SIUE ITC Sponsors Presentation on Export Compliance, Travel Safety and Cybersecurity
The International Trade Center (ITC) at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, in partnership with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the U.S. Department of Commerce, present the program Made in America: Protecting our Business, Defending our Technology from noon-4 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 17 at Birger Hall on the SIUE campus.
“Corporate espionage is very real and a big concern to companies,” ITC Director Silvia Torres-Bowman said. “International scams, theft of intellectual property and illegal purchases of controlled technologies are on the rise. Industry experts will share real stories from the trenches about these threats as well as practical strategies to protect you and your business.”
The program will include the FBI movie “Made in America,” which focuses on export compliance. Based on a true story, this cautionary tale shows why every company should monitor the red flags exposing export control violations. The film has yet to be released to the public.
Presenters Christian Anglin and Ryan Beck from the FBI, Ryan Morris, U.S. Dept. of Commerce, and John Taylor, U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security, will focus on:
- Protection of company trade secrets
- How to recognize insider threats in the workplace
- Best practices for collaborating with foreign partners
- International travel security
- Understanding and complying with the legal requirements involved in exporting goods, technology, software and services
- Identification and evaluation of red flags in export transactions
- Export enforcement trends and managing violations
- Establishment of compliance plans and risk management
- Project Shield America: assisting industry and academic institutions to better understand current U.S. export laws
- How to build stronger defenses against cyber attacks
Admission is $30. Space is limited and registration is required. To register online, visit commerce.cashnet.com/siuebus. For more information, contact the ITC at 618-650-3851 or International-Trade-Center@siue.edu, or visit siue.edu/business/itc.
Photo: ITC Director Silvia Torres-Bowman.
