Kansas City: Events

We host a series of dynamic events locally to bring senior business, government, and military leaders together with our members to discuss the current state of America’s national security issues to promote interactive discussions, and solution development. Please click here for a list of upcoming events.

We host a National Security Award Dinner annually to recognize a distinguished patriot from either Kansas or Missouri that has contributed to maintaining the strength of America and protection of our Nation’s national security and homeland security interests.
We work with the states of Missouri and Kansas in fostering public – private partnerships to address solutions for homeland security and disaster response issues. We maintain a cooperative, collaborative, and communication program to address those issues that affect us on a national, state and local level.
We have implemented with the Missouri State Emergency Management (SEMA) the Business Emergency Operations Center (BEOC) to provide private-sector representation in the State EOC during disasters to provide situational awareness to the state, and assist in locating “surge” resources for response.
We have partnered with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Region VII to implement a FEMA BEOC within the region, and provide private sector expertise during disaster response.
We function as the primary private sector resource for the Missouri Information Analysis Center (MIAC) – the state fusion center, and the Kansas City Terrorism Early Warning (TEW) Interagency Analysis Center. In conjunction with our members, we assist the state in deterring terrorist activity through security enhancement in the private sector.
We have partnered with the Command & General Staff College Foundation and The Simon Center at Fort Leavenworth on fostering joint interagency collaboration within the government and military.

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Past Speakers (Selected)

2011

National Security Award Dinner with Senator Pat Roberts
Tracking Terrorist Assets Symposium
Ralph Peters: Distinguished military author, strategist, writer, and news commentator
Rick Goings: Chairman / CEO, Tupperware Brands Corporation
Tom Hoenig: President/CEO, Kansas City Federal Reserve Bank
GEN Monty Meigs: President / CEO, BENS
Combined Arms Center and Fort Leavenworth Trip
Kansas City Chief’s Football Appreciation
2010
National Security Awards Dinner with William Webster
Interagency Collaboration in the War on Terror
Beth Phillips, United States Attorney, Western Missouri
Lieutenant General Robert Caslen, Fort Leavenworth
Lieutenant General David Huntoon, Secretary of the Army Staff
Lieutenant General Benjamin Freakley, Recruiting Command
GEN Monty Meigs, President / CEO, BENS
Kansas City Chief’s Football Appreciation

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Prior Years

Former U.S. Comptroller General David Walker
Missouri Governor Bob Holden
General Ralph Eberhart
General Richard Myers
For a recap, see "Generally Speaking" in the May 2004 BENS Update.
Congressman Ike Skelton
See May 2009 BENS Update and February 2004 BENS Update
General Charles Boyd (ret), President and CEO of BENS
Lieutenant General Scott Wallace
Dr. Jamie Metzl
Kansas Homeland Security Conference, supported by BENS Kansas City
Congressman Dennis Moore
Senator Pat Roberts
VIP Visit To Fort Leavenworth
Ambassador David Lambertson
Rebecca Grant