The document summarizes the upcoming 10th annual Homeland Security Professionals conference on November 3-4, 2015. It will feature speaker Chuck Brooks, vice president at Xerox and former director of legislative affairs for the Science and Technology Directorate at the Department of Homeland Security. Brooks has extensive experience in government, academia, and business related to homeland security, cyber security, intelligence and defense. He will be speaking on secure city initiatives at the conference.

1. This year’s Counter Terrorist Magazine annual Homeland Security Professionals
conference on November 3 and 4th 2015 will celebrate its first decade. This will be a highly
publicized event throughout the country and abroad.
Conference and Speakers
 Secure City Initiatives
Chuck Brooks
Charles (Chuck) Brooks serves as Vice President/Client Executive for DHS at Xerox.
Xerox has $22 B in annual revenues and serves clients in 160 countries. He served
as Vice President for R & D at Rapiscan Systems specializing in homeland security
CBRNE sensor technologies. Chuck served as the Vice President for Government
Affairs at SRA International Inc, where he was part of Executive Leadership
reporting directly to the CEO. In government, Chuck background includes receiving
appointments from two Presidents (Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush). He
served as the first Director of Legislative Affairs for the Science & Technology
Directorate within the Department of Homeland Security, where he was responsible
for advocacy for the Directorate with Capitol Hill. . He also spent 6 years on Capitol
Hill as a Senior Advisor to the late Senator Arlen Specter where he covered national
security, defense, foreign affairs, and technology issues. In academia, Chuck was an
Adjunct Faculty Member at Johns Hopkins University where he taught a graduate

2. course on Homeland Security and CongressChuck has an MA in International
Relations from University of Chicago and a BA in Political Science from DePauw
University and a Certificate in International Law from The Hague Academy of
International Law.
Chuck’s expertise areas include: homeland security, cyber security, intelligence,
defense, foreign affairs, IT, R & D, science & technology, political risk, strategic
partnering, business development/sales, government relations, legislative/budget
processes, thought leadership, innovation, and social media.