Counterterrorism Conference

Counterterrorism Conference

May 24-26, 2017

Wednesday May 24, 2017

1.00pm – 6.00pmRegistration

6.00pm – 7.00pmWelcoming Reception

Thursday May 25, 2017

7.00am – 5.00pmRegistration

7.30am – 8.30amBreakfast

8.30am – 9.00amWelcome Remarks and Posting of the Colors

Sheriff Jerry Demings, Orange County, FL

Moment of Silence

Sheriff Rich Stanek, Hennepin County, MN

Executive Director Jonathan Thompson, National Sheriff’s Association

9.00am-10.00am Keynote Presentation: The Current Threat and Implications for

the Homeland

Speaker TBD, DHS

10.00am – 10.15amBreak

10.15am - 11.15amIslamic State's Adoption of Countermeasures to Maintain Social

Media Presence

Heather L. Perez, Senior Intelligence Analyst, Central Florida Intelligence Exchange

11.15am – 12.00 pmAddressing the Local Terror Threat: Educate, Prevent,

Investigate & Intervene

Sheriff Richard W. Stanek, Hennepin County, MN and VP, Homeland Security,

Major County Sheriffs’ Association

12.00pm – 1.00pmLunch

Between 1.00pm and 5.00pm FloridaGovernor Scott, Confirmed(Program adjustments will

be made to accommodate the Governor’s schedule)

1.00pm – 2.00pmCase Study: Investigation of two resettled Iraqi refugees for

involvement in the deaths of Americans abroad.

(Alwan and Hammaddi: Bowling Green, KY)

Donald Wood, Chief Division Counsel, FBI Columbia Division

2.00pm – 3.00pmPulse Nightclub Terrorist Attack – Lessons Learned From First

Responders

Orange County Sheriff Jerry Demings(Confirmed)

Orlando Police Chief John Mina(Confirmed)

FDLE ASAC Danny Banks(Confirmed)

FBI ASAC Ron Hopper(Confirmed)

Pulse Nightclub Owner(s)(To be confirmed)

3.00pm –3.15pmBreak

3:15pm – 4:15pmPulse Nightclub Terrorist Attack – Lessons Learned From First

Responders (cont.)

4.15pm-5.00pm Fusion Center Operations, Services and Products in the Florida

Region

Ron Brooks, Past President National Fusion Center Association (NFCA) Moderator

Friday May 26, 2017

7.00am – 5.00pmRegistration

7.30am – 8.30amBreakfast

8.30am – 9.30amFt. Lauderdale Airport Attack: Lessons Learned

Undersheriff Stephen Kinsey, Broward County, FL

9.30am – 10.30amThreat Assessment and Mitigations Strategies: High Value Targets in the Tourism Industry

NASCAR Security (Speaker TBD)

Cruise Line Representative-(Speaker TBD)

Richard J. Maladecki, CAE President/CEO Central Florida Hotel and Lodging Assoc. (Confirmed)

10.30am – 10.45amBreak

11.00am – 12.00pmThreat Assessment and Mitigation Strategies: High Value Tourist

Attractions (Disney, Sea World, and Universal Studios)

Jeffery Villella Walt Disney World Resort, VP Security, (Confirmed)

Peter Brevi, Director of Security, Busch Gardens Tampa (Confirmed)

Craig Weidele, VP – Resort Operations Universal Orlando Resort, (To Be Confirmed)

12.00pm – 1.00 pmLunch

1.00pm – 2.00pmCommunity Engagement as a Front Line Strategy for Countering Violent Extremism(HCSO Community Engagement Team Recipient: 2016 IACP

Award for Outstanding Achievement in Terror Prevention)

Sheriff Rich Stanek, Hennepin County, MN

Julianne Ortman,Director, Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office Community Engagement Team

2.00pm – 3.00pmVictims and Families, a Top Priority (consider response to victims

and family during the Pulse Nightclub and Broward County Airport attacks)

Kathy DeVault, Director of Strategic Partnerships, City of Orlando

FBI Victims Assistance Rapid Deployment Team, (speaker TBD)

3.00pm – 3.15pmBreak

3.15pm – 4.15pmThe Lone Wolf Threat, Domestic Terrorism, and ISIS

Carl Ghattas, Assistant Director, Counterterrorism Division, FBI (to be confirmed)

4:15pm – 4:45pmClosing RemarksProgram Evaluations, Distribution of

Certificates of Participation and CT Challenge Coins

Sheriff Jerry Demings, Orange County, FL

Sheriff Rich Stanek, Hennepin County, MN

(Administrative Comments: Mike Ferrence, Executive Director, Major Counties Sheriffs’

Association)

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