Danish Intelligence Chief to speak at ASIS International European Security Conference

The theme of the conference will be "Taking security management to the next level"

ASIS International has announced that Mr. Jakob Scharf, Head of the Danish Security and Intelligence Service (PET) will be a keynote speaker at the 8th ASIS International European Security conference which will be held in Montreux, Switzerland on 26-29 April 2009. Mr. Scharf will discuss the increased terrorist threat in his country following the publication in 2005 of cartoons depicting the prophet Mohammed.

In its capacity as the national security and intelligence service of Denmark, the mission of the PET is to prevent, investigate, and counter operations and activities that pose or may pose a threat to the preservation of Denmark as a free, democratic, safe country. An essential aspect of the work of PET is to maintain contact and cooperation with society and the business community.

The theme of the conference will be "Taking security management to the next level" and will feature over 30 high-level educational sessions for and by international security experts. Around 500 senior security professionals, corporate executives, consultants, architects and law enforcement officials are expected to participate.

The CSO Roundtable of ASIS International, the members-only forum of senior security executives from the world's largest organisations, will hold a half-day of CSO-only sessions on Sunday 26 April and a luncheon on Tuesday 28 April which will include a discussion on security metrics.

New this year is the 5-day, 40-hour ASIS International ISO 28000 Lead Auditor Certification Course, designed for professionals involved with the development of security management systems and managers responsible for improvement outcomes. The program, which meets the requirements for ISO 28000:2007 "Specification for security management systems for the supply chain", provides a thorough understanding of the IS0 28000 series of standards.