Learn the Difference between Counter CI & Corporate Espionage May 21

SCIP Boston Chapter Meeting
Counter CI & Counter Corporate Espionage (CE): Know the Difference!
May 21, 2008

This presentation will review the Economic Espionage Act of 1996 comparing and contrasting espionage which is criminal with competitive intelligence which is legal. It will also review steps that you, the information professional, can take to safeguard your company against other organization’s CI or CE efforts. Are employees putting your company at risk every time they travel overseas with laptop computers? Preparing your executives for “flying the unfriendly skies,” ensuring your hotel room doesn’t become your competitor’s best source of information and other commonsense tips for today’s CI professional will be just some of the topics discussed.

Harry Markopolos, CFA, is a corporate whistleblower specialist engaged in identifying companies engaged in contract or tax fraud against the US Government under two bounty programs - the Federal False Claims Act and IRS Whistleblower Program. He specializes in safeguarding whistleblowers’ identities, preparing case evidence, fraud investigation, building damages models, and working with legal teams to file cases under seal (in secret).

Mr. Markopolos graduated with his B.A. in Business from Loyola College of Maryland, earned his M.S. in Finance from Boston College, and is a Chartered Financial Analyst. He also graduated from the Army Command & General Staff College.

Prior to starting his own company, he served as Chief Investment Officer for a $9.5 billion equity derivatives asset management firm in Boston.

Registration will be available on www.scip.org after SCIP08
For More Information, Contact:
Boston SCIP Chapter Chair Parmelee Eastman 781/416-3686, peastman@eastsightconsulting.com
SCIP Staff Contact: Dionedra Dorsey, SCIP Chapter Coordinator, ddorsey@scip.org