Intelligence Expert Ilana Freedman to Speak at Counter-Terrorism Conference

Online, October 20, 2010 (Newswire.com) - Intelligence Expert Ilana Freedman to Speak at Counter-Terrorism Conference

(Las Vegas, NV) - Ilana Freedman, one of this country's pre-eminent private sector intelligence analysts, will join some of our nation's leading experts at the 8th Annual nternational Counter-Terrorism Officers Association (ICTOA) Conference. The ICTOA Conference agenda will be packed with other specialists in the counter-terrorism field, including Steve Emerson, Walid Shoebat, Aaron Richman, and Ben Venzke.The prestigious panel of speakers will discuss the threat of terrorism in the United States today.

Freedman, CEO of Gerard Group International, Inc. (GGi), is a specialist in intelligence acquisition and analysis, with over 25 years of experience in the field. Her powerful approach to intelligence analytics provides counter-terrorism professionals with actionable intelligence in real time.

Freedman will speak on Thursday afternoon, October 21st. Her presentation, "Information Overload: Turning Raw Data into Practical, Actionable Intelligence", will showcase her unique approach to intelligence gathering and analysis. Freedman will demonstrate how it is possible to synthesize massive amounts of diverse forms of raw intelligence in order to connect the dots effectively and quickly. She will explain how our intelligence community too often fails to identify the threat, why there is never "too much" information, and how even the smallest piece of intelligence may have critical importance in the solution of a terrorist threat.

GGi is best known for integrating relevant and often crucial intelligence into programs that provide real and lasting solutions to the immediate and long-range concerns of its diverse client base. The intelligence that produced by the GGi team is thoroughly documented, and adds significant value to law enforcement and counter-terrorism specialists in their fight against terrorism.

What: 8th Annual International Counter-Terrorism Officers Association Conference
When: October 19, 2010 to October 21, 2010
Time: 8:00 AM (PST)
Where: Flamingo Hotel Las Vegas, NV

For more information visit http://ictoa.org

About Ilana Freedman
* Spent 16 years in Israel, where she founded her company and began the development of her
patented methodology for intelligence analysis
* Works with first response agencies to develop counter-terrorism strategies
* CEO of Gerard Group International (GGI)
* Has served as Deputy Sheriff in the Bristol County Sheriffs Office, Massachusetts as counter-terrorism analyst since 2003
* Spent 25 years working in counter-terrorism
* Has forecast some of the most significant impacting trends in terrorism and its impact on the world's political and economic systems.
For more information visit www.gerardgroup.com

Ilana Freedman is available for interviews. Please contact Eclectic Media Productions (347) 92-STARS or (347) 927-8277, Email: [email protected]

Ilana Freedman is represented by Eclectic Media Productions National PR firm. Website: http://mediaproductions.tv