INTERNATIONAL EXECUTIVE PROTECTION CONFERENCE 2009
Sponsored by ESI Alumni Association

ESI ALUMNI ASSOCIATION MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION

Las Vegas, Nevada
August 7-9, 2009

It's going to be another great conference! The Association Board of Directors has worked hard to put together the presentations and workshops that have been the hallmark of our conferences. Last year our Keynote Speakers included Dr. Park Dietz, James Cawood, ESI graduates David Nichter and Jesse Silva. If you have never attended one of our ESI annual conferences - why?? The price is right; the place is great, the workshops are better (some say) than ASIS and you get a chance to network with other graduates, students and instructors. Plus the NETWORK event puts you in touch with top industry representatives. Perfect! If you were with us in 2007 or 8 you know why you should NOT miss 2009's conference.

At last year’s General Plenum Meeting, the members insisted on an upgrade in the hotel accommodations, so this year we will be at the Rio just off the Strip in Las Vegas. The Rio is giving us great rates - single or double room at $139.00 per night. You might want to bring the family, as there is a lot to do while you are in workshops. The Rio has a great pool and spa area. (The young lady on parade by the poolside is already spoken for by pre-reservation).

The 2009 Speakers

The year’s conference will have three nationally known speakers who have life histories of involvement in the protection industry and national security.

Tom Taylor is the special projects advisor of the renowned celebrity security company, Gavin de Becker & Associates. Mr. Taylor has been involved in protective services for almost 35 years when he was assigned to the Missouri Governor’s Security Division. Taylor was twice elected President of the National Governor’s Association, and his assignments included protective operations for high profile dignitaries such as the Pope, Mikhail Gorbachev, Margaret Thatcher, Henry Kissinger and every U.S. President since Gerald Ford. Taylor published his first book, DODGING BULLETS – A Strategic Guide to World-Class Protection in 2000, and MORTAL SHIELD was his second publication in the field of close protection. He is also a co-author with Gavin de Becker and Jeff Marquart of the important book JUST TWO SECONDS –Using Time and Space to Defeat Assassins. THOMAS TAYLOR BIOGRAHPY

Seven times New York Times bestselling author John Weisman is one of the rare writers who were on Times Magazine nonfiction and fiction bestseller lists simultaneously. One of Weisman’s many successful books was SHADOW WARRIORS, the personal story of CIA agent Felix Rodriguez, who was tracked down Che Guevara. ROGUE WARRIOR, another New York Times bestseller, was the first of a series of fictional novels about Navy SEAL warrior, Richard Marcinko. Weisman is a recognized authority on special operations and intelligence, and he has lectured and written extensively on terrorism and intelligence matters. JOHN WEISMAN BIOGRAPHY

Greg Sherrill is an old hand in the close protection industry and an ESI graduate legacy. Sherrill graduated from ESI in 1984and soon after built his own security company in Minneapolis, American Security Company, which was bought by Vance International. Through the 90's, Greg was Director of Operations for Vance International Mid-West Division. Until recently Greg was Director of Executive Security for Target stores in the U.S. and worldwide. In late 2007, he returned to a company that he helped form as Senior Vice-President, Heartland Business Intelligence and he still handles most of his old clients on an international basis. Greg Sherrill focuses on importance of predictive and proactive intelligence as the critical role of protection. His experience in corporate protective services has been the development of risk assessment tools as one of the critical skill sets of a protection specialist.

Jesse Silva started his career in the gaming industry as a security officer at Harrah’s Reno in the late 1980’s. After a short period of time his interests lead him to surveillance. Benefiting from one of the original surveillance training programs and early career successes, Jesse relocated to The Rio in Las Vegas where he moved into Surveillance management as well as pursuing opportunities in a private protection business. In the last few years Jesse achieved the position of Director and has utilized his experience at a few different Harrah’s Entertainment owned properties. Working in Las Vegas; Jesse learned from some of the best in the business which allowed him to expand his methodologies and utilize alternative techniques for protecting the assets of the properties for which he works. Jesse is currently the Director of Surveillance at Paris and Bally’s on the Las Vegas Strip.

Who Attends the Conference?

If you are a newcomer to the field - or an experienced professional looking for new opportunities - or simply interested in the networking opportunities provided by the conference, this is a must event. Many regard the NETWORK event held on Saturday afternoon the most important part of the conference, providing a chance to learn about jobs and the industry companies who employ the professionals.

We welcome interested non-members and members of like-minded associations to attend the conference. Every year we have individuals who are both interested in learning more about the professions of executive protection, protective intelligence and special operations - and in meeting the professionals who are rated as the best in the field.

ITINERARY

(all events at the RIO)

Friday, August 7, 2009

2:00-6:00       Registration

5:00-6:00       Barry Wilson's Workshop -
       "How to Get the Most Out of the Conference"

6:00-?          Cocktails Get-together

Saturday, August 8, 2009

8:00-8:45       Late Registration

8:45-9:00       Break

9:00-12:00    Tom Taylor’s presentation, The Assassin and Preemptive Intervention, explores some basic protective philosophies that our firm uses in public figure cases, including when a security detail is appropriate, our theory of controlling spaces, and our policy for handling pursuers that show up at events. The presentation then explores the essential lessons found in our book "Just 2 Seconds." The presentation also explores hazards from objects thrown at the protectee. The presentation then explores our firm’s threat management philosophies for cases, including the continuum of strategies, the least intrusive strategies versus the most intrusive strategies, and the elements of JACA. Finally, the presentation closes with an examination of a case in which the threat assessment and management strategy used by the security personnel actually made the case worse, compelling the pursuer to kill his target, while security had labeled the pursuer as harmless (false negative).

12:00-1:30     Lunch

1:30-2:30     General Membership Meeting.

2:30-5:30    ESI NETWORK 2008 - with industry representatives. – This important event enables attendees to meet and exchange information with industry representatives. While it is not a Job Fair, it is an excellent opportunity for attendees to present resumes and to find out more about the various companies who hire protection and investigative specialists. (It's also true that last year, four attendees walked out with job offers.) Evening On your own.

Sunday, August 9, 2009

9:00-12:00    John Weisman, Counter-Terrorism Strategies for the Personal Protection Specialist, is a look at the tactical and strategic strategies, both practical and theoretical, that personal protection specialists can employ to deal proactively with the threat of terrorism, whether by transnational groups (Hezbollah, al-Qa’ida, etc.), regional actors (Lashkar-e-Taiba, PKK, Zetas, FARC, etc.), domestic terrorists (ALF, ELF, or Lone Wolves), or terrorist-inspired gangs (MS-13, 18th Street Gang, etc.), as well as an overview of intelligence-gathering strategies for those operating in nongovernmental arenas and/or without government support.

12:00-1:30      Lunch

1:30-4:30      Group 1 Greg Sherrill will address the close protection business from the point of view of Predictive and Proactive Intelligence. For many years Greg handled the national and international protective services for Target executives. As a senior partner of Heartland Investigations Inc., Sherrill continues to manage the security operations for the Target account as well as many other high profile corporate clients.

1:30-4:30      Group 2 Jesse Silva –Jesse is the supervisor of surveillance and investigation for Harrahs casino-hotels in Las Vegas; for several years Jesse ran the surveillance and investigation at the Rio, so he knows the operation intimately. Learn what it takes to scan hundreds of cameras every day looking for the cheats, team card counters and scammers; The Workshop includes a field trip upstairs to the Rio Surveillance Room, videos of thefts and actual interrogations. This workshop is worth every minute.

6:00-8:00       Reunion and Banquet Program.

Monday, August 10, 2009

9:00-?  Board of Directors Meeting - open to all Association members.

LOCATIONS & ACCOMMODATIONS

All of the activities take place at the RIO Hotel & Casino, contact Reservations Dept and identify yourself as ESI Alumni Association for the $139.00 room rate.

Please note - we have reserved a room block with a cut-off date of July 21 for making reservations. Once you miss the cut-off date and/or the room block is sold out, you may be paying a considerably higher price or may find that rooms are not available. It's first-come-first-serve, so get your reservations in early.

BRING FRIENDS

We encourage you to spread the word. If you have friends who would like to attend or you know someone who is interested in ESI but is debating whether to enroll, tell them about the conference and encourage them to attend. We are offering an incentive to Alumni Members who bring two non-members to the conference by reducing Registration by 50%. It is a unique and inexpensive opportunity to find out more about the protection field and to talk with graduates who are already working.

ESI students find it valuable in their ability to fast-track their networking capability. Distance Education can be a lonely endeavor - it's great to meet and talk with graduates who have "been there - done that.

CORPORATE SPONSORS

The ESI Alumni Association actively solicits Corporate Sponsors to offset the cost of running the conference such as speaker fees. For those sponsors who contribute to the Alumni Association will receive special recognition before and during the conference. Sponsors can set up a table at the conference and receive honorable mention in all promotional material. We already have generous offers from Jerry Glazebrook, Gavin de Becker & Associates, Barry Wilson’s Anlance, ESI and JJ Sutton’s Foremost Security; we are looking for more. Corporate Sponsorship schedule is the following: BRONZE $250 – SILVER $500 – GOLD $750 – PLATIUM $1,000.

CONFERENCE REGISTRATION FORM

GENERAL MEETING AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS

 Bob Duggan and Martha Braunig - permanent 

 Fonda Delcamp, Executive Director

 Steven Collins

 Lawrence Borgens

 Chad Clayton

 Zelos Willis

 Cory Smith

 Barry Wilson

 Jared Van Driessche

DIRECTOR'S BIOGRAPHIES

Some Alumni Members Photo Op in the patio of the La Mansion del Rio, San Antonio, Texas 2001- Left to Right: Pete Dordal, Craig Gundry, Tim O'Rourke, KC Poulin

We will have more on your Directors in future newsletters (space not permitting here), but following is a short background on the members.

Bob Duggan. Mr. Duggan - ESI President, entered the field of executive protection having spent two decades as a martial artist and in active participation in revolutionary politics. His first-hand experience and knowledge of the ideological and psychological drives of terrorist organizations has made him a sought-after speaker in this country and more recently in Mexico, Peru, and Venezuela. Mr. Duggan is the elected President and Executive Director in 2002 for the Association.

Martha Braunig- Martha, ESI VP, has worked with ESI for approximately 18 years. Her background includes careers in the hospitality industry, retailing, private security, and education. She spent considerable time overseas in the 1970s in the Middle East, Latin America, Asia, and the Caribbean, designing and implementing training programs. Her last overseas experience � Afghanistan and Pakistan! Ms. Braunig is the elected 2002 Secretary/Treasurer andAsst. Executive Director for the Association.

Steven Collins is the Founder and President of Black Ice Security Services, Inc. A retired Navy SEAL Master Chief, he has over 30 years experience and has worked throughout the world in high stress and demanding situations as a SEAL and security professional - performing these duties with distinction. Some of Mr. Collins’ skills include: operations planning and execution; executive protection; terrorism threat analysis and mitigation; maritime security and piracy issues; facility security assessment; intelligence operations and planning; and security risk management consulting. Mr. Collins’ most recent areas of focus include; support to counter-terrorism initiatives and threat assessment surveys, security consulting, surveillance/countersurveillance training and operational support, recruiting for high-risk operations personnel, and corporate governance. Of special note: Steven created the ESI-Network email group which was a key building block for the Association and he has served on the Alumni Board continuously since it’s inception in 2001. All Association members are eligible (indeed urged) to join the ESI-Network and to stay in touch.

Lawrence Borgens - is the President of Delta Protective Services in Stockton, CA. Delta employees 100 agents in the Northern California area. Prior to starting his own business, Lawrence worked for Gavin de Becker and was assigned to physical protection for many celebrities, public figures, entertainers and executives in Beverly Hills and the Los Angeles area. Lawrence served four years with the U.S. Marine Corp prior to setting up his own security company in 1993.

Barry Wilson, CPS, - Prior to forming Anlance Protection, Barry served in the U. S. Army in the early ?70s. He attended Colorado State University, managed several businesses, and later became involved in security consulting, specializing in Executive Protection, Uniformed Security, and Undercover Surveillance.

After graduating from Executive Security International located in Aspen Colorado, Barry formed Anlance Protection in 1991. Anlance has provided Executive Protection for celebrities, political and religious figures, corporations and individuals. Some of These figures include country singer Travis Tritt, actress Stephanie Kramer, and during the visit of Pope John Paul II to Denver , Barry was involved in the protection of the visiting cardinals, bishops, and the media center. Short-term protection has been preformed for Former Vice President of the United States Dan Quayle , Former President of the Soviet Union Mikhail Gorbachev, and Former Secretary of Education William Bennet. In addition, Anlance agents have protected Fortune 500 Corporations and individuals for the Forbes 400 list both nationally and internationally.

Barry is a member of the ESI Alumni Association and its Board of Directors, the American Society of Industrial Security (ASIS), the County Sheriffs Association of Colorado, and the National Association of Chiefs of Police. He is an instructor at Executive Security International, Starkey International and a guest instructor at Axiom International in South Africa.

Jared Van Driessche graduated with high honors from the Advanced Executive Protection Program. At that time, he was the youngest graduate of an ESI core program. He was also the first student to attend ESI on a scholarship. Jared is also a graduate of Gavin de Becker’s Protective Academy as well as his Advanced Threat Assessment & Management Academy. During his career he has traveled the world working with many different clients ranging from corporate business people, political leaders, foreign diplomats, religious figures & celebrities.

Jared is now a Manager for Gavin de Becker & Associates, which is recognized as one of the nation’s leaders in threat assessment, executive protection, inappropriate pursuit, stalking situations, and workplace violence. Jared works out of the San Francisco office and is the Detail Leader, for one of the firm's largest protective details.

Chad Clayton CPP - has over a dozen years of experience providing protective services and is currently the Kansas City Regional Director for Apollo Consulting Group LLC. Prior to joining Apollo in 2006, Chad founded and served as the Director of the Protective Services Division for Clarence M. Kelley & Associates. Before joining Kelley & Associates in 1997, he worked as an independent private security contractor, bail bondsman and served in United States Marine Corps as an Infantry Mortarman. During the past twelve years, Chad managed a full time executive protection program for a financial services corporation for four years that included coverage at the corporate headquarters, shareholder and board member meetings, special events, corporate aircraft protection and the provision of secure domestic and international travel services. He also arranged for secure transportation services for executives traveling to high risk destinations in Mexico and South America. On September 11, 2001 he established an armed uniformed security force for the protection of a critical infrastructure.

Chad is Board Certified in Security Management holding the Certified Protection Professional designation through ASIS International and holds an Associate in Arts Degree from the Blue River Community College. In addition, he is a graduate of Executive Security International's advanced executive protection course and has additional training in, violence assessment, prevention and management, investigations, defensive tactics, tactical operations, first aid, and Crime Prevention through Environmental Design. He is also a NRA law enforcement / security firearms instructor.

Cory Smith CPS - Corporate Security & Executive Services for Target Corporation. For the past 13 years Mr. Smith has gained professional experience in the following areas: Corporate Security, Workplace Disruption, Executive Services which involve Domestic/International Protective Assignments, Investigations, Threat/Risk assessments and Secure Transportation. Today a majority of his time is involved with Workplace Disruption concerns, Protective Details for special events/Corporate functions, Contract Security Services and Enterprise Card Access and CCTV programs. Mr. Smith is a 2006 graduate of ESI and was back in 2007 to help instruct the ESI Stalker Program.

Jesse Silva started his career in the gaming industry as a security officer at Harrah’s Reno in the late 1980’s. After a short period of time his interests lead him to surveillance. Benefiting from one of the original surveillance training programs and early career successes, Jesse relocated to The Rio in Las Vegas where he moved into Surveillance management as well as pursuing opportunities in a private protection business. In the last few years Jesse achieved the position of Director and has utilized his experience at a few different Harrah’s Entertainment owned properties. Working in Las Vegas; Jesse learned from some of the best in the business which allowed him to expand his methodologies and utilize alternative techniques for protecting the assets of the properties for which he works. Jesse is currently the Director of Surveillance at Paris and Bally’s on the Las Vegas Strip.