International Security Management Association

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International Security Management Association
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ISMA MISSION

• ISMA is an international leadership forum for
  member security executives whose expertise is
  used to develop, organize, and share knowledge
  that will enhance security professionalism and
  add value to their organizations.

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What is ISMA?

• ISMA is the worlds premier association of
  senior security executives. ISMA members not
  only set the standard for excellence in corporate
  security, they also form a trusted network for
  resource sharing, and have become a powerful
  voice in managing global threats and insuring
  corporate resilience. No other organization
  offers as much in-depth experience in managing
  security.

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MEMBERSHIP STATISTICS

• 470 Members
• 14.6 million Employees
• 57 Companies in Fortune 100
• 165 Companies in Fortune 500
• 21 Countries (increasing)
• 35 Industries represented

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Geographic Diversity

• Asia 7 2
• Australia 4 1
• Canada 10 2
• Europe 65 14
• South America 2 0
• Africa/Mid-east 2 0
• U.S. 380 81
• Total 470 100

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Geographic Diversity
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Membership Qualifications

• One member per company
• Most senior security executive
• Assets/Sales gt U.S. 500 million
• College Degree
• 3 Member sponsors

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Benefits of MembershipInformation Sharing

• Trusted network of shared experiences
• Peer-to-peer problem solving
• Benchmarking capabilities
• Web-based resource community
• Access to officials and information from public
  sector organizations
• Access to ISMA partner organizations
• An emergency notification network to provide 24/7
  alerts
• Foster and exchange senior job opportunity
  information.

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Benchmarking - examples

• H1N1 supplies offered in the workplace
• Security considerations in an economic downtown
• Workplace violence prevention training
• Background investigations on contractors
• Hotel selections in Asia Pacific and India
• Personal computers on company sites
• Corporate Aviation Policies for key executives
• Crisis Plan - Active Shooters
• Travel risk management and tracking systems
• Shareholders meeting security

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Special Interest Working Groups

• Animal Rights and other Activists
• Aviation Security
• Pandemics Preparedness
• Intellectual Property - Counterfeiting
• Olympics Security Issues
• Mexico Border Security

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Benefits of MembershipConferences/Workshops

• Semi-annual members only meetings
• - Current presentations on critical issues
• - One-on-One sharing of best practices
• Regional Meetings in partnership with the
  Overseas Security Advisory Council US
  Department of State
• - Create local networks of regional security
  executives
• - Foster public-private partnerships in the
  region
• - Presentations on regional security
  challenges
• ISMA Members Meetings ISMA Europe ISMA Asia
• Educational initiatives with prestigious business
  schools
• - Innovative executive education from
  leading thinkers
• Ad hoc meetings for specific events

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Conferences 2008-2010

• U.S. Conferences
• Naples, Florida
• Washington D.C.
• Chicago, Illinois
• Charleston, South Carolina
• Boston, Massachusetts
• San Franciso, California

• Elsewhere
• Budapest, Hungary
• Mumbai, India
• Montreux, Switzerland
• Cape Town, S. Africa
• Paris, France
• Bangkok, Thailand
• Beijing, China
• Barcelona, Spain

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ISMA Europe

• Barcelona 2010
• Montreux 2009
• Paris 2008
• Brugge 2007
• Madrid 2006
• Basel 2005
• Milan 2004
• Munich 2003
• Prague 2002
• Brussells 2001

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ISMA Asia

• Mumbai 2009
• Beijing 2010
• Shanghai 2011

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Academic Partnerships

• McDonough School of Business Georgetown
  University
• Kellogg School of Management Northwestern
  University
• The Conference Board

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Public / Private Sector Partnerships

• US
• Overseas Security Advisory Council
• Domestic Security Alliance Council
• Government Associate Members

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• Overseas Security Advisory Council
• Liaison between US State Department and the
  Private Sector
• Provides timely interchange of information
• Recommends methods for implementation of security
  programs
• 100 country councils and 3,500 constituent
  member organizations
• Partnership with ISMA formed in 1999
• www.osac.gov

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ISMA / OSAC Partnership Meetings

• Cairo March-2011
• Miami March-2010
• Cape Town Sept-2009
• Budapest April-2009
• Bangkok March-2008
• Istanbul March-2007
• Hong Kong March-2006
• Dubai March-2005
• Mexico City March-2004
• Singapore March-2003
• Prague May-2002
• Buenos Aires March-2001
• Cairo May-2000
• Bangkok May-1999

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Government Associates

• U.S
• Central Intelligence Agency
• Department of Homeland Security
• Domestic Security Advisory Council
• Drug Enforcement Administration
• Federal Bureau of Investigation
• New York Police Department
• Overseas Security Advisory Council
• United States Secret Service

• Other
• Canadian Air Transport Security Authority
• Centre for the Protection of National
  Infrastructure (UK)
• North Atlantic Treaty Organization
• Public Safety Canada
• Serious Organized Crime Agency (UK)

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Security Association Partnerships

• Asia Crisis and Security Group (ACSG)
• Asia
• Risk and Security Management Forum (RSMF)
• UK
• European Corporate Security Association (ECSA)
• Europe

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Business Collaboration

• The Conference Board
• European Roundtable of Industrialists Security
  Council
• Global Congress
• - World Customs Organization
• - International Chamber of Commerce
• - Interpol

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Challenges

• Provide cost-effective, regionally relevant ISMA
  networking and education opportunities
• Develop and demonstrate the value of security
  professionals as strategic business partners
• Reflect the global landscape of business and
  security in ISMA activities
• Ensure ISMA is relevant to future generations of
  security professionals and business leaders

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Managing the Risks of Competing Globally

• Meet the security challenges posed by economic
  downturn
• Maintain productivity and reduce risk while
  merging workforces across corporate and cultural
  lines
• Balance an increasing dependence on electronic
  networks against the need to preserve
  confidentiality and integrity of sensitive data
• Balance the need for information control against
  the need for dissemination
• Match global opportunity against global threat
• Help manage mergers, consolidations, and
  acquisitions that involve multiple languages,
  customs, diversity of values and a range of
  expectations
• Balance the need for physical and cyber security

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Case Studies

• Travel Iceland Volcano
• Developments in Thailand
• Haiti Earthquake
• Transport and security in Middle East
• Airlines plot

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Questions or Comments?

• ISMA President ISMA Office
• Joseph Petro Susan Pohlmann, Business Manager
• petroj_at_citigroup.com Susan.Pohlmann_at_isma.com
• 1-212-793-9503 1-563-381-4008
• ISMA.com
• Thank you for your time!