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CONFERENCE DAY ONE – Thursday, 6th March 2008

    8.15am Registration & morning coffee

9.00am Opening remarks from the chair
 
9.10am KEYNOTE MINISTERIAL ADDRESS: The Path Forward for Australian National Security
  • The best model for a more secure Australia

  • New machinery to tackle new national security threats

  • Tackling the entrenched causes of underdevelopment

  • Establishing a Department of Homeland Security

The Hon Bob Debus, Minister for Home Affairs


9.50am Climate Change and the Threats Posed by Forced Migration

  • The science behind the speculation

  • The regulatory response

  • An increasing emphasis on border security?

  • Strategic response for policing

  • Impact on energy security

  • The corporate risk management viewpoint

  • Practical implications

  • Business operations

Dr Graeme Pearman, Honorary Senior Research Fellow, Monash University
Nola Watson,
Head of Government and International Relations, Insurance Australia Group
Dr Martin Parkinson,
Secretary, Department of Climate Change & Water (invited)
 

10.30am Morning Tea
 

11.10am KEYNOTE: The IED threat in the Middle East Area of Operations and the ADF Response

  • Current threat to Australian deployed forces and the threat posed by IEDs for future ADF operations

  • The way in which the ADF has responded to counter the threat, including creation of the ADF Counter IED (Improvised Explosive Device) Task Force

  • Activities occurring across the three Lines Of Operations adopted by Defence:
    > Train the Force
    > Defeat the Device
    > Attack the Network

Brigadier Phil Winter, Commander of the ADF Counter IED Task Force

 

11.50pm The Evolution of National Security

  • What is “national security” in the 21st Century?

  • The changing scope of transnational threats

  • Safeguarding national security

  • The changing face of Islam

  • What will influence Australia’s national security?

  • Five threats!

  • Future projections for Australia’s national security

Professor Clive Williams MG, Centre for Policing, Intelligence & Counter Terrorism


12.40pm Special Event Security & APEC: Six Months On, Lessons Learnt

  • Preparation and planning for mass gatherings

  • The dynamics of a joint operation planning

  • Managing parties’ expectations

  • Balance a range of threats including terrorism, violent protest and hoax

  • People factor in security, planning for imperfection

  • The evaluation: an appropriate response?

Martin Studdert, Executive Director, Protective Security Coordination Centre

1.10pm
Lunch
 

   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
      STREAM A
Modern Threats
STREAM B
Transport Focus
STREAM C
The National Agenda
STREAM D
Security in the Enterprise & Latest Technology
    2.10PM OPENING REMARKS FROM THE CHAIRS
    2.15PM

North Korea

Jeffrey Robertson,
Senior Researcher, North Asia, Parliament House

Critical Infrastructure Protection Case Study: Roma Street Station Precinct
• Co-ordinating a major centre containing a major bus interchange, shopping mall, 5 star hotel (including VIP guests), car park, train terminal and more
• Scenario planning and brainstorming
• Managing a diverse group of security plans and evacuation routes
• Who’s who in the zoo: Organising a practical chain of command
• Police involvement across the process
• Crime scene preservation training
• Smart technology: making the best use of CCTV
• Dealing with a hoax
• Lessons learnt for other critical infrastructure co-ordination
David Bell,
Security Manager, Passenger Services,  Queensland Rail
 
Moderated by Nic Martin, General Manager – Corporate Security & Investigations, Telstra

Changing Approaches to the Management of National Security
• The presentation will cover the most important changes in Australia’s management, command and control, and policy approaches towards national security since 9/11, and particularly during the last 12 months
Ian Wing,
Associate Professor, Australian  Graduate School of Policing
Moderated by Brian Kelly ATMAAC International

SmartCatch: Intelligent Video Surveillance & Analytics
• What is Intelligent Video Surveillance?
• Reacting to a threat more quickly and time effectively
• Case studies of the technology in action
• Where’s it all headed?
Lance Heather,
Senior Manager,
NEC Business Solutions
   

2.50PM


 

An Overview Of Security In Asia Pacific
> Current concerns of regional security managers
> Key problem areas
> Issues to watch for

Dean Morgan, Secure Outlook
Maritime Security
Capability gaps in Marine Time Security

• Maritime domain awareness and information gathering
• Collaboration with government & non government
• Use of advanced technology to enhance security
• 3D visualisation tools
Dr Bernard Kachoyan, Head Maritime Security - Maritime Operations Division, Defence Science and Technology Organisation

 
What is the impact on Australian culture or the introduction of numerous laws which impact on our civil liberties and some might say our National identity?
• ASIO legislation and impact
• Money laundering realities
• Privacy considerations in security
Steve Mark, Legal Services Commissioner
Managing the Outsourcing Risk
• Risk managing identity and access controls:
What checks and balances are sufficient?
• Vetting staff effectively
Mark Patch,
COO, Gibsons JBS & Former Director-General, Defence Materiel Organisation (DMO)
   

3.25PM

AFTERNOON TEA
   

3.50PM

Pandemics and Bio terrorism
• Health care workers’ willingness to work
• Chemical and radiological threats
• Level of preparedness for first responders
• The new chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear
• CBRN terrorism centre in Canberra
• Dealing with irradiated evidence

Stephen Prowse, Australian Biosecurity CRC
 

Air Marshall Program – Successes and Failures The Future of the Security Industry in Australia: Evolution or Revolution
• Professionalisation of the industry: Standards and education
• The current skills gap
• Security cost Vs Organisational
sustainability: Selling the concept upstairs
• A complex response to a complex problem
• Security’s credibility and image problem
• Equipping the security industry with the inate flexibility to deal with such a wide range of issues
The Hon. Professor Peter Anderson, Centre for Policing, Intelligence & Counter Terrorism (PICT)
Removing the Silos Around Security
• The convergence of physical security and IT security
• IP-based digital systems
Paul McCarthy
, Chief Executive, OneSecurity
   

4.25PM

Commercial Espionage
• Social engineering and how it is used as an infiltration enabler
• Examining the relationship between infiltration and criminal elements
• Identifying prevention and detection strategies
Richard La Monica,
Training & Intelligence Coordinator, Department of Justice, Victorian Commission for Gambling Regulation

 
Hypothetical: If you were Designing a New International Airport in Sydney Now, How would you Design the Security?
• Innovative surveillance technologies
• Emerging technologies for detecting intruders
• Detection of explosives and weapons
• Barrier and blast protection technologies
• Intelligent systems for identifying terrorists
• Future technologies for securing an airport
Kyile Whyte,
AVSEC Infrastructure, Technology and Systems Manager & Dr Kevin Foster, Adjunct Associate Professor of Security Science, Edith Cowan University
Ensuring Security Professionalism Standards
• Setting an acceptable framework for professionalising the industry
• Exposure draft on definitions of security
• People, processes and technology
• Future national initiatives and harmonisation
• Achieving conformity to standards
Mark Bezzina, Managing Director, Stancert
Human Factors in Security: Case Study
Security and the recruitment of employees - setting the scene
• Employee engagement and trust through security awareness, policy and compliance
• Employee and customer misconduct - security’s role and the challenges
Jules Scarlett,
Director of Corporate Security, Telstra
   

5:05pm

Closing Remarks from the Chairs
    5.15PM Networking Drinks
    7.00PM CONFERENCE DINNER National Security Dinner Highlight!

Special show presented by Comedian David Callan


 


 

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