
Speakers
Border Security Expo 2023 will bring together high-ranking national, state, and local government leaders to discuss everything from policy updates to real-time reflections and observations on the challenges of today’s southern border.
2023 Panelists & Moderators (as of 05/08/23)
Note: All speakers are confirmed unless otherwise noted below.
Juan Acosta
Assistant Director, Headquarters Field Operations, ERO, ICE
David BeMiller
Chief of Law Enforcement Operations, U.S. Border Patrol Headquarters
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Kerri Bishop
Chief of the Contracting Office, Mission Support and Technologies (MST), Procurement Directorate, CBP
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Mike Braun
President, SAVA Workforce Solutions; Former Assistant Administrator and Chief of Operations, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration
Rose Brophy
Acting Executive Director, Workforce Care, CBP
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Bobby Brown
Senior Partner, Capital Defense & Associates
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Beth Cappello
Deputy Chief Information Officer, DHS
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Gloria Chavez
Chief Patrol Agent, Rio Grande Valley Sector, U.S. Border Patrol
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Ron Colburn
The Border Patrol Foundation Board of Directors; Former National Deputy Chief, U.S. Border Patrol
Ntina Cooper
Deputy Executive Assistant Commissioner (Acting), Enterprise Services, CBP
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Paul Courtney
Chief Procurement Officer, DHS
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Kevin J. Donovan
DHS/ICE Program Manager, MITRE
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Elaine Duke
Elaine Duke & Associates, LLC
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Scott Good
Chief Patrol Agent, El Paso Sector
Rachelle Henderson
CIO, ICE
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Ana Hinojosa
President, ABH Global Trade Consulting, LLC
Benjamine "Carry" Huffman
Acting Deputy Commissioner, CBP
Eric Hysen
CIO, DHS
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Peter Jaquez
Executive Director, Workforce Care Designate, CBP
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David M. Jennings
(Acting) Deputy Chief, Identity and Information Management Division (IIMD), Immigration Records and Identity Services (IRIS), U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)
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Oscar Leeser
Mayor, El Paso
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John P. Leonard
Deputy Executive Assistant Commissioner, Office of Trade, CBP
Hector A. Mancha
Director of Field Operations, El Paso Field Office, CBP
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Tammy Meckley
Associate Director, Immigration Records and Identity Management Directorate, USCIS
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Maria Michel-Manzo
Acting Deputy Assistant Director, Public Safety and Border Security Division, Homeland Security Investigations
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Shawn O’Donnell
Supervisory Contracting Officer, DHS/ICE
Raul Ortiz
Chief, U.S. Border Patrol
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Manuel Padilla, Jr.
Executive Assistant Commissioner, Operations Support Office, CBP
Josh Powell
(A)Deputy Director, CBP Innovation Team (INVNT), Office of the Commissioner, CBP
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Carla Provost
Advisory Board Chairman; National Chief (Retired), U.S. Border Patrol
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Ryan Scudder
Acting Executive Assistant Commissioner, Enterprise Services, CBP
Ruynard Singleton
Executive Director, Program Management Office Directorate (PMOD), U.S. Border Patrol
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Richard Spallinger
Supervisory Special Agent, National Insurance Crime Bureau, Foreign Operations
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J.T. Stevens
Deputy Special Agent in Charge, Homeland Security Investigations, El Paso
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Patty Todaro Bolin
Managing Partner, ICS Advisory
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Sarah Todd
Executive Director of Acquisition Policy & Legislation, DHS
Bill Weinberg
Assistant Administrator for Contracting & Procurement and Head of Contracting Activity, TSA
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