PISEC ’07 conference program announced

The organizers of PISEC '07, The Anti-Counterfeiting Forum on Brand, Product and Document Protection, have announced this year's conference program. 

Entitled ‘Combating Counterfeiting and Piracy through Innovation, Investment & Technology’ the conference comprises an array of top-level speakers from around the globe who, with delegates and industry participants, will convene in London, UK, on the 20th and 21st November 2007. The conference will analyze, discuss and debate the escalating global problems of IP crime and identity theft.

Confirmed speakers to date include:
• John Dryden, deputy director of science, technology and industry, OECD
• John Taylor, head of counterfeiting, EU Commission
• John Theriault, vice president global security, Pfizer, & former FBI agent
• Ann Wilson, senior paralegal, Seven for All Mankind (Seven Jeans)
• Glyn Roberts, brand protection manager, Pentland
• Sven Krahn, director marketplace protection, customer service Europe, eBay AG
• Susanne Hasselmann, chair, Brand Protection Group, The Anti-Counterfeiting Group
• Ruth Orchard, director-general, The Anti-Counterfeiting Group
• Professor Russell Cowburn, Imperial College London
• Dr Satyamoorthy Kabilan, chief technical officer, Ver-Tec Security Systems
• Mike Ellis, global head of brand protection, Beiersdorf
• Dr Guido Hoogewijs, general manager, Belgian Pharmacists Association
• Michael Keogh, trade mark attorney, BP plc
• Tom Clarke, head of organized crime office, Northern Ireland Office
• Neil Lewis, head of ID & fraud products, Equifax
• Janice Kepart, 9/11 Security Solutions
• Richard Lawrance, loss prevention support manager, Monsoon Retail
• Syed Raza, director of loss prevention, Europe & Asia, Polo Ralph Lauren
• John Franks, regional security manager EMEA, MSD Merck Sharp & Dohm Interpharma
• Marisa Jimenez, public policy director Europe, EPC Global
• Richard Burhouse, commercial manager, FractureCode
• Lawrence (Lonnie) Hurst, corporate product fraud protection manager, Intel

Further speakers will be announced shortly.

As well as the main two-day conference program, plans for this year's PISEC include a special ACG-sponsored brand owners forum where conference delegates will be able to compare a range of counterfeit products with genuine counterparts, and discuss issues with experts from companies in a range of sectors, including drinks, clothing, tobacco, motor, pharmaceuticals and cosmetics.

The full conference program and booking details can be viewed at the http://www.pisec-world.com.

Running alongside the conference is the PISEC Technology Transfer Forum, an exhibition of technology companies featuring the very latest in anti-counterfeiting and anti-fraud developments and innovations.