6th Annual Border Management Summit

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Securing our borders with policy, procedure, and technology The challenge to manage our nation’s borders can only be answered by advancing surveillance, biometrics, detection and information sharing technologies, as they are pushed forward by policies and mandates of government. With the suspension of SBINet, a recent uproar forimmigration reform, and the constant violencealong the US-Mexico and US-Canada borders, this year’s Summit is a must-attend event for homeland security experts across all agencies and levels of government.

In its 6th year, IDGA’s flagship Border Management Summit brings together thought leaders and key policy-makers across local, state and federal law enforcement, the DHS, and international government organizations, as a forum for the discussion of current and future border security initiatives.

Meet key decision-makers and hear from a distinguished speaker faculty that includes: Caryn A. Wagner
Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis
DHS Richard Chavez
Acting Director
Office of Operations Coordination, DHS Alonzo Peña
Deputy Assistant Secretary
Immigration and Customs Enforcement, DHS Speaker Podcast DHS Border Management Initiatives with Richard Chavez
Richard Chavez, Acting Director for Operations Coordination and Planning at DHS, discusses border security issues and policies. He details the need for an active, layered defense and the importance of working with communities to keep borders secure. He also elaborates on how synchronized integrated interagency planning is used to ensure strong border management and how the Supplemental Border Security Appropriations signed into law by President Obama in Auguest will impact border operation