3rd Annual Workshop on Intelligence and National Security

October 27, 2011
Events to be held in the David Student Union Ballroom


Session 1:  9:30 10:45 a.m.
The National Security Implications of U.S. Energy Challenges

  • Thomas W. Hicks, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Energy
  • Mehmet Kinaci,  Strategic Analyst at NATO, Allied Command Transformation


Session 2:  11:00 – 12:15 a.m.
Improving Energy Infrastructure: Physical Protection, Cyber Defense, and Smart Energy Grids

  • Ernest Hayden, Managing Principal – Energy Security, Verizon Global Energy & Utility Practice
  • Greg Florence, Lead Associate – Strategic Technology and Innovation, Booz Allen Hamilton
  • Representative from Office of Infrastructure Protection, Department of Homeland Security (speaker TBA)

12:30 – 2:00 p.m.
ABM (formerly The Linc Group) Keynote Luncheon (Requires Registration)

  • The Honorable Spencer Abraham, former Secretary of Energy and Chairman, The Abraham Group

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Session 3: 2:30 – 3:45 p.m.
Established Energy Technologies: What is the Future for Fossil Fuels?

  • Moderator: Hugh Keogh, Chairman, Virginians for Reliable Energy
  • Carl Levander, President, Columbia Gas of Virginia
  • Tommy Hudson, President of the Virginia Coal Association and Vice Chairman of the Virginia Coalfield Economic Development Authority

Session 4:  4:00 – 5:15 p.m.
Alternative Energy Source: When Will That Future Arrive and Will It Be Bright?

  • Senator Frank Wagner, 7th District, Commonwealth of Virginia
  • Mary C. Doswell, Senior Vice President, Alternative Energy Solutions, Dominion Power
  • Ian Muir, Director of Carbon and Alternative Fuels, PFC Engery

A joint workshop co-sponsored by the Christopher Newport University’s Center for American Studies and the Norman Forde Hampton Roads Chapter of the Association for Intelligence Officers

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