DFW International Risk, Building and Protecting Your Brand Overseas

Pentagon, some of the most powerful organizations on the planet.
The primary teachings will be given by Brett Bruen, former Director of Global , the man behind the United States response to Russian propaganda  and global entrepreneur initiatives and campaigns that have positively impacted lives around the world. 
Additional trainings will be given by Brady Roberts who served at the CIA for 16 years and Meredith Wilson, former intelligence analyst at the Pentagon and CEO of Emergent Risk International.
What a way to spend a Friday! 
RSVP today, as space is very limited for this exclusive event. 

Schedule:
8:30am-9:00am: Registration and Coffee9:00am-9:15am: Welcome remarks from sponsors and hosts9:15am-9:45am: Meredith Wilson on "The Importance on Using Intelligence in Pursuit of Building and Protecting your Brand"9:45am-12:00pm: Brett Bruen- a Global Marketing Crash Course12:00pm - 12:45pm: Lunch12:45pm-1:15pm: Brady Roberts on "Foreign Crises and Case Studies"1:15pm-3:30pm: Brett Bruen- Counter Crisis Crash Course
 

Featured Speaker

Brett Bruen, Former Director of Global Engagement at the White House & Founder and President of the Global Situation Room As Director of Global Engagement at the White House, Bruen was responsible for public diplomacy programs, international media, crisis communications, and global entrepreneurship. He is now a leading expert on counter-crisis management theory, a term he coined during his time on the U.S. National Security Council. While at the White House, Brett coordinated the United States’ response to Russian propaganda, developing the first interagency communications taskforce to push back against misinformation. When more than 200 school girls were kidnapped in Nigeria, Bruen created a new campaign called Let Girls Learn, featuring top celebrities. He also built the President’s Spark Global Entrepreneurship initiative that raised billions for emerging entrepreneurs around the world. Now as a leading entrepreneur, Brett Bruen shares his experience and message with audiences everywhere.
While Brett Bruen is an expert in strict fields, his overall message addresses universal issues. Bruen has spoken at numerous international conferences and top universities, including Harvard, UCLA, and Drake. He is regularly interviewed by major international media outlets on world events. He speaks on the importance of an overall sense of preparedness for your own future and the future of the world. Bruen gives insight into the importance of cooperation, collaboration, and compromise. He emphasizes the efficiency of strategic communication and is a prime example of always following your passions.
During twelve years as a U.S. diplomat, Brett became a specialist in using strategic communications to influence the course of crisis and conflict. While in the diplomatic service, Brett worked in the Ivory Coast, Liberia, Guinea, Iraq, Venezuela, Argentina, Zambia, and Eritrea. In his current role as President of the Global Situation Room®, he runs a consulting firm specializing in strategic communications, international public policy, and crisis management. He also serves as an adjunct faculty member of the Federal Executive Institute, where he trains senior U.S. Government leaders on strategy and world affairs. Brett graduated with honors from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with degrees in International Relations and Political Science. He holds a Masters in Global History from the London School of Economics. Brett speaks fluent Spanish and French.
 

Speakers
Meredith Wilson, CEO and Founder of Emergent Risk International
Meredith serves as a political risk and intelligence advisor to executive management and government and has 20 years experience in international environments, the energy sector, major corporations and the US intelligence community. Before founding Emergent Risk International, Ms. Wilson worked at the Pentagon for the US Defense Intelligence Agency. In 2007 she moved to the private sector to build a strategic intelligence program at ConocoPhillips. Subsequently she worked in regulatory affairs before moving on to Kosmos Energy to develop a political risk program. She served as a business intelligence advisor to the National Intelligence Officer for Science and Technology and regularly provides briefings to executives and members of the USG and US military.  She has a Bachelor’s Degree in International Relations and a Masters Degree in History. Ms. Wilson has lived and worked in Australia, the UK, Ireland, Vietnam and Malaysia. She also has extensive experience working in the Middle East and Africa and speaks Indonesian and Malay.
 
Brady Roberts, Director of Marketing and Customer Relations at Emergent Risk International, LLC 
 Brady Roberts is Director of Marketing and Customer Relations at Emergent Risk International, LLC.  Mr. Roberts has served over 18 years as an intelligence officer, analyst and enterprise risk management consultant.  Mr. Roberts served for 16 years with the US Central Intelligence Agency, first as an Intelligence Analyst, and then as an Operations Officer in the Directorate of Operations, where he spent most of his government career.  In 2015, Mr. Roberts joined industry, driven by his passion to help US businesses understand, navigate, and thrive within the modern risk landscape.  He has served as a risk consultant to Fortune 100-500 clients, consultant for security technology start-ups, Mentor of Austin, Texas-based cyber security new venture studio Manifest, and sits on the advisory board of a premier cyber enterprise risk management, strategy and innovation firm.  Mr. Roberts has a Bachelors Degree in Political Science with a Minor in History from Texas A&M University, and, outside of the US, has lived and worked in South Asia, the Middle East, and Central Europe.  Today he resides in the Austin, Texas area and focuses on developing and bringing to market proven, customer-focused intelligence, security, and risk management solutions.
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