Schedule of Events
All Border Security Expo 2025 events will take place at the South Building of the Phoenix Convention Center.
Monday, April 7
8:00 am – 3:00 pm
BPF 12th Annual Family Services Golf Tournament
Location: Arizona
Biltmore Golf Club
2:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Registration Open
South Lobby
5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
NEW! Welcome Reception
Outdoor Terrace (Washington & 3rd)
Tuesday, April 8
7:00 am – 5:00 pm
Registration Open
South Lobby
8:00 am – 10:00 am
Opening Keynote & Panel Discussion
“State of the Border”
Ballroom
10:00 am – 10:15 am
BPF Honoring the Memory Ceremony
Ballroom
10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Exhibit Hall Open
Halls F&G
10:15 am – 10:30 pm
Coffee Break
Ballroom Lobby
10:30 am – 11:15 am
General Session: Homeland Security and Technology – Mission Related Scenarios
Ballroom
11:15 am – 12:15 pm
General Session: Acquisition and Contracting in DHS: Major Policy, Structure and Vision for the Department and its Components
Ballroom
12:15 pm – 1:15 pm
Lunch in the Exhibit Hall
Exhibit Hall
1:15 pm – 4:00 pm
DHS Industry Connect
Booth #1310
2:15 pm – 2:45 pm
Afternoon Keynote
The Honorable Kristi Noem, Secretary, DHS
Ballroom
2:45 pm – 3:45 pm
Breakout Sessions:
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State of the Border: State & Local Perspectives ​
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Acquisition & Contracting in the Components
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Technology & AI (Post-Quantum Cryptography, AI & Edge Computing)
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It’s All About the Fit: How DHS is Addressing Officer Safety and Well Being through its Body Armor Program
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Meeting Rm. #164
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​​Meeting Rm. #165
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​​Meeting Rm. #166
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Meeting Rm. #167
4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Opening Night Networking In-Hall Reception
Halls F&G
6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Border Patrol Foundation’s Southwest Soiree
* tickets sold separately here and at the Border Security Expo until 4:00 PM or until tickets are sold out.
Renaissance Phoenix Downtown Hotel | Skyline Terrace
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Wednesday, April 9
7:00 am – 3:00 pm
Registration Open
South Lobby
8:30 am – 12:10 pm
DHS Industry Connect
Booth #1310
8:30 am – 3:00 pm
Exhibit Hall Open
Halls F & G
8:30 am – 9:30 am
General Session: Innovation in Border Security Technology
Ballroom
9:30 am – 9:45 am
Trade: Border Security and Rapidly Changing Priorities
Ballroom
9:45 am – 10:30 am
General Session: Technology & Trade
Ballroom
10:30 am – 10:45 am
Coffee Break
Ballroom Lobby
10:45 am – 11:30 am
Emerging Threats: Transnational Organized Crime and Mexican Cartels in a Changing Landscape
Ballroom
11:40 am – 12:30 pm
Breakout Sessions:
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Beyond Borders: The Sophistication and Global Reach of the Mexican Cartels’ Drug Trafficking
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Countering Emerging Threats in our Communities
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AI, National Security & the Law
Meeting Rm. #164
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Meeting Rm. #165
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Meeting Rm. #166
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm
Lunch in the Exhibit Hall
Exhibit Hall
1:30 pm – 3:00 pm
DHS Industry Connect
Booth #1310
3:00 pm
Exhibit Hall Closes
Exhibit Hall
