Agenda

ALL DAY Registration/Sponsor Exhibits
Tampa International Airport Main Terminal Event Space

7:45-8:45A Registration & Continental Breakfast
Safety Briefing & Networking, Tampa International Airport

8:45-9:00A Presentation of Colors, Invocation, and National Anthem
Presentation of Colors, Police Department Honor Guard - Tampa International Airport
Invocation, Joe Krzanowski, Chaplain - Tampa International Airport
National Anthem, Shea Ireland - Tampa International Airport

9:00-9:05A Welcome Remarks
Joe Lopano, Chief Executive Officer - Tampa International Airport

9:05-9:45A Session 1 - Executive Leaders Panel Discussion - the organizational evolution and shift in the past 24 months
Introduction: Bridget Bello, Tampa Bay Business & Wealth Magazine

Speakers: 
Charles Klug, Chief Legal Council - Port Tampa Bay
Michael Stephens, General Counsel and Executive Vice President - Tampa International Airport

9:45-10:30A Session 2 -  Hurricane Season - What to expect, how to prepare, and best practices

Speakers: 
Brian LaMarre, National Weather Service - Ruskin
Aimee Pidgeon, Manager, Emergency Management & Special Projects, Tampa International Airport
Dwayne Keith, Port Heavy Weather Advisory Group
Mark Martinez, Installation Emergency Manager - MacDill AFB

10:30-11:00A Break/Networking

11:00A-11:45P Session 3 - Emerging Security Threats at Ports and Airports
Moderator: John Tiliacos, Tampa International Airport

12:15-1:45P  Lunch & Keynote Session - 
Introduction: James Gibson, PHD, a USMC Veteran

Speaker: 
Major General James S. "Hammer" Hartsell (Retired) - Executive Director of the Florida Department of Veterans’ Affairs 

1:45P Airport Tours Begin