International Trade Seminar Session 3 only: Managing Risk in the International Market

SESSION 3 Managing Risk in the International Market: Protecting your Intellectual Property & Receivables Thursday, March, 25, 2010 8:30 AM Registration and coffee and pastries 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM seminar The seminar will help companies understand the threats to and ways to protect their intellectual property (IP), and accounts receivable and provide security solutions. Featured Guest Speakers: Ed Barr, President of Marip International & former Senior Human Intelligence and Counterintelligence Officer for U.S. Central Command - Threats to IP and ways to mitigate them - Industrial and economic espionage - Practical solutions to protect IP - Threat posed by foreign intelligence services and foreign competitors - Most targeted industries and countries that pose the greatest risk - Methods employed to steal your secrets - Role of U.S. and foreign governments Daniel Schobel, Agent, Coface North America, a complete trade receivables management company - Financial risks associated with providing credit when exporting - Tools to mitigate those risks through assessing your clients’ creditworthiness, insuring receivables to guarantee payment and collecting receivables should there be a non-paying client.

Speaker(s): Ed Barr, President of Marip International & former Senior Human Intelligence and Counterintelligence Officer for US Central Command. Daniel Schobel, Agent, Coface North America, a complete trade receivables management company

Co-Sponsor(s): Offered by the Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation (RIEDC) in collaboration with the Rhode Island Small Business Development Center (RISBDC) at Johnson & Wales University and the John H. Chafee Center for International Business at Bryant University.

The RIEDC is located in the American Locomotive Works Development. Our address here is: 315 Iron Horse Way, Suite 101 Providence, Rhode Island 02908 Look for the signs for the American Locomotives Works posted along Valley Street. Park in the lot north of the building and enter our offices through the door with the glass awning. The former address for the American Locomotive Works Development is 555 Valley Street. Please refer to this address when using Google Maps, Mapquest or other mapping services, or simply navigate to our offices using the Google Map below.

Fee: $ 50.00