NEW YORK - (Business Wire) GlobalOptions Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: GLOI), a leading provider of domestic and international risk management services, today announced that Mark C. Merritt, President, James Lee Witt Associates (JLWA), its Crisis Management and Preparedness Services Division, will speak at the new Public Security and Safety session at the ISC East 2009 Conference at the Jacob K. Javits Center in New York City on October 28. Merritt will speak on executing Homeland Security in a session that is free and open to all attendees of the event. The ISC East Conference is the top forum offering security professionals, government and law enforcement officials product innovation, premier education, and bottom-line business building relationships. Merritt’s session will explore the nation’s approach to implementing homeland security, examine the structure of Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and assess how DHS and FEMA attempt to thwart terrorist attacks and respond to man-made and natural disasters.
“ISC East and Public Security & Safety Expo will be a great opportunity to address how the structure of the Department of Homeland Security and the Federal Emergency Management Agency affects how businesses can execute their security efforts,” said Mark Merritt, President, James Lee Witt Associates. “Witt Associates has long been involved in providing solutions to how FEMA and DHS can effectively operate and my remarks will help businesses with bottom-line business building solutions when operating within the homeland security arena.”
Merritt is the President of James Lee Witt Associates, which is a part of GlobalOptions Group, and served as Deputy Chief of Staff at the Federal Emergency Management Agency under the Clinton Administration. He was the lead adviser to the State Of Louisiana for state-wide recovery efforts following the 2005 hurricane season. His knowledge and first-hand experience include disaster recovery and operational expertise to emergency planning and on-site disaster response and recovery projects for State and local governments, as well as private sector entities.
Along with Merritt, Dennis Schrader, President of DRS International will be on the program. He was deputy administrator of National Preparedness Directorate at FEMA under President George W. Bush. Jacob Goodwin , Editor-in-Chief of Government Security News, will be on the program as moderator. Government Security News is the sponsor and organizer of the conference.
“The ISC Expo 2009 is fortunate to bring two former high level homeland security officials to its first Public Security and Safety session and bring insight to ISC attendees on how the government’s homeland security framework can hamper or hinder business success,” said Michael Johnson, Director of Industry Development, Reed Exhibitions. “Both Merritt and Schrader are well respected industry leaders and will provide great perspective.” For more information on the ISC East 2009, please visit www.isceast.com.
GlobalOptions Group
GlobalOptions Group, with headquarters in New York City and offices in 16 cities, is a provider of high-end risk assessment and mitigation services to Fortune 1000 corporations, governmental organizations and high-profile individuals throughout the world. GlobalOptions Group's services currently include risk management and security, investigations and litigation support, and crisis management. These engagements take GlobalOptions Group staff around the world and are typically highly-sensitive engagements where GlobalOptions Group is interacting with senior leaders in corporations and governments. Its overall mission is to identify, evaluate, assess, prevent and correct issues that may threaten people, organizations or strategic initiatives for corporations or governments. Additional information can be found at www.globaloptionsgroup.com.
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About the ISC Events
ISC East is the premier event for Northeast security professionals providing innovations and solutions. It is part of the ISC portfolio of events including ISC West, March 24-26, 2010, in Las Vegas and ISC Brasil, April 14-16, 2010, in Sao Paulo. Reed Exhibitions, producers of these events, is the world’s largest organizer of business-to-business events. Each year, Reed plans and executes over 460 events worldwide. For information on attending or exhibiting at any of the ISC events, visit www.iscwest.com, www.isceast.com or www.isc365.com.
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