Implementing the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative

CSIS's Canada Project and its Homeland Security Program hosted a day of discussion on the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative.

Opening Keynote: Executive Branch Plans

Paul Rosenzweig, counselor to the assistant secretary for policy, Department of Homeland Security

Panel 1: Technical Issues and Options

• Bonnie Glick, IBM
• Jim Harper, CATO
• Tres Wiley, Texas Instruments
• Moderator: James Lewis, CSIS

Panel 2: Public Outreach and Response

• Frank Moss, deputy assistant secretary for passport services,
  Department of State
• Lorianne Moss, office of Senator Norm Coleman
• Melissa Gong, Travel Business Roundtable
• Moderator: C. Stewart Verdery, Jr., Monument Policy Group

Audio: Opening, Panels 1 & 2 (mp3, 2:23:35)

Panel 3: Coordination Across Programs and Governments

• Alan Snyder, office of Representative Louise Slaughter
• Kevin O'Shea, Canadian Embassy
• Eric Marquis, Government of Quebec
• Elaine Dezenski, Cross Match Technologies
• Moderator: Janice Kephart, former 9/11 Commission counsel

Audio: Panel 3 (mp3, 1:04:35)

Luncheon Keynote:

Public-Private Partnership to Implement WHTI

Scott Carr, Digimarc
Introduction by Christopher Sands, CSIS
Audio: Luncheon Keynote (mp3, 39:27)