Leaders of U.S. Customs and Border Protection and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Open 7th Annual Border Security Expo with a View to the Future at the Phoenix Convention Center March 12-13, 2013

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“U.S. Border Patrol -The Path Forward- A Risk-Based Approach.”

What:	7^th Annual Border Security Expo
When:	March 12, 2013 at 8:15 am and March 13, 2013 at 11:00 am
Where:	Phoenix Convention Center
	100 N. 3^rd Street
	Phoenix, AZ 85004
Who:	David V. Aguilar, Deputy Commissioner, U.S. Customs and Border Protection opens Border Security Expo Tuesday, March 12^that 8:15 am with a keynote addressing “Meeting the Challenges of Securing a 21st Century Border.”
	John Morton, Director, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement will follow Deputy Commissioner Aguilar on March 12^that 11:00 am, also as a keynote.
	Michael J. Fisher, Chief, U.S. Border Patrol opens the conference Wednesday, March 13^th at 8:15 am speaking on “U.S. Border Patrol -The Path Forward- A Risk-Based Approach.”
	The conference program closes on March 13^th with a 12:30 pm luncheon keynote from Mark S. Borkowski, Assistant Commissioner, Office of Technology Innovation and Acquisition, U.S. Customs and Border Protection speaking on “Technology Strategy for Border Security.”
More Info:	Conference Topics being presented include:
	Strategic Partnerships for Intelligence Sharing: Integrated Communications to Uncover TCO Activities
	Moderator:
	•	Michael Braun, Managing Partner, Spectre Group International; Former Chief of Operations, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration
	Speakers:
	•	Louie R. Garcia (ICE), Deputy Director El Paso Intelligence Center
	•	John J. Martin, Assistant Special Agent in Charge, DEA, AZ
	Border Enforcement by Land-Air-Sea: Current and Future Challenges in an Evolving Environment
	Speaker:
	•	Jeffrey D. Self, Commander, CBP Joint Field Command, Arizona
	Drug Trafficking and Violent Crime: Counter Narcotics Efforts
	Moderator:
	•	Sylvia Longmire, Former Air Force officer and Special Agent with the Air Force Office of Special Investigations; Author of Cartel: The Coming Invasion of Mexico’s Drug Wars
	Speakers:
	•	Matthew C. Allen, Special Agent in Charge, HSI, Arizona ICE
	•	Elizabeth W. Kempshall, Executive Director, HIDTA, Arizona
	•	Sheriff Mark Dannels, Cochise County, AZ
	Port of Entry Technology
	Moderator:
	•	Nelson H. Balido, President, Border Trade Alliance
	Speakers:
	•	Mark S. Borkowski, Component Acquisition Executive & Assistant Commissioner, Office of Technology Innovation and Acquisition, U.S. Customs and Border Protection
	•	Erik K. Webb, Manager, Global Security Systems and Technology, Sandia National Laboratories
	•	Brenda Smith, (Acting) Executive Director, Automated Commercial Environment Business Office, Office of International Trade –(Invited)
	Emerging Technologies Used to Address Mission Threats: Innovative Technologies in Border Security Deployment
	Moderator:
	•	Ron Colburn, President, The Border Patrol Foundation; Former National Deputy Chief, U.S. Border Patrol
	Speakers:
	•	Kevin R. Hecht, Deputy Patrol Agent in Charge, Nogales Patrol Station, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
	•	David Gasho, Director, Air Operations, National Air Security Operations Center- Sierra Vista, Office of Air & Marine, CBP
	Terrorism and Transnational Criminal Organizations – Growing Confluence
	Speaker:
	•	Robert C. Bonner, Senior Principal, Sentinel HS Group; Former Commissioner, U.S. Customs and Border Protection; Former Administrator, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration; and Former U.S. District Judge for California's Central District
	The full Conference program can be found at http://bordersecurityexpo.com/con-expo-info.php.
Press Info:	Press must be credentialed to attend. See contact information to register.