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Overview
The 2008 Global Security Conference brings together thought
leaders, policymakers, scholars, corporate and government
executives, and venture capitalists for an examination of security
issues at both corporate and national levels – addressing some of
the most important challenges (and opportunities!) facing business
and government today.
- Global security, enterprise resilience, and international
competitiveness
- Opportunities arising from the 2008 Congressional appropriations for
homeland security
- Breaking through the barriers of government procurement and VC
funding
- Organizational defenses against data security and cybersecurity
threats
- Organizational responses to security challenges arising from
catastrophic and disruptive events – natural, accidental, or deliberate
- Global security and technological innovation
- Images of America abroad -- and
implications for corporate America
Keynote Speaker
The Honorable Jay M. Cohen
Under Secretary for Science & Technology
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Mr. Ron Knode
Director, Leading Edge Forum Associate
Computer Sciences Corporation
Conference Co-Chairs
Dr. Lawrence Gordon
Ernst & Young Alumni Professor of Managerial Accounting
Robert H. Smith School of Business, University of Maryland
Affiliate Professor, University of Maryland Institute for advanced Computer Studies
Dr. Vinod K. Jain
Director, Center for International Business Education and Research
Affiliate Professor, Logistics, Business & Public Policy Department
Robert H. Smith School of Business, University of Maryland
Plus an excellent line up of thought leaders and speakers from:
University of Maryland
Federal Government, including DHS and NSA
Security solutions providers
Venture capital firms
Think tanks
Media
Target Audience
- Business executives and professionals
- Government and non-profit executives and
professionals
- University professors; graduate students
- Diplomats
For more information, please contact:
Ms. Janet Woodruff
Smith School CIBER
301-405-0200
Co-Sponsors
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