Port & Maritime Security: Risks and Resilience

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Agenda

november 4, 2025


8:00am	Check In and Registration
9:00am	Conference Introduction and Preview Jim Cardoso Senior Director, GNSI
9:10am	Welcome Remarks Paul Anderson CEO, Port Tampa Bay
9:20am	Opening Remarks General (Ret) Frank McKenzie Executive Director, Global and National Security Institute, USF
9:25am	Fireside Chat J. Todd Inman National Transportation and Safety Board General (Ret) Frank McKenzie Executive Director, Global and National Security Institue, USF
10:05am	Break / Networking
10:20am	Legislative Welcome Remarks Mark Glass Commissioner, Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE)
10:50am	Panel 1 Discussion: View From the Top: Florida Port CEOs on Today's Critical Issues Stephen Burdian (Panelist) Director, Public Safety and Security Jacksonville Port Authority (JAXPORT) Sam Sullivan (Panelist) Port Manager Port Putnam Chad Harrod, Port Tampa Bay (Panelist) CEO, Harrod Properties, Inc. and Member, Governing Board, Port Tampa Bay Carlos Buqueras (Panelist) Executive Director, Seaport Manatee
12:00n	Lunch / Networking
1:00pm	Plenary Remarks Bob Donahue President & CEO, By Light
1:30pm	Panel 2 Discussion: Evolving Threats Mark Dubina (Facilitator) Vice President of Security Port Tampa Bay Captain Courtney Sergent (Panelist) Sector Commander United States Coast Guard Ernie Ferraresso (Panelist) Senior Director Florida Center for Cybersecurity (Cyber Florida)
2:30pm	Break / Networking
2:45pm	Panel 3 Discussion: Funding Security for the Future Mark Dupont (Facilitator) Executive Director National Maritime Law Enforcement Academy (NMLEA) Billy Sasser (Panelist) Supervisory Protective Security Advisor Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) Mike Rubin (Panelist) President & CEO Florida Ports Council Austin Becker, PhD (Panelist) Professor and Chair, Department of Marine Affairs University of Rhode Island
3:45pm	Panel 4 Discussion: Critical Events: Port Operations and National Security Peter Bergeron (Facilitator) Senior Director of Safety and Security Port Canaveral Randall Gentry, PhD (Panelist) Executive Maritime Business Development CNA Corporation Matt Godden (Panelist) President & CEO Centerline Logistics
4:45pm	Conference Wrap Up
5:00pm	End of Conference

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