2019 Public Safety Summit

Join government decision makers, first & second responders, educators & academia, researchers, utility sector, and other key public safety and citizen services decision makers for this two-day event at the New Republic Studios to learn about the latest in emerging safety technologies, artificial intelligence, and smart city/smart government policies to assist in being better prepared and more responsive while improving citizen services.

We have an amazing lineup of keynote talks including major universities, key government offices, and practitioners within the first-responder community.

Experience emerging technology highlighting:

Gun safety & Emergency Response
Citizen Services Use Cases
Facial Biometrics
Next Gen Fire Safety Cases
Public Safety & Services Cyber Security
Law Enforcement and Digital Surveillance & Security
Safe City | Efficient City
Utility Services and Troubleshooting
Safe Schools & Campuses
Data, Analytics & AI
Search & Rescue Operations

Speakers include:

John Cyrier, Texas State Representative
Todd Kimbriel, CIO, State of Texas, Department of Information Resources
Chief Richard Davis, Austin Fire Dept.
Steve Elkins, CIO, City of Austin
John Miri, COO, LCRA
Bryan Lane, CIO, Texas Department of Public Safety
Tanya Acevedo, CIO, Houston Airport Systems
Christopher Davidson, Austin Energy
and more

October 9, 2019
8:00am - 9:00am	Breakfast & Registration
9:00am - 9:20am	Welcome, Introductions: Texas State Representative Cyrier
9:20am - 10:00am	Keynote Bill Vadja, CIO, US Department of Interior Critical Infrastructure cybersecurity (ICS/SCADA); First Responder Communications; Grant Management system information sharing; Field Operations/law enforcement interoperability Overview of DOI technologies and missions
10:00am - 11:00am	Panel: Public Safety Preparedness John Miri, Lower Colorado River Authority, COA: Public Safety, Flood Management Austin Energy, Preparation for Storms, Vegetation Use Case Lisa Kent, CIO, City of Houston, Incubator for Smart City, Disaster Response Preparedness Utility Representative, How Utilities Prepare for Natural Disasters Dallas City Chief Crowd Control/Safety for Large Events
11:00am - 11:15pm	Networking Break & Snacks
11:15am - 12:00pm	Demonstrations: Next Generation Public Safety Solutions
12:00pm - 1:00pm	Lunch & Networking
1:00pm - 2:00pm	Panel: Response Management Police Chief Davis: Lessons Learned from the Wildfires FirstNET Fire Chief EMS Deputy CIO Public Safety Ralph Warren Chief Lopez, Emergency Management, Hildago County
2:00pm - 2:30pm	State IT Supporting Public Safety Todd Kimbriel, State of Texas CIO & Bryan Lane, Dept. of Public Safety, CIO
2:30pm - 3:00pm	Networking Break & Snacks
3:00pm - 3:30pm	Panel: The Gun Violence Epidemic with Active Shooter Situations: Protecting the Citizens with DPS, APD, County Sheriff moderated by Art Acevedo
3:30pm - 4:30pm	Industry Panel: Emerging Technologies to Watch in Public Safety
4:30pm - 6:00pm	Reception, Networking & Drone Flying

Immediately following, dinner on your own and free time of your own choosing.

October 10, 2019
7:30am - 8:30am	Breakfast, Registration & Networking
8:30am - 9:30am	Public SafetyTechnologies Coitt Kessler, Firefighter, Austin Firefighters Association Drone Video Footage from Various Departments Robots, Throwbots New Technologies Related to UAVs
9:00am - 10:00am	Center for Robotics Petting Zoo Dr. Robin Murphy, Texas A&M University or Demonstrations Next Generation Public Safety Technology Solutions
10:00am - 10:15am	Networking Break & Snacks
10:15am - 11:15am	Panel: Recovery & Resiliency: Rebuilding After A Disaster & Using Data Analytics to Mitigate Future Risks Mike Bell, CIO, Houston Police Department Bryan Lane, CIO, Department of Public Safety Governor’s Office, Rebuild Texas Fund Ralph Warren, Deputy CIO, Public Safety, City of Austin John Miri, COA, Lower Colorado River Authority
11:15am - 12:15pm	Smart Innovation and Infrastructure Jessie Bounds, City of Houston Innovation Officer & Lisa Kent, CIO, City of Houston Brian Dillard, City of San Antonio Innovation Officer
12:15pm - 1:00pm	Lunch & Networking
1:00pm - 2:00pm	Autonomous Everything
2:00pm - 3:00pm	Roundtable: Smart Technology, Innovation & Other Cool Stuff Virtual Command and Control Using AR/VR Facial Recognition Video Analytics, What’s Next for Public Safety, State of the Art on OCR Biometrics to Authenticate IoT & Edge Computing 5G
3:00pm - 3:15pm	Closing Remarks

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Date and Time

Wednesday Oct 9, 2019
8:00 AM - 6:00 PM CDT

October 9,2019
8:00am - 6:00pm

October 10, 2019
7:30am - 3:15pm

Location

New Republic Studios
140 Utley Road
Elgin, Texas 78621

140 Utley Road Elgin TX 78612

Fees/Admission