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| CHAPTER LUNCHEON Tuesday, April 15, 2008 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Taix French Restaurant 1911 Sunset Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90026 The event is approved for 1 hour CPE for Certified Fraud Examiners and Accountants and 1 hour MCLE credit for attorneys. |
| TOPIC: “Islamic Terrorism and the West: Conflicting Mentalities and Missed Warnings" SPEAKER: Richard Horowitz, Attorney at Law DESCRIPTION OF SPEECH: With the globalization of business, fraud specialists face a future of working assignments not only in their native country but in all parts of the world. As the threat of terrorism may increasingly define the context in which we all may have to operate if governments do not competently address the problem, it is important to be informed on this important topic, which could affect us all. The threat posed to the West by Islamic terrorism has continued since the fall of the Taliban in Afghanistan with no end in sight. This presentation explains why the West is a target. It focuses on the mentality and agenda of Islamic terrorism, contrasting it with the nature of government counterterrorism operations, and analyzes the difficulty the West has had in understanding and accepting the threat. SPEAKER BIO: Richard Horowitz is an attorney concentrating in corporate, security, and international matters and has provided legal assistance and consulting services to companies from various industries including pharmaceuticals, telecommunications, financial services, computer and software, and aviation. He is admitted to practice law in New York and the District of Columbia and has also pursued graduate and fellowship studies in international relations at New York University and Columbia University. Mr. Horowitz was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, and after college and graduate school, moved to Israel and served in the Israel Defense Forces for six years, attaining the rank of captain, where he researched, planned, and implemented national security projects. After his return to the United States, Mr. Horowitz earned a private investigator's license and graduated law school. He began lecturing on the threat of Islamic terrorism after the World Trade Center 1993 bombing has since given 124 presentations in 14 countries on terrorism and other areas of his expertise, such as the legal aspects of competitive intelligence and money laundering. In 1999 published an article the Journal of Counterterrorism and Security International entitled "The International Problem of Islamic Terrorism." He was the terrorism consultant on Fox New York during the week of September 11, has testified to the Public Safety Committee of the New York City Council on post-September 11 security in New York, and has also appeared on NBC, MSNBC, and the Fox News Channel. In addition to his law practice, Mr. Horowitz is president of Global Special Services, a security management and consultancy and president of its licensed investigative subdivision, GSS Investigations, and publishes International Security Resources.com. Mr. Horowitz served as security consultant for a public relations event held in 1993 for Bosnia under the auspices of the president of the United Nations General Assembly and has prepared educational material for the U.S. Department of Defense. He is a member of the steering committee of the Business Threat Awareness Council and has served as a member of the International Security Affairs Committee of the New York City Bar Association, the Trade Secrets and Interference with Contracts Committee of the American Bar Association, and the Economic Crime Council of the American Society for Industrial Security. |
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