jorge Mederos

Chief Information Security Officer
Miami-Dade County

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