IN THEIR OWN WORDS...

DEAR LEFT OF BOOM CONFERENCE PARTICIPANTS,

"Moving forward, Left of Boom conference will continue to nurture a proactive stance in support of future-aware living."

Dr. Akshay Pottathil (Left of Boom Conference Chair, 2026)

"I commend the Intelligence Research Institute for its unwavering commitment to advancing proactive threat mitigation strategies. This conference serves as a vital platform for collaborating among government, industry, and academia - fostering innovative approaches to adressing global security challenges."

DA Summer Stephan (San Diego County District Attorney, 2025)

"The Left of Boom Conference convenes experts from a broad array of fields, including global security, law enforcement, cybersecurity, medicine, demography, urban planning, and environmental studies. Our objective is to foster collaboration and drive innovation in proactive threat mitigation."

Ivette Jorge (Small Business Specialist, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, 2024)

"I am confident that through these efforts, the Left of Boom Conference will have a lasting impact on public safety."

Senator Dianne Feinstein (United States Senator, 2021)

"The delibrations at this conference also will bring out the significance of collaboration between the Government and the private sector to ensure continuum and augur prosperity in human lives."

Ambassador Dr. T.V. Nagendra Prasad (Consul General of India SFO, 2021)

"...it is necessary to foster international cooperation through the development of a common platform and international standards. Dr. Akshay Pottathil, Left of Boom conference Chair, is a globally recognized subject matter expert in security and trade..."

Deputy Secretary General Richardo Treviño Chapa (World Customs Organization, 2021)

"The Left of Boom conference is an excellent example of the active contribution to education, research and capacity-building efforts in the field of international trade, border security and related areas made by Dr. Pottathil and his team."

Dr. J.M. Vyas (Vice Chancellor, National Forensic Sciences University, 2021)

"Thank you for your continued dedication to serving the nation."

Supervisor Joel Anderson (County of San Diego, 2021)

"I have witnessed the inception of several new projects and successful collaborations between participants of this conference."

Dr. Miloš Ulman (Czech University of Life Sciences, 2021)

"I wish to congratulate IRI, CICS, and Dr. Pottathil for organizing this successful conference."

Dr. Rajendra Akerkar (Western Norway Research Institute, 2021)

"The conference is an excellent opportunity to consider new approaches to preventing and mitigating multifaceted threats."

Rasa Ostrauskaite (Transnational Threats Department, OSCE, 2019)

"We are deeply appreciative of such efforts and look forward to other potential collaborations with CICS and the larger Left of Boom community in the near future."

Chairman Danilo Delapuz Lim (Metropolitan Manila Development Authority, 2019)

"This event allows for the sharing of the latest technology and productive discussions involving solutons that will help keep the region safe from emerging threats and challenges."

Dianne Jacob (Chairwoman, San Diego County Board of Supervisors, 2019)

"Our partnership is bringing together global artists and governmental organizations towards this mission."

Mtra. Alma Delia Abrego (CEO, Fundación de Artes Musicales B.C., 2019)

"This Left of Boom Conference brings together experts to create greater awareness of the possibilities emerging from distruptive digital technologies."

Amb. Venkatesan Ashok (Consul General of India SFO, 2018)

"Left of Boom attracts intellectuals and experts to discuss trending issues such as border and cyber security, human trafficking, law enforcement and infrastructure protection."

Consul General Nasimi Aghayev (Consul General of the Republic of Azerbaijan LA, 2018)

"As a Member of Congress, I appreciate your efforts in strengthening security through innovative solutions and problem solving."

Representative Susan A. Davis (Congress of the United States, 2018)

"The quest for proactive solutions to global challenges in fields ranging from healthcare to national security is more important than ever."

Representative Scott Peters (Congress of the United States, 2018)

"I am encouraged by your commitment to continue to make a positive impact on our region and international community."

Supervisor Bill Horn (San Diego County Board of Supervisors, 2018)

"Having attended the previous conference in May 2017, I can say without reservation that it will be an outstanding event."

Director General Thomas A. Tass (BORDERPOL, 2018)

"The high quality of presentations and discussions at the past conference and the range of key topics covered have impressed me."

Head of Secretariat - Mikhail Kashubsky (International Network of Customs Universities, 2018)

"As the name of the conference, "LEFT OF BOOM" signifies, it looks for solutions to issues, as an effort to address them before they become problems."

Michael W. Lowder (Director, Office of Intelligence, Security, and Emergency Response - U.S. Department of Transportation, 2018)

"In our increasingly uncertain world, bringing together the best and the brightest of the public and private sectors has never been more important."

Royce G. Walters (Assistant Director, Terrorism and Border Security Directorate - INTERPOL Washington, 2017)

"...this further creates a common platform towards solving challenges that are often difficult to solve through other methods."

Robert Ireland (Head of Research Unit, World Customs Organization - WCO, 2017)

"I look forward to discussing....all potential projects that can have a postive impact in Baja California Region, especially towards strengthening our regional security and securing the international border with the United States."

Perla Ibarra Leyva (Attorney General for the State of Baja California, Mexico, 2016)