8:00AM - 9:00AM
Registration and Vendor Showcase
Continental Breakfast will be served

9:00AM - 9:15AM
"Opening Remarks"
Jim Certoma, Business Continuity Manager, Federal Reserve Bank of New York
TBD, American Red Cross of Greater New York

9:15AM - 10:15AM
"Keynote Address:  Hate and Terrorism on the Internet"
Mark Weitzman, Director of the Task Force Against Hate & Terrorism and Director of Education, Simon Wiesenthal Center

10:15AM - 10:45AM
"Introduction to NY-ALERT"
Greg Brunelle, Deputy Director of Preparedness, NY State Emergency Management

10:45AM - 11:00AM
Gold Level Vendor Presentations

11:00AM - 11:30AM
Break and Vendor Showcase

11:30AM - 1:00PM
"Panel Discussion:  The Midtown Steam Explosion Incident"
Pete Hofmann, General Manager, Electric Operations, Con Edison
Robert Imbornoni, Deputy Response Officer of Operations, Disaster Planning & Response, American Red Cross of Greater New York
Paul Katzer, Business Continuity Management Specialist, Pfizer, Inc.
Peter Lempin, Executive Vice President, Grand Central Partnership
TBD, FDNY
TBD, NYPD

Keynote Speaker:
Mark Weitzman is the Director of the Task Force against Hate and Terrorism and is the Associate Director of Education for the Simon Wiesenthal Center and Chief representative of the center to the United Nations.  As a recognized expert in the field, he has lectured and worked with various groups in Congress, the U.N., the European Union, U.S. Embassy in Berlin, the US Army and the FBI. Mr. Weitzman will direct his talk towards Internet Terrorism.

Vendor 5 Segment:
Our Gold vendors will have an opportunity to speak for 5 minutes

Panel Discussion:
This panel will discuss the Midtown Steam Pipe Incident. It will focus on the emergency, humanitarian, and business continuity responses.  The panel will comprise of NYPD,OEM, FDNY, ARC and an Individual business.  Each panelist will speak for 20 to 25 minutes each, followed by Q&A.     

American Red Cross of Greater New York

"Opening Remarks"
Jim Certoma, Business Continuity Manager, Federal Reserve Bank of New York
TBD, American Red Cross of Greater New York

"Keynote Address:  Hate and Terrorism on the Internet"
Mark Weitzman, Director of the Task Force Against Hate & Terrorism and Director of Education, Simon Wiesenthal Center

"Introduction to NY-ALERT"
Greg Brunelle, Deputy Director of Preparedness, NY State Emergency Management

"Panel Discussion:  The Midtown Steam Explosion Incident"
--Pete Hofmann, General Manager, Electric Operations, Con Edison
--Robert Imbornoni, Deputy Response Officer of Operations, Disaster Planning & Response, American Red Cross of Greater New York
--Paul Katzer, Business Continuity Management Specialist, Pfizer, Inc.
--Peter Lempin, Executive Vice President, Grand Central Partnership
--TBD, FDNY
--TBD, NYPD

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