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4:00 P – 5:00 P
P ANEL : A-CAPP C ENTER E NGAGEMENT
University Ballroom A-D
Learn more about the A-CAPP Center’s education and outreach programs. You will hear about the various
current and future workforce development opportunities available through the student program and
professional certificate and Mathew Ronald Maher Memorial Scholarship, as well as opportunities for you to
engage with the Center through The Brand Protection Professional (BPP) and more.
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SEPT 24 tuesday
Moderator
· Jeff Rojek, Director, A-CAPP Center and Associate Professor, School of Criminal Justice, Michigan State
University
Panelists
· Casie Wakeley, GIS Security Awareness Analyst, Whirlpool Corporation (A-CAPP Alum)
· Devin McClenton, Global Intelligence Analyst, Dolby Laboratories (A-CAPP Alum)
· Emily Osika, 2018 Matthew R. Maher Scholarship Recipient, A-CAPP Center, Michigan State University
· Joey Longo, 2019 Matthew R. Maher Scholarship Recipient, A-CAPP Center, Michigan State University
· Kari Kammel, Assistant Director of Education and Outreach, A-CAPP Center, Michigan State University
· Leah Evert-Burks, Editor in Chief, The Brand Protection Professional and Industry Fellow, A-CAPP
Center, Michigan State University
· Nate Davis, Legal Counsel, Whirlpool Corporation
5:00 P A DJOURN FOR DAY
5:30 P – 9:30 P S UMMIT R ECEPTION
Michigan Wildlife Conservancy
6380 Drumheller Road
Bath, Mi 48808
*transportation provided, parking available on-site
SEPT 25 wednesday
7:30 A – 8:45 A B REAKFAST & E XHIBITS
8:45 A – 9:00 A W ELCOME & D AY O NE R ECAP
9:00 A – 9:30 A B RAND P ROTECTION H ERO R EMARKS
Terrace & Beaumont Room
University Ballrooms A-D
University Ballrooms A-D
· Secretary Elaine F. Marshall, Secretary of State of North Carolina
9:30 A - 10:15 A
P ANEL : U SING L OCAL L AW E NFORCEMENT FOR T RADEMARK C OUNTERFEITING E NFORCEMENT
University Ballrooms A-D
Join this panel of state and local law enforcement from various stakeholder perspectives and discuss how
to expand a brand protection team's reach, what is needed for an initial investigation, and when to use
local jurisdictions.
Moderator
· Jeff Rojek, Director, A-CAPP Center and Associate Professor, School of Criminal Justice, Michigan State
University
Panelists
· Jahaira Torrens, Special Agent, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland
Security
· Jeff Walker, Homeland Security Investigations Task Force Officer, Intellectual Property Crimes
Investigations, San Antonio Police Department
· Jimmy Kryskowiak, North America Senior Security Lead, Syngenta
· Sasha Lazarevich, Deputy City Attorney, Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office
10:15 A – 11:00 A
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S PARK T ABLES : G OVERNMENT , L AW E NFORCEMENT , AND A SSOCIATION S HOWCASE
University Ballrooms A-D
U.S. federal, state, and local government agency representatives and associations will be available to
discuss and showcase the resources available relevant to brand protection professionals in their efforts to
combat counterfeiting. Network and meet with agencies you work with or connect with ones that you have
not.