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White Collar Crime: An American Justice Special Edition

Bill Kurtis, the producer and on-air reporter of the popular A&E series American Justice, will question and moderate a discussion between a former federal prosecutor and a perpetrator involved in two of the most highly visible white-collar crime stories of the last decade: Enron and MCI.

Sean Berkowitz is the Former Assistant U.S. Attorney who directed the special task force to investigate the Enron corporate scandal and brought on new regulations such as Sarbanes-Oxley.

Walt Pavlo was a senior manager at MCI who hid millions of dollars of bad debts and uncollectible receivables as well as skim $6 million for himself and a couple of partners over a six-month period.

• Richard Hunter
• Group Vice President and Gartner Fellow, Author
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  Richard Hunter is group vice president and Gartner Fellow in Gartner Executive Programs (EXP), where his recent work has focused on IT risk management and the business value of IT. Mr. Hunter is the author of the acclaimed book "World Without Secrets," (Wiley, New York, 2002), and co-author of "IT Risk" (HBSP, Boston, 2007). He is in much demand as a speaker and advisor to CIOs.
  
  Mr. Hunter was appointed vice president and director of research for application development in 1998 and was also a research director in GartnerG2. He joined Gartner as a research director in the application development and management service. Mr. Hunter is co-author, with James Kerr, of "Inside RAD" (McGraw-Hill, 1994). He was appointed a Gartner Fellow in 2002.
  
  "I work with smart, talented colleagues and clients who are informed, dedicated and passionate about their work, every day, all day long. Further, as a Gartner analyst I am paid to tell my clients and colleagues exactly what I really think about the issues that matter both to me and to my clients. This is a great way to live, let alone a great job."
  
  Years of Experience
  13 years with Gartner
  28 years in IT industry
  
  Professional Background
  National Life of Vermont, Vice President, Information Resource Management, 3 years
  
  John Hancock Financial Services, Manager, Data Administration, 10 years
  
  Industry Awards/Accolades
  Gartner Fellow
  
  Education
  B.A., Music, Harvard University
  He continues to compose and perform and is a world-class harmonica player.
  
  

• Breakfast Keynote
• Tuesday, March 4, 2008 7:30 - 8:30 am
• Legal Commentary on GRC for Non-Lawyers
• Patrick Whalen, Esq.
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  Patrick Whalen is the Chair of the Intellectual Property Committee of the American Bar Association's Business Law Section and a Charter Member of the Intellectual Security Governance Institute. He is also a partner with Spencer Fane Britt & Browne LLP where he is lead trial counsel on IP and other technology disputes in courts throughout the US. The co-author of numerous books, Patrick is a nationally-known speaker on the protection of IP and prevention of unfair competition. Patrick earned Law and Masters Degrees from the University of Texas and Bachelor Degrees from the University of Kansas.