Fitch Even partner Steven Parmelee served as a panelist at the 14th annual Manufacturing Business Conference hosted by Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management on May 13, 2009 at the Northwestern campus in Evanston, Illinois. This day-long conference addressed enterprise sustainability with an eye towards creating long-term success. Mr. Parmelee’s panel specifically addressed the protection of intellectual property in emerging markets with considerable attention being paid to anti-counterfeiting issues and practices. Further details regarding this conference are available at the MBC website.