AFCEA Counter Intelligence Symposium, December 4, 2007, Lockheed Martin Campus, Sunnyvale California

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 4

7:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.

Continental Breakfast

Sponsored by

8:30 a.m. – 8:45 a.m.

Conference Chair Welcome

Ms. Maureen Baginski

President

National Security Systems Sector

SPARTA, Inc.

The FBI's first Executive Assistant Director of Intelligence.  Previously, career veteran of the National Security Agency where she led the nation's high tech Signals Intelligence directorate, creating and managing a complex, geographically dispersed intelligence-production operation. 

 

8:45 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.

Featured Speaker

Dr. Joel Brenner

National Counterintelligence Executive and Mission Manager for Counterintelligence

Office of the Director of National Intelligence

The Director of National Intelligence’s point man for counterintelligence (CI).  Plays a central role in identifying the key strategic CI threats; evaluating those threats; and coordinating efforts to predict, penetrate, and preempt intelligence activities directed against U.S. national security. Former Inspector General of the National Security Agency (NSA).  Prior to his service with NSA, was an attorney at the Department of Justice and in private practice, where his diverse practice included securities regulation, antitrust, and a wide variety of civil and criminal trial work.

9:30 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.

Networking Break  

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10:15 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.

Session One

THE FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE THREAT

What is the threat to your company? 

Research and development of new technologies is one of the largest investments made by businesses. Increasingly much of the R&D work that eventually becomes “sensitive U.S. technology” occurs outside of the federal government and in the unclassified realm.  Countries seeking to rapidly close technology gaps expend considerable resources to acquire information about this R&D activity, presenting a significant risk to both targeted companies and national security in general.  In this session, FBI and DOD Investigative Services representatives will discuss technology categories that are targeted, the methods used by foreign intelligence services to acquire them, and share some real-life examples. 

 

Session Moderator:

Mr. John Slattery

Deputy Assistant Director

Counterintelligence Operations Support

Federal Bureau of Investigation

A career FBI employee with more than 29 years of service in the field and at FBI Headquarters.  Previously served as Chief of the Counterespionage Group at CIA.  From 2002 until 2004, was detailed to the Office of the National Counterintelligence Executive, serving first as the Chief of the Community Programs Group and later as the Director of Public Affairs, Training and Education.

 

Session Speakers:

Mr. Michael Bietsch

Director of Counterintelligence

U.S. Air Force Office of Special Investigation

Mr. Michael Donnelly

Deputy Director of Counterintelligence

Defense Security Service

Mr. Gregory Scovel

Executive Assistant Director for Foreign Counterintelligence

Naval Criminal Investigative Service

Dr. Mark Thomas

Technology Protection Advisor (Counterintelligence)

U.S. Army

While working on his bachelor’s degree, was recruited to work for the National Security Agency. Entered the US Army in 1995.  Has served with 501st MI Brigade, 902nd MI Brigade, and Allied Command-Counterintelligence (AC CI).  During his tenure with 902nd MI, served as the technology protection covering agent for Night Vision Electronics Sensors Directorate, CERDEC; the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, and the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology.  Upon re-assignment to AC CI,  was the covering agent for National Consultation, Command and Control Agency, The Hague, The Netherlands, a NATO laboratory which attempts to increase interoperability of communications between NATO member-state militaries.

 

11:45 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Lunch

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1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Session Two

ECONOMIC ESPIONAGE:  THE “SUPERVISION” CASE

Strategies for espionage detection and prevention! 

The first-ever conviction under the Economic Espionage Act occurred in December 2006, with sentencing anticipated in 2007.  This case involved a conspiracy to take trade secrets stolen from four Silicon Valley companies involved in a special project known as the Supervision Case, to the People’s Republic of China. Speakers will include those actually involved in the litigation including the FBI Case Agent and the Assistant U.S. Attorney.  You will learn strategies for detection and prevention that can be applied by your company to close the vulnerabilities exploited by these individuals.

 

Session Moderator:

Mr. Frank Montoya, Jr.

Assistant Special Agent in Charge

Counterintelligence Branch

San Francisco Field Office

Federal Bureau of Investigation

 

Session Speakers:

Ms. Lisa R. Gentilcore

Supervisory Special Agent

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Currently a Supervisory Special Agent in the San Francisco Division of the FBI, responsible for the Palo Alto Resident Agency. Oversees all economic espionage investigations in the San Francisco division. During her eight year career with the FBI, has worked exclusively in the areas of counterintelligence and economic espionage. Prior to becoming a Supervisor, was assigned as a case agent on the Supervision case which culminated in the first economic espionage conviction in history.

Ms. Sylvia Marusarz

Consultant (retired Special Agent)

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Consultant to the FBI on economic espionage matters.  Retired from the FBI after 25 years as a Special Agent, where she specialized in counterintelligence investigations.  During the last five years, worked economic espionage matters exclusively.  The FBI Case Agent for the Supervision Case.

 

Mr. Kyle Waldinger

Assistant United States Attorney

United States Department of Justice

Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Northern District of California.  Member of the District's Computer Hacking and Intellectual Property (CHIP) Unit.  Primarily responsible for the prosecution of computer, Internet and intellectual property related crimes.  The prosecuting U.S. Attorney for the Supervision Case.

3:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.

Networking Break

 

3:30 p.m.  – 4:30 p.m.

Featured Speaker

Mr. Wayne Murphy

Assistant Director, Intelligence Directorate

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Joined the FBI with more than 22 years of service at the National Security Agency (NSA) in a variety of analytic, staff, and leadership positions. Career assignments have involved direct responsibility for SIGINT analysis and reporting, encompassing a broad range of targets. Led NSA’s analysis and reporting effort for the Middle East and North Africa, Counterterrorism, and the largest intelligence analysis and reporting activity in the Analysis and Production Directorate spanning all geopolitical and military targets.

4:30 p.m.

Conference Wrap-Up

Ms. Maureen Baginski

President

National Security Systems Sector



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