Conference Day Two: Tuesday 28 October 2008

08.30 Chairman Suzanne Jenniches Welcome and Opening Remarks

Crime Prevention

08.40 Understanding the International Perspective on National Security: Challenges And Solutions

• How to compose constitutional solutions
• How to cultivate police work in multicultural society
• Outlining pioneering Finnish National Security projects and how they can be applied to the Middle East

Tarja Mankkinen
Director Internal Security
Ministry of Interior, Finland

Tarja Mankkinen joined the Ministry of the Interior, Police department as Head of Planning 1996. She then moved to her current role as director of Internal Security Secretariat in 2005. Her recent achievements include: The implementation of the Internal Security Programme (2003-2007), Local Safety Planning (2005-present), Public Private Partnership (2005-present) and is the Secretary General of the Internal Security Programme (2007-present)

09.20 Improving Regional Security Cooperation

• Building regional security networks, with the goal of developing regional strategies
• Improving information sharing and information transfer mechanisms
• Linking security strategy with social and political networks in place: lessons learned
• Building public support

Mohammed Rashid Muhairi
Director, Tourist Security Department
Dubai Police

10.20 Implementing Location Intelligence And Surveillance Solutions To Secure Borders, Combat Crime, And Improve The Safety And Security Of Citizens

• Enhance border patrolling officials’ ability to detect border infiltration, track perpetrators, and monitor border traffic
• Improve law enforcement officials’ ability to identify suspects and network, track and apprehend criminals, and take preventive measures to preempt crime
• Increase protection of critical infrastructure with layered virtual electronic fences, bolster employee safety, and expedite recovery efforts after an accident

Dominic Li
Vice President of Marketing and Portfolio Management
TruePosition

11.00 Enhanced Crisis Management For National Security

• Increased complexity of threats and security forces missions,
• Benefits of an integrated approach combined with an intelligence driven information system,
• How Common Operational Pictures can support effective coordination, interoperability and performance of stakeholders in their missions

Eric Lebegue
Senior Security Advisor
EADS Defence & Security

13.00 Increasing National Security by Analysing Methods to Effectively Response to Unknown Threats

• Protection against weapons of mass destruction
• What threats are we facing today, how this region can combat unknown threats and are the GCC countries safe from nuclear weapons
• Learn about counter-terrorism strategies
• Gaining information on ways to tackle violent terrorism

Richard Lennane
Head, Biological Weapons Convention Implementation Support Unit
United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs

Increasing Interoperability

13.40 Migration, Border Security and Counterterrorism in Comparative Perspective

• Migration, radicalization and terrorist recruitment
• European vs. US approaches to border security
• Immigration vs. integration policies
• Counterterrorist strategies and their relative effectiveness

Dr. Andrew A. Michta
Professor of National Security Studies, Marshall
European Center for Security Studies

Dr. Andrew A. Michta is Professor of National Security Studies and Deputy Director of the Senior Executive Seminar at the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies in Germany. He is also the Mertie W. Buckman Distinguished Professor of International Studies at Rhodes College in Tennessee (on leave 2005-2009). Dr. Michta has published books & articles on US and European security, NATO, transatlantic relations, civil-military relations and democratization. He is a member of the International Institute for Strategic Studies in London, and an associate of the Institute of European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies at the George Washington University.

14.20 The Impact of The Internet on Muslim Youth Attitudes

• Exclusive study results: Online research with youth in Middle East
• Changing target audience behaviour: Prolific internet use growth and penetration in youth groups
• Assessing target group opinions on key topics
• Identifying leader and opinion influencers for this target group
• The impact of Web 2.0 (Social networking and user generated content)
• Evolving research techniques to better understand the real opinions of the target audience

Dan Healy
CEO
Real-Opinions

15.20 Analysing and Selecting the Best ID Security Solution for Your Needs

• ID documents in government transactions
• Passport and smart ID document
• Effect on lives of individuals and communities

Thamer Rashed al Qasemi
Project Management
Emirates Identity Authority, EIDA

Thamer Rashed Al Qasemi, holds a Master degree in Software Engineering from California State University of Sacramento (CSUS). Currently he is active PMI and IEEE member and certified information security auditor. When he joined EIDA he started as Senior System analyst, then Head of Developments, Head of Operations, PMO Manager and currently he is the Strategic Planning Director. He is associated with the e-passport, e-governments, e-health, PKI initiatives in the UAE and member of EIDA’s Information Security Management Forum (ISMF).

Civil Protection and Emergency Management

16.00 To Maintain a Safe and Secure Environment in the Region is to Strengthen

• Emergency response
• Civil rights
• Civil military interface

Jassim Moh’d Ali E. Al Teniji
Captain
Ministry of Interior, Ras al-Khamaih

16.40 Minimising Cyber Threats to Your System in Order to:

• Protecting governmental and facilities information/documents
• Eliminate cyber terrorism
• Act upon the fights against internet crime

Rashed Alabbar
Senior Manager, Head of Product Marketing
Etisalat E-Business Solutions

17.00 Chairman’s Closing Remarks And Close Of Conference

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