Wednesday, November 30, 2005

WILMINGTON, NC - The University of North Carolina Wilmington is pleased to present an Executive Symposium on Homeland Security: Protecting Stakeholders and the Bottom Line on Feb. 3 and 4, 2006, at Sea Trail Conference Center in Sunset Beach, N.C. The event is targeted to leaders of large- and mid-sized corporations in North and South Carolina for the purpose of identifying risk exposure and providing resources to minimize risk. The symposium is sponsored by the North Carolina State Ports Authority.

Keynote speaker for the event will be Dr. Bruce Hoffman, corporate chair in counterterrorism and counterinsurgency, and director of the RAND Corporation Washington Office (http://www.rand.org/). He will speak during lunch from 12:10-1:30 p.m., Friday, Feb. 3. Hoffman is an internationally recognized expert on domestic and international terrorism and insurgency. He will speak on “Terrorism: Critical Policy Issues.” Hoffman served as RAND's vice president for external affairs from 2001-2004. During the spring of 2004, he was senior adviser on counterterrorism to the Office of National Security Affairs, Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA) in Baghdad. Recent projects include insurgency and counterinsurgency in Iraq and Al Qaeda, trends in terrorism and future potentialities. His latest book, Inside Terrorism, was published by Columbia University Press in the United States and by Orion Books in Britain. Foreign language editions have been published in 10 countries. Hoffman is often called to give congressional testimony on terrorism and is a regular contributor to the Atlantic Monthly. He is the author of “The Logic of Suicide Terrorism,” which appeared as the cover story in the June 2003 issue.

The lead speaker for the event will be Brendan Hewson, principal with Global Risk Advisory Services, a company that provides training on financial crime awareness, fraud prevention, money laundering prevention, and personal safety and security (http//www.gra-services.com/) He will speak at 8:10 a.m., Friday, Feb. 3, during continental breakfast. His topic will be "The History of Terrorism: A World Perspective." Hewson is a well-known and much requested speaker who presents on international financial crime at business and fraud conferences around the world. Prior to establishing Global Risk Advisory Services, Hewson was, for more than 10 years, the executive responsible for international corporate security for one of the largest global financial institutions. Prior to this, he was an officer with the Company Fraud Department, New Scotland Yard – London, where he was involved in the investigation of many high-profile cases, many of which were recognized by both the judiciary and other agencies.

Panelists representing the security and communications industry, banking, law enforcement, insurance, utilities, transportation, and information technology will deliver authoritative information and operational knowledge on a number of critical security issues. These include:

▪ Securing Your Financial Operations

▪ Crisis Communications, Management and Decision Making

▪ Corporate Security: Best Practices

▪ Technology Forecasts: Protecting Vital Assets

▪ Transporting Vital Assets

▪ Industrial Espionage, Counterfeiting and Piracy: How to Protect Your Company’s Intellectual Property

The registration fee for the symposium is $495, which includes meals. Accommodations are not included and are the responsibility of each participant. For more information or to register, please visit http://www.uncw.edu/dpscs/ or call 910-962-3195. The symposium is jointly presented by the UNCW Division for Public Service and Continuing Studies and the Cameron School of Business.

For information on accommodations, please contact Sea Trail Conference Center at 1-800-408-7245. In order to qualify for the group rate, be sure to mention you are with the Homeland Security Symposium.

The symposium is sponsored by the North Carolina State Ports Authority.

http://www.ncports.com

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Note to the Media: While the conference is open to the public by registration only, you are invited to join us for breakfast or lunch and to cover the event. If you plan to attend, please contact Allison Rankin at rankina@uncw.edu. For more information or to arrange an interview with one of the speakers, please contact Mimi Cunningham at 910/962-3171 or cunninghamm@uncw.edu. Thank you.

Complete schedule follows.

Executive Symposium on Homeland Security:

Protecting Stakeholders and the Bottom Line

Location: Sea Trail Conference Center, Sunset Beach, NC

FRIDAY, February 3, 2006

8:00 - 8:10 AM
Continental Breakfast /Welcome by UNCW Chancellor Rosemary DePaolo

8:10 – 8:45 AM
Stage One - The History of Terrorism: A World Perspective

Introduction by Lead Sponsor – NC State Ports Authority

Speaker: Brendan Hewson, Principal – Global Risk Advisory Services

8:45 – 9:05 AM
RAPID FIRE – Fast-paced roundtable discussions at breakfast with subject matter experts

9:05 – 9:15 AM
BREAK/CLEAR BREAKFAST

9:15 - 10:15 AM
Stage Two - Securing Your Financial Operations

Proposed moderator: Dr. William Sackley, Professor – Cameron School of Business, UNCW

Proposed panelists: Fabian Oliva, CEO - Refense Technologies; Frederick Willetts III, CEO/President – Cooperative Bank.

10:15 – 10:40 AM
RAPID-FIRE ROUNDTABLES/BREAK

10:40 – 11:50
Stage Three - Crisis Communications, Management and Decision Making: What Happens When You Lose Vital Systems

Proposed moderator: Sharon Boyd – Associate Vice Chancellor for Business Administration, UNCW

Proposed panelists: Kevin Donahue, Managing Director, Dix and Eaton; Dr. David Weber, Associate Professor – Communication Studies, UNCW; Jerry Bagnell, Instructor – Communication Studies, UNCW; Sue Ballato, RN, MBA, Administrative Director, Trauma Services - New Hanover Health Network.

11:50 - 12:10
RAPID-FIRE ROUNDTABLES/BREAK

12:10 - 1:30 PM
Lunch and Keynote Address

“Terrorism: Critical Policy Issues” – Dr. Bruce Hoffman, Corporate Chair in Counterterrorism and Counterinsurgency and Director of RAND Washington Office

Introduction: Dr. Pamela Evers, Associate Professor – Cameron School of Business, UNCW

1:30 – 1:50 PM
RAPID-FIRE ROUNDTABLES/BREAK

1:50 - 3:10 PM
Stage Four - Best Practices

Proposed moderator: Dr. Drew Rosen, Professor – Cameron School of Business, UNCW

Proposed panelists: TBD – GE Nuclear Energy; TBD - BellSouth Telecommunications, Inc.; Mike Robertson, Director of Risk Management Services – Walker Taylor Insurance; Tim Brown, Senior Security Specialist - State of NC, Office of Information Technology Services; TBD – Progress Energy, Brunswick Nuclear Plant

3:10 – 3:40 PM
RAPID-FIRE ROUNDTABLES/BREAK

3:40 – 5:00 PM
EXTENDED BREAK

5:00 – 6:30 PM
Cocktail Party

SATURDAY, February 4, 2006

8:00 – 8:05 AM
Welcome by Steve Demski, Vice Chancellor – UNCW’s Division for Public Service and Continuing Studies

8:05 – 8:20 AM
Breakfast

8:20 – 9:00 AM
Stage Five - Technology Forecasts

Proposed moderator: Dr. Robert Tyndall, Vice Chancellor for Information Technology Systems

Proposed Panelists: TO COME

9:00 – 9:15 AM
RAPID-FIRE ROUNDTABLES/BREAK

9:15 – 10:30 AM
Stage Six - Transporting Assets

Proposed moderator: Mark Steelman - Director of Employment and Compensation, UNCW and Captain, U.S. Navy Reserve.

Proposed panelists: Doug Campen, Chief of Security and Safety – NC State Ports Authority; CDR Byron Black, Commanding Officer, Marine Safety Unit – U.S. Coast Guard; TBD – Air Transport; Maj. W.D. Munday, N.C. Highway Patrol.

10:30 – 10:45 AM
RAPID-FIRE ROUNDTABLES/BREAK

10:45 AM – 12 Noon
Stage Seven - Espionage, Counterfeiting and the Protection of Your Organization’s Intellectual Property

Proposed moderator: Dr. Craig Galbraith, Professor of Management and Marketing, UNCW and Senior Project Manager, Bio-Chem Detection Systems - Center for Commercialization of Advanced Technology – San Diego.

Proposed panelists: Joan Myers, President and CEO – NC Technology Association; Susan Sharpe, Special Agent – FBI, Charlotte office; William Harazin, Attorney

12:00 Noon – 12:05 PM
Closing Remarks

Larry Clark, Dean - Cameron School of Business, UNCW

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