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Story lead: Corporate Security Investigations: Strategies to Prevent and Detect Fraud and Other Corporate Crimes
Synopsis: In today’s global market, corporations struggle every day to control fraud – at an average of six percent of their revenues. Americas’ Fire & Security Expo presents a series of conference sessions designed to show corporations what they can do to better protect their business.
Interview: Aurea V. Guzmán, Esq., CPP, CBCP, president, AG International Business Consultants, Inc., San Juan, Puerto Rico
Where: Conference sessions take place in Room C219, Miami Beach Convention Center, 1901 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, Fla. Simultaneous translation will be provided.
Media are invited to attend any or all sessions. Guzmán is available for interviews either before or after.
When: Six separate sessions and a tabletop exercise explore the issue in depth. Times are, respectively:
Sessions:
Tuesday, July 29: 9 a.m. to 10 a.m.; 10:15 a.m. to 11:15 a.m.; 2:15 p.m. to 3:15 p.m.
Wednesday, July 30: 9 a.m. to 10 a.m.; 10: 15 a.m. to 11:15 a.m.; 2:15 p.m. to 3:15 p.m.
Thursday, July 31: “Personal Defense Tactics: Kidnapping, Hostage Taking, Violent Crimes” – 9 a.m. to 11:15 a.m.
Tabletop:
Thursday, July 31: 1 p.m. to 3:15 p.m.
More on the story: Security and investigation experts will show why traditional internal controls are not enough to prevent many frauds and corporate crimes. Each conference session is designed to guide participants into leading techniques to manage fraud risk and the most prevalent types of corporate crimes, and cut its ongoing cost.
Conference presenters have real world business experience to make the training practical. All participants will benefit from an interactive learning environment where speakers will be present to address concerns and questions. To enhance the overall experience, a tabletop exercise presents a real investigation from beginning to end. A personal defense tactic training session will address how to prevent kidnapping, hostage taking and other violent crimes.
About the conference: The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) and ROC Expositions present the 15th Annual NFPA Americas’ Fire & Security Expo 2008, Tuesday through Thursday, July 29- 31. The expo is the most important fire, security and life safety event of the year for thousands of industry professionals from Latin America, the Caribbean and Southeastern United States. More than 4,000 professionals attended in 2007, an increase of 4.2 percent over 2006.
AFSE offers unparalleled networking opportunities and more than 50 cutting-edge seminars, workshops and certification programs organized by NFPA, International Fire Safety Training (IFST) and Latin American Security Association (ALAS), an event co-sponsor. Attendees are specialists in fire protection systems and equipment, chemical and hazardous material handling, life safety and security products, systems and services.
In addition to education sessions and networking opportunities, AFSE brings together a culturally-rich marketplace featuring more than 250 exhibitors demonstrating state-of-the-art fire, security and life safety products, systems and services. Into this arena come thousands of buyers, end-users, manufacturers, deals and distributors who define the industry in the Western hemisphere.
About the producers: NFPA has been a worldwide leader in providing fire, electrical, building and life safety to the public since 1896. The mission of the international nonprofit organization is to reduce the worldwide burden of fire and other hazards on the quality of life by providing and advocating consensus codes and standards, research, training and education.
ROC Exhibitions, Inc., Lisle, Ill., produces eight trade shows annually in the United States and Mexico, including as co-producer and partner with NFPA on Mexico Fire & Safety Expo, Nov. 12-14, 2008 in Mexico City, and NFPA World Safety Conference & Exposition, June 8-11, 2009 in Chicago.
Media contacts: Sue Markgraf, GreenMark Public Relations, 847-970-9160 or smarkgraf@greenmarkpr.com
Onsite media assistance, please visit the Press Room, C-33
For more information about AFSE, visit www.nfpa.org/afse
Media Contact:
Sue Markgraf
GreenMark Public Relations
847-970-9160, office
smarkgraf@greenmarkpr.com