The ASIS International 8th European Security Conference will take place in Montreux, Switzerland on 26-29 April 2009.
ASIS International has announced that Jakob Scharf, Head of the Danish Security and Intelligence Service (PET) will be a keynote speaker at the 8th ASIS International European Security conference. Mr Scharf will discuss the increased terrorist threat in his country following the publication in 2005 of cartoons depicting the prophet Mohammed.
In its capacity as the national security and intelligence service of Denmark, the mission of the PET is to prevent, investigate, and counter operations and activities that pose or may pose a threat to the preservation of Denmark as a free, democratic, safe country. An essential aspect of the work of PET is to maintain contact and cooperation with society and the business community.
The theme of the conference will be “Taking security management to the next level” and will feature over 30 educational sessions for and by international security people. Around 500 senior security professionals, corporate executives, consultants, architects and law enforcement officials are expected to participate.
The CSO Roundtable of ASIS International, the members-only forum of senior security executives, will hold a half-day of CSO-only sessions on Sunday 26 April and a luncheon on Tuesday 28 April which will include a discussion on security metrics.
New this year is the 5-day, 40-hour ASIS International ISO 28000 Lead Auditor Certification Course, designed for professionals involved with the development of security management systems and managers responsible for improvement outcomes. The program, which meets the requirements for ISO 28000:2007 "Specification for security management systems for the supply chain", provides a thorough understanding of the IS0 28000 series of standards.
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