Conference Program
Emerging and Future Security Threats and Challenges
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Official Opening
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Opening Address
The Honourable Pehin Datu Singamanteri Colonel (Ret'd) Dato Seri Paduka Haji Mohammad Yasmin bin Haji Umar
Deputy Minister of Defence, Brunei Darussalam
Keynote Address
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Emerging and Future Security Threats and Challenges
Gen (Ret'd) Ehsan Ul Haq
Former Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee, Pakistan
SESSION ONE: C4ISTAR and the Evolution of Network Centric Capabilities
Presentations:-
Trends and Drivers of Network Centric Technologies, Operations and Capabilities
Mr Soh Kong Pheng
Chief Executive Defence Science and Technology Agency, Singapore
- Network Centric Operations: The Challenges of Organizational Change
Rear Admiral Chris A Snow
Flag Officer Sea Training, Royal Navy, UK
- State Approaches to Network Centric Operations: The Swedish Experience
Lt Gen Johan Kihl
Former Chief of Staff, Swedish Armed Forces, Sweden
Q&A and Panel discussion
Lunchtime Presentation- How Militants Work: The Psychology of Terrorism
Professor Dr Sarlito Wirawan Sarwono
Professor of Psychology, Head of Graduate Program of Police Studies, Postgraduate Programs, University of Indonesia, Jakarta
SESSION TWO: Homeland Security and Border Protection: Trends, Challenges and Technologies
Presentations:- Terrorism in Southeast Asia: The Return of Jemaah Islamiyah
Inspector General (Police) Dr Ito Sumardi
Expert Chief Advisor to Indonesian National Police Chief, Indonesia
- Utilising Network Enabled Capability to meet Homeland Security Challeneges
Mr Nick Gibbons
Deputy Director, National Security Secretariat, UK Cabinet Office, UK
- Port and Maritime Security: Challenges and Emerging Approaches and Technologies
Mr Giles Noakes
Chief Maritime Security Offier, BIMCO, Denmark
- Technological Solutions for Homeland Security and Border Protection
Mr Warren Prentice
Business Development Manager, Defence & Public Safety, APAC Microsoft, Singapore
Q&A and Panel discussion
SESSION THREE: Application of C4I to Peacekeeping Missions, Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief Operations
Presentations:- Application of C4I in Integrated Multinational Missions
Mr Sudhir Mahara
Director, International Training Programs, BlueForce LLC, USA
- Civil-Military Coordination in Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief Operations
Mr Michael Marx
Senior Civil-Military Coordination Advisor, UN Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affaris (UN OCHA), USA
- Case Studies on Interoperability in Peacekeeping Mission
General Boonsrang Niumpradit
Former Supreme Commander, Royal Thai Armed Forces and Former Force Commander, United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET), 2000 -2001
Q&A and Panel discussion
Summary of day's events and close of Conference
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