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The southern border shared between Canada, Mexico, and the U.S. is an enormous economic gateway for the United States, but it requires control, safety and modernization to maintain it. Enforcing laws and securing the border is a top priority for the Department of Homeland Security. As time passes, the need for operator driven policies and solutions, modern devices, and fully integrated border becomes more crucial.

This year’s Border Technology Summit will aim to connect local, federal and state officials to discuss the top challenges and priorities in the field. Interactive group discussions and panels will address procurement initiatives and aligning border solutions with development of operators.

The US Customs and Border Protection’s mission to safeguard America’s border is critical for maintaining economic prosperity and good relations with US neighboring countries. The Biden Administration and Congress continue to work together to build out US CBP’s capabilities, particularly in the realm of technology, infrastructure and workforce development. With this in mind, we have provided here a detailed and accessible breakdown of how CBP funding looks moving forward.

This year we are launching our new event Border Technology Summit with veteran Chairman Nelson Balido. In this interview he delivers a fast hard hitting interview on the need for the event and why it matters for industry. He touches on:

• Trends and challenges in border Security
• Where do the greatest opportunities lie for business.
• Key differentiators and unique selling points of the conference
  

This exclusive presentation, delivered by Brent Cotton, Deputy Director, C-UAS PMO Department of Homeland Security at the 2023 Counter-UAS Summit ties in with DHS engagement on mitigating the use of drones for surveillance and smuggling at the US-Mexico border. The Border Technology Summit 2023 will have a number of speaking sessions devoted to this topic.