Main Summit Day 2: Wednesday, October 28, 2009

7:15 Registration & Coffee

8:15 Welcome & Chairperson’s Opening Remarks

8:30 US Naval South Engagement Operations In Latin America And The Caribbean

  • US ISR maritime operations
  • Humanitarian efforts in the region
  • US and Latin American engagement

CAPT Pete Husta
USN, US Naval Forces
US Southern Command

9:15 Creating The Virtual Regional Maritime Traffic Center – Americas (VRMTC-A)

  • Maritime security partnerships
  • Learning from the VRMTC Europe
  • Challenges so far
Commander Fran Cloe
USN, Office of Global Maritime Situational Awareness
Latin American Outreach and Coordination		 Ricardo Arias
International Research & Development, Science, Technology & Experimentation Stability Directorate
USSOUTHCOM

10:00 Networking Break

10:45 Collaboration For An International Global And Latin American Maritime Awareness

  • Means to increase international cooperation
  • Automating the process to minimize manpower
  • Using commercial satellite technology

Guy Thomas
Science and Technology Advisor, Global Maritime Awareness
National Office of Global Maritime Situational Awareness (OGMSA)

12:15 Lunch

1:30 Strategies For Maritime Interdiction: A USCG Perspective

  • Best practices for Latin American coast guards
  • Partnerships and systems development
  • Interdiction strategies

Captain Matthew Sisson
USCG, Commanding Officer
USCG Research and Development

2:15 Latin America Maritime Surveillance: A Technology Perspective

  • Future advancements in surveillance technologies
  • Current challenges
  • Lessons learned from failed experimentation

Juan A. Hurtado
Command Science Advisor, Deputy Director, Science, Technology and Experimentation Stability Directorate
US Southern Command

2:45 Networking Break

3:15 Maritime Liaison Unit: Leveraging Commercial And Industry Partnerships

  • What commercial maritime liaison unit does
  • Partnerships with US companies and Latin America
  • Capitalizing on current partnerships

Commander David Edwards
USN, Commercial Maritime Liaison Unit – Latin America
US Naval Forces Southern Command (MARLU-LATAM)

4:00 Implications Of Maritime Surveillance On Port Security And Secure Commerce

Examine regional port security with a significant focus on the full spectrum of supply chain integrity. This session will spotlight area piracy in Latin America and leveraging the private sector for maritime surveillance.

Juan Kuryla
Assistant Port Director
Maritime Services, Port of Miami

Héctor Arce C.
Director of the Harbor Maritime Division Costa Rica

4:45 End Of Summit

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