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2019 Second Semester - Agenda and Presentations

Inter-American Committee on Ports & United States Coast Guard

7th Port Security Management Workshop: Security Operations in Cruise Ports II

 November 5 - 8, 2019

Port Everglades

Administrative Building Conference Room 301

1850 Eller Drive, Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33316

November 5 (Tuesday) updated

0900 - 0930          Opening Remarks

  • Rob Jenkins, Security Manager, Port Everglades
  • Jorge Duran, Chief of the Secretariat, Inter-American Committee on Ports (CIP), OAS
  • LCDR Donald Davis, International Port Security Liaison Officer, USCG

0930 – 1000         Workshop Overview and Participant Introduction

  • LCDR Donald Davis, International Port Security Liaison Officer, USCG

1000 - 1045          Trends and Challenges in Port Security Matters: A CIP Perspective

1045 - 1115          Break

1115 - 1145          Threats to the Cruise Ship Industry

1145 - 1300          Lunch Break

1300- 1400           Cruise Vessel Security

  • Jim Garzon, National Technical Advisor, Cruise Ship Center of Expertise, USCG

1400 – 1500         Stakeholder Management and Interagency Coordination

  • Steve Krivdo, Port Security Specialist, USCG Sector Miami

1500 - 1530          Break

1530 - 1615          USCG Panel Discussion: Cruise Ship Security Breaches

  • LCDR Tom Gibson, National Technical Advisor, Cruise Ship Center of Expertise, USCG
  • LCDR Jason Kling, National Technical Advisor, Cruise Ship Center of Expertise, USCG

November 6 (Wednesday)

0900 - 0930          Cruise Port Security

  • LCDR Jason Kling, National Technical Advisor, Cruise Ship Center of Expertise, USCG

0930 – 1030         Risks and Indirect Consequences: A case study

1030 - 1100          Break

1100 - 1200          Best Practices in Cruise Port Security

  • Rob Jenkins, Security Manager, Port Everglades

1200 - 1300          Lunch Break

1300 - 1430          Risk Management

1430 - 1500          Break

1500 – 1600         Active Threats

November 7 (Thursday)

0900                       Welcome Remarks: Port Everglades Facility Visit

0915 – 1100         Port Everglades Facility Visit

1100 - 1115          Break

1115 - 1200          Targeted Safety Strategies: Environmental Protection

  • Valerie Cannon, Environmental Regulatory Manager, Total Marine Solutions (TMS)

1200 - 1300          Lunch Break

1300 - 1330          Cyber Security on Ports   

1330 - 1430          Risk Assessment   

  • Mike Edgerton, Senior Vice President, HudsonTrident

1430- 1445           Break

1445 - 1615          Table Top Exercise - Port Facility Security

November 8 (Friday)

0900 - 1045          Unauthorized Access Prevention: Fraudulent Document Control

  • Jaime Rodriguez, Officer, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Port Everglades/FLL

1045 – 1100         Break

1100 - 1145          Unauthorized Access Prevention: Fraudulent Document Control (cont’d)

  • Jaime Rodriguez, Officer, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Port Everglades/FLL

1145 - 1200          Open Forum Group Discussion: Recommendations and Next Steps

1200 - 1215          Workshop Closing Remarks and Participant Certificates

  • Mona Swoboda, Project Manager, CIP-OAS

LCDR Donald Davis, International Port Security Liaison Officer, USCG

Important Documents