Honored to speak about the 1986 hijacking of Pan Am 73, in Karachi, Pakistan. Book signing to follow.

Honored to speak at the University of Texas System’s Police Chief Conference in Austin, Texas.

Pretty cool to be asked to speak on the Theme: Letting Normal Go at TEDxSUNY!

What if you could see bad things coming? This requires specific focus at key points in our daily lives — imagining the impossible. Unfortunately, most people are unaware and never think things could happen to them. The pandemic, January 6 Capitol riot, and hundreds of mass shootings across our country are recent examples of the unimaginable becoming reality. Former special agent and counterterrorism expert, Fred Burton will explore how these events can be detected and stopped through data and technology, rising and expanding physical threats, and why business leaders need to always be imagining the impossible. He will discuss the real threats of today and the mindset needed to ultimately keep people and businesses safe.

Fred Burton to speak on “The History of Protective Intelligence.”

I will be speaking at the SHRM’s Annual Conference & Expo in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Excited to speak on the history of protective intelligence.

Fred Burton will speak and answer questions on “Practical Tips for the Personal Safety & Security of Physicians and Staff.”

Honored to speak at the IOBSE virtual Conference hosted by Microsoft.

The COVID-19 pandemic has been a seminal event for the safety and security profession. Over the last 35 years, the security community has been shaped by numerous critical events that brought about change and resiliency within the industry. Join Fred Burton as he reexamines these events, shares historical lessons learned, and provides his perspective on how the current challenges associated with the pandemic factor into the evolution of the security profession.

I’ll be on an OSAC panel discussing the risks associated with terminations and large-scale layoffs within the energy sector. 

Fred Burton will be the keynote speaker for the American Fuel & Petroleum Manufacturers Conference. Due to Covid-19, the talk will be by webcast.

Fred Burton will be discussing Beirut Rules at The Clinton School of Public Service, Little Rock, Arkansas.

Fred Burton will be speaking on Iran, Hezbollah and national security affairs at BENS Dallas. Registration for the event can be found here - https://www.bens.org/Events

Bethesda-Chevy Chase Rescue Squad (BCCRS) Life Member Fred Burton returns to the Squad to discuss his new book Beirut Rules. Burton has been a member of the rescue squad since 1975, as discussed in his first book Ghost. The rescue squad makes an appearance in his second book Chasing Shadows, a story about the murder of an Israeli diplomat.

Fred Burton visits the George H.W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum to discuss his latest book, Beirut Rules: The Murder of a CIA Station Chief and Hezbollah's War Against America. The book explores kidnapping and murder of CIA Station Chief William Buckley and the beginning of the ongoing battle between the United States and Islamic radicalism. President Bush himself reviewed the book when it was first released saying, "It will show a new generation the value of a life well lived in service of country." 

The discussion is in conjunction with the special opening event for the International Spy Museum exhibition, Spies, Traitors, Saboteurs: Fear and Freedom in America.

Fred Burton discusses Beirut Rules at the 2019 Intelligence Community Centers for Academic Excellence Professional Development Summit hosted by the National Security Studies Institute, an intelligence community center for academic excellence, and the University of Texas El Paso chapter of Students in Intelligence and National Security.