Event Description

WHAT TO DO WHEN...
There is an active shooter in your office; your corporate security is threatened; your personal identity has been compromised?


Our nation's secrets are in jeopardy, the same secrets that make your company profitable. The FBI estimates billions of U.S. dollars are lost to foreign competitors annually and the economic espionage and trade secret theft against US oil and natural gas companies and institutes are on the rise. Over the past two years, foreign actors have targeted and collected against US companies, universities, think tanks, and government research facilities for oil and natural gas information concerning upstream, midstream, and downstream processes. While the FBI continues to lead efforts to mitigate, neutralize, and disrupt the theft of US oil and natural gas intellectual property and trade secrets, companies can take their own steps to protect themselves. 

Please join us to learn from special agent Michael S. Morgan about who might be stealing your intellectual property and best practices on how to better protect your company. With the recent campus and workplace shootings and the increased domestic terrorist threats, agent Morgan will also discuss physical office safety and what to do in case of an active shooter situation.


Michael S. Morgan
Special Agent, FBI Houston Division

Special Agent Michael S. Morgan joined the FBI in 1998 and assigned to the Washington Field Office, where he worked espionage and media leak investigations for the first 2 years.  The next 5 years, SA Morgan worked jointly on complex technical operations with members of the U.S Intelligence Community.  After 7 years, SA Morgan was promoted to serve as a Supervisory Special Agent at FBI Headquarters in Washington, D.C. where he oversaw highly sensitive joint operations between the FBI and multiple U.S. Intelligence Community partners.  From July 2007 through October 2014, SA Morgan was assigned to the Houston Division where he managed counterintelligence squads investigating national security violations.  Based on his extensive background in working such matters, he also served as the Houston Division Counterintelligence Program Coordinator.  In October 2014, SA Morgan was selected to serve as an Assistant Legal Attaché at the U.S. Embassy in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.  His primary duty consisted of liaison with the Canadian intelligence and law enforcement agencies.  In January 2015, SA Morgan was selected to serve as the FBI Strategic Partnership Coordinator for the Houston Division.  His primary responsibility is to develop partnerships with key public and private entities, foster communication, and build awareness through educating and enabling our partners to identify and minimize counterintelligence risks.  In addition to his normal counterintelligence related matters, SA Morgan has also served as a FBI Crisis Management Coordinator for the past 7 years.