Workshop on DHS S&T Future Maritime Programming in Support of Homeland Security

Sponsored by the DHS S&T Maritime Safety and Security Program

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Event Details

Wednesday, December 7, 2022
8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Eastern

Homeland Security Operational Analysis Center (HSOAC)

RAND Corporation
12​00 South Hayes S​t.
Arlington​, ​V​A 22202

Registration

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Goals and Objectives

  1. Bring the DHS community of interest together to engage in stimulating discussions
  2. Gather insights to help develop a research & development roadmap

Agenda

0715
In person check-in begins
Arrival instructions:

Check-in at first floor entrance to Metro Tower at Pentagon City, which is attached to the Fashion Centre at Pentagon City shopping mall, just off Interstate 395.

Address: 1200 South Hayes Street, Arlington, Virginia 22202-5050
0730
Zoom link opens
Link will be sent to email addresses provided on the registration form.
0800
Opening Plenary
  • Welcome remarks from DHS S&T and HSOAC
    • Dr. Jack Riley, RAND Vice President of Research and HSOAC Director
    • Dr. Samuel Howerton, Chief Scientist, Department of Homeland Security
  • 0815 - Thinking Strategically about maritime issues - VADM Dan Abel, RAND Senior Fellow
  • 0830 - Data science and law enforcement – Dr. Elicia John, American University
  • 0845 - Potential effects of climate change on maritime security – Hon. Sharon E. Burke, Ecospherics
0900
Priorities for Maritime Safety and Security: Gaps in Policy and Research & Development
  • RADM (ret.) Lars Saunes, CNO Distinguished International Fellow at the USNWC
  • Ms. Cortney Weinbaum, RAND Senior Management Scientist
  • Hon. Sharon E. Burke, Ecospherics
  • Dr. Lee Kindberg, Head of Environment & Sustainability, North America, Maersk
  • VADM (ret.) Dan Abel, RAND Senior Fellow
  • Moderator - Dr. Abbie Tingstad, Associate Director, Management, Technology, and Capabilities Program, RAND Homeland Security Research Division; and Codirector, RAND Climate Resilience Center
0930
Panel: Digitizing Maritime Security & Asymmetric Threats Against Maritime Infrastructure
  • Mr. Dulani Woods, Co-Director of the RAND Center for Scalable Computing and Analysis and RAND Senior Data Scientist
  • Ms. Katherine Guthrie, RAND Operations Researcher
  • Ms. Cortney Weinbaum, RAND Senior Management Scientist
  • Dr. Scott Savitz, RAND Senior Engineer
  • VADM Dan Abel, RAND Senior Fellow
  • Moderator - Dr. Eric Landree, RAND Senior Engineer
1000
Small group session 1
  • Digitizing maritime security
  • Asymmetric threats against maritime infrastructure
1115
Lunch and expert panels
  • 1115 - Scene setter – Professor Mauricio Sánchez-Silva, Colombia Los Andes University
1130
Panel on Information Exchange and Collaboration in Innovation
  • Ms. Marjory Blumenthal, Future of Privacy Forum Senior Fellow, RAND Adjunct Senior Policy Researcher
  • Mr. Brendan Toland, Associate Director of the RAND Navy and Marine Forces Program, RAND Senior Operations Researcher
  • Ms. Cortney Weinbaum, RAND Senior Management Scientist
  • Ms. Monika Cooper, RAND Senior Analyst
  • RADM (ret.) Lars Saunes, CNO Distinguished international fellow at the USNWC
  • Moderator - Dr. Eric Landree, RAND Senior Engineer
1200
Panel on Enhanced human performance technologies for a maritime workforce and Role of AI in maritime safety and security
  • Mr. David Spirk, Palantir Technologies Senior Counselor
  • Mr. James Ryseff, RAND Senior Cyber Analyst
  • Mr. Ajay Kochhar, RAND Senior Technical Analyst
  • Ms. Marjory Blumenthal, Future of Privacy Forum Senior Fellow, RAND Adjunct Senior Policy Researcher
  • Mr. Dulani Woods, Co-Director of the RAND Center for Scalable Computing and Analysis and RAND Senior Data Scientist
  • Dr. Tim Marler, RAND Senior Engineer
  • Moderator - Dr. Abbie Tingstad, Associate Director, Management, Technology, and Capabilities Program, RAND Homeland Security Research Division; and Codirector, RAND Climate Resilience Center
1230
Panel on Introducing Growth of the Blue Economy and Impact of Strategic Competition
  • Mr. Juan Bauzá, Economic Development Representative for Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, U.S. Economic Development Administration
  • Ms. Kate Anania, RAND Policy Researcher and Fisheries community lead
  • Dr. Raphael Cohen, RAND Project Air Force FFRDC Strategy and Doctrine Program Director and RAND Senior Political Scientist
  • Dr. Howard Shatz, RAND Senior Economist
  • Moderator - Ms. Karishma Mehta, RAND Technical Analyst
1300
Small group session 2
  • Growth of the blue economy
  • Impact of strategic competition in the oceans on Homeland Security
1400
Small group session 3
  • Enhanced human performance technologies for a maritime workforce
  • Role of artificial intelligence in maritime safety and security
1500
Closing Plenary
  • Keynote: Planning for threats in an uncertain future – Mr. Brian Michael Jenkins, Senior Adviser to the RAND President
  • Closing reflections: CAPT (ret.) Aaron Davenport, Associate Director, Infrastructure, Immigration, and Security Operations Program and RAND Senior Policy Researcher
  • Final remarks: Dr. Jack Riley, RAND Vice President of Research and HSOAC Director; and Mr. Matthew Barger, DHS Science and Technology Directorate
1545
End of formal workshop
1600
No host social in Pentagon City

Contact

For questions about the event, contact Emily Haglund at ehaglund@rand.org