Critical Infrastructure Protection relates to the strategies and activities taken to protect and secure vital assets and processes that are essential for the functioning of a society and economy. The strategic planning of critical infrastructure protection at a national level and the policies and processes deployed by corporate suppliers of critical national infrastructure aim to protect such infrastructure from acts of terrorism, sabotage and natural disaster. This timely Congress providesessential support to key public and private sector practitioners as they seek to protect the region's critical infrastructure in the interests of a stable regional and global economy.

















Congress Day One

Monday, 29 November 2010


08.30 Registration, Networking and Morning Coffee
09.00 Chairman’s Opening Remarks

Tim Stear, Country Manager Middle East, Control Risks, UAE
09.05 KEYNOTE ADDRESS: The UK Approach To The Protection Of National Infrastructure

Anthony McGee, Head of Resilience, Royal United Services Institute, UK
09.50

KEYNOTE ADDRESS: The European Union's Counter Terrorism Strategy - How To Prevent Attacks And Protect Citizens And Infrastructure On A Multinational Level

Dr Oliver Russ, Adviser to the EU Counter Terrorism Coordinator, General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union, Belgium

10.35 Networking And Refreshment Break
11.05

Establishing A Workable Framework For Public Private Partnerships (PPP) In Protecting Critical Infrastructure: An EU Perspective

Professor Dr Bernard Haemmerli, Chair of the “Critical Infrastructure in the EU” Taskforce, Centre for European Policy Studies, Belgium

11.50

Mapping Out The Threat Landscape For The MENASA Region

Nigel West, Intelligence Historian, UK

12.35 Lunch and Networking Break
14.00 Targeting Energy Infrastructure In The MENA Oil And Gas Sector: Emerging Trends And Responses

Jennifer Giroux, Research Fellow, Crisis and Risk Network - Centre For Security Studies/ETH Switzerland

14.45

Oil And Gas: A Holistic Turn Key Approach To Conducting Business In A High/Extreme Risk Environment Such As Iraq

Jan Kamphuisen, Political Risk Consultant – Global Risk Analysis, Control Risks, UAE
Yaser Dajani, Senior Consultant – Corporate Investigations, Control Risks, UAE

15.30 Networking And Refreshment Break
16.00

Applying Geo Spatial Intelligence Systems For Critical Infrastructure Protection

Mamoun Abdel Hafez, Professor, American University of Sharjah, UAE

16.30 Perimeter Protection Technologies: Exploring New Perimeter Protection Technologies For Regional Infrastructure Security

Greg Wiseman, Regional Director, ICx Technologies, USA
17.00 Close of Day One


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