ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Sunday, March 30th 2014 [ME NewsWire]
The
one day International Conference on Security Challenges, organized by
the Ministry of Interior in cooperation with Reed Exhibitions, kicks off
tomorrow morning in the Armed Forces Officers Club. The event is a part
of the activities organized under the International Conference for
Security and National Resilience (ISNR Abu Dhabi 2014) held during 1-3
April 2014 in Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Center (ADNEC).
Renowned
elite of international experts will participate in the conference to
enrich this important event with productive and meaningful discussions
to promote the security system at all levels. It also aims to exchange
expertise, experiences and the learnt lessons between countries. In
addition, it targets examining best scientific and practical methods to
face international challenges and organized crime; develop and enhance
international collaboration mechanisms by coordinating with all
partners, elevate the security work concept from mere individual
initiatives to institutional work in which all security, academic, and
industrial organizations will take part; invest the event in attracting
high profile individuals and security organizations making Abu Dhabi the
center of the global attention in the fields of international security
and resilience; and address vital issues that face the national security
scene.
Brigadier
Saeed Salim Al Henki, Director General of Finance & Support
Services, Ministry of Interior, and Chairman of the Scientific Committee
of the International Conference on Security Challenges said that this
conference will discuss in the course of 3 sessions a number of axes
related to security and safety. The first work session will be on
“Ensuring the Readiness to Face Security Challenges” chaired by Lord
John Reid the former British Secretary of State for Defense and founder
and president of UCL institute for security studies. The first session
will see the presentation of three work papers: the first paper will be
presented by Dr. Anwar Mohammed Qarqash, Minister of State for Foreign
Affairs, and will discuss the security challenges in the light of the
regional changes; the second paper will be presented by Claude Baland,
Director General of the French National Police and Daniel Linskey,
Director of the Boston Police Department, and will discuss the strategic
visions to face security threats; and the third paper will be presented
by Richard Reed, Senior Vice President at American Red Cross, and Dr.
Goh Moh Heng President of BCM Institute (Singapore), and will be titled
“Business Continuity Management during the Times of Crisis.”
He
added that in the second work session will be chaired by Major General
Vincenzo Coppola, Commander in Chief of The Division of Mobile Police
Units, Republic of Italy. It will address the axe of “Regional &
Modern Global Security Issues.” Three work papers will be discussed
during this session: the first paper will be presented by Sandy Shean,
Director of the Regional Institute for Community Policing in America and
Edward Connors, President of the Institute for Justice and Law in the
United States, and it will discuss the topic of event security planning
and management: “Lessons Learnt from the Boston Marathon;” the second
paper will be presented by John deHooge and Peter Wagner and will
discuss “Major Fires – Prevention & Fighting,” the third work paper
will be presented by Michelle Renee and Berretta Lang, and will discuss
the topic of “Safety Standards in a Vehicle & Driver’s Behavior.”
Brigadier
Al Henki continued that Gwyn Winfield, editorial director of the
British “CBRNe World” magazine will chair the third session. It will
discuss the topic of the necessary emergency measures and preemptive
standards in dealing with chemical, biological, nuclear, or radioactive
catastrophes. It will be a roundtable session in which experts and
specialists will participate to discuss the necessary emergency measures
and preemptive standards in dealing with chemical, biological, nuclear,
or radioactive leakage catastrophes, and view the latest expertise and
practices in this field from all around the world.
He
stressed that holding the International Conference on Security
Challenges, comes from the keenness of the higher authorities to enforce
the security march, and their continuous pursuit to follow the ongoing
developments and new technologies, as well as to find the best methods
and practices and discuss the latest topics of common interest, in
addition to help benefiting from the available expertise, facing all
challenges, and finding innovative solutions to preserve the security
and safety of the UAE.
He
pointed that the conference came at a time that Abu Dhabi is witnessing
an unprecedented growth in both population and gross domestic product
(GDP), which places the government in the face of a huge responsibility
to guarantee the security and safety of the community. Reports have
shown that the population growth in the emirate was 8% during the last
two years, while the growth of the economy is expected to reach 5% by
the end of this year.
He
mentioned that the conference is attracting security services’
managers, businessmen, decision makers, and contracting companies’
managers that works in the field of security, alongside contractors in
the fields of electrical and mechanical engineering. The event also
attracts specialists from hotel security, hospitality, airports and
ports’ security, gas and oil facilities, traffic industry, city planning
and banks sectors.
Contacts
The UAE Minister of Interior's General Secretariat, Tactical Affairs and Security Media Department
Abu Dhabi Police GHQ - Security Media
Chris Cron +971-(0)-50-987-1317
E-mail: cron.media@hotmail.com
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