Lester Millet III, Safety Risk Agency Manager, Port South Louisiana, will speak on “Navigating a Changing Threat Environment: Building Resilience Through Emergency Preparedness: A Case Study” at the 2024 Port of the Future Conference, to be held April 2-4, 2024, in Houston, Texas. Ports sit at the heart of a dynamic risk landscape where both physical and cyber threats are quickly evolving. How can they better understand and mitigate the varied risks they face? How can they adapt in a limited resource environment? This session will take a holistic look at the current state of port security; how assessments and evaluative methodologies can help ports identify and mitigate risk; and how they can best prepare for, respond to, and recover from a crisis event. Hear from one of the largest ports in the country on how they approach risk management and their lessons learned. Millet is a nationally recognized subject matter expert in the field of Homeland Security, has held the positions of Policy & Planning Director and Safety Risk Agency Manager at the Port of South Louisiana for the past 18 years, serving as a public/private stakeholder liaison on issues pertaining to port security and emergency preparedness. Lester serves on a multitude of local, state and federal committees, most notably, nationally recognized InfraGard Louisiana (President) and LOMSEC (Louisiana Maritime Security Community) Chairman, and has received the following awards for his past efforts: Louisiana Technology Council Governor’s Award (2014), CAMO (Coastal & Marine Operators) Visionary Award (2014),Louisiana Emergency Preparedness Association’s (LEPA) Dedication Award (2016), (2) USCG’s Meritorious Public Service Award, FBI Gulf Coast INLETS Award (2017), FBI N.O. / InfraGard Service Award (2019), Government Technology & Services Coalition HS Today Citizen of Mission Award (2020), & InfraGard National Public / Private Partnership Award (2023). Lester graduated from Southeastern Louisiana University in 1985 with a BA degree in Management and has taken hundreds of hours of training in Homeland Security & Safety courses. Most notably, Lester is a certified LEPA (Louisiana Emergency Planning Association) Louisiana Emergency Manager and a certified FSO. The 2024 Port of the Future Conference will host representatives from over 50 ports worldwide. For the list of participating ports access https://lnkd.in/g6aCfTbB Register for the 2024 Port of the Future Conference at https://lnkd.in/gN-zNqxc #risk #portsecurity #autonomousnavigation #gpa #ports #future #portofthefuture #portoperations #shipping #maritime #scports #irprt #porthouston #texasports #maritimeindustry #portassociationoflousiana @ShipNews #VirginiaMaritimeAssociation @PortoftheFutureConference
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