About CSCM

September 17 – 20, 2006

The Institute for the Economy and the Future’s Corporate Security and Crisis Management program focuses on helping executive decision-makers gain a better understanding of today’s global opportunities and competitive risks, and the key challenges that arise in protecting corporate assets in an interconnected world.

The invitation only three day program covers a wide array of topics that have never been more important for achieving global competitive advantage including: corporate crisis management; product and service threat assessment; evaluation of critical infrastructure; multinational partner identification; law and crisis management; the economics of terror; development and implementation of plans for enterprise-wide corporate security awareness and training programs; and others.
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Join some of the nation’s foremost authorities in the areas of corporate security policy, logistics, modeling and simulation to see how you can ensure business sustainability in times of global uncertainty. This exclusive new program is a must for director and C-level executives and will be limited in enrollment.  The program concentrates on today’s real world threats and exposures confronting top executives and their boards.   The format includes lectures, round-table discussions, moderated open forums and a highly interactive trip to a computer simulated catastrophe center.
 
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Session Leaders      
The list of distinguished speakers and attendees already confirmed for this year’s program includes a multitalented slate of leaders with backgrounds that cross industries and disciplines. A sampling of this year’s participants includes:

In addition, the keynote by General Richard B. Myers (former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff) will highlight the presentations on day one.

 

*Available Speeches audio- [mp3], audio/presentation [mov]

Session I - Logistics Security: Ports, Highways, Rail & Air

  • Major General Geoff Higginbotham, Senior Policy Fellow, Institute for the Economy and the Future
  • Stephen Lauer, Navigational Sciences [mov]
  • Randy Walker, Transportation Programs Lead, ORNL
  • William T. Powell Jr., President, Institute for Defense and Business

Session II: Critical Infrastructure Protection

  • Dr. William Thompkins, Senior Policy Fellow, Institute for the Economy and the Future
  • Jeff Gaynor, US Department of Homeland Security [mov]
  • Tim Rigg, Director Corporate Security, Progress Energy
  • Bryan Beatty, Secretary, NC Department Crime Control and Public Safety [mp3]
  • Mr. Ken Kilby, Chief Information Security Officer, BB&T [mov]

Session III: Crisis Management: Brand Survival

  • Dr. Paul Evans, Executive Director, Institute for the Economy and the Future
  • Dr. James F. Smith, Former Chief Economist, Union Carbide
  • Dr. Arnold Packer, Senior Policy Fellow, Institute for the Economy and the Future
  • Anthony Copeland, Assistant Secretary, NC Department of Commerce
  • Dick Langford, CISSP, Vice President, Information Security Compliance Management, BB&T [mov]

Session IV: Bioterrorism, Pandemics, Food & Water Safety

  • Dr. John Bardo, Chancellor, Western Carolina University [mov]
  • Joe Reardon, Director, Food and Drug Protection, NC Dept. of Agriculture and Consumer Goods [mov]
  • Dr. Martin Zaluski, Director, Emergency Programs Division, NC Dept. of Agriculture and Consumer Goods [mov]

Session V: Virtual Disaster Scenarios, Modeling and Simulation
  
Session VI: Multinational Strategic Sourcing

  • Al Jacobson, Director, Lenovo (Formerly IBM PC)
  • Daniel Ostergaard, Founder & CEO, Pelorus Enterprises LLC [mov]
  • Kevin Harkins, CEO, Harkcon
  • Richard Davis, Former Director, Homeland Security Council, The White House and President, Davis Energy

Session VII: Law and Liability in times of Terrorism and Natural Disasters

  • Alan Z. Thornburg, Senior Policy Fellow, Institute for the Economy and the Future
  • Pam Tulley [mov]
  • George A. Koenig, JD, Alston & Bird, LLP
  • N. King Prather, General Counsel, of Blue Cross Blue Shield NC [mov]

Session: VIII: Securing Our Nations Cyberspace

  • Dr. William Perry, WCU BCISE
  • Bob Dunn, President, ESI Advisors
  • Elizabeth Johnson, Hunton & Williams Law LLP [mov]
  • Dr. William Thompkins, Senior Policy Fellow, Institute for the Economy and the Future [mov]

 
 

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Western Carolina University’s Institute for the Economy and the Future (IEF) is a regional think tank with capacities for rigorous research, economic base analysis, issue polling and employment trend analysis. The IEF conducts public policy analysis and applied research; and administers public service projects on economic and community capacity building and strategic development.

The IEF is multidisciplinary with faculty, students and staff from various academic departments. Senior Policy Fellows are selected to serve on one year or longer terms from the private sector and other academic institutions.
 

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