| 7:30 - 8:15 a.m. |
Registration,
Continental Breakfast
Visit the Exhibits
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| 8:15 - 8:30 a.m. |
Remarks
Honorable Vincent Leibell
Chairman, Committee on Veterans, Homeland Security and Military Affairs, NYS Senate |
| 8:30 - 9:00 a.m. |
Remarks
Honorable
Michael Balboni
Deputy Secretary to the Governor for
Public Safety |
| 9:00 - 10:00 a.m. |
Securing Our Borders: Are We There Yet?
Michael Flaherty
Consul & Senior Trade Commissioner,
Canadian Consulate General Buffalo
Peter Laun, Northern Border Coordinator
NYS Office of Homeland Security
Ron Rienas
General Manager / Corporate Services
Buffalo and Fort Erie Public Bridge Authority |
| 10:00 - 10:30 a.m. |
Networking Break / Visit Exhibits |
| 10:30 - 11:00
a.m. |
The SAFETY Act: Managing Risk for Providers and Users of Qualified Anti-Terrorism Technologies and Services
Mr. Bruce Davidson, Deputy Director, Office of SAFETY Act Implementation,
S&T Directorate, U.S. Department
of Homeland Security |
| 11:00 - 12:00 p.m. |
The View from New York State
Brigadier General F. David Sheppard
Director, NYS Office of Homeland Security
The View from Canada
Paul Alexander Attfield
Counsellor, Border Management
Embassy of Canada |
| 12:00 - 1:30 p.m. |
Luncheon
Introduction
Kenneth Adams, President
and CEO
The Business Council
Keynote
Jim Phillips, President
Canadian / American Border Alliance |
| 1:30 - 3:00 p.m. |
Striking a Balance Between
Security and Commerce: How Well Has It Worked?
Peter Cunningham
Director for International Trade
Empire State Development
Garry Douglas
Impact Report Presentation
North America’s Most Exciting Bi-National Region
President & CEO
Plattsburgh North Country Chamber
Tim
Page, President
Canadian Association of Defence &
Security Industries |
| 3:00 - 3:30 p.m. |
Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream Networking
Break / Visit the Exhibits |
| 3:30 - 4:00 p.m. |
New York State Procurement
Opportunities
Larry Klein, Team Leader,
Security Systems & Solutions Contract
Sue Wolslegel
Purchasing Officer,
HIRE Contract
NYS Office of General Services
Earl
Knowles
Purchasing Agent
NYS Office of Homeland Security |
| 4:00 - 5:30 p.m. |
Matchmaking Session & Networking
Reception
NYS Procurement officials from Office of
Homeland Security and Office of General
Services will be on hand to give US
and Canadian companies the opportunity to
speak directly with NYS purchasing
agents. |
