DAVID M. HOPKINS is Director of International Business Programs in the Daniels College of Business at the University of Denver. He has worked as a business consultant in the public, private, and not-for-profit sectors and is particularly interested in the adverse effect which product counterfeiting has on global trade and investment, and the problems it presents for corporations trying to protect the value of their brands.
LEWIS T. KONTNIK is principal and founder of Reconnaissance International, the publisher of Authentication News, an international newsletter covering the issues, strategies, and technologies for counterfeiting prevention. With offices in Denver and London, Reconnaissance has organized more than a dozen anticounterfeiting conferences in the U.S., Europe, and Japan.
MARK T. TURNAGE is the CEO of Applied Optical Technologies PLC, one of the largest providers of anticounterfeiting technology to governments and companies worldwide. He is a regular speaker on anticounterfeiting technology for counterfeiting conventions and trade shows.