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MiSN Homeland Security Market Leadership Conference
November 4, 2009

Agenda + Speaker Presentations

8:00 AM – 8:30 AM

Registration and Continental Breakfast

 

 

SESSION ONE - WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION

 

8:30 AM – 9:00 AM

Welcome Address and MiSN Overview

Speaker: Leslie Touma – CEO & Founder MiSN
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Description: Conference overview and discussion of MiSN-objectives, mission, services, etc.

 
   

9:00 AM – 9:45 AM

Homeland Security Market Overview

Speaker: Parney Albright – President & Vice Chairman, Civitas Group LLC
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Description: Homeland security market overview, economic case for Michigan, Michigan's capabilities

 
   

9:45 AM – 10:30 AM

Morning Keynote Address

Speaker: Jim Jaeger – Director, Cyber Defense & Forensics, General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems (GDAIS)
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Description: Cyber Forensics - Major Breach Perspectives

 
   

10:30 AM – 10:50 AM

Networking Break and visit with exhibitors

 

 

SESSION TWO - CYBER SECURITY AND MICHIGAN

 

10:50 AM – 12:05 PM

Panel Discussion

Moderator:
Steven Fuller – President, CTO Networks Group (provide into of topics and panelists)

Panelists:
Scott Dratch – Director of Strategic Cyber Initiative, General Dynamics-Advanced Information Systems
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Dr. Farnam Jahanian – Professor, Chair for Computer Science & Engineering at the University of Michigan, and co-founder & Chairman of the Board, Arbor Networks, Inc.
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Ken Theis – Chief Information Officer, State of Michigan, Director for Michigan Department of Information Technology
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Rick Harris – Acting Deputy Director U.S. CERT, DHS
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Description: Market dynamics and technology opportunity areas, Federal initiatives, Funding opportunities, Cyber security support to State and Local governments (Note: presentation time is 60 minutes with 15 minutes for Q&A)

 
   

12:05 PM – 12:50 PM

Luncheon speaker: Rene Kelly
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Description: MiSN Joint Venture with WSU/Kauffman Foundation for FastTrac Programs

 

 

SESSION THREE - BORDER SECURITY AND MICHIGAN

 

12:50 PM – 2:05 PM

Panel Discussion

Moderator:
Maryann Schaller – Vice President, PrecisionWerx (provide intro of topic and panelists)

Panelists:
Peter Tchoryk, Jr. – CEO, Michigan Aerospace Corporation
Oakland County Sheriff Mike Bouchard
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Dave Thomas – Associate Director of Intelligent Ground Systems, TARDEC
DHS (invited)
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Description: Market opportunity areas, New technologies, Major initiatives (Note: presentation time is 60 minutes with 15 minutes for Q&A)

 
   

12:50 PM – 3:40 PM

Curbside Consulting

Description: Fifteen minute consult with TechTown advisor. Learn about FastTrac entreprenuial programs, and register for one of our 4 programs onsite.

 

 

SESSION FOUR - BIODEFENSE AND MICHIGAN

 

2:05 PM – 3:20 PM

Panel Discussion

Moderator:
Dean Massab – CEO, Roush Life Sciences (provide intro of topic and panelists)

Panelists:
Randal Charlton – Executive Director, Tech Town, Entrepreneur in Residence & Special Assistant to the President for Economic Development, Wayne State University

Dennis Grimaud – Chairman & CEO, Diatherix Laboratories, Inc.
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Captain Larry Atteberry – Manager-Protective Services, BioDefense Operations, Emergent BioSolutions

Dr. Vangi Alocija – Michigan State University

Description: Market dynamics and opportunities, New technology developments(Note: presentation time is 60 minutes with 15 minutes for Q&A)

 
   

3:20 PM – 3:40 PM

Networking Break and visit with exhibitors

 

 

SESSION FIVE - THE SAFETY ACT

 

3:40 PM – 4:25 PM

DHS - Office Safety Act Implementation

Speaker: Bruce Davidson – Director, Department of Homeland Security
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Description: The Safety Act

 

 

SESSION SIX - CLOSING ADDRESS

 

4:25 PM – 4:55 PM

Concluding Remarks

Speaker: Leslie Touma – MiSN, Founder & CEO
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Description: MiSN mission, FastTrac Programs, Service offerings, etc.

 
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