This conference meets the California Emergency Management Agency (Cal EMA) approval for use of Department of Homeland Security DHS funds. To confirm that Homeland Security Grant Program (HSGP) funds can be accessed for this event, please contact your local grant representative.

Tuesday, October 20, 2009

8:30 a.m. -   10:00 a.m.	Room A	Private Sector and Government Cooperation: How to Make It Work Before the Disaster Speakers: Ed Green, Manager of Emergency Management, Port of Long Beach Roland De Rocili, President, CESA Southern Chapter / Business Continuity Manager, Raytheon Company Steve Goldfarb, President, BICEPP, and Fire Safety and Emergency Planning, University of Southern California
	Room B	Leveraging National Intelligence Tools in Natural Disasters: Strides Made in a Post-Katrina Environment Speakers: Brad Barker, President, Halo Corporation Phil Sanchez, Deputy Police Chief, City of Santa Monica, California
10:00 a.m. -   11:00 a.m.	Expo Hall	Coffee Break and Exhibits
11:00 a.m. -   12:30 p.m.	Room A	All Incidents Are Local: Sharing a Local Community Leader's Experience During a Major Disaster Speakers: Keith Harrison, Assistant Administrator, L.A. County Office of Emergency Management Ellis Stanley, Director of Western Emergency Management Services, Dewberry, former General Manager, City of Los Angeles Emergency Preparedness Department and former President, The American Society of Professional Emergency Managers (IAEM)
	Room B	Cooperation With The Media: Building a Communications Plan, Preparing Leaders for Their Roles in Public Communication Speaker: Jay Alan, Director of Public and Crisis Communication for the California Emergency Management Agency (CALEMA) Jeff Robertson, Communications Director, Parsons Infrastructure & Technology Group Inc., Energy Systems and Security Division, and former Assistant Commissioner, Public Affairs, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, DHS
12:30 p.m. -   1:30 p.m.	Expo Hall	Box Lunch and Exhibits
1:30 p.m. -   3:00 p.m.	Room A	Managing HazMat in Different Natural Disasters Speakers: Carl Childs, Emergencey Response, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
	Room B	Collaborative Preparation and Response to National Disasters Speakers: Brendan Bray, Project Manager for Disaster Response Center, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Brent Woodworth, President, Los Angeles Emergency Preparedness Foundation and former Manager, IBM, Worldwide Crisis Management Team
3:00 p.m. -   4:00 p.m.	Expo Hall	Coffee Break and Exhibits
4:45 p.m. -   5:00 p.m.		Keynote Speaker: Matthew Bettenhausen, Acting Secretary, California Emergency Management Agency (CALEMA)