
10th Edition Homeland Security Professionals
Conference and Exposition
November 3-4, 2015
Held at The Florida Hotel and Conference Center
This year’s 12 annual conference is being held at a time of renewal for US Counter Terrorism. With a promise to “wipe radical Islamic terrorism from the face of the earth” by the new administration, what will US counter terrorism have to do to fulfill that promise?
“Taking the gloves off: Re-igniting US counter terrorism” will feature speakers that cast light on the subject of how the US can revitalize the war on Radical Islam. The debilitating effects of an anonymous and unnamed enemy for the past 8 years have led to gaping holes in the way the US effort is organized. Exciting presentations on everything from Cyber Security to banning groups associated with the Muslim Brotherhood will be covered by 8 excellent speakers over 2 days bringing global best practices. A group of carefully selected vendors will support the conference with an expo of technologies that can contribute to protecting the USA.
Conference Speaker List
KEY NOTE SPEAKER ANNOUNCED FOR
12th ANNUAL Homeland Security Professionals Conference
The past few years have been marked by incredible
chaos, violence and ongoing threats to our safety and
wellbeing. The events in our country and around the world
have highlighted the importance of developing and enhancing
both personal and professional resilience. It is not enough
to want to be resilient. During these challenging times it
is vital to be resilient by choosing and leading a resilient
lifestyle. This workshop will guide and challenge the
audience to assess their level of functioning and to
live the best way possible given the challenges we all face.
Tania Glenn will speak about leading a resilient lifestyle to open the conference.
Tania Glenn

The Resilient Lifestyle
Dr. Tania Glenn is the president of Tania Glenn and Associates (TGA), PA a clinical practice in Austin, TX that is focused on promoting resilience, critical incident response and peer support team training and activation. As a leading national clinician in the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), Dr. Glenn specializes in working with emergency responders, military and the aviation community. Read More
IMI Systems

Active Shooters – Lesson Learned in Israel
Israel’s struggle against Radical Islamic Terrorism begins well before there was a State of Israel and a 6 day war. In the 1930’s terrible massacres of Jewish people in Hebron heralded the beginning of Radical Islam’s campaign to rid the Middle of East of the Jewish State. Professionals from Israel’s security establishment will present and share their experiences in fighting this war for more almost 100 years! Read more
Haim Geri - Senior Instructor IMI HLS Academy

Israeli Response to Active Shooter
Israel has a different approach to training and responding to an active shooter situation, not unlike the MACTAC model. Haim Geri will go over their experience with the Active Shooter threat. Read more
Garret Machine

Editing the Counter Terrorist Magazine
Garret Machine is the Editor of SSI’s award winning publication, the Counter Terrorist Magazine and a CPP, served as a combat soldier in the Duvdevan Unit of the Israeli Defense Force, where he gained extensive combat experience from multiple operations in support of Israeli counter terrorism and national security objectives. Garret has a Masters degree in homeland security and counter terrorism from the Interdisciplinary Center in Hertzlia Israel. Read more
The Terrorist Cop - Mordechai Dzinkansky

Confronting Suicide Bombers
Back by popular demand after last year’s stellar presentation on Policing in the era of terrorism, the former NYPD Liaison to the Israel National Police during the worst years of the Intifada gave him a unique experience attending the scene of every attack and reporting back. Based on this experience, Morty will show how to prepare for this scourge and how to defeat it as Israel has. Read more
John Brenner

John currently works for the U.S. Department of Energy’s - National Nuclear Security Administration at Counter-Terrorism Operation Support (CTOS) as the National Outreach Director. Read more
Jennifer Breedon

Jennifer Breedon is an Attorney, Legal Analyst, Specialist in Human Rights and International Criminal Law. Jennifer has traveled extensively to the Middle East to meet with government officials and discuss Islamist ideology and the civilian victims of its wrath. She has been to the front lines of the fight against ISIS and worked with the families of the 21 beheaded martyrs by ISIS in Egypt. She has worked with government officials throughout the Middle East on the issues of Islamist governance and oppression. Jennifer worked for the for the Clarion Project, the Center for Global Justice, Human Rights and the Rule of Law as well as the American Center for Law & Justice where she clerked in the international law department analyzing Middle East policy.
She wrote the first legal journal article providing the legal argument to label groups like ISIS as “genocidal” in nature and calling on the redefining of the term “terrorism” to promote International Courts with the justification to prosecute such groups and defeat the ideological war of Islamist extremism. Jennifer received her BA in Political Science from Georgia State University and her JD from Regent University School of Law in Virginia Beach where she studied National Security and Constitutional Law from former U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft. Jennifer also has a certificate in Islamic Studies where she studied, first-hand, Islamic extremist ideology and subversion of democratic principles. Read more
Michael J. Lazarus

Sergeant Michael J. Lazarus is a 25 year veteran of the Trinidad and Tobago Police Department. Graduating with honors from basic training, he accumulated a wealth of knowledge and experience in the Field. As Primary Firearms and Tactics Instructor during his 20years at the Police Academy, he trained, led and supervised a team of instructors with responsibilities for formulating, developing, and implementing Training Programs, designing Lesson Plans and Schedules for 6000 officers, special teams and units. He is a trained and certified instructor with the Special Forces (SF) and Special Operations Group (SOG) of the Trinidad Military in Jungle Operations and Survival. Read more
CEO of Cardinal Point: Paul Goldenberg

Global threats, local impacts: addressing the threat of violent extremists in today's environment.
The concern of native or naturalized citizens being trained in terrorist camps on battlefield abroad and returning to wage war at home is coming to fruition, on the streets of Paris, Brussels, London and other Western nations. This, coupled with the ongoing concerns of homegrown violent extremists (HVEs) inspired to act by a range of violent ideologies, poses a complex and dynamic threat to the Homeland. The recent resurgence in violent attacks by both sovereign citizens and white supremacists further complicates the threat environment. The persistent threat of the domestic terrorism issue, namely white supremacists and neo-Nazis, has at times been overshadowed by the emerging overseas threat, mainly ISIS and al-Qaeda affiliates. It is important to note, as recent studies have confirmed, the number of plots and attacks by these domestic groups here in the U.S. has outnumbered those affiliated with overseas terrorist organizations Read more
Colonel Behram A. Sahukar

Colonel Behram A. Sahukar served in the Parachute Regiment (Special Forces) of the Indian Army for 34 years and is a combat veteran of the 1971 India-Pakistan War. He holds a Master’s Degree in Defense Studies, and an Advanced Master’s Degree (MPhil) in International Studies (Middle East/South Asia).
He has many years of operational experience in counterinsurgency and counter-terrorism operations along the Line of Control in Kashmir, in Punjab during rampant terrorism in the mid-1980s, and along India’s troubled border with China. He retired in 2003 as Additional Officer, Counter-Terrorism Division, Defense Intelligence Agency, Ministry of Defense, India. Read more
David Bogolub

David Bogolub is an expert in WMD. He will be presenting a scenario on a WMD incident, one of the greatest fears of Countries faced with the threat of CBRNE terrorism.
David Bogolub is a board certified emergency physician and a Medical Officer with USDHHS with some of the HHS emergency response teams with special training and background in NBC and mass casualty management. Prior to medical school he was an EMT/Paramedic and left the Chicago Fire Department as Paramedic Officer/Paramedic-in-Charge in June, 1991 to attend medical school at Chicago College of Osteopathic medicine where he completed internship and residency in emergency medicine. Read more