The Potomac Officers Club is gearing up to host its 2023 Homeland Security Summit on Nov. 15 with a speaker lineup featuring top officials from the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection and more. Register here.
Meet the keynotes:
Paul Courtney is the chief procurement officer for DHS, and in this role, he is responsible for the management direction of the agency’s acquisition system and the implementation of acquisition policies, regulations and standards. Courtney oversees ten heads of contracting activity who work to provide operational procurement services to DHS components. He recently discussed how robotic process automation is being deployed within DHS to streamline internal operations.
Jody Hardin serves as the executive director for planning, program analysis and evaluation for the U.S. Customs and Border Protection. In this capacity, Hardin is responsible for strategy development, business transformation and operational analysis efforts at all ports of entry, and she also oversees innovation initiatives within the Office of Field Operations. Hardin leads the technology testing for land border biometrics and non-intrusive inspection. Throughout her time at CBP, Hardin has played a key role in advancing the agency’s facial biometrics efforts.
Sanjeev “Sonny” Bhagowalia (pending approval) is the chief information officer for CBP and the assistant commissioner for CBP’s Office of Information and Technology. As such, Bhagowalia’s scope includes executing CBP’s new information technology strategy, overseeing a budget of $1.8 billion and leading a staff of more than 2,200 federal employees and 3,900 contractors in support of CBP’s mission.
Stay tuned as more speakers are added to the program for the Potomac Officers Club’s 2023 Homeland Security Summit on Nov. 15. Register here for your chance to network with and learn from the top government and industry leaders in homeland security.
