BioDefense 2010
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Because responsibility to secure the U.S. against bio threats does not inhere in any single federal agency, our partners and speakers are inviting attendees from the following federal departments and agencies:
- Emergency response personnel (fire, police, EMS)
- Medical planners/contingency planners/hospitals
- Federal agencies such as NIH, CDC, HHS, USCG, DOD, OSD, EPA, USDA, USPS
- Anyone involved in biodefense security, including ports, DOT, etc.
- Federal policy makers (Congress, Senate and their staffers)
- State and local emergency managers
- Federal contracting agencies dealing with biodefense
- Private sector companies with biodefense security and response products/solutions
- Counter-Terrorism consultants, professionals and stakeholders
Sample of Current Registrants
| DHS |
Disaster Planning Resources |
| Government Accountability Office | RAND Corporation |
| CDC | Con-way, Inc. |
| EPA | Biologue |
| USNORTHCOM | Maryland DOT |
| House of Representatives | TSA |
| FEMA-IMAT West | Battelle Memorial Institute |
| Defense Threat Reduction Agency | U.S. Coast Guard |
| Georgia State Defense Force | Michigan Security Network |
| State of New Jersey | NORC, University of Chicago |
| Lockheed Martin | Saint Louis University |
| The Boeing Company | University of Richmond |
| SAIC |
In order to promote conversation and peer exchange, space at this conference is limited. Do not delay in signing up at the earliest opportunity.
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Keynote Speakers
Col. Randall Larsen (Ret. USAF), Former Executive Director of the Congressional Commission on the Prevention of Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferation and Terrorism
Dr. Jeffrey Runge, Former Chief Medical Officer, DHS
Robert Hooks, Deputy Assistant Secretary for WMD and Biodefense, Office of Health Affairs
Guest Speakers
Penny J. Hitchcock, D.V.M., M.S., Chief Scientist, Chemical and Biological Early Detection (BioWatch), Systems Program Office, Tauri Group
Tina Gabbrielli, Director of the Office of Risk Management and Analysis, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Peter Jutro, Deputy Director for Science and Policy, National Homeland Security Research Center, EPA
Daniel Marc Sosin, MD, MPH, FACP, Acting Director, Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response, CDC
Pietro D. Marghella, Former Director of Medical Contingency Operations, Office of the Secretary of Defense
Joanne Cox, Deputy Chief, Emergency Risk Communication Branch, CDC
Dr. Brian Flynn, Former Assistant Surgeon General, US Public Health Service
Gerald W. Parker, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Dave Gruber, Deputy Commissioner of Health (Preparedness and Response), State of New Jersey
Michael J. Fischer, Director of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, Maryland Department of Transportation
John H. Bridges III, Former Incident Commander for Anthrax Response and Mitigation, US Postal Service, 2001 to 2004
Glen D. Gilmore, Responded to anthrax attack as Former Mayor of Hamilton Township, New Jersey
Gary Cecchine, Ph.D., Biology/Public Policy, Natural Scientist, RAND
Jeff Robertson, Former Assistant Commissioner for Public Affairs, US Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
Dr. William J. Parker III, Biodefense and Critical Infrastructure Expert
Thomas R. Austin, Ph.D., Manager CBRNE Countermeasures Programs, The Boeing Company
C. Randal Mullett, Vice President, Government Relations and Public Affairs for Con-way Inc.
Michael Luke, Command Agreements Manager, Mortuary Affairs Officer, Logistics Planning,NORAD-USNORTHCOM
Margaret Jo Velardo, PhD, Director of Research, Homeland Security Institute
Dr. David McWhorter,
Principal, Catalyst Partners, LLC
Jennifer Nuzzo, Associate, UPMC Center for Bio-Security
Arthur L. Kellermann, MD, MPH, Senior Principal Researcher, Paul O'Neill-Alcoa Chair in Policy Analysis, RAND Corporation
Dr. Thomas K. Zink, MD, Adjunct Associate Professor, Institute for Biosecurity, Saint Louis University
Dr. Joseph Tricarico, Jr., Esq., Assistant Commissioner, New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services
Richard Cooper, Chairman, Homeland Security Division, National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA)
Anthony S. Mangeri, MPA, CPM, Assistant Professor School of Public Safety & Health American Military University
M. Allen Northrup, Ph.D., Founder and CEO, Microfluidic Systems
Tim Tinker, MPH, DrPH, Senior Associate, Booz Allen Hamilton
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