Speakers

  • John Avolio is presently a technical and business consultant. He serves as a science and security advisor in the area of CBRNE and drug detection to both industry and Government.
  • Colonel Zygmunt F. Dembek, USAR, is Chief of Infectious Disease Epidemiology in the Operational Medicine Department, Division of Medicine, at the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases, Fort Detrick, Maryland.
  • Don Grant, Director, Incident Management Systems Integration Division, National Preparedness Directorate, Federal Emergency Management Agency
  • Gabe Ramos, Deputy Director Technical Programs, Combating Terrorism Technical Support Office (CTTSO)
  • Steve Henry, SES, Deputy Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Nuclear Matters (DATSD/NM)
  • COL William Barnett, USA , Joint Requirements Office for CBRN Defense
  • Dr. Robin A. Robinson, Director & Deputy Assistant Secretary, HHS/ASPR/BARDA
  • Dr. Gerald Kovacs, Director, Division of CBRN Countermeasures, Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA), U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services
  • Camille Schumacher, Director, Future Acquisition, JPEO-CBD
  • Dr. Elin Gursky, Senior Fellow for Biodefense and Public Health Programs at the ANSER Institute for Homeland Security
  • Chad Gorman, CBRNE Branch Manager, Federal Emergency Management Agency HQ Response Directorate
  • Scott Adams, Program Manager, Combat Support Equipment, Combat Equipment and Support Systems, MARCORSYSCOM
  • Raymond A. Strikas, M.D., FACP, CAPT, U.S. Public Health Service, National Vaccine Program Office,
  • Department of Health and Human Services
  • Jean L. Hu-Primmer, MS, Program Manager, Pandemic and Emerging Threat Preparedness, OD, CBER, USFDA
  • Wil Herdman, CD, Training Officer, Training Section, Defence Research and Development Canada
  • COL Thomas Cartledge, USA, Chief of Staff, 20th Support Command (CBRNE)
  • Brig Gen Jonathan Treacy, USAF, Commander, Joint Task Force Civil Support (JTF-CS), USNORTHCOM
  • Dr. Michael Kurilla, Director, Office of BioDefense Research Affairs, Associate Director for BioDefense Product Development DMID, NIAID, NIH, DHHS
  • Dr. Karen McGrady, Director of Future Acquisition, Joint Project Manager Individual Protection (JPM-IP), Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical and Biological Defense
  • Robert Hooks, Deputy Assistant Secretary for WMD and Biodefense, Office of Health Affairs, Department of Homeland Security
  • Dr. Cathy Cleland, Program Manager, Warfighter Support Programs Los Alamos National Laboratory
  • James King, Deputy Director, Chemical Biological Radiological Nuclear Information Analysis Center (CBRNIAC)
  • Dr. Daniel Salmon, Director of Vaccine Safety, National Vaccine Program Office U.S. Department of Health and Human Services