Transport Security Technology Conference:
Facilitation of International Cooperation on Technological Developments and Disseminations


DATE
December 7, 2005

LOCATI0N
RITZ CARLTON
1150 22nd Street, NW Washington, DC

HOST
Japan International Transport Institute
Institute under the Auspices of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport



Japan International Tranport Institute
Catherine Gilbert
1819 L STREET, N.W. SUITE 1000
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20036
PHONE:+1- 202-833-9763
FAX: +1-202-833-9769
jiti@japantransport.com
www.japantransport.com



Activities of our institute are made possible through the generous assistance of the Nippon Foundation.

  Kip Hawley

Assistant Secretary, Department of Homeland Security for Transportation Security Administration

Mr. Hawley brings more than 20 years of experience in transportation and technology to the TSA, now part of the Department of Homeland Security.
Mr. Hawley was nominated for the position of Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security by President Bush on May 6, 2005. He was a leader in the “Go-Teams” of government and private sector experts who tackled the monumental task of building a new federal agency at warp speed. TSA was the result of their efforts. He has worked in executive positions at Union Pacific Railroad and at companies specializing in supply chain services. Mr. Hawley delivered technology solutions applicable to all forms of transportation. He also has broad government experience. In 1992, President George H.W. Bush appointed Mr. Hawley to the National Commission on Intermodal Transportation. Earlier, he was a Deputy Assistant and Special Assistant to President Reagan.
Mr. Hawley has also served as Deputy Assistant Secretary and Executive Director of Governmental Affairs for the Department of Transportation, responsible for strategic planning for departmental legislative proposals and budgets.

Mr. Hawley earned a J.D. degree from the University of Virginia Law School and a B.A. from Brown University.