THURSDAY, JANUARY 18, 2007

8:45 – 9:00 am
Welcome and Introductions

Daniel E. Troy, Partner, Sidley Austin LLP, Washington, D.C.
Chair, ABA Section of Administrative Law and Regulatory Practice

Joe D. Whitley, Partner Alston & Bird LLP, Washington, D.C., Conference Co-Chair

Lynne K. Zusman , Principal, Lynne K. Zusman & Associates, Washington , D.C., Conference Co-Chair

9:00 – 9:50 am
Homeland Security: The Year in Review

Speaker:
Hon. Philip Perry, General Counsel, Department of Homeland Security

This segment will address major developments at DHS over the past year, including:

• Protection of Critical Infrastructure
• Border Security
• Transportation Security
• Port Security
• Chemical Security
• Federal Emergency Management Agency restructuring
• Judicial Decisions
• Science & Technology (Final SAFETY Act Rule)

9:50 am – 10:15 am
Privacy & Homeland Security: Recent Developments

Speaker:
Hugo Teufel III, Chief Privacy Officer, Department of Homeland Security

10:30 – 11:45 am
Regulatory Developments in 2007

Moderator:
Lisa Branch, Counselor to the Administrator, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget

Panelists:
James W. Conrad, Jr., Assistant General Counsel, American Chemistry Council, Arlington, VA
Brian Finch, Counsel, Dickstein Shapiro LLP, Washington, DC
Joe Maher, Associate General Counsel for Regulations and Legislation, Department of
Homeland Security
Hon. Jeffrey A. Rosen, General Counsel and Senior Policy Advisor, Office of Management and Budget

12:00 – 1:30 pm
Luncheon

Keynote Speaker: Asa Hutchinson, The Hutchinson Group, LLC, Partner - Venable LLC, Washington, DC, and former Under Secretary for Border and Transportation Security, Department of Homeland Security

1:45– 3:00 pm
State & Local Emergency Preparedness:  Lessons Learned from Katrina

Moderator:
Ernie Abbott, Principal, FEMA Associates, Washington, DC

Panelists:

Joey Booth, Director of Homeland Security Solutions Northrop Grumman IT, Civilian Agencies, Group, Falls Church, VA

Bernard McCabe, Jr., Manager, Global Security and Emergency Preparedness, Marathon Oil Corporation
Bryan C. McDonald, CPA Director of Recovery Accounting Oversight, Mississippi Emergency Management Agency
Penya Moses-Fields, City Attorney, City of New Orleans
David Trissell, Chief Counsel, FEMA

BREAKOUT I

3:15– 4:45 pm

Homeland Security – The Law Enforcement Agenda

• Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)
• Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
• Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
• U.S. Coast Guard

Moderator:
Kenneth Wainstein, Assistant Attorney General for National Security, U.S. Department of Justice

Panelists:
Geoffrey R. Garinther, Partner, Venable LLP, Washington, DC
RADM William Baumgartner, Judge Advocate General, U.S. Coast Guard
William Howard, Principal Legal Advisor, Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Daniel Ragsdale, Chief of the Enforcement Law Division in the Office of the Principal Legal Advisor, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security.
Hon. Valerie Caproni, General Counsel, Federal Bureau of Investigation

BREAKOUT II

Panel Topics:

• Stock Exchange Requirements
• Sarbanes-Oxley
• Vulnerability Assessments
• Physical Security
• Information Technology Preparations/Protection
• Regional Planning

Moderator:
Robert Housman, The Housman Group, Washington, DC

Panelists:
James Doty, Partner, Baker & Botts LLP, Washington, DC
Ava Harter, Senior Attorney, Dow Chemical Company, Midland, M
James Gerkis, Partner, Proskauer Rose LLP, New York, NY
Stephen King, Counsel, Hunton & Williams, New York, NY

4:45 pm - 5:15 pm
Keynote Address
The Honorable Michael Chertoff, Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security

FRIDAY, JANUARY 19, 2007

8:45 am - 9:15 am
Keynote Address
The Honorable Robert Stephan, Assistant Secretary for Infrastructure Protection, Department of Homeland Security

9:20 – 10:40 am
Transportation & Supply Chain Security

Panel topics:

• Transportation Workers Identification Credentials (TWIC)
• New Air Cargo Regulations
• Customs Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT)
• Container Security Initiative (CSI)
• Chemical Security
• Port Security Developments

Moderator:
Joel Webber, Couri and Couri, Chicago, IL

 

Panelists:
Tom Crocker, Partner, Alston & Bird LLP, Washington, DC
Les Glick, Partner, Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP, Washington, DC
Jason Klitenic, Partner, McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP, Washington, DC, former Deputy General Counsel of the Department of Homeland Security
Seth Stodder, Senior Counsel, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP, Washington, DC
Henry F. White, Jr., Executive Director, American Bar Association, Chicago, Illinois

10:50 am – 12:00 pm
Immigration Policy & Legal Issues

Panel topics:

• Enforcement Developments for 2007
• Secure Border Initiative
• New/Proposed Legislation
• Employer Enforcement

Moderator:
C. Stewart Verdery, Monument Policy Group LLC, Washington, DC, and Former Assistant
Secretary for Policy and Planning, Department of Homeland Security

 

Panelists:
Ryan Bounds, Chief to Staff, Office of Legal Policy, U.S. Department of Justice
Greg Jacob, Special Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy
Ester Olavarria, Counsel, Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security and Citizenship Committee on the Judiciary
Randy Johnson, Vice President, Labor, Immigration and Employee Benefits, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Washington, DC

12:00 – 1:35 pm
Luncheon

Keynote Speaker:
       Janet Hale, Deloitte & Touche LLP, Director for Business Transformation, Public Sector; Former Under Secretary for Management, U.S. Department of Homeland Security

1:45– 2:45 pm
The Private Sector and Homeland Security - General Counsels and Chief Security Officers

Moderator:
Joe Whitley, Former General Counsel, Department of Homeland Security, Partner Alston & Bird LLP, Washington, DC

Panel topics:

• What Homeland Security Issues keep you up at night?
• The cost of Homeland Security Regulatory requirements?
• How do you prepare your company for a manmade or natural disaster?
• Are you willing to share critical infrastructure information with DHS?

Panelists:
David Aufhauser, Global General Counsel and General Counsel for the Americas, UBS
Investment Bank, New York, NY
Mark J. Cheviron, Vice President-Security and Corporate Services, Archer Daniels Midland,
Decatur, Illinois
Ira Raphaelson, Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Scientific Games Corporation,
New York, NY

Moderator:
Jeanne Meserve, CNN Senior Correspondent, Homeland Security

Panelists:
Michael Bopp, Associate Director for General Government Programs. Office of Management and Budget
Dr. James Carafano, Assistant Director, The Heritage Foundation, Washington, DC
P.J. Crowley, Senior Fellow and Director of National Defense and Homeland Security at the Center for American Progress
Jessica Herrera-Flanigan, Staff Director/General Counsel, House Committee on Homeland Security

CLE Credit

Continuing Legal Education credit is being applied for in every state. The exact number of credit hours eligible will be determined by each state.

Meeting Location/Hotel Accommodations

The L’Enfant Plaza Hotel is located at 480 L’Enfant Plaza, SW, Washington, DC. Hotel rooms are offered at the rate of $189.00 plus tax for single or double. The negotiated rate expires on January 6, 2007. To reserve a room contact the hotel at 202-484-1000 and ask for the ABA rate.