Meet the 2023 Border Technology Summit Speakers

2023 Event Chairman


Nelson Balido
Nelson Balido
Chairman
Border Commerce and Security Council
Manuel Padilla
Manuel Padilla
Special Advisor to the Commissioner
US Customs and Border Protection
Jason Owens
Jason Owens
Chief
US Border Patrol
Ryan Scudder
Ryan Scudder
Executive Assistant Commissioner, Enterprise Services, US Customs and Border Protection
Department of Homeland Security
Jonathan Miller
Jonathan Miller
Executive Assistant Commissioner, Air and Marine Operations, US Customs and Border Protection
Department of Homeland Security
Jody Hardin
Jody Hardin
Executive Director Planning, Program Analysis and Evaluation Office of Field Operations
US Customs and Border Protection
Ryan Landrum
Ryan Landrum
Chief, Border Patrol Academy
US Customs and Border Protection
Gloria Chavez
Gloria Chavez
Chief Patrol Agent, Rio Grande Valley Sector, Border Patrol, US Customs and Border Protection
Department of Homeland Security
Joel Martinez
Joel Martinez
Chief Patrol Agent, Laredo Sector, Border Patrol, US Customs and Border Protection
Department of Homeland Security
Captain Hans Govertsen
Captain Hans Govertsen
Commanding Officer, Air Station Corpus Christi
US Coast Guard
Captain Jason Gunning
Captain Jason Gunning
Sector Commander, Corpus Christi
US Coast Guard
Lori Sims
Lori Sims
Director of Resource Integration, Office For State and Local Law Enforcement
Department of Homeland Security
Donald Kusser
Donald Kusser
Director of Field Operations, Laredo, US Customs and Border Protection
Department of Homeland Security
Ray Provencio
Ray Provencio
Acting Director of Field Operations, El Paso, US Customs and Border Protection
Department of Homeland Security
Jared Oren
Jared Oren
Program Manager, Counter-UAS Technology, National Urban Security Technology Laboratory, Science and Technology
Department of Homeland Security
Javier Salazar
Javier Salazar
Sheriff
Bexar County
Peter Jacquez
Peter Jacquez
Executive Director, Workforce Care Directorate
US Customs and Border Protection
David Taylor
David Taylor
US Customs and Border Protection Portfolio Manager, Science and Technology Directorate
Department of Homeland Security
Adam Huckaby
Adam Huckaby
Technical Director, National Vetting Center
US Customs and Border Protection
Kevin Clement
Kevin Clement
Executive Director, Borders, Trade, and Immigration (BTI) Institute
University of Houston
Joel Haley
Joel Haley
Associate Director, Energetic Materials Research and Testing Center (EMRTC)
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
Victor Escalon
Victor Escalon
Regional Director, South Texas
Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS)
Tyler Sautter
Tyler Sautter
Director, C-UAS Subject Matter Expert, Energetic Materials Research and Testing Center (EMRTC),
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
Steven Willoughby
Steven Willoughby
Deputy Director, DHS C-UAS Program Management Office
Department of Homeland Security
Nancy Shemwell
Nancy Shemwell
Senior Vice President – Americas
Sentrycs
David Hochhauser
David Hochhauser
General Manager - Americas
Sentrycs
Roy Schwartz
Roy Schwartz
VP, Federal Sales
Echodyne
John Bridge
John Bridge
President for Government Technology
TrustStamp
Greg Fortier
Greg Fortier
Vice President, Aviation, Fires, & C5ISR; Army Business Unit, Defense Civilian Sector
SAIC
Atlan Ozler
Atlan Ozler
Senior Manager, Business Development, CUAS Portfolio
SAIC
Francisco Garcia Cabeza de Vaca
Francisco Garcia Cabeza de Vaca
Former Governor
State of Tamaulipas, Mexico
Jonathan Riksen
Jonathan Riksen
Executive Vice President and General Manager, National and Global Security Solutions Business Unit
QinetiQ