NewswireTODAY - /newswire/ - Charlotte, NC, United States, 2008/09/11 - The Maritime Security Council will host its annual Chairman's Leadership Summit on October 7, 2008 at the City Club of Washington in Washington, D.C.

Security issues to be addressed at the meeting include C-TPAT, Piracy, 100% Scanning, 10+2, Container Security Initiative, Impact of Private Navies, Information Sharing, IMO Security Initiatives, TWIC, Illegal Maritime Activities, U.S. Coast Guard, and much more.

Register today to participate in the most comprehensive and important maritime security meeting of the year.

AGENDA

WELCOMING & OPENING REMARKS - Gregory Girard, Executive Director, MSC
Philip Murray, Chairman, MSC

KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Charles E. Allen, Under Secretary for Intelligence & Analysis, U.S. Department of Homeland Security

Presentation – 100% Scanning and Its Impact on the Terminal Industry
Gary D. Gilbert, Senior Vice President, Hutchison Port Holdings

PANEL DISCUSSION – U.S. Regulatory Review & Update
Moderator: Philip Murray, Maritime Security Council
Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism – Bradd M. Skinner, Director, C-TPAT/Industry Partnership Programs, U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Container Security Initiative – Samuel R. St. John, Acting Director, Container Security Initiative, U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Secure Freight Initiative – Richard DiNucci, Director, Secure Freight Initiative Office, U.S. Customs and Border Protection

Presentation – How Private Industry Can Address Future Maritime Threats - Claude Berube, Professor, U.S. Naval Academy

Lunch – LUNCHEON KEYNOTE - Dr. James Carafano, Assistant Director and Senior Research Fellow, The Heritage Foundation

Presentation – Commercial Impact & Industry Response to the Rise in Piracy - Roger Hawkes, Director of Corporate Security, Global Industries

Presentation – International Maritime Organization: Security for the 21st Century - Jeremy Parkinson, Chairman, International Maritime Organization’s Maritime Security Working Group

Presentation – Global Report: Illegal Maritime Activities - Giles Noakes, Director of Security, BIMCO

Presentation – Maritime Environmental Management: Integrated Coordination in the Maritime Intelligence and Environmental Domains - Fred Evans, Senior Associate, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (GMATS)

Presentation – TWIC: Can It Work?
TBD

CLOSING REMARKS
Philip Murray, Chairman, MSC

Agency / Source: Maritime Security Council

Availability: All Regions (Including Int'l)

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