Maritime Security Symposium

DSI’s Maritime Security Symposium will provide the latest updates from key organizations responsible for maritime security. The symposium will focus on intelligence driven operations to reduce potential threats to National Security.

The Symposium will bring together senior level officials from the DHS, specifically the USCG and CBP, intelligence organizations, Homeland defense forces, the defense and homeland security industries, and the academic community to increase the effectiveness of maritime operations Key areas this symposium will address:

• Deterring, Disrupting, and Defeating Transnational Terrorist Organizations

To include drug cartels, organized piracy operations, and radical militant groups 

• Leveraging multi-source intelligence to make the best use of limited operational resources

• Coast Guard recapitalization efforts to improve readiness and capability

• Public/private partnerships to improve the safety and security of vital assets and infrastructure

• Advances in information sharing and cross organizational efforts to maximize effectiveness and reduce costs

• Capability requirements for ISR assets necessary to improve Maritime Domain Awareness

• Homeland Defense integration and the role of the DoD