The following post appears courtesy of Victoria Espinel, U.S. Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator

The Administration is focused on protecting the innovation that drives the American economy and supports jobs in the United States. I am pleased to announce that tomorrow we will be releasing the Administration’s Strategy to Mitigate the Theft of U.S. Trade Secrets. I will be joined by senior officials in the Administration to discuss this important issue, as noted in the agenda below. You can watch live on WhiteHouse.gov/live beginning at 3:15pm tomorrow.

Launch of the Administration’s Strategy to Mitigate the Theft of U.S. Trade Secrets

Wednesday, February 20, 2013, 3:15 PM

Speakers

The Honorable Victoria A. Espinel, U.S. Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator

The Honorable Eric H. Holder Jr., Attorney General of the United States

The Honorable Rebecca Blank, Deputy Secretary of Commerce

Discussion

The Honorable Robert Hormats, Under Secretary of State

The Honorable Demetrios J. Marantis, Deputy United States Trade Representative

Frank Montoya, National Counterintelligence Executive, Office of the Director of National Intelligence

Panel

The Honorable Lanny Breuer, Assistant Attorney General – Moderator

Ambassador Karan Bhatia, Vice President and Senior Counsel, Global Government Affairs and Policy, General Electric

Dean Garfield, CEO, Information Technology Industry Council

John Powell, General Counsel, American Superconductor

Victoria Espinel is the U.S. Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator