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8.30
Registration and welcome coffee
9.00
Speed networking
Get to know your peers right from the start in this relaxed and informal speed networking session. Bring your business cards!
9.20
Opening remarks from the Chair
Geoffrey Askew AM, Principal, Askew & Associates
Geoffrey Askew AM, Principal, Askew & Associates
OUTLOOK
9.30
OPENING KEYNOTE SESSION
Paul Retter AM, Executive Director Office of Transport Security, Department of Infrastructure and Transport
Paul Retter AM, Executive Director Office of Transport Security, Department of Infrastructure and Transport
10.05
INTERNATIONAL KEYNOTE: Leveraging security within the Asia and Middle East region
Kelly Hoggan, Regional Director Asia Pacific/Middle East, Transport Security Administration, USA
- Encouraging better practices in air cargo security
Kelly Hoggan, Regional Director Asia Pacific/Middle East, Transport Security Administration, USA
10.40
Morning tea
11.00
Protecting and reducing the vulnerability at our airports
Assistant Commissioner Shane Connelly, National Manager Aviation, Australian Federal Police
- The evolving threat from terrorism and organised crime
Assistant Commissioner Shane Connelly, National Manager Aviation, Australian Federal Police
11.35
Avsec issues in developing countries
Desmond Ross, Principal, Desmond Ross & Associates*
*Subject to final confirmation
- Current standards and procedures and how they can impact on developed nations
- Emphasising the importance of last port of call inspections
Desmond Ross, Principal, Desmond Ross & Associates*
*Subject to final confirmation
IDENTIFYING THREATS THROUGH INTELLIGENCE
12.10
Keynote address: How security politics in the Asia Pacific region will affect international security
Bill Paterson, Australian Ambassador for Counter-Terrorism, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- The present and future threat environment in the Asia Pacific Region
Bill Paterson, Australian Ambassador for Counter-Terrorism, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
12.45
Lunch
AVSEC AND BORDER PROTECTION
1.45
CASE STUDY: One jump to the USA – CBP challenges
Tony Middleton, Managing Director, Periploi Aviation
- Dublin T2 experience 2010
- Passenger pre-clear documentation and bag match
- Secondary search and baggage delivery systems
- Risks & benefits – passenger, airline, airport
Tony Middleton, Managing Director, Periploi Aviation
SECURING AIR CARGO
2.20
Strengthening security of the air cargo supply chain
Carolina Ramirez Taborda, Assistant Director Cargo Security and Standards, IATA, Switzerland
- Extending partnerships to enhance cargo security
Carolina Ramirez Taborda, Assistant Director Cargo Security and Standards, IATA, Switzerland
lEGAl PERSPECtIVE
2.55
The rights of revue against the OtS in relation to tSPs
Ben Martin, President, Aviation Law Association & Partner, Norton White Lawyers
Ben Martin, President, Aviation Law Association & Partner, Norton White Lawyers
3.30
Afternoon tea
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY AND AVIATION SECURITY
3.50
The role of intelligent surveillance and automatic information gathering at the airport of the future
Prof. Prasad Yarlagadda, Project Director – Airports of the Future Project, Queensland University of Technology
Dr. Clinton Fookes, Technical Director, School of Engineering Systems Faculty of Built Environment and Engineering Queensland University of Technology
- Identifying anomalous human actions which may indicate threats
- Enhancing the human component of visual surveillance through the automatic merging of intelligence acquired from large multi-camera networks
Prof. Prasad Yarlagadda, Project Director – Airports of the Future Project, Queensland University of Technology
Dr. Clinton Fookes, Technical Director, School of Engineering Systems Faculty of Built Environment and Engineering Queensland University of Technology
4.25
Roundtable Discussion: The evolving nature of aviation security – Where is the industry heading?
Assistant Commissioner Shane Connelly, National Manager Aviation, Australian Federal Police
Dvir Rubinshtein, Aviation Security Operation Center Manager, Security Department State of Israel
Ben Martin, President, Aviation Law Association & Partner, Norton White Lawyers
Steve Jackson, Head of Group Security & Facilitation, Qantas
Carolina Ramirez Taborda, Assistant Director Cargo Security and Standards, IATA, Switzerland
Grant Woods, formerly General Manager Airport Operations, Sydney Airport Corporation
This interactive wrap up session will give you the chance to have an in-depth discussion about the most pressing industry issues with our diverse expert panel
Assistant Commissioner Shane Connelly, National Manager Aviation, Australian Federal Police
Dvir Rubinshtein, Aviation Security Operation Center Manager, Security Department State of Israel
Ben Martin, President, Aviation Law Association & Partner, Norton White Lawyers
Steve Jackson, Head of Group Security & Facilitation, Qantas
Carolina Ramirez Taborda, Assistant Director Cargo Security and Standards, IATA, Switzerland
Grant Woods, formerly General Manager Airport Operations, Sydney Airport Corporation
5.25
Closing remarks from the Chair
5.30
Close of Day One & Networking Drinks
8.30
Welcome coffee and networking
9.00
Opening remarks from the Chair
Geoffrey Askew AM, Principal, Askew & Associates
Geoffrey Askew AM, Principal, Askew & Associates
HUMAN FACTORS AND AVIATION SECURITY
9.10
Incorporating behavioural analysis into the Checkpoint of the Future
Philip Baum, Managing Director, Green Light, UK
The Checkpoint of the Future was discussed in detail at Asia Pacific AVSEC 2011, but the concept is fast-gaining international support and trials are now well underway. Philip Baum examines how behavioural analysis can form part of the Checkpoint of the Future and discusses:
- Operational best practice
- Calibre of behavioural analysis staff
- Training requirements for behavioural analysts
- Quality control and proof of concept
Philip Baum, Managing Director, Green Light, UK
9.45
Supporting Effective and Efficient Security Screening through prioritised human factors
Andrew McClumpha, Associate, Booz & Co, UK
- Competing demands on security screening workforce
- Prioritising Human Factors to improve operational effectiveness and efficiency
- Operationally managing workforce imperatives:
- Sustaining motivation
- Enhancing threat detection
- Ensuring performance sustainability
- Managing passenger facilitation
- Future needs and requirements
Andrew McClumpha, Associate, Booz & Co, UK
10.20
Morning tea
TAKING A PROACTIVE APPROACH IN SHAPING THE FUTURE OF AVSEC
10.40
10 years after 9/11 – towards a targeted security risk reduction strategy
Steve Jackson, Head of Security and Facilitation, Qantas
- Considering ‘the over-the-horizon threats’ into the next decade that could impact on the commercial aviation industry
- Understanding of the complexity and dynamic nature of the emerging threat
- What are the ‘over-the-horizon’ threats we can expect to confront?
Steve Jackson, Head of Security and Facilitation, Qantas
11.15
INTERNATIONAL CASE STUDY: Aviation Security Operation Center in Israel
Dvir Rubinshtein, Aviation Security Operation Center Manager, Security Department, State of Israel
- How to implement high-tech security measures and technologies?
- What is the role of the Aviation Security Operation Centre?
- Security code system procedures
- How we manage the security information for all the aircrafts, flights, crews and passengers?
Dvir Rubinshtein, Aviation Security Operation Center Manager, Security Department, State of Israel
STREAMLINING SECURITY PROCEDURES
11.50
INTERNATIONAL CASE STUDY: Creating an almost imperceptible level of safety and security which extends into many aspects of the multi modal journey to, through and from the airport
Graeme Power-Hosking, Design Director, Atkins
The safety and security journey through the modern airport:
- What are the challenges now and in the future?
- How does the passenger experience align to these requirements?
- What are the design and operational solutions?
Graeme Power-Hosking, Design Director, Atkins
12.25
Lunch
CYBER SECURITY AND THE AVIATION INDUSTRY
1.25
Does cyber-terrorism pose a threat to critical aviation infrastructure?
Dr Christopher Beggs, Director & SCADA Security Risk Specialist, Security Infrastructure Solutions
- How should operators, businesses and regulators react to the threat?
Dr Christopher Beggs, Director & SCADA Security Risk Specialist, Security Infrastructure Solutions
SCREENING TECHNOLOGY & EXPLOSIVE DETECTION
2.00
Advancements in explosive detection technology
Prof Michael Breadmore, Associate Professor - Australian Centre for Research on Separation Science (ACROSS), University of Tasmania
- Developing screening technology to detect inorganic, improvised fertiliser-type explosives
- Supplementing existing screening systems at ports of entry into a country
Prof Michael Breadmore, Associate Professor - Australian Centre for Research on Separation Science (ACROSS), University of Tasmania
2.35
PANEL DISCUSSION: The influx of technology in aviation security: "Security theatre" or mitigating risk?
Gary Bowden, Manager Group Security, Virgin Australia Group of Airlines
Andrew McClumpha, Associate, Booz & Co, UK
Prof Michael Breadmore, Associate Professor - Australian Centre for Research on Separation Science (ACROSS), University of Tasmania
- In what area can technology reduce risk and detect threats? Where can it make the security process easier and more efficient?
- Technology and intelligence: how can we work more collaboratively?
- Where do we need more skilled staff?
Gary Bowden, Manager Group Security, Virgin Australia Group of Airlines
Andrew McClumpha, Associate, Booz & Co, UK
Prof Michael Breadmore, Associate Professor - Australian Centre for Research on Separation Science (ACROSS), University of Tasmania
3.20
Afternoon tea
SAFEGUARDING REGIONAL AVIATION
3.40
Airport CEO Forum: Safeguarding our regional infrastructure assets
Bill Burke, CEO, Mildura Airport
- Do cost-effectiveness and security have to contradict each other?
- What is the best practice in hiring and retaining staff in regional areas?
- What lessons can be learned from the way security is managed at regional airports abroad?
Bill Burke, CEO, Mildura Airport
4.40
Closing remarks from the Chair
4.45
Close of conference
