This document advertises and provides an agenda for the "Counter Narco-Terrorism & Drug Interdiction 2013" conference taking place September 16-18, 2013 in Miami, Florida. The conference will feature workshops and presentations on topics related to counterterrorism, drug interdiction, and combating human trafficking. Speakers will include representatives from the US Coast Guard, DEA, ICE, US Naval Forces Southern Command, and other government agencies. The document provides contact information for registration and sponsorship opportunities.
1. • HITRON’s MH-65C
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Presents a training summit:
Counter Narco-Terrorism & Drug
Interdiction 2013 Features:
September, 16th:
Human Trafficking Workshop
September, 17th:
Main Event Day One
September, 18th:
Main Event Day Two
Location:
Miami, Florida
CAPT Donna Cottrell
Commanding Officer
HITRON, USCG
Steve Caldwell
Director Maritime Security and
Coast Guard Issues Homeland
Security and Justice Team
US GAO
CAPT (Ret.)
Ted J. Venable
CNT Program Manager U.S.
Naval Forces Southern Command
Eddie Gleason
Office of Legislative Affairs U.S.
Secret Service, U.S. Coast Guard,
Illicit Drugs & Federal Law
Enforcement Training Center
US Department of
Homeland Security
CDR Harry Schmidt
Chief Drugs and Migrants
Division, USCG
CAPT Austin Gould
Commander SECMIA
USCG
Alysa D. Erichs
Special Agent in Charge
ICE-Homeland Security
Investigations
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Partners:
• Top Counter Narco-Terrorism priorities
• The drug circle, where drugs are going to
and where they are coming from
• The strongest international partnerships that
have been effective in stemming narco-
terrorism
• Distribution lines and protecting the points
of entry (POEs), airports, ports, waterways,
overland
• Human trafficking, smuggling and slavery
• Cargo and container detection systems and
advanced technologies
• Post Afghanistan withdrawal strategies and
what it means for the US
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Eliminating the Nexus Between Terrorism and Narcotics
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2. September, 16th:
Human Trafficking
Workshop
September, 17th:
Main Event Day One
September, 18th:
Main Event Day Two
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Dear Colleagues,
As the event developer of IDGA’s Counter Narco-Terrorism & Drug Interdiction
2013, it is my pleasure to invite you to join us this September in Miami FL, to take
part in this unique opportunity to interact with some of the most influential
people in countering narco-terrorism. This event offers the unparalleled
opportunity to interact with those who are on the forefront of the war on
terrorism and to gain firsthand insight into what is needed to combat
narcotics.
At a time of unprecedented budget reductions, now more then ever, innovative
and creative solutions are needed to ensure national security. Examining and
utilizing various international partnerships, interdiction capabilities, and
advancements in homeland security will help to stifle one of the largest sources of
revenue for terrorist organizations.
By focusing our efforts to defeat the drug trade, we will.
Counter Narco-Terrorism & Drug Interdiction 2013 is the only event of its
kind with a primary focus of combatting terrorism through drug interdiction.
Driven by the President’s FY 2013 Drug Control Budget and new and evolving
strategies on combating terrorism in a post-Afghanistan world, CNT&DI will bring
to light the most advanced technologies in the national security arsenal, provide
upcoming policy and legislative updates, and focus on the front lines of the War of
Terrorism.
I hope to meet you at this exclusive and collaborative event.
Kind regards,
Tyler Baylis
Program Director, IDGA
P.S. Don’t Miss the
Dedicated Workshop
on Human Trafficking!
3. Hear What Out Attendees
Have Said About IDGA’s
Past Events:
“This event provides
government officials, law
enforcement agents, and
technology service providers
the opportunity to engage,
collaborate and learn from
each other”
- General Dynamics C4 Systems
“Great overview and
representation of the border
security community. Good
interface between key
government influencers and
industry”
- DRS Technologies
“Excellent, passionate,
original ideas”
– CEO, Morfsys
“Very interesting information”
– Project Officer, Department of
Defense
“Good overview of complex
mission portfolio”
– USCG R&D Center
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9:00 Registration & Coffee
10:00 ICE Special Task Force on Human Trafficking
Human trafficking is one of the most heinous crimes that ICE investigates. In
its worst manifestation, human trafficking is akin to modern-day slavery.
Victims pay to be illegally transported into the United States only to find
themselves in the thrall of traffickers. They are forced into prostitution,
involuntary labor and other forms of servitude to repay debts – often entry in
the United States. In certain cases, the victims are mere children. They find
themselves surrounded by an unfamiliar culture and language without
identification documents, fearing for their lives and the lives of their families.
What will be covered:
• ICE and DHS human trafficking awareness campaigns, DHS Blue Campaign,
ICE in Plain Sight Campaign
• Project STAMP (Smuggler and Trafficker Assests, Monies and Proceeds)
• Recent investigations case study
How you will benefit
• Learn from ICE investigators first hand experience in the fight against
human trafficking
• Discover new strategies to combat smuggling of persons and clear signs to
spot possible trafficking in persons
• Participate and share in an interactive form discussion
Session Leader:
Victor Williams
Special Agent in Charge
ICE-Homeland Security Investigations
11:00 United States’ Global Engagement on the Fight Against
Human Trafficking
The Department of State’s Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in
Persons leads the United States’ global engagement on the fight against
human trafficking, partnering with foreign governments and civil society to
develop and implement effective strategies for confronting modern slavery.
The Office has responsibility for bilateral and multilateral diplomacy, targeted
foreign assistance, and public engagement on trafficking in persons.
• Partnering with foreign governments and civil society to develop and
implement effective strategies for confronting modern slavery
• Using bilateral and multilateral diplomacy to fight human trafficking
• Discussing “3P” paradigm of protecting victims, preventing trafficking, and
prosecuting traffickers
How you will benefit
• Hear about the latest policies and partnerships available to the State
department to help stop human trafficking
• Discover more about the special teams focused on multilateral affairs and
strategic planning and budget issues
• Hear about the process of engaging foreign governments regarding human
trafficking issues
Session Leader:
*Awaiting Confirmation*
Ambassador Luis CdeBaca
Ambassador-At-Large Office to Monitor & Combat Trafficking in Persons
US State Department
September 16th, 2013Human Trafficking Focus Day
Sponsors:
4. 8:00 Registration and Coffee
9:00 Chairperson’s Welcome & Opening Remarks
9:15 Challenges of Maritime Drug Interdiction in
the Transit Zone
• Preventing, reducing vulnerability to, and aiding in recovery
from domestic terrorist attacks
• Assisting Congress by researching and analyzing issues in
both the homeland security and justice areas
• Utilizing a variety of analytical techniques, including
surveys, statistical analyses, modeling, structured
interviews, file reviews, and direct observations
Steve Caldwell
Director Maritime Security and Coast Guard Issues Homeland
Security and Justice Team
GAO
10:00 US SOUTHCOM Initiatives and Partnerships
for Countering Narco-Terrorism
• Utilizing a holistic strategy that will help prioritize
programs, streamline activities, and integrate efforts across
the U.S. interagency
• Strengthening the security capacities of our partners in
Central America
• Collaborating with other agencies and nations to support
CTOC efforts through detection & monitoring, information
sharing, and partner nation capacity building
CAPT (Ret.) Ted J. Venable
CNT Program Manager
U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command
10:45 Networking Break
11:15 Spotlight: USCG HITRON’s Interdiction
Capabilities
• Prevention: utilizing port security, waterway management,
and response operations teams to counter drug trafficking
• New and advanced equipment used in the war on drugs and
how it is being used and implemented by the Coast Guard
• Maintaining situational awareness in a manner that secures
the trust and confidence of the Nation
CAPT Donna Cottrell
Commanding Officer HITRON
USCG
12:00 Drug Interdiction Policy and Implementation,
Equipment needed to Fight Terrorism
• Protecting our economic interests through strong partnerships
• Safely and effectively assisting mariners on the sea and
diligently protecting our environment while actively
deterring and preventing threats from reaching our shores.
• Future insights on developing cohesive partnerships in the
Caribbean and South America aimed at drug interdiction
LCDR Oliver Barrett (ret.)
Counter Terrorism Specialist
Janus Advisory
September 17th, 2013Main Event Day One
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12:45 Lunch
1:45 Combating the Flow of Drugs into the United
States
• Stopping drugs at the points of entry
• Reducing the supply of drugs from the source by denying
smugglers the use of air and maritime routes in the Transit
Zone, a six million square mile area, including the Caribbean,
Gulf of Mexico and Eastern Pacific
• Coordinating closely with other federal agencies and
countries within the region to disrupt and deter the flow of
illegal drugs
CDR Harry Schmidt
Chief Drug and Migrant Division,
USCG
2:30 International Perspective on Narco-Terrorism
and Future Solutions
• Striving to inhibit terrorist finances at the source, cutting
away their cash crop
• Utilizing foreign perspectives and solutions to countering
narco-terrorism
• Advancements and capabilities of the latest technologies
utilized in detecting and countering terrorist plantations
Dr. Vanda Felbab-Brown
Senior Fellow
Brookings Institute
3:15 Networking Break
4:00 Ensuring Border Security at the Points of Entry
• Enforcing import and export regulations and monitoring for
illegal drugs
• The front lines of drug enforcement, keeping our borders
secure and drug free
• Utilizing advanced cargo and container screening platforms
in furthering efforts to stem distribution
Hector Pesquera
Assistant Port Director, Safety and Security
Port of Miami
4:45 Program Office in the War on Terrorism
• Next Steps: The next area of focus for the CNTPO, shifting
field of vision to the homeland and border security
• Newest technological advancements in combating foreign
drug trades and stifling the flow of narcotics into the US
• The ability of the US to interdict the drug trade in foreign
countries based on intelligence from foreign partnerships
Guy Thomas
Chairman
Global Maritime Awareness Institute for Safety &
Stewardship
5:30 End of Main Event Day One
OPENINGKEYNOTEADDRESS
5. 8:00 Registration and Coffee
9:00 Chairperson’s Opening Remarks
9:15 Implementing the President’s TOC Strategy
within ICE
• Taking a focused government approach on organized crime
intelligence, interdictions, investigations, partnerships and
private sector collaboration
• The critical interface between law enforcement and the
intelligence community in combatting narco-terrorism
• Discussing ICE’s illicit Pathways Attack Strategy
Alysa D. Erichs
Special Agent in Charge Miami Sector
ICE-Homeland Security Investigations
10:00 DEA Initiatives in Miami and the Caribbean
• Prioritizing post War in Afghanistan DEA initiatives for a
post-Afghanistan withdrawal environment
• Latest technological advancements in the DEA’s arsenal
• Detailing the latest capabilities and requirements for DEA
agents in the field in order to better equip them to combat
terrorism
Derek Maltz
Special Agent in Charge, Special Operations
DEA
10:45 Networking Break
11:30 Maritime Security and Counter Terrorism
Concerns for a Post War Afghanistan
• Leading international and national counter terrorism
initiatives through threat analysis
• Insights into how the intelligence community and law
enforcement agencies partner together to combat narco-
terrorism
• Leaving Afghanistan secure and capable of implementing
drug enforcement agencies to stem the flow of drugs
within its borders
CAPT Austin Gould
Commander SECMIA
USCG
12:15 Legislative Update: Stopping the
Destabilizing Effects of Narco-Terrorism
• Incentivizing farmers and cultivators to not support terrorist
efforts to utilize narcotics for the purpose of financing
weapons
• Preventing destabilization in foreign countries caused by
the drug trade
• Emphasizing Washington’s role in partnering with foreign
countries in order to develop their internal security and law
enforcement agencies
Eddie Gleason
Office of Legislative Affairs U.S. Secret Service, U.S. Coast
Guard, Illicit Drugs & Federal Law Enforcement Training Center
US Department of Homeland Security
September 18th, 2013Main Event Day Two
1:00 Lunch
1:45 Utilizing Telecommunication Operations for
Rapid Interagency Cooperation
• Developing new lines of communication, from foreign
deployed, to international sources, to boots on the ground,
and border security agents
• Sustaining the workforce to incrementally develop and
deliver products that simplify network initialization
• Allowing soldiers to send and receive information in order
to execute the mission through interoperability
Officer John Sullivan
Narcotics Specialist
Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department
2:30 The Role of the Coast Guard's 7th District in
Interdicting Illegal Narcotics and Migrants
• Needs and capabilities showcase, the latest tools of the
Miami Seaport
• Ensuring facility security, preventing infiltration and
developing comprehensive strategy solutions
• Port identification requirements, utilizing biometrics to
secure the port
*Awaiting Confirmation*
CDR Tim Cronin
Assistant Branch Chief Enforcement Seventh District
USCG
3:15 Networking Break
4:00 Drug Interdiction in the Middle East
• Identifying problem areas in the middle east, and
developing solution based on regional and ethnic ties, as
well as local government support
• Update: the latest study to be revealed by the Center on
Counterterrorism Cooperation
• Future focus, solutions, and challenges for fighting narco-
terrorism
Michael Miklaucic
Director of Research Information and Publications at the
Center for Complex Operations
National Defense University
4:45 Narco-Terrorism, an Emerging Threat to the
Maritime and Air Operations in the Caribbean
• Operations of Middle East Terrorist Groups in Latin America
and its Impact in the Caribbean.
• Narco-Terrorism Operations: Latin America - Caribbean -
Africa.
• New Narco-Terrorism Geopolitical Map
• Transnational Terror-Crime in the Caribbean
Johan Obdola
Chief, Latin America Bureau
Inter Port Police
5:30 End of Counter Narco-Terrorism & Drug
Interdiction 2013
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