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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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