Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) to Keynote Travel Promotion & National Security Conference at CSIS
June 18, 2012
WASHINGTON, June 18, 2012 – The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) Homeland Security and Counterterrorism Program and the International Security Program will co-host a half day conference entitled “Promoting Travel while Protecting National Security.” The agenda is below.
WHEN/WHERE:
Tuesday, June 19
1:00pm-5:30pm
B1 Conference Center
CSIS 1800 K. St. NW, Washington, DC 20006
Credentialed members of the press who would like to attend must RSVP to aschwartz@csis.org.
AGENDA
1:00 – 1:30pm: Registration
1:30 – 2:40pm: Panel 1: The Economics of Travel:
Moderated by:
Honorable C. Stewart Verdery, Jr.
CSIS Senior Associate and former Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security for Border and Transportation Security Policy
Panel Members:
Julie Heizer
Acting Director, Office of Travel and Tourism Industries, U.S. Department of Commerce
Steven Hacker
President, International Association of Exhibitions and Events
Elliott Ferguson
President and CEO, Destination DC
Kathleen Ruiz
Vice President of Marketing, Saks Fifth Avenue
2:55 – 3:10pm: The Way Forward: Increasing Travel While Ensuring Security
Keynote Address:
Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)
3:25 – 4:25pm: Panel 2: Encouraging Travel by Streamlining Visa Processing
Moderated by:
Rick “Ozzie” Nelson
Director, CSIS Homeland Security and Counterterrorism Program
Panel Members:
David T. Donahue
Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Visa Services
Geoff Freeman
COO and Executive Vice President, US Travel Association
Edward Alden
Bernard L. Schwartz Senior Fellow, U.S. Economic Competitiveness, U.S. Trade Policy, Visa and Immigration Policy, Council on Foreign Relations
4:30 – 5:30pm: Panel 3: Expanding the Visa Waiver Program
Moderated by:
Norma Krayem
Senior Policy Advisor, Patton Boggs LLP
Panel Members:
Mark Koumans
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of International Affairs, Office of Policy, Department of Homeland Security
Scott Payne
Legislative Assistant, Senator Barbara Mikulski
Marc Frey
Senior Director, Steptoe & Johnson and former Director of the Visa Waiver Program, Department of Homeland Security
Pawel Kotowski
First Counselor and Head of Political Section, Embassy of the Republic of Poland
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