March 21, 2017
Dear Forum Participants:
Please join us for our upcoming Parliamentary Intelligence Security Forum. This strategic briefing
will be in Riga, Latvia on Monday, June 19 from 9AM to 5:30PM. Following our meeting will be a
reception hosted by the Latvian Parliament.
Over the past several years, seven security forums have been held in the United States, Europe, and
Latin America. These forums have seen participation from 60 countries, and well over 600 Members
of Parliament, Senators, Ambassadors, and government officials.
While intelligence collaboration remains a critical component of our engagement, we will spend
considerable time and focus on financial security, terrorism financing, cybersecurity, and economic
warfare. To date, the following experts and officials have confirmed participation:
The Honorable Nancy Bikoff Pettit, U.S. Ambassador to Latvia
William Fox, Managing Director, Global Financial Crimes Compliance, Bank of America
Frederick Reynolds, Global Head of Financial Crimes, Barclays
J nis S rts, Director, NATO Center
for Strategic Communications
Juan Felix Marteau, National Coordinator for Combating Money Laundering and Terrorist
Financing, Government of Argentina
Samantha Ravich, Former Deputy National Security Advisor
Joseph Humire, Executive Director, Center for a Secure Free Society
J.R. Helmig, Chief Analytics Officer, SAS Federal
Charles Bretz, Director of Payment Risk, Financial Services Information and Analysis Center
Government officials from U.S. Customs and Border Protection, FBI, and Financial Crimes
Enforcement Network
Officials from Ericsson
Thank you for your continued involvement with these critical collaborative forums. We very much
value your input and participation. Enclosed with this message is a list of recommended
accommodations provided by the Latvian government.