Agenda
2025 Agenda
Please note that a few of the speakers below are awaiting final approval. Also, times may be adjusted or shifted slightly as circumstances may require.
PRE-CONFERENCE ACTIVITIES
EDGE pre-conference activities encourage early connections among attendees that last throughout the conference and beyond. Activities are limited in availability, some carry additional fees, and all require advance registration.
Wednesday, July 9
| 12:00 – 5:00 PM | REGISTRATION OPEN Marriott Marquis, South Tower, Marina Ballroom Foyer |
| 1:30 – 4:30 PM | CBP: MANAGING AMERICA’S BUSIEST BORDER Transportation will be provided. Limited availability, advance registration required. |
| 6:40 – 9:40 PM | PADRES VS. DIAMONDBACKS Tower Suite, Petco Park Limited availability, additional fee, and advance registration required. |
| 8:00 -10:00 PM | EDGE AFTER HOURS San Diego Wine and Culinary Event Center Limited availability, additional fee, and advance registration required. |
EDGE25 Security Summit: Day 1
Thursday, July 10
| 7:00 AM – 4:00 PM | REGISTRATION OPEN Marriott Marquis, South Tower, Marina Ballroom Foyer |
| 7:00 – 7:45 AM | INFORMAL NETWORKING BREAKFAST Marina Ballroom Foyer |
| PLENARY DAY 1 Marina Ballroom | |
| 8:00 – 8:15 AM | EDGE25 OPENING AND WELCOME TO DAY ONE Donald W. Upson, Chairman and Founder, GBEF Adam S. Lee, Vice President and Chief Security Officer, Dominion Energy Jeffrey S. Sallet, Partner, Investigations & Compliance, Forensic & Integrity Services, Ernst & Young LLP |
| 8:15 – 8:35 AM | QUANTUM READY? Release of the Inaugural EDGE Security Threat Index Survey John McLaughlin, President, McLaughlin & Associates |
| 8:35 – 9:05 AM | US ENERGY INDEPENDENCE AND AMERICAN NATIONAL The Honorable Jeffrey ‘Jeff’ Landry, Governor of Louisiana |
| 9:05 – 9:45 AM Moderator: | TECHNOLOGY, SECURITY, AND THE 2028 GAMES Darryl S. Volpicelli, Assistant Director, Office of Intergovernmental and Legislative Affairs, United States Secret Service David Michael, CIO, LA 2028 Olympic & Paralympic Games To Be Announced: CISA |
| 9:50 – 10:10 AM | To Be Announced |
| 10:10 – 10:45 AM Moderator: | BY THE NUMBERS: AMERICA’S PORTS OF ENTRY (with live remote connections) Moderator: John Wagner, President, John Wagner Consulting, LLC Andrew Douglas, Area Port Director, Los Angeles International Airport, US Customs and Border Protection Ray Provencio, Port Director, Port of El Paso, Office of Field Operations, US Customs and Border Protection To Be Announced: Long Beach US Customs and Border Protection representative |
| 10:50 – 11:15 AM | THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE UGLY Intersection of AI and the Biosciences Dr. William W. ‘Bill’ Streilein, Principal, Lincoln Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| 11:15 – 11:45 AM | TECHNOLOGY, COLLABORATION, AND ENFORCEMENT OF AMERICA’S IMMIGRATION LAWS Jeffrey S. Sallet, Partner, Investigations & Compliance, Forensic & Integrity Services, Ernst & Young LLP Leah Foley, United States Attorney, Massachusetts District Douglas DePodesta, FBI Special Agent in Charge, Chicago Shawn Gibson, Special Agent in Charge, San Diego Field Office, Homeland Security Investigations |
| 11:45 AM – 12:05 PM Moderator: | PREVENTION, DETECTION, AND INCIDENT RESPONSE In Today’s World of AI, Quantum and Emerging Tech Michael Wagner, Business Area Vice President, GDIT Mary Bati, Deputy CIO, Consular Affairs, US Department of State Henry ‘Jamie’ Holcombe, CIO, USPTO To Be Announced |
| 12:15 – 12:25 PM | EDGE25 TECHNOLOGY LEADERSHIP AWARD |
| 12:25 – 12:30 PM | EDGE25 DAY ONE: PLENARY CLOSING REMARKS |
| 12:30 – 1:30 PM | INFORMAL NETWORKING LUNCH Marina Ballroom Foyer |
Roundtables will be disclosed over the next several days.
| 1:30 – 2:55 PM | EDGE25 EXECUTIVE ROUNDTABLE AGENDA: SESSION 1 |
| 3:00 – 4:30 PM | EDGE25 EXECUTIVE ROUNDTABLE AGENDA: SESSION 2 |
| 4:30 PM | EDGE25 DAY ONE ADJOURNMENT |
| 6:30 – 8:30 PM | EDGE25 OPENING RECEPTION Flight Deck of the USS Midway Aircraft Carrier |
EDGE25 Security Summit: Day 2
Friday, July 11
| 7:00 AM – 4:00 PM | REGISTRATION OPEN Marriott Marquis, South Tower, Marina Ballroom Foyer |
| 7:00 – 7:45 AM | INFORMAL NETWORKING BREAKFAST Marina Ballroom Foyer |
| PLENARY DAY 2 Marina Ballroom | |
| 8:00 – 8:15 AM | EDGE25 WELCOME TO DAY TWO |
| 8:15 – 8:40 AM | ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND CBP’S MISSION PORTFOLIO Sanjeev ‘Sonny’ Bhagowalia, Chief Information Officer, US Customs and Border Protection |
| 8:40 – 9:10 AM Moderator: | LEADERSHIP AND PARTNERSHIP: A FIRESIDE CHAT Adam S. Lee, Vice President and Chief Security Officer, Dominion Energy To Be Announced: CISA |
| 9:10 – 9:35 AM | CITIZEN-CENTRIC: STATES AND CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE Srini Attili, EVP, Civilian Business, SAIC Hemant Jain, Chief Information Security Officer, State of Indiana John Israel, Assistant Commissioner and CISO, Minnesota IT Services To Be Announced |
| 9:35 – 10:05 AM | EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES, INNOVATION, AND US DEFENSE DOMINANCE William ‘Bill’ Bailey, Director, Department of the Air Force Rapid Capabilities Office Justin Fanelli, Chief Information Officer, US Department of the Navy Major General Jeth B. Rey, Deputy Chief of Staff, G-6, US Army |
| 10:05 – 10:35 AM | TECHNOLOGY AND FIGHTING BENEFIT FRAUD A Trump Administration Priority Dr. Mark Haskins, Branch Chief, Special Investigations, US Department of Agriculture Michael Peck, Assistant Special Agent in Charge, US Secret Service Nicole Housey, Lead Investigator, Retailer Operations and Compliance, Special Investigations Unit, US Department of Agriculture To Be Announced |
| 10:35 – 11:05 AM Moderator: | THE EVOLVING INTEGRATION OF UAS IN LAW ENFORCEMENT David ‘DJ’ Smith, Unarmed Aerial & CUAS Systems Program Coordinator, Virginia State Police Mauro Lopez, Special Operations Supervisor, US Customs and Border Protection John English, Police Lieutenant, Chula Vista Police Department Tom de Cocq van Delwijnen, Seconded Netherlands Police, INTERPOL Innovation Centre |
| 11:05 – 11:30 AM | MICROELECTRONICS AND AMERICAN NATIONAL SECURITY Nick Martin, Director, Defense Microelectronic Activity |
| 11:30 – 11:55 AM | THE GLOBAL STATE OF CYBER THREATS Chris DaRusha, Director of Global Public Sector Compliance, Google |
| 11:55 AM – 12:00 PM | EDGE25 DAY TWO: PLENARY CLOSING REMARKS |
| 12:00 – 1:00 PM | INFORMAL NETWORKING LUNCH Marina Ballroom Foyer |
Roundtables will be disclosed over the next several days.
| 1:00 – 2:25 PM | EDGE25 EXECUTIVE ROUNDTABLES SESSION 1 |
| 2:30 – 3:55 PM | EDGE25 EXECUTIVE ROUNDTABLES SESSION 2 |
| 4:00 PM | EDGE25 DAY TWO ADJOURNMENT |
| 6:00 – 8:00 PM | EDGE25 RECEPTION Coronado Terrace |
| 8:30 – 10:30 PM | EDGE AFTER HOURS Limited availability, advance registration required. |
EDGE25 Security Summit: Day 3
Saturday, July 12
| 7:30 – 8:15 AM | BREAKFAST Marina Ballroom Foyer |
| PLENARY DAY 3 Marina Ballroom | |
| 8:30 – 8:45 AM | EDGE25 WELCOME TO DAY THREE |
| 8:45 – 9:15 AM | CHINA, TECHNOLOGY, AND AMERICA’S SECURITY INTERESTS Views from The Hill The Honorable Darrell E. Issa, US House of Representatives, R-CA 48th District The Honorable Patrick ‘Pat’ Fallen, US House of Representatives, R-TX 4th District |
| 9:20 – 9:50 AM | IDENTIFY, VALIDATE, INTEGRATE Real Time Tech Integration for Improved Mission Performance Sunil Madhugiri, Chief Technology Officer, US Customs and Border Protection |
| 9:55 – 10:20 AM | SECURITY ANYWHERE DEMANDS CLOUD SECURITY EVERYWHERE Dominic Delmolino, VP, Field Technology & Engineering, Amazon Web Service James McCament, Chief Digital Transformation Officer, US Customs and Border Protection. |
| 10:25 – 10:50 AM | ‘OUT OF THE BOX’ WITH SKUNK BAXTER Drawing the Line: US Policy towards China Jeffrey ‘Skunk’ Baxter, Senior Fellow and Board of Regents, Potomac Institute for Policy Studies Dean Cheng, Senior Advisor to the China Program, US Institute of Peace |
| 10:50 – 11 AM | EDGE25 CLOSING REMARKS Donald W. Upson, Chairman and Founder, GBEF Laura Hudson, President, GBEF Dr. Barry C. West, EDGE Program Chairman, GBEF Sarah Forsgren, Vice President, GBEF |
Roundtable Topics to Include:
Post-Conference Activities
| 11:00 AM | Golf Outing Limited availability, additional fee, and advance registration required. |
| 2:00 – 4:00 PM | Bourbon Tasting Experience Limited availability, additional fee, and advance registration required. |
| 2:00 – 4:00 PM | Wine Tasting Experience Limited availability, additional fee, and advance registration required. |
