Programme
General information
Draft Programme
Please note that the programme published on this website is a draft version. As such it is subject to change. New versions will be announced on this website’s news column.
Last updated: 16 September
| 13.00 |
Registration and Exhibition opens
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16.30 – 19.30
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Reception at Norra Latin. (Mr Matthew Barzun, US Ambassador invited to give short welcome remarks) |
| 07.30 – 08.30 |
Registration |
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08.30 – 08.40
08.40 –08.50
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Welcoming addresses (Plenary session)
Moderator Dr. Bengt Sundelius
Ms. Helena Lindberg Director General of MSB
Mr. Brad Buswell, Under Secretary (acting) for Science & Technology, DHS
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| 08.50 – 10.00 |
Key-note addresses (Plenary session)
Mr. Sten Tolgfors, Swedish Minister for Defense
Mr. Matthew Barzun, US Ambassador to Sweden
"A European Perspective on how R&T should support Security".
Ms. Monique Pariat, Director, DG Justice, Freedom and Security, European Commission
Mr. Paul Weissenberg, DG Enterprise and Industry, European Commission
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| 10.00 – 10.30 |
Break with coffee
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| 10.30 – 11.00 |
Bridging the gap between end-users and S&T research (Plenary session)
Comparing national "business models" aiming to secure effective transfer of technology
Mr. Marco Malacarne, Enterprise and Industry Directorate-General, EU Commission
Dr. Thomas Cellucci, Chief Commercialization Officer, US Department of Homeland Security
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| 11.00 – 11.15 |
Short break |
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11.15 – 11.35
11.35 – 12.00
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Strategic Security Research Vision – U.S. and EU perspectives
Mr. Dragutin Mate, Chairman of the European Security Research and Innovation Forum (ESRIF)
Dr. Starnes Walker, Director of Research, DHS S&T
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12.00 – 14.00
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Lunch |
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| 14.00 – 15.15 |
Presentation of DHS S&T Divisions - Overview of activities & priorities of the Division at DHS S&T (Plenary session)
Moderator; Dr. Starnes Walker
Chemical and Biological Division, Dr. Elizabeth George, Division Head
Explosives Division, Dr. James Tuttle, Division Head
Human Factors Behavioural Division, Dr. Sharla Rausch, Division Head
Infrastructure and Geophysical Division
Mr. Chris Doyle, Division Head
Borders & Maritime Security Division,
Dr. Ahn Duong, Division Head
Command, Control & Interoperability Division, Mr. Trent DePersia, Deputy Director
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| 15.15 – 15.45 |
Break with coffee
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| 15.45 – 16.45 |
Break-Out sessions in parallel
(in smaller rooms)
Sessions on four principal themes (see separate program for details):
1. Chemical/Biological Preparedness, Mitigation, Response and Recovery
2. Explosives/Human Factors
3. Protecting and Securing Critical Infrastructure
4. Maritime Domain Awareness
For more detailed information look at the break-out session program on the website
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| 15.45 – 16.45 |
Special Break-Out sessions (held in parallel with the other break-out sessions)
Legal Issues in International Security Science Cooperation, A DHS Perspective,
Ms. Allison Jetton, Attorney, Office of the General Counsel, DHS |
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| 16.45 – 17.00 |
Break |
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17.00 – 17.10
17.10 – 18.00
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Tales from the Hot Seat – “When science matters”
Introduction by Dr. Ragnar Norrby, former Director General at the Swedish Institute for Infectious Disease Control
(SMI)
Dr. DA Henderson, Center for Biosecurity, at UPMC.
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| 18.15 – 20.00 |
Reception, Exhibition open
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| 08.00 – 08.30 |
Registration |
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| 08.30 – 09.15 |
The Parliamentary Perspective (plenary session)
U.S. Congress Perspective
EU Parliament Perspective
Swedish Parliament Perspective
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| 09.15 – 10.00 |
Panel on Industry R&D Thrusts
(plenary session)
What does Industry do and what can they contribute? Panel discussion lead by moderator Mr. Michael Mohr
In the panel:
Dr. Thomas Cellucci, Chief Commercialization Officer, DHS
Mr. Luigi Rebuffi, European Organization for Security (EOS)
Mr. Claes Erik Frölund, BAE Systems Sweden
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| 10.00 – 10.20 |
Break with coffee
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| 10.20 – 11.05 |
Encouraging industry investments and innovation in security research
(plenary session)
US Safety Act
Ms. Allison Jetton, Attorney, Office of the General Counsel, DHS
US Safety Act from an Industry perspective
Mr. Dennis Hastert, and Mr. Brian Finch,
Dickstein Shapiro LLP
EU Security Label Initiative
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| 11.05 – 11.15 |
Break
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| 11.15 – 12.15 |
Break-Out sessions in parallel (in smaller rooms)
Sessions on four principal themes (see separate program for details):
1. Chemical/Biological Preparedness, Mitigation, Response and Recovery
2. Explosives/Human Factors
3. Protecting and Securing Critical Infrastructure
4. Maritime Domain Awareness
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| 11.15 – 12.15 |
Special Break-Out sessions (in parallel with other break-out sessions
- Doing Business within an EU perspective Procedures for grants, cooperative projects, priorities, EU 7th Framework Program
Ms. Kristien Van Goey Enterprise and Industry Directorate-General, EU Commission
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| 12.15 – 13.30 |
Lunch
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| 13.30 – 14.15 |
Break-Out sessions in parallel (in smaller rooms)
Sessions on four principal themes (see separate program for details):
1. Chemical/Biological Preparedness, Mitigation, Response and Recovery
2. Explosives/Human Factors
3. Protecting and Securing Critical Infrastructure
4. Maritime Domain Awareness
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Special Break-Out sessions (held in parallel with the other break-out sessions)
How to successfully design University based Centers of Excellence - the DHS experience.
Dr. Matthew Clark, Director of University Programs, DHS S&T
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| 14.15 – 14.45 |
Break with coffee
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14.45 – 15.05
15.05 – 15.25
15.25 – 15.30
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Success stories in international collaborative S&T research - Scientists present results from bilateral, trilateral and multi-lateral projects (plenary session)
Dr. Detlof von Winterfeldt, International Institute for applied systems analysis, Vienna
Dr. Starnes Walker, Director of Research at DHS S&T
Questions
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| 15.30 – 15.50 |
Euro-Atlantic S&T Co-operation (plenary session)
Ms. Janet Napolitano, Secretary US Department of Homeland Security
(live video-link)
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15.50 – 15.55
15.55 – 16.00
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Final Words / The Way Ahead (plenary session)
Mr. Brad Buswell, Under Secretary (acting) for Science & Technology, DHS
Ms. Helena Lindberg, Director General of MSB
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| 16.00 |
End of Conference |
General information
The aim of the conference is to allow for a varied set of themes to be presented and discussed in the realm of societal/homeland security research and policy.
Speakers will represent a broad range of stakeholders, including government, academia and industry in the USA and Europe. They will interact with participants in a variety of ways, including key-note addresses, panel presentations, and break-out sessions.
Break-out session themes
There will be four themes for parallel break-out sessions:
- Chemical/Biological Preparedness, Mitigation, Response and Recovery
- Explosives/Human Factors
- Protecting and Securing Critical Infrastructure
- Command, Control & Interoperability
In addition to these, a special break-out session will be provided on the topic: Doing business within the international S&T community.
Participation
A Request for presentations will be published where interested parties are invited to submit short abstracts describing their interests to present within each theme.
Read more about the presentations here (länk)
Opportunities will be offered to register for One-to-One meetings with representatives from the DHS S&T Directorate.
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