Homeland Security: America's Leadership Challenge
The National Law Enforcement and Security Institute
August, 2002
http://www.nlsi.net/hs-alc-info.htm
The National Law Enforcement and Security Institute presents
Homeland Security: America's Leadership Challenge
NLSI presents an exciting one-day leadership event to support and inspire public
safety, business, and community leaders by encouraging involvement in the homeland
security effort, and sharing information to help everyone succeed.
Open to the public, tickets required.
Who should Attend: Business Leaders, Police/Fire/EMS Personnel, City & State
Government Personnel, Security Directors, Health Care Professionals, Emergency
Response Coordinators, City Council Members, Criminal Justice System Personnel,
Public Utility Staff, Community Leaders
"America's Mayor" Rudy Giuliani will lead the day with his presentation
"Leadership in Difficult Times", followed by the amazing story of
Captain Dennis Fitch and the crew of United Airlines Flight 232. Mike Zafirovski
of Motorola, Inc. speaks about Personal Security & Public Safety Technology.
John Fulton of the CIA will discuss intelligence gathering and analysis for
the future of homeland security.
NLSI will announce the development of the SafeSTAR Homeland Security Command
Center, designed to support local public safety & health officials and private
sector personnel at critical infrastructure sites throughout the U.S. Participants
will learn how they can register for access to SafeSTAR.
Rudy Giuliani - Leadership in Difficult Times
Providing leadership for New York City is a challenge under normal circumstances
- it's easily one of the most complicated and diverse cities in the world. Rudy
Giuliani looks back at the leadership lessons learned in a lifetime of public
service and how they came together to provide strength at a defining moment
in America's history.
About Rudy Giuliani
During two terms as mayor of New York, Rudy Giuliani made New York into the
great city it once was with his ideas, management and goal-driven style. In
eight years, he reduced crime by 57 percent, cut welfare rolls in half, reduced
taxes by $2.5 billion and created a record number of new jobs. Because of his
leadership, the city is once again a great place to live and one of the worlds
most productive metropolises.
But his toughest challenge had yet to come. With the tragic events of September
11th the rest of the world found out what New Yorkers already knew that
Rudy Giuliani was a determined leader who could bring them remarkable strength
and stability at a time of great uncertainty. During the crisis he became, in
essence, Americas Mayor. He calmed, consoled and reassured
the public, while urging them to return to their normal lives and not to let
the terrorists achieve their aim of disrupting life. In one of the saddest times
in American history, the remarkable leadership of Mayor Giuliani and the extraordinary
heroism of his fellow New Yorkers restored faith in the ideals that are so vital
to a free society. In honor of his steadfastness Time magazine named Mayor Giuliani
their 2001 Person of the Year Award.
Captain Dennis Fitch - If You Think You Can, You Will
Filled with passengers, a United Airlines jumbo jet suddenly lost all flight
controls at 37,000 feet. Captain Dennis Fitch, an off-duty pilot on his way
home, offered to help. What he and the cockpit crew did and how they did it
was without precedent, and their teamwork saved nearly 200 lives. Denny's story
is gripping and inspiring. The speech includes tapes of the dramatic cockpit-to-ground
communication of the ordeal that shows how professional strangers pulled together
to avert total disaster. It cuts to the bone.
About Dennis Fitch
When United Airlines flight #232 lost its hydraulic flight controls on July
19, 1989, Denny Fitch was sitting in a passenger seat in the cabin of the plane.
Moments later he was in the cockpit, volunteering his services. When the plane
made its crash landing in an Iowa cornfield, he was at the controls, doing his
part to assist the heroic flight crew. A DC-10 pilot and trainer, Captain Fitch
was instrumental in the crews success at saving nearly 200 lives that
day.
Captain Fitch offers more than just a riveting story of drama in the sky. He
teaches audiences that there is no I in teamwork that the
potential for success is tied directly to how people work together and how much
they believe in themselves. He asks his audience to look inside, to recognize
their own ability to be heroic every day. He inspires belief in an inner strength
that conquers fear and prepares for the challenges ahead.
Mike Zafirovski Public Safety & Personal Security Technology
Mike Zafirovski is president and chief operating officer of Motorola, Inc. In
addition, he continues to serve as president of Motorolas Personal Communications
Sector until a successor is named. Zafirovski was promoted to Motorola president
and chief operating officer on July 25, 2002. He and Chris Galvin, chairman
and chief executive officer, compose the two-person Office of the Chairman that
leads Motorola.
About Mike Zafirovski
Zafirovski joined Motorola in June 2000 to oversee Motorolas wireless
handset businesses, including cellular phones, related software and consumer
two-way radios. With 2001 sales over $10 billion and 18,000 employees, PCS is
Motorolas largest single business segment. Under Mikes leadership,
over the past two years Motorolas handset business has gained market share,
returned to profitability, introduced an exciting portfolio of products and
a new marketing campaign.
Prior to joining Motorola, Zafirovski spent 24 years at General Electric Company.
He joined GE in 1975. After a series of rotational assignments, he was promoted
to the GE corporate audit staff in 1978. This was a key training assignment
for managerial talent within the company. For the next three and a half years,
he conducted financial and operation reviews at nine of the company businesses
in the Americas, Europe and Asia. From 1982 to 1996, he held a series of increasingly
more senior positions with GE, including eight years as president and CEO of
four businesses. In 1996, Zafirovski was promoted to president of GE Lighting
for Europe, Middle East and Africa. After three years, he was promoted to president
and CEO of GE Lighting, one of GEs 10 businesses. He reported to Jack
Welch, GEs then-chairman and CEO.
John Fulton - Intelligence Networking & Analysis
On the morning of September 11th 2001, Mr. Fulton and his team at the CIA were
running a pre-planned simulation to explore the emergency response issues that
would be created if a plane were to strike a building. Little did they know
that the scenario would come true in a dramatic way that day. Information is
the most powerful tool available in the homeland security effort. At the core
of every initiative currently underway to protect our country and its citizens
is the challenge of getting the right information to the right people at the
right time. How can so much information from around the world be captured and
processed in meaningful and timely ways? Mr. Fulton shares his insights into
the intelligence community, and shares a vision of how today's information systems
will be developed into even better counter-terrorism tools of tomorrow.
About John Fulton
John Fultons 25 years in the intelligence community has contributed to
his recognition as an expert in risk & threat response analysis, scenario
gaming, and strategic planning. He is on staff for the Central Intelligence
Agency (CIA), currently serving as Chief of the Strategic War Gaming Division
of the National Reconnaissance Office, and as a member of U.S. Joint Forces
Command's Project Alpha - a prestigious "think tank" for advanced
concepts related to such issues as homeland security. He formerly served as
the mission director for our nation's satellite imagery program as well as replacing
Army Astronaut Same Gemar as the Director of the National Security Space Master
Plan for the U.S. Department of Defense and Intelligence Space Communities under
the auspices of the Deputy UnderSecretary of Defense (Space).
His counter-terrorism and homeland security responsibilities include advising
the Director Central Intelligence Staff for Homeland Security, the U.S. Marshall's
Office, and collaboration with the National Security Council.
In the private sector Fulton has developed a number of patents related to positioning,
"smart GPS " applications, communications, and audio/video technology.
He oversees the development of public & personal safety applications of
these capabilities through SafeSTAR projects, and contributes to the strategic
planning and conceptual design of the SafeSTAR Homeland Security Command Center.
Dan Kane - The SafeSTAR Homeland Security Command Center
In a society with such diverse protection systems already in place, one of the
most significant challenges we face is getting everyone engaged and connected
to a national homeland security program. If you have responsibilities at the
local or state level for public safety, health care, emergency management, or
security at a major infrastructure site (i.e. utility, hospital, government
facility or major business structure), how do you get "plugged in"
to information and intelligence critical to your success?
The SafeSTAR Homeland Security Command Center will provide the connection point
for appropriate and timely exchange of information between those in the public
and private sectors, and between the various levels of homeland security responsibility
in federal, state, and local organizations. Mr. Kane will share the command
center development plan and explain how participants can register for access
to SafeSTAR.
About Dan Kane
As a founder of NLSI, Dan Kane has served as Director & CEO since 1997,
bringing his experience in law enforcement, commercial & residential security,
technology systems, and project management to the unique mission of the organization.
He has served as consultant and program designer for clients ranging from public
safety agencies to major airlines, industrial operations, and computer companies.
His diverse background in the public and private sectors includes nine years in law enforcement with such unique assignments as Crime Prevention Specialist, Director of an anti-gang/anti-drug program, and Advisor to a law enforcement youth group. Kane has also held positions in professional security, working in Loss Prevention where he successfully investigated and resolved internal theft cases, and as Director of Safety for a residential community.
Kanes interest in technology has always played a role in his endeavors;
he worked for a computer software company while in high school and college,
and after graduation continued for several years as a corporate Systems Analyst
and Network Administrator while also operating a small two-way radio business.
Today he remains active in related projects such as database management, graphic
design, communications systems integration, and GPS technology development
always with the goal of bringing better information to people in various environments.
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