Professional Development Course Details
Operating in an Uncertain International Environment: Security at Home and Abroad. The 27th Conference on Global Terrorism, Political Instability, and International Crime
04/12/2010 – 04/13/2010

Hilton Alexandria Old Town
Alexandria, VA
$800.00 ASIS Members
$1,020.00 Non-Members
Program #: 1065

Through an extraordinary ASIS multi-council collaborative effort, this conference provides security professionals practical insight for business leadership and enterprises at home and abroad. Conference presenters and security experts consider today’s threats of terrorism and political instability as it affects commerce and industry.

You cannot afford to be complacent in today’s global commerce and fragile economy. The risks are too great. Invest your time to understand the world’s political climate. Plan a strategy to address the international socio-economic situation. Implement the most up-to-date strategies and best practices to diminish your risks.

PROGRAM OVERVIEW

Day One

How to Develop and Maintain Situational Awareness in a Foreign Country
Jed Kirkman, Director of Personnel Protection, CIA, focuses upon the various resources and methods available to obtain information and intelligence on threat in an area, region or entire foreign country. Get practical and useful insight on how open source, public sector and private sector resources can be leveraged to gain and maintain situational awareness when needed to provide security for a major meeting or event.

Doing Business in an Unstable or Weak Nation State
This presentation with both public and private representation provides a broad overview of the challenges corporate security can face in a foreign country, and some helpful guidance on how to properly assess threat and vulnerability prior to doing business in an unstable region or weak nation state.

The Threat of Narco Terrorism: A Situational Report
The present status of drug trafficking in certain countries, including Mexico, is featured in this session. The speaker, from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, provides the present threat matrix to business interests and guidance to conference participants.

State Department Perspectives on Global Instability
The U.S. State Department provides an overview of the instability in certain key countries. The speaker provides insight from the Foreign Service’s perspective on the challenges they are presently experiencing, and how those conditions are anticipated to change in the future. The speaker also provides guidance to the members on what resources might be available to assist corporations interested in doing business in those countries.

Day Two

Kidnapping: Still a Challenge for Corporate Security
General insight and case studies regarding the continuing problem of kidnapping in foreign countries is the centerpiece of this session. Through sharing “best practices” and “lessons learned,” the speaker enables attendees to gain valuable insight on the early warning signs when a corporate executive may be the subject of pre-operational surveillance. Through learning intelligence gathering, surveillance detection, prevention and disruption techniques attendees are better armed to combat this frightening and costly threat.

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