present today to discuss these matters is my friend doctor kathleen mcchesney, an esteemed former fbi existed director the former special agent in charge of the chicago division in the first executive director of the office of child and youth protection of the united states conference of catholic bishops and also an author. since 2002 doctor has traveled the world to establish prevention programs aimed at stabbing sexual abuse. she is currently the ceo of management, consulting, providing strategic services to businesses and not-for-profit organizations. doctor mcchesney, will you please join me. [applause] >> also on the panel today is robert s bennett, a good friend and one of our nation's preeminent trial attorneys. bob has cochaired several american bar association national institute programs and represented former president bill clinton and two former secretaries of the defense, clark gifford and catherine weinberger in high-profile litigation. fellow of the american college of trial lawyers and its various times served as special counsel to the united states senate, committee on